This statue of the Virgin Mary stood in the south tower of The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament and had been facing inside from when she was placed there and through the September 2010 earthquake. That changed on February 22 2010 at 12.51pm when Christchurch was rocked by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake. During the violent shaking motion Mary was t...
Avonhead Park Cemetery Interment Site. File reference: CCL-2012-02-27-AvonheadParkCemeteryIntermentSite-February-2012 DSC_020.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Inside the library, storytime is on. Photos taken in Diamond Harbour Library on May 24, 2011 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-05-24-Diamond Harbour-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_17 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
A corner of the library Photos taken in Diamond Harbour Library on May 24, 2011 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-05-24-Diamond Harbour-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_18 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Diamond Harbour is a two dog library. Photos taken in Diamond Harbour Library on May 24, 2011 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-05-24-Diamond Harbour-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_16 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Magazines reflect the community interests. Photos taken in Diamond Harbour Library on May 24, 2011 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-05-24-Diamond Harbour-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_19 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1183 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1194 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1169 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1185 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1170 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1179 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Aftermath of Sept 4th Earthquake
I used to get lunch at the cafe "Next Best" here. Glad the earthquake did not strike at lunch time!
Latimer Hotel, Latimer Square, Christchurch File reference: CCL-2012-04-06-LatimerSquare-April-2012-DSC_0855.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1178 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1173 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Shipping containers against the cliff on the road to Sumner, Christchurch. File reference: CCL-2012-05-12-Around-Sumner-May-2012 DSC_021.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Shipping containers against the cliff on the road to Sumner, Christchurch. File reference: CCL-2012-05-12-Around-Sumner-May-2012 DSC_018.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Shipping containers against the cliff on the road to Sumner, Christchurch. File reference: CCL-2012-05-12-Around-Sumner-May-2012 DSC_020.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect. In this photo - the left hand building is on the way up, and the right hand building is on the way down.
Looking towards The Clarendon
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Cordon Barrier on Manchester Street South as the clean-up of the CBD continues after the 6.3 earthquake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011.