A photograph of the broken windows of the Press House on Gloucester Street.
A photograph of emergency management personnel exiting the car park of the earthquake-damaged Press House on Gloucester Street.
Martin van Beynen, a reporter for The Press newspaper, photographing damage to Wave House (Winnie Bagoes Pizza Bar). Masonry from the building has collapsed onto several parked cars.
A photograph of emergency management personnel exiting the car park of the earthquake-damaged Press House on Gloucester Street. One of the team is pushing a wheelbarrow full of various supplies.
The cartoon shows a house for sale in Christchurch after the earthquakes; there is a jagged rip through the house and the road outside that looks like a seismic graph after a lot of activity. The 'For Sale' sign says 'Open Plan living, open home, Seismologist's dream!'. Context - A house wrecked by the Christchurch earthquakes of September 4th 2010, February 22 2011 and June 13 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Rockfall damage to a house in Sumner".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A Clifton Hill house shunted to the cliff edge".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "David Palmer's Stewarts Gully house is ruined and he has no insurance. Liquefaction has sprung up everywhere and the house needs jacking up and new piles".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "David Palmer's Stewarts Gully house is ruined and he has no insurance. Liquefaction has sprung up everywhere and the house needs jacking up and new piles".
A truck carries a house to a new position and the family in the house wonder if they 'can stay on the truck permanently'. Context - Continuing housing problems in Christchurch following the earthquakes of 4 September 2010 and February 22 and June 13 2011. Many aftershocks are still happening and the ground is unstable in many places. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
In the top frame a man reads a newspaper report that says 'Govt to buy up red stickered homes' and shouts 'That's it - I'm out!' His mate comments that he thought it was his neighbour's house that was munted and that his house was ok. In the lower frame the first man says 'That's right... and I don't want to live next door to a politician?!' Context - A report released 23 June 2011 has divided quake-hit Canterbury into four zones with those in the worst affected residential red zone offered cash to move out. The man in the cartoon thinks that the government is buying up the houses so that politicians can live in them. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. House in Redcliffs".
Shows a furious man with a banner that says 'Orange'. Context: The frustration experienced by Christchurch people whose houses are still in the 'orange' zone which means a decision has yet to be made about whether their house is considered safe. If considered safe it will be deemed 'green' or not, in which case it will become 'red' and the people will have to move. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
In eight frames a man searches for a house in Christchurch and a real estate agent tries to sell him one. In each case the estate agent tries to emphasise the positives but the buyer sees the negatives brought about by the earthquakes. In the end the buyer settles for a caravan. Context - The problems of buying and selling houses in post-earthquake Christchurch. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Wrecked house in Rapaki, hit by a car-sized boulder from the peak above".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Four families huddle together in a Redcliffs house that still has no power. Story Keith Christchurch Press."
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Wrecked house in Rapaki, hit by a car-sized boulder from the peak above".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Wrecked house in Rapaki, hit by a car-sized boulder from the peak above".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Wrecked house in Rapaki, hit by a car-sized boulder from the peak above".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Wrecked house in Rapaki, hit by a car-sized boulder from the peak above".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Wrecked house in Rapaki, hit by a car-sized boulder from the peak above".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Wrecked house in Rapaki, hit by a car-sized boulder from the peak above".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Wrecked house in Rapaki, hit by a car-sized boulder from the peak above".
A photograph looking east down Gloucester Street from near the Manchester Street intersection. Members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team and construction workers are walking down the street. To their right is the new Press House building with many broken windows. In the foreground, the Coachman building has sustained earthquake damage to the façade. Wire fences have been placed around the building as a cordon.
A photograph of a Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team member talking to a member of the Professional Building Services on Gloucester Street. In the background is the Press House building with many cracks in the façade. Bits of bricks and other debris are scattered across the footpath. Some of the windows above the facade have broken. USAR codes have been spray-painted on one of the bottom-storey windows.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. 30 Dyer Pass Road, Cashmere - house damage".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. 30 Dyers Pass Road, Cashmere. House damage".
A rat in a business suit representing 'insurance companies' carries a briefcase labelled 'Total replacement policies' and follows a fellow rat into a large hole 'loop holes' that leads into a collapsed building. The rat says 'Woo-hoo! Home sweet home!' Context - Problems for people whose houses were damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes. One of the options presented to residents in the red zone, ideal for people with replacement policies, was the government bought your land, and you dealt directly with your insurers about your house. However they got a shock when insurers told them they won't replace their homes, they'll only repair them, even though they're earmarked for certain demolition. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
One book titled "Earthquake, Christchurch New Zealand 22 February 2011" with text by Chris Moore and Press journalists and images by Press and Fairfax photographers; colour illustrations; published by A Random House New Zealand, Auckland, 2011; accompanying DVD. The sombre tone of this book and DVD reflects the attitudes of the greater Christch...
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Chimney repair work at a house on Hackthorne Road, Cashmere".