A digitally manipulated image of a damaged building. The photographer comments, "Part of Christchurch City is out of bounds for the public and is called the red zone".
Dried liquefaction in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "This shape formed as the liquefaction after the 23 December earthquake in Christchurch started to dry out".
Mayor Bob Parker being interviewed by the media in the foyer of the Christchurch Art Gallery, the temporary headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Mayor Bob Parker being interviewed by the media in the foyer of the Christchurch Art Gallery, the temporary headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a sign outside the Christchurch Art Gallery advertising the "Debuilding" exhibition which was on display when the 22 February 2011 earthquake hit.
A sign in front of the Christchurch Art Gallery indicating that the building is being used as the Emergency Operations Centre. The sign reads, "EOC Command Centre, Enter only if involved in Civil Defence". Behind the sign is a small pile of glass from the Art Gallery windows.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 8 December 2011 entitled, "Christmas Cones".
A digger parked in a residential street covered in snow.
The back entrance to the Ng art gallery building on Madras Street. The awning from Bains of Madras Street sits on the ground beside cordon fencing around a damaged building.
Under the trees in the Botanic Gardens was a 'Road Cone Art Competition', to see what sculptures the public could make out of a road cone. This work was titled 'Conllicious'.
Street art on the Knox Church at the corner of Bealey Ave. It depicts a plaster with the words "I'll kiss it better" next to it in a speech bubble.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "86-88 Worcester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "86-88 Worcester Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "St Barnabas Church, Fendalton Road".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "St Barnabas Church, Fendalton Road".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "By McKenzie & Willis, St Asaph Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "St Barnabas Church, Fendalton Road".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "St Barnabas Church, Fendalton Road".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "St Barnabas Church, Fendalton Road".
A photograph of a media briefing on the Christchurch earthquake response. The briefing was held in the in the Christchurch Art Gallery, which served as the temporary Civil Defence headquarters after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of some simple street art on a concrete wall. The artwork depicts a masked boy with red hair, nestled between the colourful letters of tag writing. An excavator from Mount Grey Downs Limited and some stacked concrete slabs are in the foreground.
A photograph of street art on a fence near the roundabout of St Martins Road and Gamblins Road. The message "Keep calm and carry on" has been crossed out and replaced with "Now panic and freak out".
A photograph of street art on the side of an electricity substation on St Asaph Street. The artwork includes a Maori heimatau (fish hook) motif. Search and rescue codes have been spray-painted on the door of the building.
An attendee of the 2011 United States New Zealand Partnership Forum outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. In the background, members of Civil Defence have gathered after an aftershock hit during one of their briefings. The Christchurch Art Gallery served as the headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Attendees of the 2011 United States New Zealand Partnership Forum outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. In the background, members of Civil Defence have gathered after an aftershock hit during one of their briefings. The Christchurch Art Gallery served as the headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 10 December 2011 entitled, "'When a City Falls'".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 1 December 2011 entitled, "Ho, Ho, Ho, Henry!".
The dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament silhoutted against the evening sky. The photographer comments, "Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament taken at sunset looking west".
The damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. In the foreground is a vehicle that has been partly crushed by the collapse of the corner of the building.
Detail of steel bracing supporting the Colombo Street overpass. The photographer comments, "After the earthquake in Christchurch the Colombo St overpass got damaged and they used reinforcing steel beams to hold it up".