The USAR [Urban Search and Rescue] Teams wrote their findings on the doors when they finished their search of a building. This building was cleared by a team from Queensland, Australia on 27 February 2011.
In the living room of a house half-ruined by the Christchurch earthquake a decrepit and useless-looking man in a grubby white singlet doses in his armchair with a glass of beer in his hand; his wife whispers to a friend 'Just between you and me, I'm hoping to have him red-stickered!' Context - The two Christchurch earthquakes of 4 September 2010 and 22 February 2011 and the technique of using different coloured stickers to designate the degree of damage to buildings - 'red' indicates that it needs to be demolished. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
The collapsed PGC and CTV buildings in the Christchurch CBD were both"green stickered"by city council inspectors following the earthquake in September last year.
A red sticker on the door of a damaged building in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "A year after the earthquake in Christchurch a lot of buildings outside of the CBD are covered in cracks and beyond repair. These will slowly be demolished, but until then the buildings will be protected by a movable barrier and a red sticker".
The front porch of a red-stickered house.
A red-stickered house with an overgrown yard.
A house on Peterborough Street has been red stickered.
A house on Peterborough Street has been red stickered.
A red-stickered house with cracking on the stairs.
A red-stickered house which has separated from its foundations.
Looking inside the damaged Convention Centre, which has been yellow stickered.
Detail of a red-sticker notice on a house on Peterborough Street.
Detail of a window on a house that has been red-stickered.
A red-stickered house where cracks can be clearly seen in the foundation.
A residential property that has been red-stickered, meaning it is unsafe to enter
A residential property that has been red-stickered, meaning it is unsafe to enter
A red sticker outside a building. This notice means the building is unsafe to enter.
A red-stickered property where most of its wall has crumbled, exposing the inside of the house.
A red-stickered house where the brick walls have crumbled and the house is on a lean.
Damage to the Dorset Apartments. The house has been red stickered and is on a noticeable lean.
A red-stickered property where most of its wall has crumbled, exposing the inside of the house.
A photograph of the entrance to 273 Montreal Street. A red sticker can be seen on the door.
A block of apartments in the CBD that has been yellow-stickered. There is dried liquefaction on the driveway.
A photograph of 338 Madras Street. A red stickers on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of 338 Madras Street. A red stickers on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of 100 Bealey Avenue. A red sticker in the window indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of 100 Bealey Avenue. A red sticker in the window indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of the front door of 273 Montreal Street. A red sticker can be seen on the left hand side.
A photograph of 270 St Asaph Street. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of the entrance to 270 St Asaph Street. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.