Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :For sale - open plan living - seismologist's drea…

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The cartoon shows a house for sale in Christchurch after the earthquakes; there is a jagged rip through the house and the road outside that looks like a seismic graph after a lot of activity. The 'For Sale' sign says 'Open Plan living, open home, Seismologist's dream!'. Context - A house wrecked by the Christchurch earthquakes of September 4th 2010, February 22 2011 and June 13 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :WHUMP! WHUMP! WHUMP! 15 June 2011

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A huge fist representing 'quakes', that is wearing a boxing glove, thumps a man who represents 'CHCH' (Christchurch) 'WHUMP! WHUMP! WHUMP!' The man is knocked out. Context - Magnitude 6.0 and 5.5 earthquakes rocked Christchurch again at 1pm and 2.20pm on 13th June 2011. These quakes follow the first earthquake on September 4th 2010 and the second on February 22nd 2011. (www.stuff.co.nz, 13 June 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2012 photograph 266

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking through the Gloucester Street window of the Central Christchurch City Library".

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2012 photograph 265

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking through the Gloucester Street window of the Central Christchurch City Library".

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2012 photograph 267

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking through the Gloucester Street window of the Central Christchurch City Library".

River Road, Avonside

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File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1174 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Wishing tree, Avonside

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File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1187 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

River Road, Avonside

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File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1179 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Wishing tree, Avonside

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File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1184 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Wishing tree, Avonside

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File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1182 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Message of hope

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File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1189 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Gayhurst Road, Dallington

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File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1171 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Wishing tree Avonside

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File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1188 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

River Road, Avonside

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File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1172 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Message of hope

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File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_1195 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

St Asaph Street

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File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9697 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Sept 25 2010

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File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9699 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Barbadoes Street yard

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File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9691 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Barbadoes St yard

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File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9692 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

St Asaph Street

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File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9724 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

St Asaph St

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File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9722 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

St Asaph St

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File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9721 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

St Asaph St

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File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9719 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

St Asaph St

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File reference: CCL-2012-02-22-IMG_9718 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Christchurch’s First Town Hall, High Street

Articles, Lost Christchurch

During the year 1857, developments moved closer towards making colonial Christchurch a working city. The Bridle Path opening in March, provided emigrants direct access to and from Lyttelton, on a s…

A Lady’s Impressions of Christchurch, 1909

Articles, Lost Christchurch

“Of all the beautiful places in New Zealand – Christchurch is one of the prettiest.  As the metropolis of the Canterbury province, the city has been built in the old Elizabethan style, …

Cambridge Terrace, Worcester Street and the Avon River 1910

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Here we look upon one of Christchurch’s beautiful public gardens which spans Durham Street and the River Avon. This photograph shows how carefully the city authorities went about landscaping …

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 94-95: Buskers Festival R…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of pages 94-95 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Buskers Festival Relocation Around the Events Village'. Photo with permission: Buskers Festival

Christchurch Press Infographic: 3 March 2011 (2), Inner city

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A page banner which is part of a series of banners about earthquake-related articles.

New Christchurch earthquake documentary shows the city's 'difficult' rebui…

Articles, Videos, TV3

"We've got to find a way to bring young people in the city and then we'll be buzzing."