A man takes a photograph in the kitchen of a damaged house in Richmond. Behind him, large cracks are visible above the doorway. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Kitchen cracked, bench on a lean. (My brother Ross from Invercargill was visiting, he's in several of these)".
A man takes a photograph in the kitchen of a damaged house in Richmond. Behind him, cracks are visible in the walls. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Kitchen and dining area. (My brother Ross from Invercargill was visiting, he's in several of these)".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Amy Clark surveys rockfall damage to her neighbour's kitchen".
A kitchen for the staff inside one of the temporary buildings in the Kirkwood Oval.
A pdf copy of panel 9 of Guy Frederick's 'The Space Between Words' exhibition. The panel includes text from an interview with Maria Thackwell about her experiences of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Above this is an image of Thackwell sitting in the entrance to the kitchen in her earthquake-damaged house.
A member of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) drilling a hole in the floor of a kitchen.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Hague family in their kitchen and family room at 7 Ching Gardens".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Day after the earthquake that rocked Christchurch. Kitchen of homeowner Mel Whitby, pictured with Clayton Cosgrove".
A thumbnail photograph of Whole House Reuse item 147, cropped for the catalogue. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
A photograph of Whole House Reuse item 147. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "34 Greenhaven Drive. 22 February 2011. Our kitchen".
A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Our kitchen in Bromley after the Feb quake".
A house in Richmond being demolished. A worker removing fixtures from the kitchen. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Hague family in their kitchen area at their home at 7 Ching Gardens in Horseshoe Lake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Day after the earthquake that rocked Christchurch. Damage to the road kitchen of homeowner Mel Whitby. Pictured with Clayton Cosgrove (R)".
A photograph of graffiti on one of the walls of the kitchen in Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace. Parts of the graffiti read, "Quakes, a national disaster", "Recovery, a national disgrace", "Ring fn EQC, ring fn insurance", "Useless fn council", "Don't let the bastards get you down", "Avon Loop - park or developers fodder?", and "Never trust a Carter". There are also shopping and to-do lists scrawled amongst these messages.
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A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team in the kitchen of an earthquake-damaged house. Broken crockery litters the floor.
Interior damage in a house in Richmond. The wall above a doorway is badly cracked. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Cracked plaster in the kitchen".
A house in Richmond being demolished. A worker removing fixtures from the kitchen. In the foreground, a digger sits on a pile of rubble. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A video of an interview with Bridie Sweetman, a student who narrowly missed being hit by a chimney when it crashed into her kitchen during the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of cast iron bath feet sitting on newspaper on a kitchen bench.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Jenny bought eight Victorian cast iron bath feet from Trade Me."
Internal damage to a house in Richmond. A crack runs diagonally upwards from the corner of a doorway. Below, a picture is askew. The photographer comments, "Small cracks in the kitchen wall".
A photograph of graffiti on one of the walls of the kitchen in Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace. Parts of the graffiti read, "Quakes, a national disaster", "Recovery, a national disgrace", "'It's been a lot of fun' - John Key, yeah right!", "Brownlee sucks, "Ring fn EQC, ring fn insurance", "Useless fn council", "Sideshow Bob is an idiot", "Don't let the bastards get you down", "Avon Loop - park or developers fodder?", and "Never trust a Carter". There are also shopping and to-do lists scrawled amongst these messages.
A photograph of graffiti on one of the walls of the kitchen in Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace. Parts of the graffiti read, "Quakes, a national disaster", "Recovery, a national disgrace", "'It's been a lot of fun' - John Key, yeah right!", "Brownlee sucks, "Ring fn EQC, ring fn insurance", "Useless fn council", "Sideshow Bob is an idiot", "Don't let the bastards get you down", "Avon Loop - park or developers fodder?", and "Never trust a Carter". There are also shopping and to-do lists scrawled amongst these messages.
A photograph of graffiti on one of the walls of the kitchen in Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace. Parts of the graffiti read, "Quakes, a national disaster", "Recovery, a national disgrace", "'It's been a lot of fun' - John Key, yeah right!", "Brownlee sucks, "Ring fn EQC, ring fn insurance", "Useless fn council", "Sideshow Bob is an idiot", "Don't let the bastards get you down", "Avon Loop - park or developers fodder?", and "Never trust a Carter". There are also shopping and to-do lists scrawled amongst these messages.
A photograph of a kitchen with food and drinks for the emergency management personnel at a temporary Civil Defence headquarters. The headquarters was set up at the Mainland Foundation Ballpark after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A man takes a photograph inside a damaged house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Cracks in the north side of the kitchen. (My brother Ross from Invercargill was visiting, he's in several of these)".
A photograph of Shirley Walden making a flower mosaic out of pieces of broken china.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "September 2013, three years after the first quake. Shirley Walden working on an early flower design in Helen's kitchen."
A photograph of a kitchen in the back of a van parked in Hagley Park. The van was one of many that were used as temporary accommodation for emergency management personnel who travelled to Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.