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Scott, Thomas, 1947- :'Question; would you rather live in Wellington...'. …
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Three men chat in a pub. One of them reads a newspaper article about the Mayor of Christchurch, Bob Parker, who commented that he was scared of earthquakes when in Wellington. All three drinkers would rather be in Wellington than trapped beside Bob Parker at a dinner table. Context: Christchurch's Mayor has told the Emergency Management Conference he's scared to be in Wellington. He gave graphic descriptions of the Christchurch earthquakes, getting people to bang on the tables for 45 seconds so they could see what it felt like. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 032
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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team sitting outside City Care on Antigua Street. The City Care building has been blocked off with wire fencing and police tape.
WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 031
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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team filling out paperwork outside City Care on Antigua Street. The City Care building has been blocked off with wire fencing and police tape.
WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 030
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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team filling out paperwork outside City Care on Antigua Street. The City Care building has been blocked off with wire fencing and police tape.
WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 036
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of liquefaction inside a building in the Christchurch central city.
WEMO ERT Set 4 - March 2011 - Photograph 01
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A photograph of a whiteboard in the Christchurch City Council Command Unit in Latimer Square. The whiteboard includes information about each USAR team working in Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 173
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A photograph of emergency tape cordoning off Hereford Street near the end of the Christchurch City Council building. Tape has also been draped around St Elmo Courts as a cordon.
WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 116
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A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the side of a building in the Christchurch central city.
WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 27
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A photograph of a collapsed house in the Christchurch central city. USAR codes have been spray painted on the fence in front.
WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 075
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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team breaking into a clinic in the Christchurch city centre.
WEMO ERT Team Set 1 - June 2011 - Photograph 2
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A photograph of Fred Mecoy, the Wellington City Council's Emergency Preparedness Manager, speaking at a graduation ceremony for more than 40 new civil defence volunteers in the Wellington Town Hall. Members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office team were presented certificates of appreciation during this event. The certificates were presented to the members to honour their involvement in the emergency response to the 22 February 2011 earthquakes in Christchurch.
WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 077
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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing in a car park in the Christchurch city centre.
WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 097
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A photograph of a map of the Christchurch central city. Greed, red, and yellow dots have been used to indicate the status of inspected buildings
WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 112
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A photograph taken inside an office in the Christchurch central city. Documents have fallen off many of the desks and are lying on the floor.
Nic Johns and Mark Osborne WEMO Photograph 122
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A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office standing on a pile of bricks from an earthquake-damaged building in the Christchurch central city.
Nic Johns and Mark Osborne WEMO Photograph 121
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A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office standing on a pile of bricks from an earthquake-damaged building in the Christchurch central city.
Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[PM John Key plays charity cricket match] 15…
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PM John Key sits at a large desk in a very large chair looking disconcerted as a messenger says 'after your display in the charity match - John Wright wants you on standby for India. Context - The charity match for Christchurch played at the Basin reserve on Sunday 9 March 2011. The prime minister played along with actors Russell Crowe and James Nesbitt, who were opposing coaches with the match being refereed by Ian McKellen in Sunday's match starting at 4pm. Key will face an over from the Australian spin king during the innings break at the Basin, which Cricket Wellington expects could sell out as early as today. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"Good grief! Earthquake?" "City Council" 24 September 2010
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Two people stare at a demolition scene. The man thinks there must have been an earthquake but the woman advises him that it was the city council. Refers to plans to demolish three buildings in Wellington's Willis Street without public consultation. The buildings due for demolition are owned by Singaporean Grand Complex Properties, which plans eventually to build a multimillion-dollar high-rise on the site, reports stuff.co.nz. The Canterbury earthquake happened 4th September and as a result there has been a lot of discussion about the need to preserve historic buildings if at all possible. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 76
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A photograph of a hallway in a building in the Christchurch city centre. Concrete blocks and other rubble fill the stairwell on the left-hand side of the hallway.
WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 078
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A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team using a crowbar to open the door of a building in the Christchurch central city.
WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 082
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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team outside a building in the Christchurch city centre. One of the men is holding bolt cutters.
WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 096
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A photograph of a map of Christchurch. The city has been divided into sections. Green, red, and yellow dots have been used to indicate the status of inspected buildings.
WEMO ERT Set 2 - February 2011 - Photograph 04
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A member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team team attempting to enter the City Care building on Antigua Street. A green sticker on the door indicates that the building has been inspected and is safe to enter.
WEMO ERT Team Set 3 - April 2011 - Photograph 01
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A photograph of the photocopy template for the Christchurch City Council's green sticker. The sticker was used by the Civil Defence after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes to indicate that a building had been inspected and that 'no structural or other safety hazards' were found.
WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 112
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A photograph looking west down Dundas Street. Rubble has been stacked on both sides of the street. Several earthquake-damaged cars, recovered from the Smiths City car park, have also been stacked on the left. In the background two excavators are sorting through the rubble.
WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 13
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A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team using a sledgehammer to break open the window of a building in the Christchurch central city.
WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 162
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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in the Christchurch central city. The bricks walls of the building have collapsed and the bricks have spilt into the garden.
WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 115
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A photograph of a pile of twisted steel reinforcement and other rubble at the entrance to the Smiths City car park on Dundas Street. In the background a section of the collapsed car park has not been demolished yet. Many cars are still parked on the top floor.
WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 064
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A photograph an Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing next to car inside a building in the Christchurch city centre. The car is a 1968 Plymouth Road Runner Super Bee.
WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 113
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A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing on Dundas Street near the Smiths City car park. In the background several crushed cars have been removed from the car park and stacked on the road.