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Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

The cartoon shows a house for sale in Christchurch after the earthquakes; there is a jagged rip through the house and the road outside that looks like a seismic graph after a lot of activity. The 'For Sale' sign says 'Open Plan living, open home, Seismologist's dream!'. Context - A house wrecked by the Christchurch earthquakes of September 4th 2010, February 22 2011 and June 13 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Audio, Radio New Zealand

An icon of Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour is set to re-open tomorrow, after being damaged in the Canterbury Earthquakes. The Governors Bay jetty, locally known for its extraordinary length and unofficial jetty jump competitions, has been closed since 2015. Now, it's back to its former glory, just in time for summer. Niva Chittock went for a sneak peek ahead of the official opening. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6338047392112

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Finishing touches are getting added to the country's biggest indoor sport and aquatics centre, which opens to the public in central Christchurch in less than a fortnight. The long-delayed $500 million building, Parakiore, has a 50-metre competition pool and five hydroslides, as well as nine sports courts and a High Performance Sport New Zealand training base. It replaces the much-missed QEII park facilities destroyed in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Anna Sargent reports.

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

The ground literally opened up! On the previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

The ground literally opened up! On the previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

The ground literally opened up! On the previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

The ground literally opened up! On the previously unknown faultline along which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.