Ruth Gardner's Blog 29/10/2011: Blue on Green

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 29 October 2011 entitled, "Blue on Green".

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Water from a blue hose running onto a driveway on Peterborough Street.

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Blue straps securing one of the front towers of the Durham Street Methodist Church.

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A blue tarpaulin protects the roof of a house on Winchester Street in Lyttelton. The chimney has been removed.

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage to the former post office on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Street in Sydenham".

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage to the former post office on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Street in Sydenham".

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 1937

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage to the former post office on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Street in Sydenham".

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage to the former post office on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Street in Sydenham".

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage to the former post office on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Street in Sydenham".

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A photograph of a digger demolishing a building. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old Sydenham post office on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Streets".

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage to the former post office on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Street in Sydenham".

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Members of the public cleaning up liquefaction from the grounds at Mona Vale. A blue excavator has been used in the clean-up.

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Members of the public cleaning up liquefaction from the grounds at Mona Vale. A blue excavator has been used in the clean-up.

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A house on Galbraith Avenue in Avonside. Its chimney has collapsed and the resultant hole has been weather proofed with a blue tarpaulin.

WEMO ERT Team Set 1 - April 2011 - Photograph 7

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A photograph of a map used by emergency management personnel to inspect buildings after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The map is of the block bordered by Barbadoes Street, Worcester Street, Gloucester Street, and Fitzgerald Avenue. Many of the buildings have been highlighted in blue, with some smaller buildings highlighted in orange. Two blocks of buildings have been outlined in dark-blue felt-tip pen. Numbers and messages have been written on the map with biro.

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, " A blue pipe supplies water to the few homes left occupied at Tasman Place. The orange pump is used for the sewage".

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Damage to one of the front towers of the Durham Street Methodist Church. Some masonry from the corner of the tower has collapsed, and the structure has been secured by blue straps.

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A photograph of a portaloo on the side of Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district. Behind the portaloo is a blue pipe which is carrying water temporarily to houses along the street.

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A blue water pipe snakes along the pile of liquefaction on the footpaths of Tasman Place. The pipe is delivering water to the few homes still occupied".

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Attendees of the 2011 United States New Zealand Partnership Forum sitting outside the Christchurch Art Gallery shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. One of the attendees has a blue plaster over the bridge of his nose.

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A view down Maling Street in Avonside showing damage to the road surface and the footpath from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Beside the footpath the blue lids of septic tanks can be seen. These tanks were installed in front of Avonside properties to allow residents to use their toilets after the September earthquake.

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A view down Maling Street in Avonside showing a pile of discarded building rubble from one of the houses. Beside the footpath the blue lids of septic tanks can be seen. These tanks were installed in front of Avonside properties to allow residents to use their toilets after the September earthquake.

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A view down Maling Street in Avonside showing a pile of discarded building rubble from one of the houses. Beside the footpath the blue lids of septic tanks can be seen. These tanks were installed in front of Avonside properties to allow residents to use their toilets after the September earthquake.

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An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A detail from a larger aerial photograph showing Hereford Street running from the top left of the photo to the bottom middle of the photo. The Occidental Hotel used to be to the right of the blue building in the middle of the photo".

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A view down Maling Street in Avonside showing damage to the road surface and the footpath from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Beside the footpath the blue lids of septic tanks can be seen. These tanks were installed in front of Avonside properties to allow residents to use their toilets after the September earthquake.

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A view down Maling Street in Avonside showing damage to the road surface and the footpath that has resulted from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Beside the footpath the blue lids of septic tanks can be seen. These tanks were installed in front of Avonside properties to allow residents to use their toilets after the earthquake.

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A view down Robson Avenue in Avonside showing damage to the road surface and the footpath that has resulted from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. On the left the blue lid of a septic tank can be seen. These tanks were installed in front of Avonside properties to allow residents to use their toilets after the September earthquake.

NZi3 - Temporary HQ - Photograph 05

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Members of the University of Canterbury's E-Learning team in their temporary office in the NZi3 building. The photographer comments, "University of Canterbury administration all fits into one building! Well, sort of. The e-learning corner; Alan Hoskin (learning adviser) in the foreground, some guy in a blue shirt at my desk, Rob Stowell (our video guy) arriving, Herbert Thomas (group leader), Lei Zhang (elearning developer/sysadmin)".

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A photograph of a map used by the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team. The block of buildings between Montreal, Acton, St Asaph, and Antigua Streets has been outlined in red. Halkett Street has also been coloured in red. Various buildings around these areas have been highlighted in orange and blue.

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A photograph of a map used by the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team. The block of buildings between Montreal, Acton, St Asaph, and Antigua Streets has been outlined in red. Halkett Street has also been coloured in red. Various buildings around these areas have been highlighted in orange and blue.