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Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

The cartoon shows the 'CCC Office' (Christchurch City Council) as a small ramshackle wooden building in a desert; bits of animal skeleton lie around and there are saguaro cactus and tumbleweed. A cowboy has arrived and asks 'So... Can I speak to the Deputy, Deputy, Deputy, Assistant Sheriff?' Context - A reference to layers of officialdom in Christchurch as the city struggles to rebuild itself as well as many councillors being away on holiday while the quake problems continue. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of a publication commemorating the 22 February 2011 Canterbury earthquake. The publication was produced to raise funds for the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Groups of emergency personnel conferring at the base of the collapsed Canterbury Television building on Madras Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Behind them, other emergency personnel can be seen searching the ruins for trapped people. Smoke can be seen billowing from the remains of the building.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A view down Gloucester Street in the aftermath of the February 2011 earthquake, showing damage to Wave House (formerly the Trade Union building). In the sky above a helicopter can be seen carrying a monsoon bucket that was used to put out flames in the Canterbury Television building.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Members of the New Zealand police shifting a wooden beam from the ruins of the collapsed Canterbury Television Building in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. One of the New Zealand Police members has put on a bicycle helmet as protection. Around them, emergency personnel are searching the rubble for trapped people.