The farmer swore that his hedge was planted in a straingt line, but mother nature had other ideas! Aftermath of the Saturday 4 September 2010 magnitude 7.1 earthquake at the previously unknown faultline along which the quake originated.
The magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck mid-Canterbury on Saturday 4 September 2010 broke the tip of the spire of the St John The Evangelist Catholic Church in Leeston
The farmer swore that his fence was erected in a straingt line, but mother nature had other ideas! Aftermath of the Saturday 4 September 2010 magnitude 7.1 earthquake at the previously unknown faultline along which the quake originated.
Prime Minister John Key stands grinning on a cracked pedestal bearing the words 'Most popular P.M.' In the background is the Beehive flying a skull and crossbones flag. The landscape is a desert with cactus and dried bones and a vulture in a bare tree. A man and a woman comment that it looks as though the quake may have done damage in Wellington after all, that and the crash of the SCF fund. Refers to two major events in the Canterbury area in recent times that have incurred huge government costs; these are the collapse of the South Canterbury Finance Company and the earthquake that struck early Saturday morning 4th September. The South Canterbury Finance Company has been taken into receivership by the government which has guaranteed that all 30,000 fortunate high-risk investors will be paid out $1.6b thanks to the taxpayer. Treasury is assuming that the cost of the earthquake will reach $4 billion, including $2 billion worth of estimated damage to private dwellings and their contents, $1 billion of damage to commercial property, and $1 billion worth of damage to public infrastructure. There is a colour and a black and white version of this cartoon Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
A photograph of cracks in the ground and damaged fencing next to Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of major cracks in the ground at a farm near Telegraph Road in Darfield.
A photograph of major cracks in the ground at a farm near Telegraph Road in Darfield.
A photograph of major cracks in the ground and damaged fencing near Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of major cracks in the ground at a farm near Telegraph Road in Darfield.
A photograph of cracks in the ground and a damaged fence beside Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of cracks in the ground of a paddock next to Highfield Road in Darfield.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A rubber-necker checks out some cracks on Williams Street in Kaiapoi".
A photograph of a large crack across the lawn of a residential property on Avonside Drive.
People examine large cracks running alongside Bridge Street where the land has slumped towards the river.
A large crack running through the surface of Bridge Street on the approach to the bridge.
A crack in the centre of a street in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
Large cracks under a sculpture and seating area in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.
Large cracks in the playing field in Porrit Park are surrounded by "volcanoes" of liquefaction silt.
A photograph of a crack in the ground at a farm near Telegraph Road in Darfield.
A crack in the centre of a street in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.
The site of the Historical Court House in Kaiapoi, completely clear now. Wire fencing still bars off the entrance to the site, keeping people away.
The final remains of the historic Courthouse in Williams Street, Kaiapoi. A digger on the property is clearing the rubble away.
The driveway of a house on Avonside Drive. One of the concrete slabs has lifted and the owner has tried to fill the gap with blocks of wood. Unfortunately, these have come loose and are sticking out of the hole.
Blackwell's Department Store on the corner of Raven and Williams Streets in Kaiapoi. The top story of the building has collapsed into the bottom, as well as the awning into the street. A broken brick wall is visible above.
A photograph of silt from liquefaction and a cracked footpath near a drain on Gayhurst Road.
Broken pavement in the Halswell Primary School grounds. Silt from liquefaction can also be seen.
A photograph of a UC Geology student measuring a crack around a lamp post in Bexley Park.
A photograph of a crack in the concrete pad underneath a picnic table near Governors Bay Road.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Sam (9) and Emmaleigh (4) Bowen explore cracks in Raven Quay in Kaiapoi".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Sam (9) and Emmaleigh (4) Bowen explore cracks in Raven Quay in Kaiapoi".