Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1968

Images, UC QuakeStudies

New Brighton beach reflected in the window of the New Brighton Public Library building.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1969

Images, UC QuakeStudies

The Pier cafe and the New Brighton Public Library building at the start of the New Brighton Pier.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2067

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People enjoying the nice weather on the grass field next to New Brighton Beach. In the background is the New Brighton Pier, the Salt on the Pier restaurant and the New Brighton Public Library.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2066

Images, UC QuakeStudies

The public enjoys the nice weather on the grass field next to New Brighton Beach. In the background is the New Brighton Pier, the Salt on the Pier restaurant and the New Brighton Public Library.

Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :Current ChCh [Christchurch] Tsunami Warning Syste…

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

The cartoon shows a man, a woman and a dog all yelling with fright. Refers to the series of severe aftershocks that again rocked Christchurch on January 2nd. The largest was a magnitude-5.5 shake shortly before 6am. All were centred at sea off New Brighton. Mayor Bob Parker said that fear that larger quakes could be triggered had been raised by residents, but the tsunami threat was "highly unlikely". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).