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Several 'quake victims' dive into a fissure and zip it up as Santa Claus in the form of a malignant '$' symbol leaps towards them yelling 'Ho! Ho! Ho!' One of the quake victims shouts 'Quick Hide! Christmas is getting closer!!' Context; the Christchurch earthquake on 4th September and all the subsequent aftershocks have cost many people a great deal of money.
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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 weather map of New Zealand is shown beset with dreadful weather conditions that include cyclones and lightning strikes; there is also earthquake activity around the Canterbury region. Text reads 'Now all we need is a plague of locusts...' Refers to the Canterbury earthquake of 4th September 2010 and the spring storms with wind, rain and snow in recent weeks.
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Reasons why it pays not to be a smoker - if the quake had hit during opening hours there would have been probably half a dozen smokers underneath the black awning crushed by falling bricks.
Buildings in the process of being demolished in Kaiapoi. To the left is the Gospel Way Outreach Church, the front wall removed so that the inside of the building is exposed. Next door, the rubble from Bells Auctions is being cleared by a digger.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch, Sydenham Christmas shop. 'Christmas Jones' is among the September 4 M7.1 earthquake-hit block of shops. Owner Mike Jones pictured with his partner Megan Simpson (L) says business is slow, but he is staying open".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch, Sydenham Christmas shop. 'Christmas Jones' is among the September 4 M7.1 earthquake-hit block of shops. Owner Mike Jones pictured with his partner Megan Simpson (L) says business is slow, but he is staying open".
This is how the building looked when it was built - fine indeed!
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An engineer who owns a similar building in Dunedin, and is willing to put money into this building's restoration, is sure it could be stabilised, just like the Railway Clock Tower. And the t...
A large crack runs across Avonside Drive. Water is visible in the bottom of the crack, and there is flooding on the road surface.
The fish and chip shop on Hills Road in Edgeware. The building is red stickered meaning it is unsafe to enter. Without the glass in the window, the inside of the store is easy to see. Panelling on the walls and roof have come down and much of the furniture has been removed.
A photograph of major damage to a road in Darfield. UC geology student Dan Hills is standing in the crack to illustrate how deep it is.
A photograph of major damage to a road in Darfield. UC geology student Dan Hills is standing in the crack to illustrate how deep it is.
A machine pumps sewage into the river in Kaiapoi. This is a temporary solution while the sewage system is being repaired.
Jane's Bar in the Henry Africa's building is cordoned off with danger tape. The photographer comments, "My local bar is unsafe and can't open. Sad".
A view of the corner of Montreal and Victoria Streets. In the background is the damaged Caxton Press Building, and on the right is Gordon Smith & Sons Fruiterers.
The line that runs across this picture is the subsidence line - everything this side of the line has sunk by about 50 cm.
View down Tuam Street. On the left is the building housing the Real Groovy music shop, which relocated there after the September earthquake. Beside it is the former Odeon Theatre.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Manchester Courts building was damaged in the September earthquake and is becoming more unstable. There is talk about moving the cordons further back".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Manchester Courts building was damaged in the September earthquake and is becoming more unstable. There is talk about moving the cordons further back".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Amy Johnston Bray outside her red-stickered Avonside home due to the earthquake. She is frustrated at how long the EQC process is taking".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Manchester Courts building was damaged in the September earthquake and is becoming more unstable. There is talk about moving the cordons further back".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Amy Johnston Bray outside her Avonside home, red-stickered due to the earthquake. She is frustrated at how long the EQC process is taking".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch City Missioner Michael Gorman is shipping out food as soon as it arrives. 65 food parcels arrived yesterday where 35 is the norm".
The Hardie and Thomson building on Sherbourne Street is on a lean, barred off with police tape and road cones, after the 4th September earthquake. The city centre is visible in the distance.
The Hardie and Thomson building on Sherbourne Street is on a lean, barred off with police tape and road cones, after the 4th September earthquake. The city centre is visible in the distance.
Misplaced bricks on a wall outside a damaged house. The house behind appeared largely undamaged to the photographer, however the owner said "This is nothing, inside the house is a disaster".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Manchester Courts building was damaged in the September earthquake and is becoming more unstable. There is talk about moving the cordons further back".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Amy Johnston Bray outside her Avonside home, red-stickered due to the earthquake. She is frustrated at how long the EQC process is taking".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Manchester Courts building was damaged in the September earthquake and is becoming more unstable. There is talk about moving the cordons further back".
