NicksPlace Photograph 171

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Unstable buildings on Tuam Street behind a barrier of shipping containers placed to protect the street in the event of the buildings' collapse.

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Cardboard inspiration boards hung on a fence at the LuxCity event, inviting the public to add their thoughts.

Dishing the Earth: Pizzeria earth building workshop Photograph 6

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A photograph of a participant at an outdoor pizzeria earth-building workshop. The event was part of FESTA 2012.

Soon be Gone

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Demolition underway on a walk around the city to catch up on events happening June 25, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand.

Photograph by Jennifer Middendorf 292

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People gather beside the Avon River before the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.

Photograph by Jennifer Middendorf 279

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People gather beside the Avon River before the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.

Photograph by Jennifer Middendorf 287

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People gather beside the Avon River before the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.

Photograph by Jennifer Middendorf 295

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People gather beside the Avon River before the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.

Photograph by Jennifer Middendorf 293

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People gather beside the Avon River before the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.

Photograph by Jennifer Middendorf 305

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Flowers float down the Avon River during the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.

Photograph by Jennifer Middendorf 306

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Flowers float down the Avon River during the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.

Photograph by Jennifer Middendorf 304

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Flowers float down the Avon River during the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.

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Sunset over the rubble on Gloucester Street during the LuxCity event. The stage area of the Isaac Theatre Royal is visible in the background.

Photograph by Jennifer Middendorf 290

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People gather beside the Avon River before the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.

Photograph by Jennifer Middendorf 280

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People gather beside the Avon River before the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.

NicksPlace Photograph 170

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The Nurse Maude Association Building on Madras Street behind a barrier of shipping containers placed to protect the street in the event of the building's collapse.

NicksPlace Photograph 147

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The Nurse Maude Association Building on Madras Street behind a barrier of shipping containers placed to protect the street in the event of the building's collapse.

Greening the rubble in Christchurch: Civic ecological reclamation efforts …

Research papers, Lincoln University

Within four weeks of the September 4 2010 Canterbury Earthquake a new, loosely-knit community group appeared in Christchurch under the banner of “Greening the Rubble.” The general aim of those who attended the first few meetings was to do something to help plug the holes that had already appeared or were likely to appear over the coming weeks in the city fabric with some temporary landscaping and planting projects. This article charts the first eighteen months of Greening the Rubble and places the initiative in a broader context to argue that although seismic events in Christchurch acted as a “call to palms,” so to speak, the city was already in need of some remedial greening. It concludes with a reflection on lessons learned to date by GTR and commentary on the likely issues ahead for this new mini-social-environmental movement in the context of a quake-affected and still quake-prone major New Zealand city. One of the key lessons for GTR and all of those involved in Christchurch recovery activities to date is that the city is still very much in the middle of the event and is to some extent a laboratory for seismic and agency management studies alike.

Dance-O-Mat Talk and Speed Dancing Session Photograph 40

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A photograph of a speed dancing session at the Gap Filler Dance-O-Mat. The event was part of FESTA 2012.

Dance-O-Mat Talk and Speed Dancing Session Photograph 34

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A photograph of a speed dancing session at the Gap Filler Dance-O-Mat. The event was part of FESTA 2012.

Dance-O-Mat Talk and Speed Dancing Session Photograph 36

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A photograph of a speed dancing session at the Gap Filler Dance-O-Mat. The event was part of FESTA 2012.

Dance-O-Mat Talk and Speed Dancing Session Photograph 37

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A photograph of a speed dancing session at the Gap Filler Dance-O-Mat. The event was part of FESTA 2012.

Dance-O-Mat Talk and Speed Dancing Session Photograph 32

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A photograph of a speed dancing session at the Gap Filler Dance-O-Mat. The event was part of FESTA 2012.

Dance-O-Mat Talk and Speed Dancing Session Photograph 38

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A photograph of a speed dancing session at the Gap Filler Dance-O-Mat. The event was part of FESTA 2012.

Dance-O-Mat Talk and Speed Dancing Session Photograph 30

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A photograph of a speed dancing session at the Gap Filler Dance-O-Mat. The event was part of FESTA 2012.

Dance-O-Mat Talk and Speed Dancing Session Photograph 39

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A photograph of a speed dancing session at the Gap Filler Dance-O-Mat. The event was part of FESTA 2012.

Dance-O-Mat Talk and Speed Dancing Session Photograph 25

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A photograph of a speed dancing session at the Gap Filler Dance-O-Mat. The event was part of FESTA 2012.

Dance-O-Mat Talk and Speed Dancing Session Photograph 24

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A photograph of a speed dancing session at the Gap Filler Dance-O-Mat. The event was part of FESTA 2012.

Dance-O-Mat Talk and Speed Dancing Session Photograph 27

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A photograph of a speed dancing session at the Gap Filler Dance-O-Mat. The event was part of FESTA 2012.

Dance-O-Mat Talk and Speed Dancing Session Photograph 41

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A photograph of a speed dancing session at the Gap Filler Dance-O-Mat. The event was part of FESTA 2012.