Canterbury Earthquake - Bill English

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Bill English addresses Press at the Beehive.

Canterbury Earthquake - Jane Patterson

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Jane Patterson has been at the Beehive bunker getting a civil defence update.

Canterbury Earthquake - News Conference

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Finance Minister Bill English, and the Civil Defence Minister John Carter have a news conference at the Beehive theatrette.

Christchurch Earthquake Teams in Motion

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Christchurch Earthquake Teams in Motion".

Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :"John! - there's been a bad reaction to us tak…

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

In the top frame someone unseen (Murray McCully) in the Beehive says 'John! - There's been a bad reaction to us taking special powers to fix problems in Auckland!' Prime Minister John Key says 'What Murray?' In the lower frame Minister for the Rugby World Cup, Murray McCully, says 'The worst hit parts of Christchurch have declared themselves Fan Zones!' and the PM says 'Oh S..t!' The little Evans man says 'Sounds better than Red Zone!' Context: Refers to the chaos over transport and crowd control in the fanzone when much larger numbers of people flocked to the Rugby World Cup opening and revelry than expected. The government used special powers to take over the management of Queens Wharf fanzone spaces previously managed by an Auckland Council group, thus rather undermining the Mayor, Len Brown and the Auckland City Council. A new plan was signed off under special powers by Murray McCully directly after the fiasco. The Christchurch comment refers to the areas worst hit by the earhquakes. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).