Photograph by Paul Corliss 2158

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of graffiti on a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Peterborough Street. Originally a recruitment advertisement for the police, the image has been altered and the words, "You can paint, but we can't!" added.

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2159

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of graffiti on a building on the corner of Colombo Street and Peterborough Street. Originally a recruitment advertisement for the police, the image has been altered and the words, "You can paint, but we can't!" added.

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0625

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a graffiti image originally used to advertise careers with the New Zealand Police. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This sign remains painted on the wall, although the other version of it has been painted out".

Police Art on Montreal St, Christchurch

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A graffiti-style recruitment advertisement for the NZ Police, depicting police officer Spence Kingi pulling a woman from the rubble.

Spence Kingi Commemorative Art Work

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A graffiti-style recruitment advertisement for the NZ Police, depicting police officer Spence Kingi pulling a woman from the rubble.

Constable Nao Yoshimizu Comforts a Relative of an Earthquake Victim

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A graffiti-style recruitment advertisement for the NZ Police, depicting police officer Nao Yoshimizu comforting the grieving relative of an earthquake victim. The image has been further graffitied to hide the officer's uniform, and the original advertisement text ("You too can do something extraordinary. Become a cop.") altered to read "You too can do something ordinary. Become a human".