A small boy proudly tells his father 'Next month our class is donating all our pocket money to the quake fund'. His father, who is sitting in an armchair reading a newspaper with a headline that says 'Brownlee lavishes top dollar pay on quake panel' is so furious that steam pours out of his head. Context - The public has been very generous with donations to victims of the Christchurch earthquakes. Questions are now being asked about the Christchurch City Council's handling of consultants' contracts (to do with the rebuilding of the city after the earthquakes). City councillors have been questioning the council's awarding of more than $2.8 million of contracts to consultants. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Shows the face of a man with a large tear rolling down his cheek ; in the tear is the word 'Christchurch'. Context - On 22 February 2011 at 12:51 pm (NZDT), Christchurch experienced a major magnitude 6.3 earthquake, which resulted in severe damage and many casualties. A National State of Emergency has been declared. This followed on from an original magnitude 7.1 earthquake on 4 September 2010 which did far less damage and in which no-one died. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Someone is writing and suddenly the pen runs across the paper. He asks 'Did you feel that?' Refers to continuing aftershocks in Christchurch. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A photograph of the ChristChurch Cathedral cross and spire, on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum.
A photograph of the ChristChurch Cathedral cross and spire, on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum.
A presentation by Dr Deirdre Hart at the New Zealand Coastal Science 20th Annual Conference. The presentation is titled, "Coastal Quakes: New Zealand's underrated hazard complex".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 26 February 2012 entitled, "Quakes and Quietude".
20131231_8484_EOS M-22 Quake City exhibit Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while. #4502
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake: Lyttelton: Rev Neil Struthers at the Holy Trinity Church".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake: Lyttelton: Rev Neil Struthers at the Holy Trinity Church".
Offers of assistance to quake-ravaged Christchurch are flooding in from around the country.
Jessica Maddock has been covering the quake and its aftermath throughout the past month.
A pdf transcript of Belle's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Working hard since the quake, Helipro helicopter pilot Kent Wilson".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The road between Sumner and Lyttelton reopens after quake damage".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lyttelton Farmers Market two weeks after the 7.1 quake".
Many chimneys fell from homes during Christchurch's 7.1 and 6.3 magnitude quakes.
A transcript of Bruce Morriss's interview for the Church in the Quakes Project. The interview was conducted by Melissa Parsons on 9 November 2012. Morriss is the South Island Regional Manager for Tearfund NZ.
An audio recording of Bruce Morriss's interview for the Church in the Quakes Project. The interview was conducted by Melissa Parsons on 9 November 2012. Morriss is the South Island Regional Manager for Tearfund NZ.
A photograph of an exhibition sign next to the ChristChurch Cathedral cross. The cross was on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum.
A photograph of an exhibition sign about a skateboard video filmed on Christchurch's damaged streets. The video was part of the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum.
A photograph of an exhibition sign next to the ChristChurch Cathedral bell. The bell was on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum.
A photograph of 'The Snapa Crapa', a bike with a toilet for a seat. The bike was on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 9 September 2010 entitled, "In the wake of the quake".
A page banner promoting articles titled, "Kevin McCloud: Advice for Christchurch", and, "Quake tours".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake: Lyttelton: John Key tours the town in an Army LAV".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake: Lyttelton: Food tent set up in Lyttelton Civil Defence centre".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Working hard since the quake, GNS Tectonic Geomorphologist Dr Nicola Litchfield".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The design of a quake house for bracelets by Petersen's Jewellers".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The design of a quake house for bracelets by Petersen's Jewellers".