Revisiting some of my images coming up to our one year anniversary of the 22 February 2011 Christchurch 6.3 earthquake.
North Hagley Park, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Tens of thousands turned out today to mark the one year anniversary of the devastating earthquake that struck the city at 12.51pm on 22 February, 2011.
185 people lost their lives.
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Commemorating our one year anniversary of the 22 February 2011 Christchurch 6.3 earthquake.
Shirley Road, Christchurch.
File reference: CCL-2012-05-10-Around-Shirley-May-2012 DSC_02854.JPG
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Shirley Road, Christchurch.
File reference: CCL-2012-05-10-Around-Shirley-May-2012 DSC_02852.JPG
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Due to the 7.1 earthquake on 4th September 2010 and then the following earthquakes Godley House has suffered severe damage. Godley house was built in 1880 by Harvey Hawkins - see www.godleyhouse.co.nz/
The cartoon depicts a rose window set in a stone wall. The glass circles each contain a dollar sign.
Refers to the future of the Christchurch Cathedral after the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. The Anglican Church seemed to only consider the money in arguing that it would be too expensive to be repaired or rebuilt.
Title from file name
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Shows two visitors to Christchurch who can enjoy the excitement of the danger of earthquakes without car bombings. Context: refers to the Christchurch earthquakes and continuing aftershocks.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Martin Setchell, the organist, is shown playing a mouth organ made out of cardboard tubes.
This is a comment on the controversy over the replacement of Christchurch Cathedral, which was severely damaged in the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, by a temporary building made out of cardboard tubing.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Saturday 11 August 2012.
File reference: CCL-2012IMG_6247
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Saturday 11 August 2012.
File reference: CCL-2012
IMG_6246
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Saturday 11 August 2012.
File reference: CCL-2012IMG_6248
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
A hardcover book that details in words and photographs the response of the New Zealand Army, Air Force and Navy to the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Ruamoko, the Earthquake God, stirs in his bed, and with a sudden yawn, wonders if it is time to awake again. Above him Christchurch City trembles.
On 15 May 2012, after several months of comparatively small quakes, a 4.5 Richter Scale earthquake was registered only 10 km East of Christchurch. Quake-weary Christchurch citizens feared that another large earthquake was on its way.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Plywood wall on a damaged house in Quinns Road, Shirley, Christchurch.
File reference: CCL-2012-05-10-Around-Shirley-May-2012 DSC_02849.JPG
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Plywood wall on a damaged house in Quinns Road, Shirley, Christchurch.
File reference: CCL-2012-05-10-Around-Shirley-May-2012 DSC_02850.JPG
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Christ Church Cathedral has been granted a stay of execution after a High-Court ruling today to stop the planned demolition of the earthquake-damaged Christchurch central landmark.
Shows a fish wondering about the difference between an insurer delaying earthquake-damage settlements and a scavenging groper. Context: refers to the unacceptable and hugely damaging delays in the provision of earthquake damage settlements by insurance companies after the Christchurch earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Shirley Community Centre, Shirley Road, Christchurch.
File reference: CCL-2012-05-10-Around-Shirley-May-2012 DSC_02866.JPG
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Shirley Community Centre, Shirley Road, Christchurch.
File reference: CCL-2012-05-10-Around-Shirley-May-2012 DSC_02862.JPG
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Shirley Community Centre, Shirley Road, Christchurch.
File reference: CCL-2012-05-10-Around-Shirley-May-2012 DSC_02869.JPG
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Shirley Community Centre, Shirley Road, Christchurch.
File reference: CCL-2012-05-10-Around-Shirley-May-2012 DSC_02863.JPG
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Shirley Community Centre, Shirley Road, Christchurch.
File reference: CCL-2012-05-10-Around-Shirley-May-2012 DSC_02867.JPG
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
House being re-built on the corner of Hercules Street and Quinns Road, Shirley, Christchurch.
File reference: CCL-2012-05-10-Around-Shirley-May-2012 DSC_02847.JPG
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
House being re-built on the corner of Hercules Street and Quinns Road, Shirley, Christchurch.
File reference: CCL-2012-05-10-Around-Shirley-May-2012 DSC_02848.JPG
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
St Stephens Anglican Church, Shirley Road, Christchurch.
File reference: CCL-2012-05-10-Around-Shirley-May-2012 DSC_02857.JPG
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
St Stephens Anglican Church, Shirley Road, Christchurch.
File reference: CCL-2012-05-10-Around-Shirley-May-2012 DSC_02858.JPG
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
St Stephens Anglican Church, Shirley Road, Christchurch.
File reference: CCL-2012-05-10-Around-Shirley-May-2012 DSC_02859.JPG
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
St Stephens Anglican Church, Shirley Road, Christchurch.
File reference: CCL-2012-05-10-Around-Shirley-May-2012 DSC_02856.JPG
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
St Stephens Anglican Church, Shirley Road, Christchurch.
File reference: CCL-2012-05-10-Around-Shirley-May-2012 DSC_02860.JPG
From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
