The Hereford Street office of Brendon Burns, Member of Parliament for Christchurch Central. Thin cracks can be seen in the front of the building.
The Hereford Street office of Brendon Burns, Member of Parliament for Christchurch Central. Thin cracks can be seen in the front of the building.
Liquefaction silt surrounding a power pole in Ferry Road, next to a cut-out of a smiling and waving David Carter, National MP for the Port Hills electorate.
Liquefaction silt surrounding a power pole in Ferry Road, next to a cut-out of a smiling and waving David Carter, National MP for the Port Hills electorate.
MP Jim Anderton's office on Selwyn Street in Spreydon.
Building rubble in front of the office of MP Brendon Burns.
A photograph of a sign for the Electorate Office of MP Brendon Burns.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Formerly the office of Brendon Burns MP, 202 Hereford Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage to Brendon Burns's MP office on Hereford Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "All that remains of MP Brendon Burns's office, Hereford Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "All that remains of MP Brendon Burns's office, Hereford Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "All that remains of MP Brendon Burns's office, Hereford Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "All that remains of MP Brendon Burns's office, Hereford Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "All that remains of MP Brendon Burns's office, Hereford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Office of Dr Kennedy Graham MP at Temple Court, 303 Durham Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Office of Dr Kennedy Graham MP at Temple Court, 303 Durham Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "An empty site on Selwyn Street, with MP Jim Anderton's office opposite".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "An empty site on Selwyn Street, with MP Jim Anderton's office next door".
The electorate office of Ruth Dyson, Labour MP for Christchurch Port Hills. In the window is a "Keep calm and carry on" poster.
The electorate office of Ruth Dyson, Labour MP for Christchurch Port Hills. In the window is a "Keep calm and carry on" poster.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Office of MP Brendon Burns. The steel girders in the foreground are from the deconstruction of Avonmore House opposite".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of Selwyn Street with MP Jim Anderton's office to the left and an empty site to the right".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "John Key visit at Woodend School. John Key (second from right) and Kate Wilkinson National MP (right) demonstrate the turtle earthquake procedure to young pupils".
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The title is 'Main faultline to be probed'. The cartoon shows an image of Maori Party MP Hone Harawira with two small firemen on his shoulder squirting water into one ear so that it explodes out of the other. One of the firemen says 'I tell ya now the next quake will be an eight point four!' Context - The problem of criticism of his own party by maverick Maori Party MP Hone Harawira. Harawira says that many Maori believe the party has not been able to be an independent voice because of its government partnership and so Mr Harawira is calling for his party to consider its options at the next election. Mr Harawira said that the problem was exacerbated because when the Maori Party was going into coalition with National, the whole world was going into recession and when this happens their choice (National) is to help the rich guy, help the big business, on the basis that they will stay here and keep their business here and everybody will get a job He said the Maori Party needed to get back to supporting basic social policies to help the poor. There is a reference to the Christchurch earthquake of 4 September 2010 and the many strange ways of trying to predict the earthquakes and aftershocks that Christchurch has been experiencing.. (Stuff 18 January 2011)
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Prime Minister John Key drives a tractor to which is attached a crane and a huge demolition ball in the shape of MP Gerry Brownlee's head; the ball smashes against a historic building bringing stone pediments down. Context - Gerry Brownlee, who is Earthquake Recovery Minister, has caused a stir by suggesting that if he had his way some of Christchurch's older buildings would be "down tomorrow". He also said the price of saving some historic buildings badly damaged in the February 22 earthquake was too high. People had died in the quake because of attempts to save historic buildings badly damaged in the September 4 quake. Brownlee said he had no regrets despite the stir his comments caused - but he was annoyed by suggestions the Cathedral and Riccarton House were among buildings he thought should be bowled. He believed those buildings should be saved, and they would be. "I'm not a philistine; I was chairman of the trust that actually saved Riccarton House from the bulldozers in 1990. "I understand conservation architecture very well and I do have an appreciation of heritage buildings."
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Surrounded by mud and puddles in Christchurch Prime Minister John Key puts his arm round co-leader of the Maori Party Pita Sharples and smiles happily; behind them is a brand new plastic portaloo. On the ground lies a newspaper with a headline that reads 'Govt. to fund $2m giant RWC plastic waka'. Pita Sharples says 'and to show we're not neglecting our priorities in these austere times, Christchurch will get a new plastic portaloo!' Context - The government has hit back at criticism over a $2 million venue centre in the shape of a waka for the Rugby World Cup (RWC), defending the cost as necessary to host a world-class event. Co-leader of the Maori Party Pita Sharples says the waka will promote Maori culture during the Rugby World Cup and at other events (like the America's Cup). Labour Party MP Shane Jones asks "How can Dr Sharples and Prime Minister John Key actually believe that this expensive indulgence is a positive advertisement for Maori? The truth is they don't but they're both working together in a desperate effort to keep the Maori Party afloat.
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