Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :"Better ring CERA ... we ain't red or blue ... we're both stuck in the orange zone!" 29 November 2011

Depicts Labour MP Brendon Burns and National List MP Nicky Wagner standing in the rubble of the Christchurch central business district (CBD). Burns says 'Better ring CERA...we ain't red or blue...we're both stuck in the orange zone!'. Text: Dead heat in Christchurch Central. Context: Following the 22 Feburary earthquake in Christchurch, Canterbury Earthquake recovery Authority (CERA) divided the city into differently coloured zones determined by severity of land damage. Red for the properties too damaged to repair, orange was the colour of uncertainity, for properties that had to be further assessed to find out if they had to be demolished, and the blue zone had risk of liquefaction. Political parties are often linked to colours. The National Party is blue, Labour Party is red. Orange was associated with elections branding, and the Orange Guy cartoon character was used in the 2011 Referendum on the Voting System information campaign. The 2011 General Elections count for the Christchurch Central seat put Burns and Wagner in a dead heat, both polling 10,493 votes. On the recount, the seat went to Nicky Wagner with 12,064 votes.

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