There are many tales of generosity beginning in emerge in Christchurch. Evan Coster from Rangiora was working in Harvey Norman when the earthquake struck on Tuesday. He doesn't know if he has a job to go back to and with time on his hands wanted to do something useful. He started visiting local businesses in Rangiora such as Warehouse, Countdown, New World and service stations for donations of cups, coffee, sugar and milk. Then he rallied friends and family together and started delivering refreshments to emergency workers in all of the cordons in the CBD.
The cartoon shows an arm clothed in a blue shirt which is covered with the printed names of all the people and organisations who have provided assistance to the people of Christchurch since the earthquake of 22 February 2011. The include 'neighbours', 'charities', 'communities', 'church groups etc. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Damage to The Bone Dude's Bone Carving Studio and Cultured Gallery on Fitzgerald Avenue. The brick wall is cracked, and the guttering has fallen. The photographer comments, "This building was damaged in the September earthquake in Christchurch. It was the Bone dude's bone carving studio. The motto on the wall was 'Carve your own' and it looks like the earthquakes did just that".
A broken piece of ceramic with an image of a person holding an unidentified item on the front, painted with oranges, browns, purples, greens and blues. On reverse is inscribed 'Hand painted in [missing]ailand'.
An article from Air Force News April 2011 titled, "Helping Hand for Lyttelton Museum".
“When the Clerk of the Court, in his quiet, matter-of-fact way, called Arthur Robert Howard, there was a hush of the murmured conversation among the crowd, and everyone looked towards the doo…
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 23 February 2012 entitled, "Helping Hands".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Helping hand. The Salvation Army volunteers are on hand to help".
A photograph of street art on Kilmore Street. The artist is Adnate.
A photograph of street art on Kilmore Street. The artist is Adnate.
A photograph of street art on Kilmore Street. The artist is Adnate.
An image from an Air Force News April 2011 article titled, "Helping Hand for Lyttelton Museum". The image depicts the damaged Lyttelton Museum with a broken top wall and wire fencing around the building.
An image from an Air Force News April 2011 article titled, "Helping Hand for Lyttelton Museum". In the image, four men from the Air Force Museum are carrying a model ship out of the museum.
An earthquake memories story from Sue Gillan, Personal Assistant to General Manager Older Person's, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, The Princess Margaret Hospital, titled, "All hands on deck".
The Government has handed the report of the Royal Commission on the Canterbury Earthquakes to the police to look at whether further action could be taken over the construction of the CTV building.
It's emerged that engineers involved in the most serious building collapse of the Christchurch earthquake are unlikely to face any external action, with the profession's two top bodies telling the Government their hands are tied.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect. In this photo - the left hand building is on the way up, and the right hand building is on the way down.
A photograph of street art on a wall near Brighton Mall.
A document illustrating elements of door to door contact, which is an initiative to help communities affected by nearby disruptive SCIRT works to understand what is happening.
A photograph of the stairwell of the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The hand rail on the right side has been removed from the wall and placed on the stairs while the walls are fixed and repainted. The gib has been removed from the facing wall.
A photograph of the stairwell of the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The hand rail on the left side has been removed from the wall and placed on the stairs while the walls are fixed and repainted. The gib has been removed from the facing wall.
An image from an Army News March 2011 article titled, "A Helping Hand in a Disaster Zone". The image is of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, severely damaged after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The domes on either side of the Cathedral have collapsed and are lying in the area in front.
An article from Army News March 2011 titled, "A Helping Hand in a Disaster Zone".
Someone representing 'government', 'neighbours', 'firemen', 'friends' etc, all of which are printed on a her tshirt, reaches down with a 'helping hand' to 'Canterbury'. Refers to the Canterbury of 4th September 2010. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A photograph of a member of the Diabetes Centre team descending the stairs of the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The hand rail to the left has been removed and placed on the stairs while the wall behind it is repainted.
A photograph of members of the Diabetes Centre team standing on the stairwell of the Diabetes Centre on Hagley Avenue. The hand rail to the left has been removed and placed on the stairs while the wall behind it is repainted.
A photograph of the USAID headquarters in Latimer Square. A sign above the entrance to the camp reads, "Must wash hands". Whiteboards placed around the entrance read, "Please wash hands before taking food".
In less than a minute, Christchurch and its people will be changed forever. Produced by Katy Gosset and Justin Gregory.
The left-hand section of a timeline of the CTV building.
The right-hand section of a timeline of the CTV building.