A video of an interview with Jo Nicholls-Parker, wife of Bob Parker, about her husband's re-election as Christchurch Mayor.
The incumbent mayor Bob Parker has been voted back in Christchurch with support apparently gained after Canterbury's devastating earthquake.
In a series of five out of six caricatures Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker shows photographs of himself helping people hurt by the 4th September earthquake and helping Christchurch after the earthquake. In the sixth caricature he disingenuously smirks and says that he has been so busy helping Christchurch that he forgot about the Mayoral election; he then affects a philosophical stance about his chances. Refers to the advantage that the earthquake of 4th September has given the incumbent mayor Bob Parker in the local body elections of 9th October. Black and white and colour versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Christchurch Earthquake
A video of an interview with Bob Parker about his re-election as the Christchurch Mayor.
A video of Mayor Bob Parker speaking to Christchurch prior to the Christchurch City Council elections in 2010.
Did his work in the earthquake aftermath sway the voters?
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker writes about the 2010 Canterbury Earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mayor Bob Parker and his wife, Jo Nicholls-Parker, start the earthquake-stopped clock at Science Alive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mayor Bob Parker and his wife, Jo Nicholls-Parker, start the earthquake-stopped clock at Science Alive".
A video of Mayor Bob Parker and The Bats performing at the Band Together concert in Hagley Park. The concert was held on the 23 October 2010 for the people of Canterbury after the 2010 earthquakes.
Vice-Chancellor Rod Carr shakes hands with Jo Nicholls-Parker, wife of Mayor Bob Parker at an event to thank the Student Volunteer Army.
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.
Donations to the Canterbury earthquake fund now total about $11 million. It comes as the Government announced early details of a recovery plan for people wanting money to fix their damaged homes or start rebuilding.
A video of a press conference with Mayor Bob Parker about an offer from the New Zealand Institute of Architecture to appoint an Architectural Ambassador for Christchurch. The proposed ambassador would head a team of architects and urban designers to prepare ideas for the Christchurch rebuild.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mayor Bob Parker following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Press conference with Mayor Bob Parker".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Press conference with Mayor Bob Parker".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Press conference with Mayor Bob Parker".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Press conference with Mayor Bob Parker".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Press conference with Mayor Bob Parker".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mayor Bob Parker following Canterbury's earthquake".
Mayor Bob Parker talks to a reporter from Sky News.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mayor Bob Parker following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mayor Bob Parker following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mayor Bob Parker following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Press conference with Mayor Bob Parker".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mayor Bob Parker following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mayor Bob Parker following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mayor Bob Parker following Canterbury's earthquake".