
Photo of damage to Waimakariri River South Branch(primary bank), taken by John Dore, 8 September 2010.
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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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Geologists say the South Island is likely to be hit with another, even larger, earthquake sometime in the next 50 years. Teams of earthquake experts are in Canterbury studying the previously undetected fault responsible for Saturday's 7.1 magnitude earthquake and dozens of aftershocks.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake aftermath. Colombo Street looking south is cordoned off".
A PDF copy of a publication promoting holiday destinations in the lower South Island.
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury NZ. Bridge Street, South Brighton, Christchurch.
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury NZ. Bridge Street, South Brighton, Christchurch.
Rolleston/Burnham, South Island, NZ This used to be a perfectly straight and flat road!
The Government's response to the Canterbury earthquake, and the South Canterbury Finance bail-out and republicanism.
After the demolition - ex-Thom Autoglass building south-east corner St Asaph St and Barbadoes Street
The South Brighton bridge abutment (city side). Bridge looks fine, just both approaches have moved A LOT!
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. cnr Lichfield and Colombo Streets, looking south.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to South of the Border, Denis Moore the Auto Electrician and Himalayas Indian restaurant on Colombo Street. Wire fencing, road cones and Civil Defence tape have been placed around the buildings as a cordon.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A massive rock slide has blocked the main highway near the tunnels just south of Kaikoura".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lindsay Anderson Whyalla from South Australia who came over to volunteer has recently come from Haiti".
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The city side of the South Brighton bridge. Approaches on both sides will need extensive work before this bridge can re-open.
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury (area covers Christchurch City), NZ. Cracks alongside Avon river.
20100904_3322_1D3-200 Bridge Street bridge, Christchurch earthquake South Brighton Bridge. See the gap between the abutment and the bridge itself (just to right of lower person).
The city side of the South Brighton bridge. Approaches on both sides will need extensive work before this bridge can re-open. Bridge opened for traffic less than a week later, but still (23/09) has 30kmh speed restriction.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. A massive rock slide has blocked the main highway near the tunnels just south of Kaikoura".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. A massive rock slide has blocked the main highway near the tunnels just south of Kaikoura".