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WEMO ERT Set 4 - March 2011 - Photograph 03
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a camp site in Latimer Square. The camp has been set up as temporary accommodation for emergency management personnel. Three tents have been pitched and there are crates and boxes of gear stacked in front.
WEMO ERT Set 4 - March 2011 - Photograph 04
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a sign on a portaloo in Latimer Square. The sign reads, "Do not dispose of dust masks in the toilet/bathroom, as they are blocking pumps".
WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 79
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a block of buildings in central Christchurch. The basement of the buildings have collapsed and the concrete blocks have spilled into the car park. Large cracks have also formed in between the blocks in the walls of the building to the left.
WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 123
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of several earthquake-damaged buildings on Lichfield Street. A section of the top storey of the building in the middle has collapsed. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the front door, columns, and windows of all of the buildings. A red sticker has also been stuck to the door of the closest building, indicating that it is unsafe to enter.
WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 109
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Winnie Bagoes building on Gloucester Street. Large sections of the building have collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the ground in front.
Jim Baltaxe WEMO Photograph 115
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a man climbing a tree in Hagley Park. In the background, a lamp post has a noticeable lean. Behind that, the structure of a large marquee can be seen.
New Zealand Defence Force photograph 505
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Damage to the Provincial Chambers building on Durham Street. The front wall has collapsed onto the street, bringing the roof down with it. Scaffolding that was placed around the building after the 4 September 2010 earthquake has also collapsed.
Terry Binding WEMO Photograph 28
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of an earthquake damaged building on the corner of Manchester Street and Struthers Lane. The front wall of the building has crumbled, exposing the inside. One of the rooms is heavily graffitied.
Natalie Kerschner WEMO Photograph 012
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of Pretty Things on Colombo Street, with damage to the front wall and fencing around the building. A red sticker can be seen on the front door, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.
Kim Wright WEMO Photograph 046
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of an earthquake damaged road in Christchurch. Road cones, cracks, and the remants of liquefaction can be seen on the road. There is a queue of traffic along the street.
Sonja Farmer Photograph 21
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged house on Montreal Street. Part of the front wall has crumbled, the bricks falling to the ground. Tape has been stretched along the driveway as a cordon.
Rebekah Rogers WEMO Photograph 108
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a generator set up in Hagley Park to power campervans. The campervans were being used as temporary accommodation for emergency management personnel who travelled to Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquakes.
WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 34
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of an excavator clearing rubble on Madras Street near the intersection of Tuam Street. To the left is the earthquake damaged Edward Gibbon's building. To the right, shipping containers have been stacked on the road.
WEMO ERT Set 4 - March 2011 - Photograph 12
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of the interior of a USAR station in Latimer Square. Boxes of supplies are stacked along the walls and keys are hanging on a board. The station is made up of wooden struts with a tarpaulin roof and walls.
WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 108
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Winnie Bagoes building on Gloucester Street. Large sections of the building have collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the ground in front.
WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 64
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Domo furniture store on Tuam Street. A large section of the building has collapsed and the rubble has spilled onto the street below. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.
WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 72
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a member of an emergency management team standing on Gloucester Street near Latimer Square. In the background an excavator is clearing the rubble from a demolished building.
WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 106
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the back of Wharetiki on Colombo Street. The chimney of the house has pulled away from the back wall and collapsed onto the roof below. A wooden structure built up against the house has also pulled away from the wall.
Nic Johns and Mark Osborne WEMO Photograph 070
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a panaroma of Christchurch on a wall of the Christchurch Art Gallery. The Art Gallery was set up as a temporary Civil Defence headquarters set up at the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Rebekah Rogers WEMO Photograph 059
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a make-shift toilet in the Christchurch Art Gallery. A sign behind it reads, "Portaloos Department. We know that 80,000 people need loos. We have 900-1800 available or coming, We don't need to be told people need loos. Thank you. We're number one with your number twos!". Signs below this read, "Toilet Occupied", "Toilet Vacant" and, "In Tray". The Art Gallery was used as the temporary headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
WEMO ERT Set 4 - March 2011 - Photograph 13
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of emergency management personnel running a USAR station in Latimer Square. The station is made up of wooden struts with a tarpaulin roof and walls.
Christchurch fiasco
Other, National Library of New Zealand
Blog in which Sarah Miles comments on the post-earthquake reconstruction of Christchurch, critiquing the profit-driven model of private insurance and how it fails to protect citizens in times of disaster. Includes comment on the political situation and some guest posts.
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 28 September 2010
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Child Youth and Family admits mistakes, 1223 workers to join Auckland unemployed, Man pleads guilty to Raymond Piper's death, Phoenix squares bill for unpaid ACC levies, Parker accused of avoiding debates for political reasons, Scholars call on Govt to rethink Canterbury earthquake law.
Hubbard, James, 1949- :"The aftershock.. The shake-up. The waiting and anx…
Images, Alexander Turnbull Library
The cartoon shows the leader of the new Mana Party, Hone Harawira, in four frames that illustrate 'The aftershock', 'the shake-up', 'the waiting & anxiety!...' and in the last frame 'the liquefaction...' as he sinks up to his chest in 'Poll Street'. Context - In fact Hone Harawira won the Te Tai Tokerau by-election with a majority of 1,117 votes, followed fairly closely by Kelvin Davis (Labour). The Labour and Mana candidates seemed to be neck and neck just before the election on 26 June 2011. The cartoon uses earthquake imagery to illustrate the emotional roller-coaster for Hone Harawira. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
In which a fortune is made, an Oddfellow is not a type of mint, and archae…
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Earlier this year, we excavated a site on Armagh Street that revealed not only a large quantity of artefacts, but also a historical and material narrative set in the swampy bowels of a fledgling city, a tale of politics, commerce, … Continue reading →
New Zealand Defence Force photograph 436
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Winnie Bagoes on Gloucester Street. The side of the building has collapsed. Bricks and rubble lie in a pile on Gloucester Street where they fell.
New Zealand Defence Force photograph 548
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force, Rhys Jones, and the Minister of Defence, Wayne Mapp, visiting the HMNZS Otago in Lyttelton.
New Zealand Defence Force photograph 467
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Members of the New Zealand and Chinese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams watching a digger clear rubble on the site of the CTV Building.
New Zealand Defence Force photograph 464
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Three men from the New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue Team having a break while a digger clears rubble at the CTV Site.
New Zealand Defence Force photograph 450
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Members of the New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team using a circular saw to cut through steel at the site of the CTV Building.