Central Canterbury News Image: Gary Moody 2010:09:16 11:42:50
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Waihora Rugby Club's headquarters at Tai Tapu were damaged in the quake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Waihora Rugby Club's headquarters at Tai Tapu were damaged in the quake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Local relief: Waimakariri District Mayor Ron Keating (left) receives a cheque for $100,000 from MainPower managing director Allan Berge at the Civil Defence headquarters set up in council's chambers. The money is targeted for Waimakariri families who have been hard hit by the earthquake".
A video of a press conference with Mayor Bob Parker about the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The conference is held outside the temporary Civil Defence headquarters in the Christchurch Art Gallery. Parker announces that he had declared a state of emergency for Christchurch. He also gives advice to residents, telling them to conserve water, avoid flushing the toilets, to not go out and 'rubberneck', and to check on their neighbours.