A 'sand volcano' of liquefaction silt in Bexley. The photographer comments, "Liquefaction is just a mixture of sand and water squeezed up from the ground, but with a little imagination it has a beauty in its untouched state".
Rolleston, South Island, NZ
Rolleston, South Island, NZ
Photo of Kaiapoi Island North Bank of Waimakariri River taken by Kate Roughan, 8 September 2010.
Photo of railway reserve cracks Kaiapoi Island Northbank Waimakariri River taken by Kate Roughan, 8 September 2010.
A map showing the South Island electorates.
The South Island is depicted as a punch bag which is reeling with the punishment inflicted after having been practised on by 'blizzards', 'earthquakes', 'disasters' and now 'drought'. Context; the Christchurch earthquake of 4 October and the Pike River Mine disaster of 19 November as well as some fairly extreme weather.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
An infographic comparing property values across the South Island.
A news article from the Cook Island featuring UC teachers.
A news article from the Cook Island featuring UC teachers.
A page banner promoting an article about visitors avoiding the South Island.
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.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A map showing the locations of fault lines in the upper South Island.
An infographic comparing job growth in the Canterbury region with other South Island regions.
An infographic comparing spending increases across the South Island during the Rugby World Cup.
An infographic comparing job growth in the Nelson/Tasman region with other South Island regions.
Rolleston/Burnham, South Island, NZ
This used to be a perfectly straight and flat road!
The cartoon's title is 'Life in the South Island'. A man wonders aloud to his wife when the 'plague of locusts' will arrive as they have had 'collapsing finance companies, earthquakes' and 'heavy snow damage'. Refers to the collapse of South Canterbury Finance, the earthquake of 4th September, and more recently, heavy snow in Southland that has caused roofs to collapse.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
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December 2011
December 2011
December 2011
December 2011
December 2011
20130325_1112_EOS M-25 Water water everywhere! (Day 84/365)
While the whole of the North Island is under drought conditions and parts of the South Island likely to follow suit, I doubt it will happen in Christchurch. With hundreds of earthquake road, water and sewer repairs underway many are spilling hundreds of litres of water per minute, like...
The community centre in my old neighbourhood. Now it's an empty lot.
The community centre in my old neighbourhood. Now it's an empty lot.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gareth James, general manager of the South Island Transpacific Waste Management. Spoiled food being dumped at the Parkhouse Road transfer station".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Post-quake barbeque at Shirley Intermediate on proceeds from North Island school donations. Josh Lawrence (11) is on the left with Tyla Leonard (11)".
