Demolished building in the central city.
Demolished building in the central city.
Damaged building in the city centre.
Demolished building in the central city.
Demolished building in the central city.
Demolished building in the central city.
Demolished building in the central city.
Demolished building in the central city.
Text reads 'Water - One minute too much - The next, not enough' In the first frame a man is fed up with another downpour and in the second frame there is shown a plastic bottle of drinking water. Refers to the amount of rain in recent times but also the need for bottled or boiled water In Canterbury after the earthquake of 4th September 2010 which caused major damage to sewage and water systems.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
The cartoon shows rubble and ruined buildings after the Canterbury earthquake of 4th September 2010. Rats representing 'looters' run over the buildings taking advantage as do cockroaches representing 'politics'. Refers to a certain amount of looting but also the high profiles during the aftermath of Mayor Bob Parker with local body elections only a few weeks away and PM John Key in particular.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Someone representing 'government', 'neighbours', 'firemen', 'friends' etc, all of which are printed on a her tshirt, reaches down with a 'helping hand' to 'Canterbury'. Refers to the Canterbury of 4th September 2010.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
'Cappuccino dreams'. Christchurch mayoral candidates Jim Anderton and incumbent mayor Bob Parker tell constituents that they will get respectively more transparency in 'financial dealings' and in 't-shirts'. As the earthquake strikes they continue their electioneering until they are told to 'clear orf' because 'these frames lack substance'. A front-end loader begins to dismantle the structure from which they are speaking. Refers to the local body elections to take place 9th October and the Canterbury earthquake of 4th September.
Published in the Presto
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
The cartoon's title is 'Life in the South Island'. A man wonders aloud to his wife when the 'plague of locusts' will arrive as they have had 'collapsing finance companies, earthquakes' and 'heavy snow damage'. Refers to the collapse of South Canterbury Finance, the earthquake of 4th September, and more recently, heavy snow in Southland that has caused roofs to collapse.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Cordoned off church in the central city.
The 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck at about 4:35 am. Thankfully, the day was warm and still (unlike the cold driving rain and hail of yesterday afternoon).
Damage to a building in the central city.
Damage to a building in the central city.
Damage to a building in the central city.
A partially-demolished building in the central city.
Damage to a building in the central city.
Damage to a building in the central city.
Damage to a building in the central city.
A partially-demolished building in the central city.
Fallen bricks from buildings in the city centre.
Damage to a building in the central city.
A photograph of Christchurch city from the Port Hills.
Workers boarding up damaged buildings in the city centre.
Stones from a fallen facade in the city centre.
Displaced bricks on a building in the city centre.
Wood bracing on a building in the city centre.