A photograph of a sign from the Christchurch City Council, ECan and the Canterbury District Health Board warning people over the contamination in the rivers after the September earthquake. The sign reads, "Warning, contaminated water. Due to sewage overflows this water is unsafe for human contact and activity and is a Public Health Risk. Please keep all people and pets out of contact with the water and do not consume any seafood or shellfish collected from this area". In the background, workers from Treetech clean up wood and leaves from felled trees.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Health Minister Tony Ryall has lunch with Marilyn Ollett at Christchurch Hospital".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Health Minister Tony Ryall has lunch with Marilyn Ollett at Christchurch Hospital".
A Christchurch City Council/Canterbury District Health Board/ECan sign on a tree next to the Heathcote River reads, "Warning, contaminated water. Due to sewage overflows this water is unsafe for human contact and activity and is a public health risk. Please keep all people and pets out of contact with the water and do not consume any seafood or shellfish collected from this area.".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Tony Ryall, Minister of Health visits Christchurch hospital to get a status report on how it is coping".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Tony Ryall (left), Minister of Health, visits Christchurch Hospital to get a status report on how it is coping. Pictured with David Meates, Hospital CBHD Chief Executive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Tony Ryall, Minister of Health, visits Christchurch Hospital to get a status report on how it is coping. Pictured with staff at the Emergency Control Centre at the hospital".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Tony Ryall, Minister of Health, visits Christchurch hospital to get a status report on how it is coping. Pictured with staff at the Emergency Control Centre at the hospital".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. John Walker specialists in asbestos removal with two common types of material containing asbestos. L-R: Polite and pipe lagging which are both dangerous to health when disturbed".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Tony Ryall (L), Minister of Health visits Christchurch hospital to get a status report on how it is coping. Pictured with David Meates Hospital CBHD Chief Executive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Tony Ryall. Minister of Health visits Christchurch hospital to get a status report on how it is coping. Pictured with patient Michael Williams in the Acute Stroke Ward".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Tony Ryall, Minister of Health visits Christchurch hospital to get a status report on how it is coping. Pictured with Alison Gallant. Charge Nurse in the Acute Stroke Ward talking about how the building is coping".
It is the middle of the night and a man wearing his dressing-gown runs out of his house towards a portaloo clutching a toilet roll and saying 'Try me'. The neighbourhood is wrecked by earthquakes. On the ground is a newspaper with a headline that reads 'New Delhi athletes substandard accomodation facilities'. A second newspaper reads 'Given the choice many prefer to stay home'. Context: The first Christchurch earthquake shook the city on early morning of the 4th September 2010. The destruction of sewage infrastructure has meant portaloos and long-drops have become de rigeur as a consequence. There was a desperate rush to get the village ready for the influx of athletes before the opening of the Commonwealth Games on 3rd October 2010 and there was a fear that unsatisfactory sanitation systems might cause health and safety problems. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).