An aerial photograph of the port of Lyttelton following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of the port of Lyttelton following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of the port of Lyttelton following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of the port of Lyttelton following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of the port of Lyttelton following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of the port of Lyttelton following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of the University of Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of Canterbury and the Waimakariri River following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of Canterbury and the Waimakariri River following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of Canterbury and the Waimakariri River following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of the port of Lyttelton and surrounding bays following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
A photograph of the helicopter used by a team from Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) to take aerial photographs of Canterbury following the 4 September earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Garden City Helicopters flown by Mark Read uses a 700 litre monsoon bucket to dump water on loose boulders and rocks on the cliff face above Redcliffs School to dislodge them".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Garden City Helicopters flown by Mark Read uses a 700 litre monsoon bucket to dump water on loose boulders and rocks on the cliff face above Redcliffs School to dislodge them".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Garden City Helicopters flown by Mark Read uses a 700 litre monsoon bucket to dump water on loose boulders and rocks on the cliff face above Redcliffs School to dislodge them".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Garden City Helicopters flown by Mark Read uses a 700 litre monsoon bucket to dump water on loose boulders and rocks on the cliff face above Redcliffs School to dislodge them".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cartier Guthrie and Jesse Grossi with Santa (played by Peter Leitch, the Mad Butcher, after he arrived in the police helicopter on Motuihe Island where other disadvantaged earthquake victims from Christchurch spent the day courtesy of Westpac)".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gina Guthrie gets her present from Santa (played by Peter Leitch, the Mad Butcher, after he arrived in the police helicopter on Motuihe Island where Gina and 30 other disadvantaged earthquake victims from Christchurch spent the day courtesy of Westpac)".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gina Guthrie gets her present from Santa (played by Peter Leitch, the Mad Butcher, after he arrived in the police helicopter on Motuihe Island where Gina and 30 other disadvantaged earthquake victims from Christchurch spent the day courtesy of Westpac)".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Garden City Helicopters flown by Mark Read uses a 700 litre monsoon bucket to dump water on loose boulders and rocks on the cliff face above Redcliffs School to dislodge them. Daniel Currie, ground support crew, steadies the monsoon bucket on takeoff".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Four year-old Kahu Guthrie, clutching the presents he received from Santa (played by Peter Leitch, the Mad Butcher, after he arrived in the police helicopter on Motuihe Island where Kahu and 30 other disadvantaged earthquake victims spent the day courtesy of Westpac)".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Four year old Kahu Guthrie, clutching his presents, waves goodbye to Santa (played by Peter Leitch, the Mad Butcher, as he leaves in the police helicopter from Motuihe Island where Kahu and 30 other disadvantaged earthquake victims from Christchurch spent the day courtesy of Westpac)".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Four year old Kahu Guthrie, clutching his presents, waves goodbye to Santa (played by Peter Leitch, the Mad Butcher, as he leaves in the police helicopter from Motuihe Island where Kahu and 30 other disadvantaged earthquake victims from Christchurch spent the day courtesy of Westpac)".
A video about the New Zealand Police and the New Zealand Army working in Christchurch to keep the city safe following the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The video includes an interview with Senior Sergeant Phillip Dean, Captain Mark Rutledge, Lance Corporal Aaron Tuhi, Lieutenant Dennis Petre, and Second Lieutenant David Pedrosa-Durie. It also includes footage of the New Zealand Military preparing meals at Burnham Camp.
Questions to Ministers 1. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Minister of Justice: Is it his view that the justice system should provide rehabilitation and give people the chance to change? 2. Hon ANNETTE KING to the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery: Is he satisfied with progress on the recovery from the Canterbury earthquake so far? 3. DAVID BENNETT to the Minister of Broadcasting: What recent announcements have been made regarding digital switchover? 4. SUE MORONEY to the Minister of Education: What policy initiatives has she developed for early childhood education? 5. AARON GILMORE to the Minister of Civil Defence: What is the update on the Canterbury Civil Defence states of emergency? 6. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Minister of Finance: Did the Treasury evaluate the net effect on South Canterbury Finance's position of the February 2010 acquisition of Helicopters (NZ) Ltd and Scales Corporation shares, including the effect of the transaction on the recoverability or impairment of South Canterbury Finance's $75 million loan to its parent company, Southbury Group Ltd? 7. LOUISE UPSTON to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Will Cantabrians whose chimneys have been significantly damaged by the recent earthquake be covered by the Earthquake Commission to replace their old log burners or open fires with new efficient heaters? 8. Hon TREVOR MALLARD to the Minister of Education: What support will be available in 2011 to schools that have very poor numeracy national standards results in 2010? 9. SANDRA GOUDIE to the Minister of Corrections: What support is the Corrections Department offering to Canterbury community groups and individuals to help with earthquake recovery? 10. DARIEN FENTON to the Minister of Labour: Does she stand by her statement to the House on 14 September 2010 that the 90-day trial provisions "do not take away rights"? 11. CHESTER BORROWS to the Minister of Housing: What is the Government doing to assist people whose homes are not habitable following the Canterbury earthquake? 12. PHIL TWYFORD to the Minister of Local Government: When he said in the House yesterday that the Auckland Transition Agency "ran a tender to deliver an enterprise resource planning system" was he referring to merely the $14.3 million contract for the implementation of the Enterprise Resource Planning system or was he referring to the full contract of $53.8 million to deliver the Enterprise Resource Planning system? Questions to Members 1. DARIEN FENTON to the Chairperson of the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee: How many submissions have been received on the Employment Relations Amendment Bill (No 2)?