Text reads 'New fault lines?' and the cartoon depicts a Star of David as cracks in the ground. A second version has the text 'Aftershocks' and the cartoon depicts a shaky Star of David and big movements on a seismograph. The third version depicts the same image as the first but has the text 'SISpicious cracks'. Context: The Southland Times reported on 20th July that an Israeli national killed in the February Christchurch Earthquake was a Mossad spy. PM John Key has confirmed that an investigation into the four Israelis involved was carried out by police and the SIS but he said no evidence was found of a link between the group and Israeli intelligence. It would seem that the group were backpackers, not Mossad agents. Three versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 3 digital cartoon(s).
Water front car park shattered by the earthquake. Was a very solid piece of tarmac.
A damaged bridge in Lake Terrace Road in Burwood. The bridge has warped, and the pathway leading to it is badly cracked.
Dried liquefaction silt in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "The day before this was liquefaction pouring out of the ground, but within a day it has dried up and will soon turn into a gritty dust".
Cracks in a pathway beside the Avon River in New Brighton, caused by the land slumping towards the river. The photographer comments, "On the left of the picture the ground has dropped down half a metre".
A large crack in the concrete floor slab of a building in Barbadoes Street. The photographer comments, "This is a picture of the cracked concrete floor in a shop in the Christchurch CBD. I have a similar crack in my home, but I have not lifted the carpet to look".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 18 June 2011 entitled, "Confidence Cracking".
Cracks and liquefaction outside a residential property.
Detail of damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Large cracks can be seen in the stonework of the walls and above the columns.
Cracks on the footpath around the Avon river.
Cracks and graffiti down the side of a wall.
A red-stickered house with cracking on the stairs.
Dried liquefaction silt in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "Here you can see the very fine surface layer of liquefaction starting to shrink, crack and then curl up on itself".
A digitally manipulated photograph of the bottom of Victoria Lake in Hagley Park. The photographer comments, "After the Christchurch earthquake in February 2011, Victoria Lake suffered some cracking which broke the previous clay seal. The lake has now been excavated so that the new clay seal can be spread out and flattened ready to be filled again with water. The red pile is the clay and in the background is the grey silt or liquefaction that spewed into the lake from cracks in the lake bed".
Damage to the front of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Large cracks are visible in the stonework, and one side is supported by shipping containers and hay bales. The photographer comments, "The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament has a lot of cracking on the exterior and one column appears to be leaning to the right. To my non-expert eye it does look like the front could easily give way. Notice the broken supporting beam".
A photograph of cracks in the brickwork of the Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of cracks in the brickwork of the Cranmer Courts.
A large crack where the foundation of a building has moved away from the adjoining carpark. The photographer comments, "The gap between Robbies restaurant and bar in New Brighton and the car park after the Christchurch Earthquake".
A large crack between the road and a concrete slab in New Brighton. The photographer comments, "This is the gap that has been growing during all the Christchurch earthquakes. It is between Robbie's Restaurant and the car park in New Brighton".
A photograph of a crack along the facade of 217 Tuam Street.
The walls in the stairwell, repaired by injecting glue into the cracks.
A photograph of cracks in the former Post Office building in Lyttelton.
A damaged house with cracks down the wall sits on an uneven surface.
A red-stickered house where cracks can be clearly seen in the foundation.
A photograph of cracks in the brickwork around a window of 216 Peterborough Street.
Spray painted marks on the footpath outside the Casino indicating cracks and uneven surfaces.
A worker with a pottle of resin, filing in cracks in the James Hight Library.
Cracks on the steps and along the footpath leading up to the Bridge of Remembrance.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Road cracks".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Road cracks".