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Cashel Street rubble and lady

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-22-IMG_4060 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Mrs General Mite – ‘one of the most interesting personalities that has eve…

Articles, Lost Christchurch

It was a warm fair day on the 16th December 1919, a light nor’easterly breeze was blowing through the city. Much the same weather was being experienced throughout the whole of the Dominion. T…

“The Sick, Faint Feeling of Violent Shakes,” Jane Deans

Articles, Lost Christchurch

For one of our city’s most famous early women settlers, poor health had marred not only her voyage to New Zealand but also her arrival to her new home at Riccarton. From the moment Jane Deans…

Electric Trams – “Horses No Longer Required”

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Christchurch was the last of the four cities to introduce electric trams. They had tried to introduce the system in 1902, but it was prior to the amalgamation of the boroughs, so with the advent of…

185 white chairs

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Peter Majende, artist. Madras Street Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-22-IMG_4067 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

185 white chairs

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Peter Majende, artist. Madras Street Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-22-IMG_4069 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

185 white chairs

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Peter Majende, artist. Madras Street. Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-22-IMG_4065 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

185 white chairs

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Peter Majende, artist. Madras Street Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-22-IMG_4070 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

185 white chairs

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Peter Majende, artist. Madras Street Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-22-IMG_4066 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

185 white chairs

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Peter Majende, artist. Madras Street Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-22-IMG_4063 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

185 white chairs

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Peter Majende, artist. Madras Street Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-22- IMG_4064 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

185 white chairs

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Peter Majende, artist. Madras Street Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-22-IMG_4068 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

City Mission says there's a 'new level of poor' in Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A Christchurch catering company has joined forces with the City Mission to tackle what is being described as a new era of poverty after the Canterbury earthquakes.

Fairfax Video, October 2013 (1)

A video of an interview with Prime Minister John Key about several topical issues. One of these issues is the housing crisis in Christchurch. Key talks about fast tracking the release of land in Christchurch, making sure there are enough resources in the city for building, and working with the Christchurch City Council around consenting. He also talks about the possibility of the National Party winning the Christchurch East by-election.

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 268-269: CCC Temporary St…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of pages 268-269 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'CCC Temporary Street Furniture'. Photos with permission: F3 Design

ADA Mesh Cities: Network, Space and Memory in the Transitional City

Research papers, University of Canterbury Library

In the aftermath of the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, Christchurch, New Zealand is framed as a ‘transi- tional’ city, moving from its demolished past to a speculative future. The ADA Mesh Cities project asks what role media art and networks may play in the transitional city, and the practices of remembering, and reimagining space.

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 252-253: Udder

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of pages 252-253 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Udder'. Photos: Trent Hiles

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 142-143: Artbox

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of pages 142-143 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Artbox'. Drawings and photos with permission: F3 Design

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 250-251: Cardencity

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of pages 250-251 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Cardencity'. Photos: Trent Hiles

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 288-289: Greenzone

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of pages 288-289 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Greenzone'. Photo: Reuben Woods

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 278-279: Porthole

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of pages 278-279 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Porthole'. Photos: Tessa Peach

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 318-319: Macbeth

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of pages 318-319 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Macbeth'. Photos: Darryl Cribb

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 152-153: The Arcades Proj…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of pages 152-153 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'The Arcades Project'. Drawings and Photos: Andrew Just, F3 Design, LIVS