There's been a huge outpouring of emotion in Australia at the death of cricketing legend Shane Warne, aged 52, while he was on a holiday in Thailand. Comedian, Ben Hurley, talks to Jesse about meeting him at a Christchurch earthquake charity match in 2011.
The Christchurch earthquakes caused devastating damage to many of the city’s creative spaces. But rising from the rubble has been the Isaac Theatre Royal under the watchful eye of Neil Cox. He’s directed the resurrection of one of the premiere performance spaces in the country.
At least five companies are busy working in and around Christchurch blasting rock on unstable slopes in the hope of reducing danger since the earthquakes. Spectrum's Deborah Nation joins backcountry construction company Solutions 2 Access, as the team blasts rock on the Port Hills above Lyttelton.
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The ground literally opened up! On the previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
The ground literally opened up! On the previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
The ground literally opened up! On the previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
The ground literally opened up! On the previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
I have always meant to go back here and get a shot without cars. thr facade of this building is so quaint iI loved it. Now too late
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This exhibition, eight years in the planning, had the misfortune to open one week before the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake; the exhibition was immediately taken down and never went up again – the Christchurch Art Gallery has still not reopened. Although in my book Fantastica: The World of Leo Bensemann (NRO1) I covered the whole of Bensemann’s career, in the exhibition I took responsibility for the paintings (portraits and landscapes) , while Dr. Noel Waite (University of Otago) looked after Bensemann’s graphic work, book design and printing. This was the most extensive exhibition of Bensemann’s work ever mounted and together with Fantastica will compel a major reassessment of his place in New Zealand culture. Art New Zealand wrote of it: ‘The exhibition (including more than 100 items) is significant in bringing together what has in the past appeared disparate and unrelated; here Bensemann's entire oeuvre - the output of a painter, illustrator, calligrapher, typographer, designer and publisher is given equal billing. Although this exhibition is an important re-assessment and valuable for a new generation unfamiliar with his work, a national touring show would have precipitated an even greater awareness’.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gina Guthrie gets her present from Santa (played by Peter Leitch, the Mad Butcher, after he arrived in the police helicopter on Motuihe Island where Gina and 30 other disadvantaged earthquake victims from Christchurch spent the day courtesy of Westpac)".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gina Guthrie gets her present from Santa (played by Peter Leitch, the Mad Butcher, after he arrived in the police helicopter on Motuihe Island where Gina and 30 other disadvantaged earthquake victims from Christchurch spent the day courtesy of Westpac)".
158 other buildings may share CTV construction flaw; US defence chief lifts ban on NZ vessels in US ports; first snapshot of national standards data published today; Korean fishing boat officers fined more than $400,000; and SFO starts investigation into Christchurch earthquake insurance fraud.
The Opposition is accusing the Government of a slash-and-burn approach to spending, in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake. Prime Minister John Key says he wants no new spending in this year's Budget, and admits that will mean cuts in some areas.
Sue Holmes, resident of Seabreeze Close in Bexley, which was built on reclaimed land which has liquefied after the Canterbury earthquake; Dr Tom Wilson, lecturer in Hazard and Disaster Management, from the department of Geological Sciences, Canterbury University; and Bob Parker, Mayor of Christchurch.
National Manager Special Operations, New Zealand Fire Service, who lead the Urban Search and Rescue Teams in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake. He then lead the New Zealand USAR team which travelled to Northern Japan to assist after the earthquake and tsunami there.
A video of a tour through the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video includes footage of the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Victoria Square, the Forsyth Barr building, Colombo Street, Gloucester Street, Cathedral Square, the BNZ building, Cashel Mall, and the Kathmandu store on High Street.
A video of journalist Charlie Gates introducing the 2014 World Buskers Festival. Gates visits former festival venues in the Christchurch central city and the new performance venues for the 2014 festival, to show how the city has changed since the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.
A scanned copy of a black and white photograph of the DramaSoc production, 'Peer Gynt'. The play was performed at James Hay Theatre in the Christchurch Town Hall in 1973. The photograph was sourced from the DramaSoc archives held at Macmillan Brown Library.
A scanned copy of a black and white photograph of the DramaSoc production, 'Peer Gynt'. The play was performed at James Hay Theatre in the Christchurch Town Hall in 1973. The photograph was sourced from the DramaSoc archives held at Macmillan Brown Library.
A scanned copy of a black and white photograph of the DramaSoc production, 'Peer Gynt'. The play was performed at James Hay Theatre in the Christchurch Town Hall in 1973. The photograph was sourced from the DramaSoc archives held at Macmillan Brown Library.
A scanned copy of a black and white photograph of the DramaSoc production, 'Peer Gynt'. The play was performed at James Hay Theatre in the Christchurch Town Hall in 1973. The photograph was sourced from the DramaSoc archives held at Macmillan Brown Library.
A scanned copy of a black and white photograph of the DramaSoc production, 'Peer Gynt'. The play was performed at James Hay Theatre in the Christchurch Town Hall in 1973. The photograph was sourced from the DramaSoc archives held at Macmillan Brown Library.
A scanned copy of a black and white photograph of the DramaSoc production, 'Peer Gynt'. The play was performed at James Hay Theatre in the Christchurch Town Hall in 1973. The photograph was sourced from the DramaSoc archives held at Macmillan Brown Library.
A scanned copy of a black and white photograph of the DramaSoc production, 'Peer Gynt'. The play was performed at James Hay Theatre in the Christchurch Town Hall in 1973. The photograph was sourced from the DramaSoc archives held at Macmillan Brown Library.
A scanned copy of a black and white photograph of the DramaSoc production, 'Peer Gynt'. The play was performed at James Hay Theatre in the Christchurch Town Hall in 1973. The photograph was sourced from the DramaSoc archives held at Macmillan Brown Library.
A scanned copy of a black and white photograph of the DramaSoc production, 'Peer Gynt'. The play was performed at James Hay Theatre in the Christchurch Town Hall in 1973. The photograph was sourced from the DramaSoc archives held at Macmillan Brown Library.
A photograph of the As Far As Eye Can See exhibition. On the left is a crocheted image of an eye, created by a group of women from Adelaide, and on the right are woven fabric artworks created by Christchurch craft artists in response.