A photograph of colourful street art by the DTR crew between Aldwins Road and Linwood Avenue. The artwork depicts an orange cityscape behind purple tag writing. The wall with the artwork on it is hidden behind a billboard for Smart Real Estate, a roadside bench, and a power box with an Elvis poster on it.
An PDF copy of a poster featuring Riccarton resident Miliakere Tabukovu. The poster quotes Tabukovu: "Some games really take it out of you! But it's wicked fun." The poster is from the All Right? I am ... Identity project, which sought to celebrate identity and its importance to Pacific youth and their wellbeing.
A digitally manipulated image of the Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers building on Tuam Street. The photographer comments, "This building at 210 Tuam Street is still off limits after the Christchurch earthquake. It has Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers at the top and Christchurch City Council below. In the past it had a City Photography and at a different time a Parking Unit sign".
The entrance to the West Avon building on Montreal Street. The photographer comments, "This very wonderful Art Deco heritage building in Christchurch had residents living in it until another visit from the building engineers re-re-checking for earthquake damage. Now it is fenced off and on the list for possible demolition".
A police officer talks to a cyclist at a cordon checkpoint near the Casino. An armoured vechicle is parked beside the cordon. The photographer comments, "The army are doing a fine job manning the cordon around the city centre. It must be pretty dull work and the weather isn't that flash at the moment. It's still surreal to see armed vehicles guarding entrances to the city though".
A photograph of paper hearts with inspirational quotes pegged to a cordon fence. In the background, rubble from an earthquake demolished building can be seen. The hearts read, "'No matter what, no matter where, it's always home if love is there.' P.L. Berger" and "'All the word is full of suffering; it is also full of overcoming.' Helen Keller".
A web image of a poster from 'Local Colour'. The image features Wiremu and reads, "It's up to me now. It's one step forward and heaps of steps back but I'll get there." 'Local Colour' was a campaign by All Right? in collaboration with photographer Neil Macbeth, which aimed to raise emotional literacy in Christchurch.
A digitally manipulated image of an excavator. The photographer comments, "This is a huge excavator in the Christchurch CBD. It is being used to clear away the enormous amount of rubble from the buildings being demolished. It seems that nearly all the big machinery from all other the world has been needed in the clean up of the earthquake damaged buildings and utilities".
A video of an interview with Helen and Edna Yates about their Worcester Street house which is to be demolished due to earthquake damage. The 96-year-old identical twins lived in the house for 95 years before it was damaged in the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The video includes footage of Helen and Edna visiting the house before it is demolished.
A photograph of colourful street art by the DTR crew between Aldwins Road and Linwood Avenue. The artwork depicts an orange cityscape behind purple tag art. The wall with the artwork on it, is hidden behind billboards for Smart Real Estate and CPIT. Street lights and a car with a "V" advertisement on it are in the foreground.
A crane holds a shipping container against a building while it is being demolished.
A crane holds a shipping container against a building while it is being demolished.
Diggers demolishing the former Christchurch Girls' High building after it was damaged by the earthquakes.
Diggers demolishing the former Christchurch Girls' High building after it was damaged by the earthquakes.
Diggers demolishing the former Christchurch Girls' High building after it was damaged by the earthquakes.
Diggers demolishing the former Christchurch Girls' High building after it was damaged by the earthquakes.
A gate taped off with the words "No Go" spray painted on it.
New lights in the space under the library will make it nice and bright.
New lights in the space under the library will make it nice and bright.
New lights in the space under the library will make it nice and bright.
New lights in the space under the library will make it nice and bright.
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
The gate to Weston House, with '62 Park Terrace' stencilled on it.
Cafe Metro has re-opened on Papanui Road. Previously it was located in the CBD.
The word "repairs" painted on the side of a building has a large crack running through it.
A photograph of a broken concrete pile with steel reinforcement sticking out of it.
A car has been damaged after a section of the building has fallen onto it.
Shands Emporium standing alone on Hereford Street, the buildings on either side of it demolished.
Heart shaped fabric has been woven on the cordon fence in Lyttelton. It reads 'Live Love Life'.