NicksPlace Photograph 201

Images, UC QuakeStudies

The New Brighton Union Church, taken before the 22 February earthquake.

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:07 15:46:46

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Adrian Henning, vice president of the Union Rowing Club, in their destroyed Kerrs Reach clubrooms, with a crushed boat that Ryan Nelsen sponsored, following Canterbury's earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:07 15:50:33

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Adrian Henning, vice president of the Union Rowing Club, in their destroyed Kerrs Reach clubrooms, with a crushed boat that Ryan Nelsen sponsored, following Canterbury's earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Don Scott 2010:09:20 12:56:55

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "People queue for free tickets to this weekend's Canterbury rugby game at AMI stadium. The Canterbury Rugby Union have made all tickets to the game free after the Christchurch earthquake".

Best of the Week - 8 October 2010

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Highlights from Radio New Zealand National's programmes for the week ending Friday 8 October. This week.....Canterbury marks a month since its earthquake, a co-producer of The Hobbit speaks out about union activity threatening the film's production in New Zealand, can the Commonwealth Games media stomach Delhi, Michael Caine talks about his new autobiography and we get the lowdown on whitebait.

Canterbury Earthquake September 2010

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

I didn't even know the bookshelf had fallen on me till later that morning. When I saw the bookcase and books all over the bed, I was glad to be only 5 foot tall or my legs would have been crushed by sturdy books like 'A day in the life of the Soviet Union' and some thumping big art books, or even the cheapo board bookcase with half its shelves...

Where will homeless earthquake victims stay?... "Perfect! And the only pot…

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

Homeless earthquake victims arrive in Hobbiton with their bags when it seems that New Zealand is going to lose The Hobbit to another country. Refers to the dispute between Warner Brothers, represented by Peter Jackson, and NZ Actors Equity over a union demand for negotiations over the terms and conditions offered in the contracts for actors and others working on the film very nearly caused the film to be made somewhere else. The battle, which was eventually resolved successfully after meetings between PM John Key and Warner Brothers representatives, divided New Zealanders. Refers also to the Canterbury earthquake of 4th September and its aftershocks that have left many houses uninhabitable. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).