Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:07 14:41:10

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Volunteers, Siena Childs, 13, left, Sam Butcher, 13, Jess Butcher, 18, and Alex Summerlee, 18, clean up in Avonside Drive following Canterbury's earthquake".

Ruth Gardner's Blog 04/09/2010: Our Earthquake

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 4 September 2010 entitled, "Our Earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:10:03 03:46:00

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "2010 Canterbury Earthquake. Spencerville Civil Defence organised a community get together, to boost community spirits. Rylee Hunt (8) gets a spray from Shae Coghlan (5) with the help of Matt Lewis from Brooklands Volunteer fire brigade".

"This can't be repaired, it needs to be condemned..." 20 September 2010

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

Maori Party MP for Te Tai Tonga, Rahui Katene' is buried up to her neck in earthquake rubble as she reads a newspaper headline referring to her statement that the aftermath of the earthquake has demonstrated 'racism and ethnic profiling'. Rahui Katene's head is disintegrating and two engineers who are examining the damage decide that 'This can't be repaired, it needs to be condemned'. Rahui Katene says the authorities, who kicked a Christchurch family out of a welfare centre that was set up after the Christchurch earthquake that struck on the 4th September, should apologise for judging them too early and shaming them publicly. Mrs Katene was also concerned about claims that Maori youth were being targeted by police. "I've heard from whanau that in one particular area rangatahi who were volunteering in their community and helping their whanau were accused by police of theft. The whanau are trying to work these issues through with the police, but I'm growing concerned about what appears to be ethnic profiling." Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).