Page 1 of Section A of the South Island edition of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 15 October 2011.
Page 19 of Section A of the South Island edition of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 14 May 2011.
In the beginning there was no Te Wai Pounamu or Aotearoa. The waters of Kiwa rolled over the place now occupied by the South Island, the North Island and Stewart Island. No sign of land existed. Before Raki (the Sky … Continue reading →
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.
Page 2 of Section A of the South Island edition of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 24 July 2012.
Page 3 of Section A of the South Island edition of the Christchurch Press, published on Friday 12 August 2011.
Page 1 of Section A of the South Island edition of the Christchurch Press, published on Monday 18 July 2011.
A page banner promoting an article about visitors avoiding the South Island.
Page 4 of Section A of the South Island edition of the Christchurch Press, published on Friday 17 June 2011.
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).
A map showing the locations of fault lines in the upper South Island.
An infographic comparing job growth in the Canterbury region with other South Island regions.
An infographic comparing spending increases across the South Island during the Rugby World Cup.
Disaster officials warn that no amount of planning can prepare the country for the reality of a large-scale earthquake. The South Island Alpine Fault Earthquake Response Forum is in Nelson as part of its awareness-raising road-show, as the region is vulnerable to large quakes in both the south and north islands. Tracy Neal reports.
An infographic comparing job growth in the Nelson/Tasman region with other South Island regions.
Rolleston/Burnham, South Island, NZ This used to be a perfectly straight and flat road!
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Page 5 of Section A of the South Island edition of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 18 August 2012.
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South Island motorists are warned to take care as snow falls and the Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission is told the engineering profession is in crisis.
Rural GPs from the South Island have been sharing their experiences of dealing with the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake at a conference in Wellington.
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The community centre in my old neighbourhood. Now it's an empty lot.
The community centre in my old neighbourhood. Now it's an empty lot.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gareth James, general manager of the South Island Transpacific Waste Management. Spoiled food being dumped at the Parkhouse Road transfer station".