Several volunteers work amongst the ruins of a building. A woman nearby weeps and the man comforting her comments 'and to think we believed sports stars were our national heroes'. Context - on 22 February 2011 a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Christchurch which has probably killed more than 200 people (at this point the number is still not known) and caused very severe damage. There has been enormous praise for the efforts of many ordinary people who have shown courage in the catastrophe. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
The Rescue operation following Christchurch's earthquake has now officially moved to a recovery operation.
Rescue team members.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 10 November 2011 entitled, "Rescuing Raindrops".
Page 5 of Section O of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 23 February 2011.
A photograph of members of SPCA Canterbury conducting a meeting in the Rescue Coordination Centre after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Relatives of the victims of February's earthquake in Christchurch are backing a new police inquiry into how people were rescued in the aftermath of the disaster.
Southern Expresso Rescue's mobile coffee unit.
Rescue workers search the still-burning CTV building.
Page 2 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Thursday 24 February 2011.
Search and Rescue codes spray painted on the footpath.
Search and Rescue codes spray painted on the footpath.
A photograph of the Animal Rescue Unit preparing to drop off food at welfare centres and other sites in earthquake affected areas after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the background, a member of SPCA Canterbury is being interviewed by TVNZ.
Page 6 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Friday 25 February 2011.
Paul Burns is the task force leader of Urban Search and Rescue.
A photograph of an Urban Search and Rescue team member removing a framed picture from the wall of a flat on Poplar Street during the Residential Access Project. The project gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve items from their homes.
One of the defining images of the Christchurch earthquake has been the photo of an ash covered Shane Tomlin, pulled alive from a bakery in Cashel Mall. His mother Doreen Tomlin, says she only realised her son had been rescued when she saw his photo on the front page of The Press.
A digitally manipulated image of a recruitment advertisement for the NZ Police, which depicted police officer Spence Kingi pulling a woman from the rubble. The photographer comments, "Using Scribbler Too I created my interperation of the police rescue during the 22 February earthquake in Christchurch".
Pip Ramby was rescued from the top floor of the Canterbury televison building.
Bridget Mills is in the Christchurch central city with one of the rescue teams.
A member of the recovery team holding a computer screen, rescued from the Registry Building.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Search and Rescue workers outside the Copthorne Hotel on Colombo Street".
A member of the recovery team holding a computer screen, rescued from the Registry Building.
A member of the recovery team holding a computer screen, rescued from the Registry Building.
Jeff Field and Ian Town photographed with members of the Rescue team outside the Registry Building.
The University of Canterbury Mace is safe in its box, after being rescued from the Registry Building.
A member of the recovery team holding a computer screen and chair, rescued from the Registry Building.
A member of the recovery team holding a computer screen and chair, rescued from the Registry Building.
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Lydia Baxendell, Art Collections curator at the University of Canterbury holds a painting rescued from the Registry Building.