A page banner promoting a feature titled, "Local heroes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake unsung hero, Emily Harvey".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake unsung hero, Sarah Davidge".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake unsung hero, Sharon Butt".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake unsung hero, Graeme Bull".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake unsung hero, Daniel Bakker".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake unsung hero, Ben Brough".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake unsung hero, Kylie Hahn".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake unsung hero, Dave van Leeuwen".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Unsung hero. Nigel Vaiese, Telecoms engineer".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Unsung hero. Wayne Blanchfield, Civil Engineer".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Unsung hero Grant Duffield. Telecoms Engineer".
The front page graphic for The Press. The main headline reads, 'A year for heroes'.
The front page graphic for the Mainlander section of The Press. The main headline reads, "Local heroes".
A page banner which is part of a series of banners about earthquake-related articles.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The memorial for 9/11 New York World Trade Centre victims and heroes on the corner of Madras and Kilmore Street, Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The memorial for 9/11 New York Trade Centre Victims and heroes on the corner of Madras and Kilmore Streets in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The memorial for 9/11 New York World Trade Centre victims and heroes on the corner of Madras and Kilmore Streets, Christchurch".
Several volunteers work amongst the ruins of a building. A woman nearby weeps and the man comforting her comments 'and to think we believed sports stars were our national heroes'. Context - on 22 February 2011 a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Christchurch which has probably killed more than 200 people (at this point the number is still not known) and caused very severe damage. There has been enormous praise for the efforts of many ordinary people who have shown courage in the catastrophe.
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The cartoon shows a row of gold statuettes of Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker smiling and holding a shovel; these are 'The Bob Awards - for supporting roles in Christchurch'. Context - on 22 February 2011 a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Christchurch, which has probably killed more than 200 people (at this point the number is still not known) and caused very severe damage. The courage, generosity and 'can do' attitude of the people has been wonderful and Bob Parker himself is showing himself a tireless and cheerful mayor in extraordinary circumstances.
Colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available
Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
