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Images, UC QuakeStudies

A road cone on the side of Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district. The cone has been decorated to look like an angel for Christmas. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "There is something particularly appealing about the decoration provided for this cone".

Images, UC QuakeStudies

An image of 'Terrific Tinsel', an 'All Rightie' wrapped in Christmas decorations. 'Terrific Tinsel' is one of the 'Festive Besties, a series of characters created by All Right? for their 2015 Christmas e-cards. All Right? used the image as a Facebook cover photo on 17 December 2015 at 10:10am with the caption, "Who's your Terrific Tinsel? Hint: It'll be someone who brings sparkle to any situation and isn't afraid to stand out! Thank them and your other 2015 Besties today with our fab FREE tiles: allright.org.nz/festive".

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A pile of liquefaction silt in Parklands has been decorated with a Santa hat, Christmas decorations and a pair of jandals to form a silt 'snowman'. The photographer comments, "Not the most welcome Santa to find on your doorstep on Xmas Eve. This was made out of damp liquefaction in Parklands".

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A large pile of liquefaction silt in Parklands has been topped with a Christmas star. The photographer comments, "Not exactly the kind of sand castle you want to build on your Summer holidays. This is the biggest of several piles of liquefaction in just one street in Parklands/Queenspark".

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

A very large woman stands wedged between two rows of concrete pillars eating a huge cream bun. She says 'Christmas fare protection... it helps prevent lateral spread!' Context - overeating at Christmas and lateral spreading, which is associated with liquefaction and tends to occur near streams and waterways as the soil mass moves towards them. Reference to the Christchurch earthquake of 4th September 2010. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

Several 'quake victims' dive into a fissure and zip it up as Santa Claus in the form of a malignant '$' symbol leaps towards them yelling 'Ho! Ho! Ho!' One of the quake victims shouts 'Quick Hide! Christmas is getting closer!!' Context; the Christchurch earthquake on 4th September and all the subsequent aftershocks have cost many people a great deal of money. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A decorated road cone on the side of Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district. This entire area is red-zoned and will be demolished in February, so these decorated trees and cones are an acknowledgement of the last Christmas that families will spend in their homes here in Horseshoe Lake".

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A decorated road sign on the side of Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district. This entire area is red-zoned and will be demolished in February, so this decorated sign is an acknowledgement of the last Christmas that families will spend in their homes here in Horseshoe Lake".