Photos taken in Hornby Library on April 15, 2011 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-15-Hornby-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_0477 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in Spreydon Library on April 15 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-08-Spreydon-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_0473 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in Spreydon Library on April 15 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-08-Spreydon-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_0464 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in Spreydon Library on April 15 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-08-Spreydon-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_0474 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in Spreydon Library on April 15 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-08-Spreydon-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_0467 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in Spreydon Library on April 15 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-08-Spreydon-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_0463 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in Spreydon Library on April 15 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-08-Spreydon-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_0469 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in Spreydon Library on April 15 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-08-Spreydon-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_0468 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in Hornby Library on April 15, 2011 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-15-Hornby-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_0482 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in Hornby Library on April 15, 2011 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-15-Hornby-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_0479 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in Hornby Library on April 15, 2011 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-15-Hornby-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_0481 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in Spreydon Library on April 15 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-08-Spreydon-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_0470 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
Photos taken in Hornby Library on April 15, 2011 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-15-Hornby-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_0478 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
The cartoon shows a digger dredging through the rubble and digging up a red heart representing 'hope' (Tom Scott doesn't do colour so this is significant). A rescuer nearby yells 'Careful! It's still beating'. Context - on 22 February 2011 a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Christchurch which has probably killed more than 200 people (at this point the number is still not known) and caused much more severe damage. There were many people trapped in collapsed buildings and it was apparent in only two or three days that in most cases they could not have survived but of course people still held out impossible hope. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A video about the New Zealand Army's engineers working with the Christchurch City Council and community centres to secure buildings in Christchurch, set up bases in Latimer Square, and fix infrastructure such as Burwood Hospital's water supply.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. The Provincial Buildings".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. The PGC building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Press photographer Iain McGregor".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. The Provincial Buildings".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Children from Discovery 1 School".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Grand Chancellor slumped".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Children from Discovery 1 School".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Children from Discovery 1 School".
A man sits at his desk with an enormous sheet of blank paper headed 'New Christchurch' before him; peering over his shoulder is a huge figure who appears to be a man from an earlier era of the history of Christchurch. Context - Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011 and the start of debate about how city should be rebuilt. The historic man suggests a strong pull to preserve historic Christchurch. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Christchurch artist Phillip Trusttum and gallery owner Jonathan Smart on how visual artists are accepting what's been lost and looking to the future, post the earthquake.
The partial collapse of a Christchurch building in an overnight blaze has sent three firefighters to hospital, and raised a possible link to the February earthquake.
Two weeks ago government scientists warned there was almost a one in four chance of a magnitude six to seven earthquake striking Canterbury within a year.
The Christchurch Casino reopened its doors last night for the first time since the February 22nd earthquake.
Text reads 'The earth takes... the world gives'. The cartoon shows an image of the globe with New Zealand in the centre - the continents seem to have formed themselves into a grieving face and arms which reach out to New Zealand. Context - on 22 February 2011 a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Christchurch which has probably killed more than 200 people (at this point the number is still not known) and caused very severe damage. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Several volunteers work amongst the ruins of a building. A woman nearby weeps and the man comforting her comments 'and to think we believed sports stars were our national heroes'. Context - on 22 February 2011 a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck in Christchurch which has probably killed more than 200 people (at this point the number is still not known) and caused very severe damage. There has been enormous praise for the efforts of many ordinary people who have shown courage in the catastrophe. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).