Page 4 of Section C of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 9 April 2011.
Members of the New Zealand Police lifting a dog in a harness through the window of a damaged building.
Page 2 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 2 April 2011.
Page 1 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Thursday 12 May 2011.
Page 3 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Monday 16 May 2011.
Page 4 of Section A of the Christchurch edition of the Christchurch Press, published on Monday 9 May 2011.
A video about the return of CTV to air after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Page 2 of The Box section of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 26 April 2011.
Page 1 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 19 April 2011.
Page 4 of Section A of the South Island edition of the Christchurch Press, published on Monday 9 May 2011.
Page 12 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 19 April 2011.
Page 1 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 7 June 2011.
Page 8 of Section C of the Christchurch Press, published on Thursday 29 September 2011.
Page 20 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 26 February 2011.
Page 15 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Monday 4 April 2011.
Page 3 of The Box section of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 13 December 2011.
Page 15 of Section C of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 19 March 2011.
Page 20 of Section C of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 24 September 2011.
Page 3 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Thursday 7 April 2011.
Page 13 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 7 May 2011.
Page 4 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 3 May 2011.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. A businessman walks down the street with two computers in the minutes after Tuesday's quake".
Page 5 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 9 March 2011.
Cartoon depicts a person wearing a "Rachel Hunter disguise" saying "Maybe NOW they'll let me into the Red Zone!". A second person responds "It won't happen overnight... but it will happen!". Refers to frustration from Christchurch business owners at not being allowed into the Red Zone following the earthquake on 22 February 2011. Source of information: Heather, Ben. "Anger rising outside red zone". 'The Press', 3 June 2011, https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/5094323/Anger-rising-outside-red-zone accessed 25 November 2025. Title taken from item. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s). Processing information: Description written by Library staff updated as part of reparative description work November 2025. Details available on request.
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