Rental housing - New Zealand - Canterbury Region

Date: [Circa 1925 to 1930]

By: Wilson, William J, 1895-1967

Reference: PA1-o-538

Description: Album of photographs showing the state of dilapidated houses and living conditions, ca 1925-1930. The photographs show rental properties, some compared with council houses in terms of rent and living conditions. Most have full typescript captions giving details of Labour Department assessments of value and rental prices, contrasting with the greater rental charged by various private landlords, particularly in regard to poor maintenance and living conditions. Magistrate Widdowson is mentioned in a number of captions, and various landlords are named including Christchurch lawyer T S Dacre. Pages 20-25 show an "Industrial settlement" in the Hutt Valley. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Other Titles - Vested Interests Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with brown card cover, entitled "Photo Snaps"; with white paper label attached which reads "Vested interests. William J Wilson, 6 Wavell Street, Wellington"; 20 x 23 cm

Date: 2013

From: Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]

By: New Zealand shipping gazette (Periodical)

Reference: DCDL-0025676

Description: The on-site manager of the Chistchurch container village uses a crane to hoist a container containing an undesirable occupant onto a container truck for export. In July 2013 it was announced that the first shipping container village for workers involved in the Christchurch Rebuild would open in Addington later in the year. An on-site manager would 'keep an eye on things'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0024205

Description: From a house truck labelled 'Dunrentin' the occupant claims that since the Feb 2012 earthquake this is the only accommodation that his family can afford. Since that earthquake, the reultant damage to housing had caused housing rentals to soar, beyond the reach of many of theose displaced. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Doyle, Martin Maurice Michael Thomas, 1956- :Digital cartoons

By: Scoop (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0025525

Description: Mock warning notice featuring feral dogs and the wording 'Warning to all visitors and worker in the Christchurch Accommodation Wilderness: If you wish to survive, give an arm and a leg to any wild dog [Canis Landlordius] which calls at your tent or caravan'. Accompanying note from cartoonist states 'Christchurch desperately needs workers in the rebuild. Rack-rent landlords are a pox on this effort'. With the need for labour in the Christchurch rebuild, incoming workers were discouraged by the high rents charged by local landlords exploiting the shortage of accommodation. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0020837

Description: Shows a number of rental possibilities like a waterfront, a kennel, a wheelie bin, a parkbench, tress, the cardboard cathedral when it is no longer required and a sewage pipe. Context: The problem over lack of rental accomodation after the earthquakes. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0020868

Description: Shows Minister for Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee as Pontius Pilate washing his hands of the rental crisis in Christchurch. In the background is Jesus burdened with the cross and representing the 'rental crisis'. Context: The rental housing situation in Christchurch is at crisis point and is causing huge stress for people unable to find suitable accommodation. Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee said last month that the rental housing crisis was best left to the market, but Gatonyi said his stance was "totally flawed". (Press 12 April 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0021344

Description: Shows an enormous Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee portrayed as a house for rent being viewed by a couple. Context: Brownlee announced plans to alleviate Christchurch's housing shortage by increasing rental stocks (Stuff 24 April 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

By: Fairfax Media Limited (Firm)

Reference: DCDL-0020872

Description: Shows a family living in cardboard boxes. A neighbour living in the same circumstances has been reading the newspaper and tells the family that the church is building a cathedral from cardboard after seeing how people like them live. Context: There are serious problems over adequate housing in Christchurch after the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. There is continuing debate over whether the cathedral should be demolished or not and in the meantime a Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has been commissioned to create a cathedral from cardboard. The 700-person-capacity structure will be completed by December and will cost $4 million. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2012

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

By: Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: DCDL-0023037

Description: Two men discuss in a pub the problem that Christchurch has about how to house all the workers arriving to rebuild the city. One of them suggests the solution found for the workers on the Manapouri Dam which was housing them on cruise liners. Context: One solution has been provided by the Defence Force who are leasing 42 derelict NZDF houses next to Burnham Military Camp. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0028659

Description: Shows a woman, somewhere in Christchurch, telling a friend that they are renting out their car due to the petrol price increases. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).