Cobwebs and graffiti in a shower block. The photographer comments, "This was the Soccer changing rooms in Bexley Park in Christchurch. They have now been made out of bounds due to the extensive damage to the big building. The spiders must have grown awfully big though".
Part of Mike Hewson's installation 'Homage To Lost Spaces' in the Cramner Courts building, a photograph of a skateboarder has been inserted into a gap in the building. The photographer comments, "Although Cranmer Courts are in ruins pictures have been inserted into the windows to make them look more 'normal'".
Broken windows on a building in Welles Street. The photographer comments, "Keep out of sight. The wind will cover our breathing. Is there anything to eat in here?".
A view through a gap in the partially-demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel to the Forsyth Barr building.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Under the Red Verandah, Worcester Street, Linwood, has been rebuilt in another building on the site after extensive earthquake damage".
An experienced builder says he couldn't wait to get out of the Canterbury Television Building after seeing how damaged it was in the September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Under the Red Verandah, Worcester Street, Linwood, has been rebuilt in another building on the site after extensive earthquake damage".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Under the Red Verandah, Worcester Street, Linwood, has been rebuilt in another building on the site after extensive earthquake damage".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Under the Red Verandah, Worcester Street, Linwood, has been rebuilt in another building on the site after extensive earthquake damage".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Under the Red Verandah, Worcester Street, Linwood, has been rebuilt in another building on the site after extensive earthquake damage".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Under the Red Verandah, Worcester Street, Linwood, has been rebuilt in another building on the site after extensive earthquake damage".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 21 October 2012 entitled, "Back by maternal demand".
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Canterbury Earthquakes will today begin to examine the failure of the building that's come to symbolise the damage to the central city.
A photograph of damage to the building at 136-138 Lichfield Street. A sign for Nelson Moate & Co.'s Pure Teas is still partly visible on the side wall.
Transcript of McKenzie's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
A story submitted by Jo Nicholls-Parker and Petra Van Asten to the QuakeStories website.
Summary of oral history interview with Rebecca Macfie about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Transcript of Jan Dobson's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
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".
A digitally manipulated image of the Gap Filler Monopoly board square on Manchester Street. The photographer comments, "On the site of a demolished earthquake damaged building in Christchurch, New Zealand is a Monopoly game square for giants. The Gap Filler Project makes the bare land where once a building once stood into something both interesting and unique and this time they created a massive Monopoly board square. In the game of Monopoly you move your player with a dog, shoe or maybe the hat, but as the most common thing in the City are diggers they have the placed one on the square. There are also two houses on Manchester Street, which is priced at $240".
A information board on the fence around the Homestead at Mona Vale. It says 'This hertiage building is managed by the Christchurch City Council on behalf of the city's residents. Until recently it served as a restaurant and function centre. This building was damaged in the 2010/2011 Canterbury earthquakes and ongoing aftershocks. Propping walls and other support is designed to keep the building weather-proof until a decision about its future can be made'.
A video about a fire which broke out in an earthquake-damaged building on High Street. The video includes an interview with Steve Kennedy, Canterbury Fire Service Assistant Area Manager, Brigid Fayle, who worked in the building prior to the 22 February 2011 earthquake, and Anne MacKenzie, a structural engineer who worked on strengthening the building.
A video of stills of Christchurch in 2009. The video highlights the heritage buildings and architecture which has been damaged or lost since the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.
Members of the public walk past the damaged New Regent Street facades. The street has been cordoned off by security fences. The BNZ building on Armargh Street can be seen in the background.
Members of the public walk past the damaged New Regent Street facades. The street has been cordoned off by security fences. The BNZ building on Armargh Street can be seen in the background.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 11 June 2012 entitled, "Sobering Sunday Stroll".
Detail of the damage to a building on Colombo Street. Some of the windows are missing, and cracks are clearly visible on the wall. The front has been protected by a tarp.
Members of the public walk past the damaged New Regent Street facades. The street has been cordoned off by security fences. The BNZ building on Armargh Street can be seen in the background.
Transcript of Patricia Blazey's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Glenn McCarthy's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.