Cartoon showing Mayor Bob Parker as 'Spongebob Mayorpants'. Describes the mayor as often getting into deep water, soft and resilient and able to soak up criticism, bouncing back when under pressure. There has been concern and criticism about problems within the city council that effect thr rebuilding of Christchurch. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
In the top panel a kiwi reads the newspaper which has headlines reading 'Milk prices', 'BMW limos', 'Dodgy politicians', and 'Foreign despot news' and says 'Let's get this all in perspective'. In the lower panel the kiwi walks among the ruins and the graves of Christchurch and thinks 'Christchurch and Canterbury need our attention and care!!' Context - The very severe Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011 in which probably more than 200 people died and an enormous amount of structural damage has been done. The headlines refer to Fonterra putting a freeze on the price of milk, the government buying expensive limos (both of these making headlines because of the state of the economy) and lastly the 'foreign despot' is Gaddafi in Libya. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker being interviewed by TV3 at the Art Gallery/Civil Defence Headquarters.
Montreal Street and Armagh Street, Cranmer Square.
Colombo Street looking north through Cathedral Square, towards the Port Hills. Taken from Victoria Square.
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Montreal Street and Armagh Street, Cranmer Square.
Montreal Street and Armagh Street, Cranmer Square.
Toppled statue of polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott, Worcester Street near Oxford Terrace.
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Montreal Street and Armagh Street, Cranmer Square.
St Elmo Courts corner of Montreal & Hereford Streets
Tuam Street opposite Alice's
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The Iconic Bar, near the corner of Manchester Street and Gloucester Street.
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Gloucester Street looking west, near the corner of Manchester Street.
Colombo Street looking north, taken from the Gloucester Street intersection.
813 Colombo Street looking south-ish, near the corner of Peterborough Street.
Manchester and Gloucester Street corner
Montreal Street and Armagh Street, Cranmer Square.
Carparking Structure Tuam Street
Cathedral Square.
Saint Asaph Street between Madras & Manchester Streets
Manchester Street
Manchester Street looking south-ish, near the corner of Worcester Street. The is the Trinity Building, which housed a restaurant and live music venue called Octagon Live.
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YHA Christchurch City Central, 273 Manchester Street, between Armagh Street and Gloucester Street.
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