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Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of the installation 'Upon the Upland Road' on the former site of the Harbour Light in Lyttelton. The installation shows the last three lines of James K Baxter's poem, 'High Country Weather', written in the nautical flag alphabet.

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

An official at the 'Otago Port Co.' stares in bewilderment at the feet of his colleague at the Lyttelton Port Company who says 'Ah, that might do it for now' as he hangs upside down by his feet from his upturned desk in the aftermath of the 4th September Canterbury earthquake. Text above reads 'News, the Lyttelton Port Co. has halted merger talks with Otago since the 'quake, saying "the landscape has changed". Refers to the news that Lyttelton Port, the South Island's biggest port, abandoned two-years of merger talks with rival Port Otago because it is preoccupied with rebuilding after the Canterbury earthquake. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video about the 5.1 magnitude aftershock which hit Diamond Harbour on Wednesday 8 September 2010. The aftershock caused damage to Godley House, the Governors Bay Hotel, and St Cuthbert's Church. The video includes footage of each of the buildings, as well as interviews with the owner of Godley House, the owner of the Governors Bay Hotel, and Bruce Adamson, a Lyttelton local.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph submitted by Andy Palmer to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Door of the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre?. 25 Feb 2012.".

Images, UC QuakeStudies

An image from a Navy Today April 2011 article titled, "Earthquake!". The image is of the Time Ball Station in Lyttelton, photographed from the HMNZS Canterbury in the Lyttelton Harbour.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "The wrapped upstairs remnants of the Harbour Master’s Cafe, Lyttelton, cnr. Norwich Quay/Oxford Street, Sept. 2011.".