The word 'CANTERBURY' is printed in large letters on the cartoon in the region's colours of red and black stripes. The 'CAN' part of the name is in larger print and is above the rest of the word. Context is 22 February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch. The cartoon refers to reports of courage, generosity and 'can do' attitude of the people.
Colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available
Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
A brick fence has been spray painted after the building was cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.
Detail of the fence and entrance around an apartment block. On the fence are spray painted codes left by USAR following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.
Outside the Arts Centre, near the former Dux de Lux which has closed following the February earthquake. On the cordon fencing are pieces of paper with words of hope for Christchurch.
A wooden fence has been spray painted after the building was cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.
A store window that has been spray painted after it was cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.
Spray painted codes outside a block of apartments after it was cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.
A view down Colombo Street of a team of Fire Service and Search and Rescue personnel using a crane to check the Forsyth Barr building for people trapped by the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Behind them the broken tower of the Christ Church Cathedral can be seen.
A tall building sways and groans, creaks and rumbles during an earthquake. Someone from inside at the top of the building says 'Earthquake? No... This is an extreme adventure activity that you'll be billed for later!' Context - The earthquakes in Christchurch and the Canterbury region. The three major ones were on 4th September 2010, 22 February 2011 and 13 June 2011 and there have been hundreds of aftershocks.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A photograph of cracks in the road on Armagh Street. The cracks are on both sides of the tram lines
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team team standing inside a workshop.
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team team standing inside a workshop.
A photograph of a collapsed house in the Christchurch central city. USAR codes have been spray painted on the fence in front.
A photograph of a truck loaded with supplies in Wellington. A Civil Defence trailer has been hitched to the back.
A photograph of a map of the Christchurch central city. Greed, red, and yellow dots have been used to indicate the status of inspected buildings
A photograph taken inside an office in the Christchurch central city. Documents have fallen off many of the desks and are lying on the floor.
A photograph of the Art Gallery Apartments on Gloucester Street. Windows on the second storey of the building have broken.
A photograph of a USAR helmet and safety glasses sitting in the courtyard of the Christchurch Art Gallery.
A photograph of cracks in the side of St Elmo Courts. The cracks have formed between the windows both horizontally and vertically.
A photograph of cracks in the front of St Elmo Courts. The cracks have formed between the windows both horizontally and vertically.
A photograph of a large crack running down the middle of a building. The crack formed when two sections of the building split apart.
A photograph of cars in a driveway which have been crushed by fallen bricks. The bricks came from an earthquake-damaged wall above.
Prime Minister John Key talking to Al Dwyer, the leader of the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), outside the US headquarters in Latimer Square. John Key is visiting to thank DART for their efforts in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Prime Minister John Key talking to Al Dwyer, the leader of the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), outside the US headquarters in Latimer Square. John Key is visiting to thank DART for their efforts in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Text reads 'Cantabrians' spirit, two weeks on-' The cartoon shows the wrecked Christchurch Cathedral which is its true 'appearance' after the 19th February earthquake. Behind the devastation rises the ghost of the spire which is described as 'reality.'
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A photograph of a wall of a building on St Asaph Street which has collapsed onto the car park next door. Rubble and bricks from the top of the wall underneath have fallen on top.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing on Antigua Street near Corys Electrical.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on Grenadier House on Madras Street. A red sticker taped to the glass above indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, taken from Oxford Terrace across the Avon River. In the foreground is the Edmonds Band Rotunda.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing outside the earthquake-damaged Grenadier House on Madras Street.
