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Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:09:24 16:03:17
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Children in Diamond Harbour and Purau who decided to try and cheer up all the sick and elderly in the community after the quake by taking them bunches of daffodils. Liam Schmidlin-Wilson who came up with the idea".
Don't Put This Pipe Cleaner in Your Ear
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A worker uses a large water-blasting pipe to clear blocked drains. The photographer comments, "These guys worked really hard late at night to remove the liquefaction blocking our drains, but did not pre-warn people. Our elderly neighbour's toilet was drenched in water".
Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:09:24 15:57:34
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Children in Diamond Harbour and Purau who decided to try and cheer up all the sick and elderly in the community after the quake by taking them bunches of daffodils. From left are Charmaine Cameron, Alex Cameron, Liam Schmidlin-Wilson, Ruby Gilligan, Ellie Rice, Sofia Rand, Zac Cottrell-Vincent (rear), Dorothy Schmidlin-Wilson, Sky Dehne and James Rice".
Clark, Laurence, 1949-:"I'm so glad PRINCE WILLIAM took time out to visit …
Images, Alexander Turnbull Library
An elderly couple sit having afternoon tea and chatting about Prince William's visit to Christchurch after the February 22 earthquake. The woman expresses delight that 'Prince William took time out to visit Christchurch' and her husband comments that there is 'Not much talk about becoming a republic lately'. Context - The Christchurch earthquakes of 4 September 2010 and 22 February 2011 and Prince William's subsequent visit. Also discussion about New Zealand's becoming a republic; there is a Republican Movement who are promoting the idea of an elected head of state. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alistair, 1958-: 150 great reasons to live in Christchurch. 6 Apri…
Images, Alexander Turnbull Library
Text reads '150 great reasons to live in Christchurch'. Someone quotes 'It's only 250 metres to empty your chemical toilet'. An elderly woman trudges through the rain pushing a trolley on which is balanced her chemical toilet. Context - Following the Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011 when a great deal of damage was done to the sewage system because of broken pipes thousands of chemical toilets have been distributed but now there seems to be confusion over whether it is safe to use flushing toilets when the sewage system cannot support it or whether residents should still be using chemical toilets. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :'CBD Red Zone Tours'. 22 October 2011
Images, Alexander Turnbull Library
Depicts huge elderly woman with 'CERA' on her dress scolding smaller adult dressed as schoolboy near bustop with sign 'CBD red zone tours' Text reads 'And don't talk to strangers and don't cross the road and remember to eat your lunch..' Context: After the 22 Feburary 2011 earthquake in Christchurch, the central business district (CBD) was marked as a red zone. Red zone areas were deemed unsuitable for habitation due to significant damage and at high risk of further damage from low levels of earth shaking. CERA (Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Authority) ran public bus tours of the Christchurch CBD from November to December 2011. For safety reasons the public was not allowed off the buses as it was a dangerous and active demolition site. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).