Almost 200 workers in Christchurch have lost their jobs with the closure of the Canterbury Spinners Plant - which the owners say was so badly damaged in last month's earthquake that it is beyond repair.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 20 August 2011 entitled, "'Bloom where you are planted' Quilt for Chrissy's 18 Birthday".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Sunflowers planted on the site of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Desalination plant, New Brighton".
A photograph of toppled potted plants outside a shop on Manchester Street.
Earthquake damage inside a house in St Albans. Pot plants have fallen over.
Filing cabinets broken, a pot plant smashed in an office in the Registry Building.
Papers fallen off shelves and a pot plant smashed in an office in the Registry Building.
A photograph of a fallen pot plant. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cashel Mall".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Now only one pot plant hiding the portaloo. Canterbury Street, Lyttelton".
Aerial image of the Christchurch wastewater treatment plant taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of the Christchurch wastewater treatment plant taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Plants growing through a pile of bricks in the car park of the SRS Ayurveda Clinic on Ferry Road in Woolston.
A photograph of bricks stacked to spell out the word 'Lyttelton'. Behind the letters, plant pots have been laid out to form a temporary garden.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Sunflowers planted by local school children in order to brighten up a demolition site on Ferry Road in Woolston".
The sign outside the Lyttelton Petanque Club, reading, "Lyttelton Petanque Club est. 2011. Grand opening today 12pm, bring food to share, lonely pots plants welcome!".
A large crack in the ground at Sullivan Park in Avonside. A large deposit of liquefaction has dried around it, and plants are growing up through the crack.
A large crack in the ground at Sullivan Park in Avonside. A large deposit of liquefaction has dried around it, and plants are growing up through the crack.
The collapsed Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Lyttelton. Wire fencing has been placed outside the building to keep the public away. Pot plants have been placed along it to brighten it up.