One white hard hat with a SCIRT logo at the front.
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. ex-Thom Autoglass building south-east corner St Asaph St and Barbadoes Street
An earthquake memories story from Murray Caird, Charge Orderly, The Princess Margaret Hospital, titled, "I take off my hat to those nurses".
Workers in dust masks and hard hats searching through the rubble of Piko Wholefoods.
A photograph of members of Massey University's Veterinary Emergency Response Team (VERT) working in the central city red zone after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. VERT travelled to Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake in order to assist with caring for animals. Each member is wearing a hard hat, face masks, and a head lamp.
Hard hats, hi-vis, and a first aid kit, waiting outside as Emergency and Security staff retrieve work for the Registry Building.
This restaurant used to do bookings for large groups only and you all had to pick and wear funny hats from hooks around the walls.
An emergency and security staff member is pictured with high-vis and hard hat, preparing to enter the 6th floor of the Registry building to retrieve work from the offices.
Dressed in a black cutaway coat, dark trousers and a white silk neckcloth, and sporting a Billy-Cock hat over short hair, Henry Jame Muir stood before a London magistrate in 1889 dressed in the clo…
An emergency and security staff member is pictured with high-vis and hard hat, preparing to enter the 6th floor of the Registry building to retrieve work from the offices- with attitude.
Anyone in the office will tell you that I have a keen interest in military history, especially anything related to the World War 2 period. I like my airplanes, yes (hats off to the de Havilland Mosquito, that twin engine … Continue reading →
Peering into the mirror, Ethel May Bradley places on her head the large black hat that her sister-in-law, Clara has trimmed for her with ribbon. Reflected back is a neat figure dressed in a dark bl…
An emergency and security staff member is pictured with a walkytalky, safety goggles, and hard hat, preparing to enter the 6th floor of the Registry building to retrieve work from the offices- with attitude.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hold on to your hats. There's a big 7.1 aftershock coming! Ralph Bungard owner of Three Boys Brewery testing the beer that started being brewed the night of the Christchurch Earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hold on to your hats. There's a big 7.1 aftershock coming! Ralph Bungard owner of Three Boys Brewery testing the beer that started being brewed the night of the Christchurch Earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hold on to your hats. There's a big 7.1 aftershock coming! Ralph Bungard owner of Three Boys Brewery testing the beer that started being brewed the night of the Christchurch Earthquake".
And just like that, another year is over. This year’s been a big one for us. We’ve excavated some large sites, found some cool artefacts, and on top of all that we moved offices. This fortnight on the blog we’re … Continue reading →
A pile of liquefaction silt in Parklands has been decorated with a Santa hat, Christmas decorations and a pair of jandals to form a silt 'snowman'. The photographer comments, "Not the most welcome Santa to find on your doorstep on Xmas Eve. This was made out of damp liquefaction in Parklands".
A photograph of Brandon, Elizabeth Ackerman and Danica Nel on the site of a demolished building on Tuam Street. The trio can be seen wearing hard hats and florescent vests. The photograph was taken during the Residential Access Project which gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve items from their homes after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of Elizabeth Ackerman and Danica Nel standing next to trailer on the site of a demolished building on Tuam Street. The duo can be seen wearing hard hats and florescent vests. The photograph was taken during the Residential Access Project which gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve items from their homes after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Workers seen through a gap between wooden pallets in GapFiller's Pallet Pavillion. The photographer comments, "Though it looks strange and Photoshopped this is a straight shot through pallets painted blue. The Pallet Pavilion is built on the site of the demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel. It was built by volunteers, mainly students and construction engineers over 6 weeks. Here students are being given health and safety instructions before helping out on completing the temporary structure".
The cartoon shows Prince William during his visit to New Zealand following the Christchurch earthquake on 22 February. He is sitting in a deckchair at the beach wearing a jersey with Canterbury colours and a paper hat with 'King of NZ' printed on it; he holds a sausage on a stick in one hand and a can of beer in the other and appears to be enjoying himself mightily. On either side of him is a fern. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Text at top left reads 'Why Christchurch should have the World Cup' Following are four cameos that show tents representing 'Lots if low cost accommodation', 'Plenty of toilet facilities', 'aftershock home advantage' as the ball misses the goal post because it sways, and a 'free hard-hat with each ticket' Context - Anxiety about whether Christchurch can still hold the Rugby World Cup fixtures that are planned. A decision was made that it was not possible. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Aerial footage of Christchurch after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The footage shows the earthquake damage to Wizard Home Loans & Cartridge World on Riccarton Road, Harding's Chemist and Angus Donaldson Copy Service on Colombo Street, Para Rubber and Westende Jewellers on Manchester Street, The Loaded Hog on Cashel Street, St Mary & St Athanasios Church on Edgeware Road, The Daily Bagel on Victoria Street, the Laxmi Foodstore on Barbadoes Street, Television Services on Westminster Street, The Hat Shop on High Street, St Paul's Parish Church on Gayhurst Road, Sullivan Park on Galbraith Road, and Avonside Drive.
Two workmen in hard hats stand amongst the rubble of Christchurch looking askance as the Dalai Lama beams and says 'You do great work, on behalf of mankind, I express great platitude...' One of the workmen holds a newspaper with a heading that reads 'Dalai Lama's quake message: think positive'. Context - The Dalai Lama visited the quake-hit city for two days in early June. He also sent a letter of condolence to Prime Minister John Key after the February 22 earthquake. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
The cartoon is headed 'Whitebait - How to spot the difference.' Below are two frames; the one on the left shows a brown fish wearing goggles and breathing apparatus, it is from the East Coast and is described as 'drab brown' and 'tastes like dung'; the one on the right is pink and wears a sun hat and sunglasses, it is from the West Coast and is described as 'lightly tanned' and 'tastes like coconut'. Context: The whitebait from the east coast has been contaminated by the Canterbury earthquakes. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A digitally manipulated image of the Gap Filler Monopoly board square on Manchester Street. The photographer comments, "On the site of a demolished earthquake damaged building in Christchurch, New Zealand is a Monopoly game square for giants. The Gap Filler Project makes the bare land where once a building once stood into something both interesting and unique and this time they created a massive Monopoly board square. In the game of Monopoly you move your player with a dog, shoe or maybe the hat, but as the most common thing in the City are diggers they have the placed one on the square. There are also two houses on Manchester Street, which is priced at $240".