Damage from the Christchurch 7.1 earthquake on 4th Sept 2010
Damage from the Christchurch 7.1 earthquake on 4th Sept 2010
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury NZ. Bridge Street, South Brighton, Christchurch.
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury, NZ. Footbridge over Avon river, Christchurch
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury NZ. Bridge Street, South Brighton, Christchurch.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "John Price, NZ Police, during a press conference following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "John Price, NZ Police, during a press conference following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mayor Bob Parker with NZ Fire Service staff following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "John Price, NZ Police, during a press conference following Canterbury's earthquake".
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury NZ. Storm drains - Lower Styx Road, Brooklands.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Rob Saunders, NZ Fire Service, during a press conference following Canterbury's earthquake".
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury, NZ. Damage to road alongside Avon River, Christchurch.
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury, NZ. Damage to roads alongside Avon river, Christchurch.
Aftermath of September 4th Canterbury Earthquake in NZ. Petrol station on Pages Road, Bexley, Christchurch.
A house rocks in the night but the occupants are reassured that it is not 'another quake', only an aftershock, which although it causes the walls to crumble is nothing to worry about. Refers to the Canterbury earthquake of 4th September and the dozens of aftershocks that cause continuing tension and anxiety.
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A woman sits at the breakfast table reading the paper - As her husband comes through the door behind her she comments that the 'Regional Council says rural people should be checking their septic tanks!' Her husband is covered in muck and surrounded by flies - he has clearly been taking the council's advice. Refers to the news that the Canterbury Regional Council is encouraging rural residents with septic tanks to check their wastewater system for any signs of damage following September's earthquake. (Radio NZ News 5 November 2010)
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A man stares at an enormous roadsign reading 'Cleanup' that dwarfs a smaller one pointing to Canterbury. Refers to the damage resulting from the Christchurch earthquake of 4th September 2010.
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The word 'AFTERSHOCKS' appears printed across the Canterbury landscape. Text reads 'Canterbury from the air...' Refers to the earthquake of 4th September and the frequent aftershocks that continued for at least two weeks.
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Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury, NZ. Damage to roads alongside Avon river, Christchurch City.
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury (area covers Christchurch City), NZ. Cracks alongside Avon river.
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury (area covers Christchurch City) NZ. Storm drains - Anfield Street, Brooklands.
A man knocks at the door of a portaloo and asks if the sewer has been down long. The portaloo has a TV mast, a washingline, a letterbox, and flowers planted outside. In the background is a wrecked house. . Refers to the use of portaloos in parts of Christchurch since the earthquake of 4th September because of damage to plumbing infrastructure.
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A Lotto game called 'Tremor Strike' invites people to 'Simply guess the magnitude of the next four consecutive aftershocks and WIN BIG!' Four differently coloured balls each with a tremor magnitude number bounce across the shaking ground. Refers to the earthquake of 4th September and the continuing aftershocks.
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Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury, NZ. Damage to store - corner of Gloucester and Woodham Road, Christchurch.
Someone representing 'government', 'neighbours', 'firemen', 'friends' etc, all of which are printed on a her tshirt, reaches down with a 'helping hand' to 'Canterbury'. Refers to the Canterbury of 4th September 2010.
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waiting for assessment
the pattern of the aftershock since Saturday the 04/09/2010
www.stuff.co.nz/national/canterbury-earthquake/4114666/Qu...
The cartoon shows a family standing proudly in front of their tent which has 'No leaks!', is 'Earthquake-proof!', and 'Affordable!' An 'Optional extra' is an 'inflatable base for tsunami-prone areas'. Text below reads 'Not suitable for volcanic areas. Refers to the problems that have been experienced in the last couple of decades with leaky homes because of slack building codes (which have now been tightened), refers also to the Canterbury earthquake of 4th September with its aftermath of rebuilding for greater earthquake proofing and lastly refers to the problem of people being unable to afford houses.
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A man has climbed an active volcano and pitched a tent in order to get away from the Canterbury earthquake and the flooding in the lower North Island. Refers to the Christchurch earthquake of 4th September 2010 as well as the heavy rain, slips, and flooding from Whanganui in the centre of the North Island down to the Rimutaka Hill Road, North of Wellington.
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A graph shows an earthquake registering 7.1 on the Richter scale and $2 billion on the 'Wreckter' scale. An arrow shoots upwards from the $2 billion anticipating that the cost will rise higher. Text above reads 'SIZE-mic does matter'. Refers to the Christchurch earthquake of Saturday 4th September 2010 and the cost of the damage. No-one was killed.
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Debbie says brightly that Christchurch has 'demonstrated the classic Kiwi quality of stoicism and behaving decently towards each other!' Jaimee replies that it's the same stoicism that means we complain a lot about our problems but never really do anything and Debbie tells her that applies just to her. Refers to the Christchurch earthquake of 4th September.
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