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Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :"Hey Bob ... how about a re-write... 'We will rai…
Images, Alexander Turnbull Library
Text at the top reads 'Bob's next speech?... The cartoon shows Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker making a speech - 'We shall fight on the beaches... We shall fight in the liquefaction... We shall fight in the cracks... We shall fight on the falling rocks and in the sinkholes... We shall fight in the portaloos... We shall fight in the sewage pipes... We shall fight in the polluted waters and subsided streets... We shall fight in the heritage buildings including the Dux de Lux... We shall NEVER surrender! A man leans over a fence and yells 'Hey Bob... How about a rewrite..."We shall raise the white flag and shall get the hell out!"' Context - The continuing earthquakes and aftershocks are causing serious problems in Christchurch, both practical and emotional. Many people are considering leaving the city. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Christchurch Press Infographic: 3 October 2011 (2)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
An advertisement for the "Fight for Christchurch" event.
Christchurch Press Infographic: 30 November 2012 (1)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A page banner promoting an article about the "Fight for Christchurch" charity boxing match.
Christchurch Press Infographic: 25 October 2012 (1)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A page banner promoting an article about the "Fight for Christchurch" boxing match.
Christchurch Press Infographic: 24 November 2012 (2)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
The front page graphic for the Mainlander section of The Press, featuring an article titled, "Street fighting".
Christchurch Earthquake 2011 - Wreaked to the Rafters
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
A view after the 6.3 magnatude quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. Monsters in the Rafters You have no right to do this. Build me up Just to break me down. I wonder how you feel As I lie here alone. Fighting the monsters In my mind. Beyond the rafters Of the unknown. From a poem by Pinkieswear
Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :'John! - the schools we plan to merge are figh…
Images, Alexander Turnbull Library
A worried Hekia Parata, Minister of Education, tells John Key, the Prime Minister, that schools in Canterbury are resisting being merged. John Key replies that the government will go through a 'consultation process' and then 'do what we like'. However the schools are claiming marae status and thus protection under the Treaty of Waitangi. The 'Hui report' which the Prime Minister is holding confirms this fear. The Ministry of Education, given the excuse of the Canterbury earthquakes, announced that many schools there will be merged or closed. Threatened schools, particularly the two Maori language schools, lodged complaints with the Waitangi Tribunal. 'Hui reports' refers to the claims and resulting hui over the water rights of the proposed partial privatisation of state assets. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).