&x22;SEE THE GULLS&x22; Christchurch NZ

SEE THE GULLS: Australian artist Anthony Lister has created an enormous artwork on the wall of Les Mills in the city centre for the RISE street-art festival. Street artists armed with spray cans and paint rollers are coming to the rescue of Christchurch's struggling suburbs and city centre. Dozens of large artworks have been created on walls across the city this month with many more going up this week. The RISE street-art festival has commissioned a dozen large street-art paintings in the city centre, while the From the Ground Up project has organised about 16 large artworks in the city centre and Sydenham. Christchurch business owners and city leaders believe street art will help regenerate areas hit hard by the earthquakes and draw tourists to the city.