Diabetes Centre Photograph 036

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A photograph of a yellow sticker on the window of the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The sticker was placed on the building after the 4 September 2010 earthquake, indicating that access to the building was restricted. The engineer who surveyed the building describes the damage to the building as follows: "Panel damaged and displaced at rear - area cordoned off. Loose soffit linings. Damage to ceiling".

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 108

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A photograph of the house number spray-painted on the front of Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. To the right, two stickers have also been stuck to the door. The top sticker reads, "Attention, power has been removed". The bottom sticker is the Christchurch City Council's 'yellow sticker', which indicates that access to the building is restricted.

Koen Broekema's Photograph 210

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USAR codes and a yellow sticker can be seen on the doors of a damaged building. The yellow sticker was part of a building assessment system used following the February earthquake and indicates that this building has limited access and needs further evaluation.

COCA Windows Project Photograph 2

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A photograph of 'Screensaver', an installation by Ed Lust. The installation was displayed in the carport of the COCA gallery when the remainder of the building was yellow-stickered.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 048

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A photograph of the house at 432 Oxford Terrace. Much of the garden has overgrown. A yellow sticker on the front door indicates that access is restricted.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 047

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A photograph of the house at 432 Oxford Terrace. Much of the garden has overgrown. A yellow sticker on the front door indicates that access is restricted.

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Looking inside the damaged Convention Centre, which has been yellow stickered.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 001

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A photograph of Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. Weeds have grown near the fence and the grass has not been mowed. A yellow sticker on the door indicates that access to the house is restricted.

COCA Windows Project Photograph 1

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A photograph of 'We Won't Need Legs to Stand', an installation by Sam Eng. The installation was displayed in the window of the COCA gallery when the remainder of the building was yellow-stickered.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 002

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A photograph of Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. Weeds have grown near the fence and the grass has not been mowed. A yellow sticker on the door indicates that the access to the house is restricted.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 099

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A photograph of Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. The garden is overgrown and one of the windows has been boarded up with plywood. A yellow sticker on the door indicates that the access to the house is restricted.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 038

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A photograph of the house at 432 Oxford Terrace, taken from the property next door. Wire fencing has been placed along the fence between the two properties. A yellow sticker on the front door of the house indicates that access is restricted.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 100

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A photograph of Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. The garden has overgrown and one of the windows has been boarded up with plywood. A yellow sticker on the door indicates that the access to the house is restricted.

Christchurch Press Infographic: 15 September 2010 (1)

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A map showing the locations of red- and yellow-stickered buildings in the central city.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 606

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A block of apartments in the CBD that has been yellow-stickered. There is dried liquefaction on the driveway.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 118

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A photograph of Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. The grass has been recently mowed but the dead grass has not been removed. One of the windows has been boarded up with plywood. A yellow sticker on the door indicates that access to the house is restricted. The photographer comments, "The lawn was mowed as part of the maintenance project on red-zoned properties".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 295

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A house that has been yellow-stickered, meaning it has restricted access. Next to it is another notice that says "Danger. Do not enter".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 296

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A house that has been yellow-stickered, meaning it has restricted access. Next to it is another notice that says "Danger. Do not enter".

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 061

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A photograph of Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. The grass has not been mowed and one of the windows has been boarded up with plywood. A yellow sticker on the door indicates that the access to the house is restricted. There is also a sign in the window to the left, depicting a bulldozer with a line through it. The photographer comments, "Avon Loop resident Donna Allfrey made the sign for Duff".

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 060

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A photograph of Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. The grass has not been mowed and one of the windows has been boarded up with plywood. A yellow sticker on the door indicates that the access to the house is restricted. There is also a sign in the window to the left, depicting a bulldozer with a line through it. The photographer comments, "Avon Loop resident Donna Allfrey made the sign for Duff".

Photograph of 7 Rees Street (2)

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A photograph of the front door of 7 Rees Street. A yellow sticker taped to the door indicates that the access to the building is restricted.

Photograph of 100 Bealey Avenue (6)

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A photograph of 100 Bealey Avenue. USAR codes can be seen spray painted on the front fence. A yellow sticker in the window indicates that entry to the building is restricted.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 242

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The Asko Design store on Victoria Street has been given a yellow sticker. This was a building assessment system used following the February earthquake and indicates that this building has limited access and needs further evaluation.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 240

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The Surreal Hair & Beauty store on Victoria Street has been given a yellow sticker. This was a building assessment system used following the February earthquake and indicates that this building has limited access and needs further evaluation.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 241

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The Surreal Hair & Beauty store on Victoria Street has been given a yellow sticker. This was a building assessment system used following the February earthquake and indicates that this building has limited access and needs further evaluation.

Auckland building inspector team to scale back after massive effort

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There's good news of sorts on the building-inspection front in Auckland. After nearly seven days of fanning out across the city inspecting damaged buildings - the biggest such deployment of building inspectors since the Christchurch earthquake emergency - the operation will be scaled back this weekend.  There are currently around 95 inspectors in the field who have checked 3,500 buildings. As of 6pm last night 190 buildings were red stickered, and a further 790 yellow stickered. The most red stickered areas are Mount Albert/Mt Eden with 54 and the North Shore with 32. Auckland Council general manager building consents Ian McCormick spoke to Corin Dann. 

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Yellow stickered building means restricted access, and the building will need to be repaired and certified fit for use; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit Christchurch on 4 September 2010.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 107

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A photograph of Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. The grass has been mowed, but the dead grass has not been removed. One of the windows has been boarded up with plywood. A yellow sticker on the door indicates that the access to the house is restricted. The number 386 has been spray-painted on the footpath in front of the house. The photographer comments, "The lawn was mowed as part of the maintenance project on red-zoned properties. The numbers were spray-painted in front of all the properties in the Avon Loop in order to keep track of the property number after the mailboxes were lost or removed".

LIM reports in post-quake Christchurch

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Christchurch MPs - Labour's Lianne Dalziel and National's Amy Adams - say it's not fair for seat-of-the-pants post-quake red/yellow and green sticker assessments to be formally recorded forever. They say the assessments were hastily done and inconsistent. But the Christchurch City Council says its required to do so under the provisions of the Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act.

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 106-107: COCA Windows Pro…

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A PDF copy of pages 106-107 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'COCA Windows Project'. Photos: Ed Lust, Chloe Geoghegan. With permission: COCA Gallery.