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Audio, Radio New Zealand

Tonight Christchurch's Bread & Circus Buskers festival is swinging into action, and its promising to lure the biggest crowds to the central city since pre-earthquake times. But organisers admit the festival hasn't escaped its dire financial past, despite new management and a rebrand as the Bread and Circus Festival last year. And it it will still be running at a loss until about 2022. Katie Todd reports.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

An image used to promote the All Right? Buskers festival competition for the 2014 SCIRT World Buskers Festival. The image reads, "Click here to win with All Right and Buskers." The competition was a social media competition for a family weekend away in Hanmer, which was entered by posting something with the tags '@allrightnz' and '@worldbuskersfestival'.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a festival-goer wearing an 'All Rightie' head. The photograph was taken at the Summerz End Youth Festival 2014. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 7 April 2014 at 6.22pm. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook Timeline on 7 April 2014 at 6.22pm.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of two young festival-goers with an 'All Rightie'. The photograph was taken at the Summerz End Youth Festival 2014. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 7 April 2014 at 6.21pm. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook Timeline on 7 April 2014 at 6.21pm.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

An image used to promote the All Right? Buskers festival competition for the 2014 SCIRT World Buskers Festival. The image reads, "The Press: Bringing you the Buskers and a little All Right." The competition was a social media competition for a family weekend away in Hanmer, which was entered by posting something with the tags '@allrightnz' and '@worldbuskersfestival'.

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of postcards which were handed out by 'All Righties' at the 2014 SCIRT World Buskers Festival in Hagley Park. On the each postcard is a unique compliment, such as, "You're cooler than pirates and ninja combined." On the reverse is the entry details to the All Right? Buskers Festival competition for a family holiday to Hanmer Springs.

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video of journalist Charlie Gates introducing the 2012 World Buskers Festival. Gates revisits the performance venues for the festival in the Christchurch central city to show how the city has changed since the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video of journalist Charlie Gates introducing the 2014 World Buskers Festival. Gates revisits the performance venues for former festivals to show how the central city has changed since the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of participants in the walk to celebrate Chinese National Day and the Moon Festival. In the foreground, there is a man holding a Chinese flag. Behind him there are two people wearing panda bear costumes. The walk was held at the Upper Riccarton Library in September 2015. It was organised by the Canterbury Migrants Centre (formerly the Christchurch Migrants Centre) and was part of the Christchurch City Council's Walking Festival.

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The many arts organisations left homeless by the Christchurch earthquake, including the Christchurch Arts Festival and the Symphony Orchestra, have received good news this week from Creative New Zealand. We hear from CEO of Creative New Zealand Stephen Wainwright, manager of the Christchurch Arts Festival Steph Walker, and James Caygill from the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.