In the living room of a house half-ruined by the Christchurch earthquake a decrepit and useless-looking man in a grubby white singlet doses in his armchair with a glass of beer in his hand; his wife whispers to a friend 'Just between you and me, I'm hoping to have him red-stickered!' Context - The two Christchurch earthquakes of 4 September 2010 and 22 February 2011 and the technique of using different coloured stickers to designate the degree of damage to buildings - 'red' indicates that it needs to be demolished.
Colour and black and white versions available
Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
A photograph looking north along the footpath of Bangor Street. To the right there are the former sites of several houses. The houses were demolished after the land was zoned Red.
A photograph of 52-58 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 56 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 58 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 38 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 38 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 38 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 58 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 56 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 56 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 58 Bangor Street.
A map showing the location of green-zoned homes in the otherwise red-zoned Stour Drive.
Damaged road in Bexley.
Stopbanks around Bexley Wetland.
Stopbanks around Bexley Wetland.
Damage to houses in Bexley.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 7 Rees Street.
A photograph of 7 Rees Street.
A photograph of the front door of 7 Rees Street. A yellow sticker taped to the door indicates that the access to the building is restricted.
A photograph of 36 Bangor Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 7 Rees Street.
A photograph of 36 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 52 Bangor Street.
A photograph of 36 Bangor Street.
A digitally manipulated image of an excavator. The photographer comments, "This is a huge excavator in the Christchurch CBD. It is being used to clear away the enormous amount of rubble from the buildings being demolished. It seems that nearly all the big machinery from all other the world has been needed in the clean up of the earthquake damaged buildings and utilities".
one of Christchurch's abandoned suburbs. The land moved - bricks and block walls everywhere collapsed - two multi story buildings folded - 184 people died.
Wooden framed houses largely stayed up, many concrete slabs cracked, power poles leaned in liquid ground, surface bubbled, services ruptured .... damage to the cbd still gets the most cover...
A business owner has been allowed into the 'Red Zone' in the Christchurch CBD in order to investigate the damage to his business premises. He is dismayed to discover that he has forgotten his keys; the Civil Defence officer who is with him, looks at him askance as the door is the only part of his premises still standing. Context - Some time after the earthquake of 22 March 2011 business owners were allowed through the cordon to collect belongings and see their premises for themselves.
Colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available
Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Children walking across the twisted Medway Street bridge.
Children walking across the twisted Medway Street bridge.
