Evan Coster - helping hand

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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.

Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Helping after the Christchurch earthquake] …

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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).

The Orange Hand of Fate

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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".

'I still had my bro's hand': Survivor recalls being buried beneath rubble …

Articles, Videos, TV3

When rescuers found her, she was still clutching the hand of her brother who didn't survive.

Article - Helping Hand for Lyttelton Museum

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An article from Air Force News April 2011 titled, "Helping Hand for Lyttelton Museum".

The Mystery of the Severed Hand

Articles, Lost Christchurch

“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…

Roz Johnson's Blog 23/02/2012: Helping Hands

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 23 February 2012 entitled, "Helping Hands".

Christchurch Mail Image: Luke Thomas 2010:10:07 13:56:10

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Helping hand. The Salvation Army volunteers are on hand to help".

Canterbury Health System Earthquake Memories, Story 42: All hands on deck

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

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".

Royal Commission findings handed to police by Government

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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.

Diabetes Centre Photograph 011

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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.

Diabetes Centre Photograph 012

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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.

Engineering bodies tell Govt their hands are tied on CTV

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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.

Christchurch, NZ, Aug 2015

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

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.

Article - A Helping Hand in a Disaster Zone

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An article from Army News March 2011 titled, "A Helping Hand in a Disaster Zone".

THE HELPING HAND. [Canterbury earthquake]. 9 September 2010

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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).

Diabetes Centre Photograph 020

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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.

Diabetes Centre Photograph 019

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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.

Fragments: First-hand accounts of the February 2011 Earthquake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

In less than a minute, Christchurch and its people will be changed forever. Produced by Katy Gosset and Justin Gregory.

Christchurch Press Infographic: 18 August 2012 (3), left section

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The left-hand section of a timeline of the CTV building.

Christchurch Press Infographic: 18 August 2012 (3), right section

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The right-hand section of a timeline of the CTV building.

Photograph number UC 11-0111-07

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Volunteers hand out soup as part of the Random Acts of Kindness initiative.

Photograph number UC 11-0373-12

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Vice-Chancellor Rod Carr shaking hands with John Key before the Community Engagement Awards.

Touching story of two women who held hands during Christchurch earthquake

Articles, Videos, TV3

"If you're that woman get in touch it would be amazing to put those two together again."

Photograph number UC 11-0111-03

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A volunteer hands out soup as part of the Random Acts of Kindness initiative on Campus.

Photograph number UC 11-0111-04

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A volunteer hands out soup as part of the Random Acts of Kindness initiative on Campus.

Photograph number UC 11-0111-21

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A volunteer hands out soup as part of the Random Acts of Kindness initiative on Campus.

Photograph number UC 11-0111-17

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A volunteer hands out soup as part of the Random Acts of Kindness initiative on Campus.

Photograph number UC 11-0111-13

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A volunteer hands out soup as part of the Random Acts of Kindness initiative on Campus.

Photograph number UC 11-0111-16

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A volunteer hands out soup as part of the Random Acts of Kindness initiative on Campus.