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A photograph of the gravel flood banks built on the banks of the Avon River.

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A photograph of the gravel flood banks built on the banks of the Avon River.

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A photograph of the gravel flood banks built on the banks of the Avon River.

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A photograph of the gravel flood banks built on the banks of the Avon River.

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A photograph of the gravel flood banks built on the banks of the Avon River.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Zealand Post, ASB Bank and BNZ Bank on Oxford Terrace".

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Sandbags laid along the banks of the Avon River, prior to building up the banks with gravel.

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Sandbags laid along the banks of the Avon River, prior to building up the banks with gravel.

Northern Outlook Image: Laura Melville 2011:02:22 14:06:12

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Scott Vincent, front, and Michael Small of Sicon assess the Kaiapoi River bank for damage. The concrete under the bank had bulged and presented a possible threat to the bank."

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The corner of Colombo Street and Hereford Street.

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A photograph of a sign on the BNZ bank in London Street in Lyttelton, reading "We have moved to our 'Lyttel Bank' temporarily".

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Workers laying sandbags and plastic sheeting on the banks of the Avon River along Avonside Drive, prior to building up the banks with gravel.

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Workers laying sandbags and plastic sheeting on the banks of the Avon River along Avonside Drive, prior to building up the banks with gravel.

Banks Avenue, Richmond - Photograph 13

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A road roller parked on the side of Banks Avenue. The street is under repair and has a gravel surface. The photographer comments, "Road works in Banks Avenue".

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Ducks on the bank of the Avon River.

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A tarpaulin covers an exposed bank on the corner of Dublin Street and Coleridge Terrace. The bank has been exposed by the collapse of a section of retaining wall.

Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945-:Reserve Bank governor moves to restore confiden…

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Governor of the Reserve Bank Allan Bollard holds a spade over his shoulder and a roll of toilet paper in his hand. Text reads 'Reserve Bank governor moves to restore confidence after the quake -' and Bollard says '..past the silver beet, left at the last of the beans and it's right by the caulis!' The little Evans man says 'What a relief!' Context - Two earthquakes and hundreds of aftershocks have hit Christchurch, the first on 4 September 2010 and a second more devastating one on 22 February 2011. Toilets have been a real problem after the earthquakes with thousands of chemical toilets and portaloos being shipped in - some people, however, use the old kiwi method of digging a long-drop in the back garden. The Reserve Bank has made a relatively large 50-point cut in its benchmark interest rate, the Official Cash Rate (from 3% to 2.5 per cent). Critics say that inflation is already running unacceptably high and there is a threat of much higher inflation in a year or two when the rebuilding of Christchurch begins to put pressure on limited resources. The Reserve Bank acknowledged these factors, but it has chosen instead to focus on the immediate impact of the earthquake on the economy and particularly on all-important business and consumer sentiment. (Press editorial 12 March 2011) Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Canterbury Earthquake - Megan Hazeldean

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Megan Hazeldean runs the Akaroa Cottages in Banks Pennisula.

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The partially-collapsed ANZ Bank Chambers on High Street.

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Construction vehicles levelling a bank beside the Kaiapoi River in Kaiapoi to be laid with a new footpath.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "126 Hereford Street - demolished".

The Bank of New Zealand, corner of Cathedral Square, Hereford and Colombo …

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The impressive Bank of New Zealand building occupied a large corner of Cathedral Square and junction of Hereford and Colombo Streets. The Bank of New Zealand was first established in Auckland in 18…

BeckerFraserPhotos May 2011 photograph 0054

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A black tarpaulin is draped over a section of exposed bank on the corner of Dublin Street and Kenners Lane in Lyttelton. The collapse of the retaining wall has exposed the bank.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square - ANZ bank".

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A photograph of ducks on the banks of the Avon River.

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A photograph of gravel flood banks constructed along the Avon River.

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A photograph of cranes on the bank of the Avon River.

When River Banks Move

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The damaged Snell Place footbridge. A crack is visible at the apex of the span. The photographer comments, "Before the Christchurch earthquakes this bridge used to be just just 9 feet at high tide above the River Avon. Now with the ends pushed together it has probably moved up another 9 feet".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Building stop banks along the Avon River in Avonside Drive".

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Cracks running alongside a footpath next to the Avon River. In the distance, liquefaction can be seen on the road.