A photograph looking down Poplar Street towards the Lichfield Street entrance. Both entrances have been cordoned off with wire fences and barbed wire due to the earthquake damage.
A photograph looking down Poplar Street towards the Lichfield Street entrance. Both entrances have been cordoned off with wire fences and barbed wire due to the earthquake damage.
A photograph of a pile of rubble and wires seen through a cordon fence.
A photograph looking down Poplar Street towards the Lichfield Street entrance. Both entrances have been cordoned off with wire fences and barbed wire due to the earthquake damage.
A photograph looking down Poplar Street towards the Lichfield Street entrance. Both entrances have been cordoned off with wire fences and barbed wire due to the earthquake damage.
Lyttelton singer-songwriter Adam McGrath talks about songwriting, free concerts after the Christchurch earthquakes, and lending his song - and its title - to TV mini-series Hope and Wire.
Gaylene Preston has been making feature films and documentaries with a distinctive NZ flavour for over 30 years. Her latest venture is an epic six part drama series called Hope and Wire, which she produced and directed. Set in Christchurch in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes, Hope and Wire is a fictionalised mix of characters - families that fly apart, others that come together - and what happens to a city that loses it's centre in an instant.
A photograph of the wire fencing around St John the Baptist Church.
A photograph of the wire fencing around St John the Baptist Church.
A photograph of the wire fencing around St John the Baptist Church.
A video about the studio in Templeton where the earthquake drama series "Hope and Wire" was filmed. The video includes interviews with Jordan Mauger, owner of the studio, and Chris Hampson, co-producer of the series.
A photograph of the Canterbury Horse Bazaar on Lichfield Street, blocked off by wire fencing.
A photograph of wire fences which have been placed around the property at 390 Oxford Terrace.
A photograph of the former Sydenham Post Office. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
Lara discusses Gaylene Preston's Hope and Wire from the perspective of a person who was in the Christchurch earthquakes.
A digitally manipulated image of building rubble.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Mona Vale Gatehouse. Wire fencing and tape has been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace. Wire fencing has been placed around the house as a cordon.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace. Wire fencing has been placed around the house as a cordon.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace. Wire fencing has been placed around the house as a cordon.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing Doug Sexton's garage at 378 Oxford Street. Wire fencing has been placed around the house as a cordon.
A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre. The panelling has been taken off the walls, exposing the wooden framing, insulation, and wires.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Hagley Hostel on Riccarton Avenue. Wire fences and shipping containers have been placed around the outside as a cordon.
A black and white photograph of a partially demolished building. The remains of concrete slabs hang from reinforcing rods. The photographer comments, "Christchurch has a gallery of quake art on nearly every corner".
Depicts spoof poster of new Zealand television series 'Hope and Wire' starring American actors as Bob Parker, Christchurch Mayor, Gerry Brownlee, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister, Roger Sutton, CERA CEO, Andrew Holden, Editor The Press. Context: a six part television series will be set in Christchurch in the aftermath of the earthquakes (Stuff 11 September 2012). Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A photograph of the site of a demolished building on Papanui Road near Merivale Mall. Wire fencing has been placed in front of the site as a cordon.
Detail of a light fitting outside the former Ozone Hotel in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "The broken light fitting is on the Ozone Hotel, which is red stickered after the 22 February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch. They will need to fix the building before this light gets a new bulb. The distinct blue colour seen is what made the Ozone stand out on Marine Parade".
A digitally manipulated image of a fuse box. The photographer comments, "This is a fuse box that was in the middle of a field whilst the nearby stadium building was being demolished".
A photograph of a kitchen in the Diabetes Centre. The panelling has been removed from the wall of the kitchen, exposing the wooden frame and several pipes and wires.
A photograph of the rubble from a demolished building on the corner of Main North and Harewood Roads. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.