File Reference: CCL-CE-2010-09-08-DSC02037 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-CE-2010-09-08-DSC02027 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-CE-2010-09-08-DSC02011 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-CE-2010-09-08-DSC02048 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
The 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck at about 4:35 am. Thankfully, the day was warm and still (unlike the cold driving rain and hail of yesterday afternoon).
File Reference: CCL-CE-2013-09-30-EQNZ-2010.JPG Photo taken by G. Coster From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-CE-2013-09-30-EQNZ-2010.JPG Photo taken by G. Coster From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-CE-2013-09-30-EQNZ-2010.JPG Photo taken by G. Coster From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-CE-2010-09-08-DSC02022 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
A common scene around Christchurch, following the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit the city on Saturday September 4, 2010 at around 4:33am. The shake left many roads cracked, buildings demolished, and flooding in the streets.
A photograph of Christchurch city from the Port Hills.
File Reference: CCL-CE-2013-09-30-EQNZ-2010.JPG Photo taken by G. Coster From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photographs of the former Nurse Maude building, 192 Madras Street, taken November 2010. Note that the Southern Blues Bar, 196 Madras Street, has since been demolished. From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
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Colombo Street PWS-2010-10-23-DSC04067
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Damage and liquefaction around the city's boundary".
Photos of Christchurch City LIbraries Outreach staff working in welfare centres following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-03-01-OperationStoryTime-DSCF0462 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos of Christchurch City LIbraries Outreach staff working in welfare centres following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-03-01-OperationStoryTime-DSCF0461 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos of Christchurch City LIbraries Outreach staff working in welfare centres following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-02-27-OperationStoryTime-tumble-tower From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-2010-CanterburyProvincial-IMG_0779 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-2010-CanterburyProvincial-IMG_0783 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-2010-CanterburyProvincial-IMG_0780 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-2010-CanterburyProvincial-IMG_0781 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
File Reference: CCL-2010-CanterburyProvincial-IMG_0782 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Army help police on central city cordons".
Photos of Christchurch City LIbraries Outreach staff working in welfare centres following the February 22 earthquake. File ref: CCL-2011-02-27-OperationStoryTime-boys-with-book From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
The cartoon shows rubble and ruined buildings after the Canterbury earthquake of 4th September 2010. Rats representing 'looters' run over the buildings taking advantage as do cockroaches representing 'politics'. Refers to a certain amount of looting but also the high profiles during the aftermath of Mayor Bob Parker with local body elections only a few weeks away and PM John Key in particular. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
'Cappuccino dreams'. Christchurch mayoral candidates Jim Anderton and incumbent mayor Bob Parker tell constituents that they will get respectively more transparency in 'financial dealings' and in 't-shirts'. As the earthquake strikes they continue their electioneering until they are told to 'clear orf' because 'these frames lack substance'. A front-end loader begins to dismantle the structure from which they are speaking. Refers to the local body elections to take place 9th October and the Canterbury earthquake of 4th September. Published in the Presto Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
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).
Text reads 'Water - One minute too much - The next, not enough' In the first frame a man is fed up with another downpour and in the second frame there is shown a plastic bottle of drinking water. Refers to the amount of rain in recent times but also the need for bottled or boiled water In Canterbury after the earthquake of 4th September 2010 which caused major damage to sewage and water systems. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).