Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Halswell residents Tom Taylor of Halswell Junction Road and Colleen Bennett, showing quake damage to Colleen's place at 37 Kennedys Bush Road".
Volunteers placing planks of wood on the ground for Gap Filler's painted piano to sit on. This is the site of the now demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Drive and Morris Street (left of the river) and River Road with Lois Place (right of the river)".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on the corner of Queensbury Street and Mascot Place in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A house on Main Road in Redcliffs showing signs of severe damage. The walls of the house have broken in places and it has been spray painted with the words, "Danger, keep out".
The Earthquake Commission has admitted the details of all 83-thousand clients in its Canterbury Home Repair programme have been accidentally emailed to the wrong place, not just the almost 10 thousand it said on Friday
It’s very easy to think of 19th century New Zealand as being a place isolated from the rest of the world. Yet as we research and investigate colonial Christchurch, we are constantly being reminded of the connections that existed between … Continue reading →
Ceramics have been decorated to commemorate a range of events, people and places since long before the 19th century. The practice is particularly tied to British royalty, with some rather intense results. While tankards, jugs, plaques, mugs and miniature wares … Continue reading →
Today we’re going back to Christchurch’s hinterland, this time to Kura Tāwhiti/Castle Hill, a place that’s still an important and valued part of the city’s surrounds. But in the interests of full disclosure, I feel like I should let you … Continue reading →
…this yard being kept in a disreputable state, there are no cinder pits in proper places to throw the refuse of cooking and things in general, as at home, so old bones, vegetable remains, scrapings of plates, cinders, tea leaves, … Continue reading →
It is interesting to consider how we are influenced by an intangible map of our senses and emotions tied to our place in the world. We pay little attention to how we feel walking around a familiar neighbourhood, looking at … Continue reading →
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on the corner of Queensbury Street and Mascot Place in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph of a performer in the Free Theatre performance of 'The Earthquake in Chile'. The performance is taking place in St Mary's Square.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This mannequin is one of several that move around the CBD appearing in a diverse range of places, here on the monster digger in Hereford Street".
A photograph of a volunteer from Wellington Regional Emergency Management placing items in the back of a van. The van has a small kitchen in the back.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cassia Place brothers Daniel and Josh Evans walk armed with a shovel to borrow fuel, after waking up to find their garden under silt".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on the corner of Mascot Place and Queensbury Street in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on the corner of Liggins Street and Jean Batten Place in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on the corner of Jean Batten Place and Liggins Street in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph looking north up Colombo Street from near the intersection with Tuam Street. Building rubble litters the left side of the road, as well as the right in some places in the distance.
An aerial photograph of the Horseshoe Lake area, with Queensbury Street in the centre.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on the corner of Ulm Place and Goodman Street in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on the corner of Ulm Place and Goodman Street in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on the corner of Goodman Street and Ulm Place in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on the corner of Liggins Street and Jean Batten Place in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on the corner of Viscount Place and Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on the corner of Viscount Place and Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on the corner of Viscount Place and Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district".
Caption reads: "When we came to Bexley we were ready for a new life. We slowed down and started to enjoy ourselves. Before we moved to the area we never realised such a perfect place existed."
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on the corner of Kingsford Street and Tasman Place in the Horseshoe Lake district".