After the shock and dust settled from the earthquakes, two friends, Helen Solomons and Wendy Riley, felt so strongly over the loss of the city's historic heart, they decided to put their skills to use and create this living tribute to it on the web.
Official site of the New Zealand Ministry of Education, in association with the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) on education renewal in greater Christchurch in the wake of the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.
An intermittent collaboration between the Centre of Contemporary Art and a series of local artists looking to present new work which explores the realities of the post-earthquake cultural landscape in Christchurch. The artworks by Ed Lust, Sam Eng, and Robyn Wester each utilise the empty window space of the window and carport of the damaged COCA building which is awaiting repair.
Website of scientist Dr N.E. Whitehead. Includes tabulated raw data from an online survey, a report based on the data, a link to the scientific paper written by Dr Whitehead and Professor Motoji Ikeya.
A presentation by Dr Catherine Moran at UC CEISMIC's Contestable Fund mini-conference. The presentation was titled, "Communication and the Elderly: Experiences from the Canterbury Earthquakes".
A photograph of a piano-accordion player in a Re:START mall car park during FESTA 2013.
Summary of oral history interview with Kristy Constable-Brown about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Jacinta O'Reilly about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 5 August 2013 entitled, "Colourful Canterbury Brewery Building Going".
A presentation by Dr Rosemary Du Plessis at UC CEISMIC's Contestable Fund mini-conference. The presentation was titled, "Women's Voices: recording women's experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes".
A photograph of Camia Young, of Christchurch Transitional Architecture Trust, near Cathedral Square. Young has pipe cleaners and ribbons in her hair for FESTA 2013.
A photograph of people inside large, transparent, inflatable balls. The balls are a temporary art installation for Canterbury Tales - a carnivalesque procession which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A close-up photograph of someone inside a large, transparent, inflatable ball. The ball is part of a temporary art installation for Canterbury Tales - a carnivalesque procession which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of people installing a large-scale fabric sculpture on a vacant site on Worcester Street. The sculpture is for Canterbury Tales - the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of two people in front of the base of the John Robert Godley statue in Cathedral Square. The base of the statue has scaffolding and loudspeakers around it, for a Canterbury Tales performance as part of FESTA 2013. In the background is the damaged Christchurch Cathedral and the art installation 'Planted Whare' by Chris Heaphy.
A photograph of artificial flowers, a stage light, and a platform of bricks inside a large, transparent plastic bubble. The set-up was part of Canterbury Tales - a carnivalesque procession which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of a FESTA volunteer wearing a mask in the shape of a building. The volunteer has a stack of FESTA programmes to hand out to visitors.
A photograph of people on Worcester Street during Canterbury Tales - a carnivalesque procession and the main event of FESTA 2013. In the distance is an installation titled Eye of the Storm, created from blue tarpaulin flags which have been strung across the bridge.
A panoramic photograph of the FESTA office space. On the left is FESTA director Jessica Halliday.
A photograph of Camia Young, of Christchurch Transitional Architecture Trust, near Cathedral Square. Young has pipe cleaners and ribbons in her hair for FESTA 2013.
A photograph of two women wearing masks on the Worcester Boulevard bridge. The women are carrying FESTA programme guides.
A photograph of people installing a large-scale fabric sculpture on a vacant site on Worcester Street. The sculpture is for Canterbury Tales - the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of one of the operators of a large-scale puppet titled The Merchant. The operator is putting on part of the costume, in the Free Theatre warehouse space on Lismore Street.
A photograph of the head of one of the large-scale puppets titled The Friars. The puppet is in the Free Theatre warehouse space on Lismore Street.
A photograph of the large-scale puppet titled The Merchant. The puppet is in the Free Theatre warehouse space on Lismore Street.
A photograph of FESTA Studio Coordinator Nick Sargent (left) and another person on an elevated work platform on the Worcester Street bridge.
A photograph of a FESTA volunteer wearing a mask and holding a stack of FESTA programmes to hand out to visitors.
A photograph of people installing a large-scale fabric sculpture on a vacant site on Worcester Street. The sculpture is for Canterbury Tales - the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of the large-scale puppet titled The Knight. The puppet is being assembled in the Re:START mall car park between Cashel Street and Lichfield Street.
A close-up photograph of someone inside a large, transparent, inflatable ball. The ball is part of a temporary art installation for Canterbury Tales - a carnivalesque procession which was the main event of FESTA 2013.