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Peace cranes

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Four strings of forest green, light green, yellow, orange and purple peace cranes.

Tribute: Artificial flower

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White fabric artificial flower with plastic sepals and short plastic coated wire stem.

Tribute: Artificial flower

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Red fabric artificial rose flowerhead, green fabric leaves, plastic sepals and short stem.

Digital Photograph: London Street, Lyttelton

One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing damage to the Lyttelton Police Station on Sumner Road and London Street. Photograph taken looking west from St Davids Street. In December 2011, the New Zealand Police decided that the Lyttelton Police Station would be demolished. The building, which opened in 1882 was re...

Digital Photograph: Helicopter with Monsoon Bucket washing away unstable r…

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One portrait colour digital photograph taken on 25 February 2011 showing a helicopter using a monsoon bucket to wash away unstable rocks from cliffs behind the Lyttelton Container Terminal. One of the immediate priorities in Lyttelton was stabilising the transport routes both from Lyttelton to Christchurch and the port infrastructure so that go...

Digital Photograph: Demolition of Coastal Living, London Street, Lyttelton

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One portrait colour digital photograph taken on 15 April 2011 showing the demolition of Coastal Living Design Store on London Street. This photograph shows the building's flagpole being salvaged for the building owner during the demolition. Also visible are the stock and shop fittings which were unable to be retrieved. In Christchurch's Centra...

Heart for Christchurch: Hope

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One cream, white and red fabric 'Heart for Christchurch' with white polka dots on red background on reverse; the front is decorated with the word 'Hope' and a bird in red stitching along with two red ribbon bows and a 'made with love' metal embellishment at the centre bottom; a red ribbon loop with a wooden button at the top centre is attached s...

Power Cable Section

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One section of power cable with cut ends, covered in rubber and black electrical tape; two smaller cables branching off the main section; damaged and twisted in the 22 February 2011 earthquake. One of the most noticeable effects of the earthquakes in Canterbury was the loss of basic infrastructure such as power, water and sewerage. The earthqu...

Tribute: Artificial flower

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White fabric artificial rose flowerhead and green fabric sepals. No stem. Stained and dirty.

Artwork: Hope

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Wooden block artwork with the word hope and a heart on one side and, on the reverse, a handwritten message from Lausinda Grady.

Tribute: Ribbon

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Red fabric ribbon tied into a bow. Originally intended to wrap around an object, possibly flowers.

Digital Photograph: Demolition of the Harbourlight Theatre on London Stree…

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One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 27 April 2011 showing the demolition of the Harbourlight Theatre on London Street. In the background of the photo the damage to headstones in the Roman Catholic and Dissenters sections of the cemetery on Reserve Terrace can be seen. Architect In Christchurch's Central Business District many of the...

Digital Photograph: Demolition on the corner of Canterbury and London Stre…

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One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 15 April 2011 showing the demolition of the Volcano Restaurant, the Lava Bar, Lyttelton Fisheries and Coastal Living Design Store on the corner of London and Canterbury Streets. In Christchurch's Central Business District many of the high profile demolitions took place out of public view in the ...

Architectural Feature: Corner Bracket