over the Avon - we hid a magnetic geocache under this one called "Whitebait Watch".
Christchurch city experienced a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on September 4 at 4:35 am. The epicentre was 40 km west of the city. It was the most damaging earthquake in New Zealand since the Hawke's Bay earthquake in 1931, but there was no loss of life. It was fortunate the earthquake occurred when the central city streets were deserted, as there w...
After September 2010 earthquake. Was demolished after extensive damage from February 22nd 2011 6.3 aftershock.
Photograph captioned by the New Zealand Defence Force, "The NZ Defence Force helps out after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. HMNZS Canterbury arrives back in Lyttelton Harbour after a very fast return trip to Wellington to resupply".
Photograph captioned by the New Zealand Defence Force, "The NZ Defence Force helps out after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. HMNZS Canterbury arrives back in Lyttelton Harbour after a very fast return trip to Wellington to resupply".
Photograph captioned by the New Zealand Defence Force, "The NZ Defence Force helps out after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. HMNZS Canterbury arrives back in Lyttelton Harbour after a very fast return trip to Wellington to resupply".
Photograph captioned by the New Zealand Defence Force, "The NZ Defence Force helps out after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. HMNZS Canterbury arrives back in Lyttelton Harbour after a very fast return trip to Wellington to resupply".
Photograph captioned by the New Zealand Defence Force, "The NZ Defence Force helps out after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. HMNZS Canterbury arrives back in Lyttelton Harbour after a very fast return trip to Wellington to resupply".
Photograph captioned by the New Zealand Defence Force, "The NZ Defence Force helps out after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. HMNZS Canterbury arrives back in Lyttelton Harbour after a very fast return trip to Wellington to resupply".
A photograph of the Struan Ashby (left) and Erica Duthie (right) from Tape Art NZ with the 'All Righties' in front of the mural. Ashby and Duthie are holding tape art bubbles to be added to the mural. The photograph was taken at Street Talk, a Tape Art residency held from 6 - 9 March 2014. Street Talk was a collaborative project between All Right?, Healthy Christchurch and Tape Art NZ that had Christchurch communities create large tape art murals on the south wall of Community and Public Health.
A photograph of the tape art mural on the south wall of Community and Public Health. Erica Duthie from Tape Art NZ can be seen beginning a tape artwork for the mural. In the foreground a Greening the Rubble site is being planted. The photograph was taken at Street Talk, a Tape Art residency held from 6 - 9 March 2014. Street Talk was a collaborative project between All Right?, Healthy Christchurch and Tape Art NZ that had Christchurch communities create large tape art murals on the south wall of Community and Public Health.
A photograph an All Right? staff member with a pair of tape artists and their creation - a tape art bubble for the mural. In the background Struan Ashby from Tape Art NZ gets directions from a young tape artist. The photograph was taken at Street Talk, a Tape Art residency held from 6 - 9 March 2014. Street Talk was a collaborative project between All Right?, Healthy Christchurch and Tape Art NZ that had Christchurch communities create large tape art murals on the south wall of Community and Public Health.
Members of the New Zealand Air Force preparing to unload a generator from a NZ C130 Hercules at the Christchurch Air Movements Terminal. This was the first generators to arrive from Australia to support Operation Christchurch Quake.
Members of the New Zealand Air Force preparing to unload a generator from a NZ C130 Hercules at the Christchurch Air Movements Terminal. This was the first generators to arrive from Australia to support Operation Christchurch Quake.
Members of the New Zealand Air Force preparing to unload a generator from a NZ C130 Hercules at the Christchurch Air Movements Terminal. This was the first generators to arrive from Australia to support Operation Christchurch Quake.
Members of the New Zealand Air Force preparing to unload a generator from a NZ C130 Hercules at the Christchurch Air Movements Terminal. This was the first generators to arrive from Australia to support Operation Christchurch Quake.
Members of the New Zealand Air Force preparing to unload a generator from a NZ C130 Hercules at the Christchurch Air Movements Terminal. This was the first generators to arrive from Australia to support Operation Christchurch Quake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Hughes Family of Spreydon who survived the 1995 Japan earthquake only to move back to NZ to bring up their family. From left, Kaori - 13, Yuki - 12, Max - 8, Hiromi and David Hughes".
Members of the New Zealand Air Force preparing to unload a generator from a NZ C130 Hercules at the Christchurch Air Movements Terminal. This was the first generators to arrive from Australia to support Operation Christchurch Quake.
Members of the New Zealand Air Force preparing to unload a generator from a NZ C130 Hercules at the Christchurch Air Movements Terminal. This was the first generators to arrive from Australia to support Operation Christchurch Quake.
PTE Taylor, a NZ ARMY Driver, with Section Commander 3 Transport CPL Marvin, closing off a unimog. The unimog was being used to deliver chemical toilets to residents in Christchurch who had been without running water for ten days.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Transpacific staff donate to a relief fund to help other staff after the earthquake. Tom Nickels, managing director of Transpacific Industries Group NZ (left), with Dave and Kathy Youngman, whose house in Kaiapoi was damaged".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Transpacific staff donate to a relief fund to help other staff after the earthquake. Tom Nickels, managing director of Transpacific Industries Group NZ (left), with Dave and Kathy Youngman whose house in Kaiapoi was damaged".
LCPL Ryan Dempsey, from the 3rd Catering and Supply Company, photographed in the NZ Army's decontamination area. The area was set up after the 22 February 2011 earthquake in order to decontaminate equipment used in Operation Christchurch Quake.
A man walks away from a scene of destruction after an earthquake; he is reading a newspaper whose headline is 'ACC takes earthquake hit' and because he is not looking where he is going he is about to step into the sea in which lurks a shark that represents 'levies'. A second version has the shark representing 'Nick Smith'. Context - The second Christchurch more devastating earthquake of 22 February 2011 that followed an original earthquake on 4 September 2010. Levy changes from April 1 will give businesses discounts or penalties on their workplace ACC levies based on a three-year claims history but ACC Minister Nick Smith said today that the quake would be declared an "adverse event" so Christchurch employers would not be unfairly hit with a levy increase, unless they contributed materially to an employee's injuries. (NBR 10 March 2011) Two versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
'The Politician' cartoon strip. A member of the government staff reads in a newspaper 'These emergency powers they've given the minister are the equivalent of war powers' and he adds 'and he's making the most of them!' The second frame shows a minister wearing a military uniform with cap that includes copious braiding and medals; he is sitting behind a desk labelled 'Minister General'. Context - Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) will be established as a stand-alone government department to enable an effective, timely and co-ordinated rebuilding and recovery effort in Canterbury. The controversial bill empowers the new Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) to take control of councils it believes are failing on reconstruction work. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A woman sits reading a newspaper with reports about the Japanese earthquake and the latest news on Christchurch post-earthquake. Her husband has just put a Jerry Lee Lewis record on the turntable and the song 'Whole lotta shakin' goin' on' is playing; he says Didn't I always say this guy was ahead of his time?' Context - The Christchurch earthquakes of September 4 2010 and February 22 2011 as well as the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).