Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Billy McIndoe walks past his boss's swiming pool which had been lifted out of the ground in Grey Crescent, Kaiapoi".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Billy McIndoe walks past his boss's swiming pool which had been lifted out of the ground in Grey Crescent, Kaiapoi".
A local resident walks to the nearest dairy for essentials after the 7.1 magnitude quake, that has caused major infrastructure damage to Christchurch City.
In 2013 Becca Wood, Spatial Performance Practitioner, and Molly Mullen, Applied Theatre Practitioner, collaborated to create a short ambulatory performance with audio score for a group of drama educators attending a conference workshop on the possibilities of walking as performance. The performance was created remotely from the intended site: Rangi Ruru Girls’ School, in Christchurch, New Zealand. Following the destruction of the 2012 earthquake, this site was in a state of transformation and recovery. The performance walk attended to the histories, geographies and politics of this place, somatically, architecturally and socially. This paper engages with three critical questions: How might mediated listening and walking activate the coming together of bodies and place? What performative shifts occurred for the participants in the walk and workshop? How might we come to our senses? Through a performative practice of mediated site-based listening and walking, this paper is a reflection on the creative process and performance. We consider the potential for technologically mediated performance to offer new modes for learning and creative practice through interdisciplinary and evolving intermedial practices. http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/crde20/current AM - Accepted Manuscript
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Long trek: Darfield's Cameron Carter is going on a fundraising walk to Christchurch with his mum Bridget, after overcoming his fear of earthquakes".
Damage to buildings down Victoria Street. Members of the public have walked inside the police tape cordon to have a look at the damaged buildings and bricks across the road.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cassia Place brothers Daniel and Josh Evans walk armed with a shovel to borrow fuel, after waking up to find their garden under silt".
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.
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.
If you walk along the Avon River by Cashel Street you might catch a glimpse of the small gondolas taking their fares for a leisurely punt through the city and botanical gardens. Today this attraction is aimed largely at tourists, … Continue reading →
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake. Locals walk across a paddock showing jagged scars from the fault line".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake. Locals walk across a paddock showing jagged scars from the fault line".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. A businessman walks down the street with two computers in the minutes after Tuesday's quake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. A businessman walks down the street with two computers in the minutes after Tuesday's quake".
  Of all the house sections in all the world, ‘The Smiths’ had to walk into mine. Between 1897 and 1899, that is… Today on the blog I’ll refrain from making jokes about ‘Brangelina’ and the 2004 movie that shares … Continue reading →
People walk past a damaged building on the corner of Edgeware Road and Barbadoes Street. Parts of the brick facade have collapsed, and the building is cordoned off with road cones and police tape.
A child walks on the pier of the boating lake in Hagley Park. The lake is almost entirely dry. The photographer comments, "Victoria Lake at Hagley Park still fascinates kids".
How did people get around Christchurch in the 19th century? People certainly walked, or rode, perhaps on a horse, or in a wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse, such as a dray, gig, hackney, or hansom. And let’s not forget … Continue reading →
Corrogated roofing from the demolition of the QEII complex. The photographer comments, "This collection of galvanised roofing looks so photogenic as I walked around the partly demolished Queen Elizabeth stadium and swimming pool".
Cracks in the parapet of this beautiful Madras Street building that I walk past to / from work everyday; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Cracks in the parapet of this beautiful Madras Street building that I walk past to / from work everyday; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Cracks in the beam of this beautiful Madras Street building that I walk past to / from work everyday; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while.
Justice Minister Andrew Little said on Thursday that "everybody involved in this has walked away scot-free. And that's not right." Nigel Hampton QC, who was counsel for the families at the Royal Commission in to the Canterbury earthquakes, joins us to discuss the outcome.
A photograph of a bridge being placed across the Avon River outside the UCSA building in 2015. A number of students will walk across the bridge as part of the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge.
According to the sign it can take about 30 minutes to walk from the entry point (near the small statue) to the centre and out again. What you can do with a few thousand old bricks and gravel. See next photo for more detail.
According to the sign it can take about 30 minutes to walk from the entry point (here) to the centre and out again. That is without stepping across the gaps between bricks. What you can do with a few thousand old bricks and gravel!
20131231_8484_EOS M-22 Quake City exhibit Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while. #4502
20131231_8503_EOS M-22 From Cashel Street Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while. #4504