Seddon Earthquake, N.Z., 2013

Date: 2013

From: Scott, Thomas, 1947- :[Digital cartoons published in the Dominion Post]

By: Dominion post (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0025666

Description: A copy of an email sent to the cartoonist from a friend 'R'. The email reads 'Just heard about the earthquake as I was offline yesterday - Everything OK?'. The cartoonist's comment is 'What happened to reading the news in papers, hearing it on radio, or seeing it on TV?' On 21 July 2013 a 6.5 earthquake centred in Cook Strait, was felt in Wellington. The cartoonist observes that many people are now so dependent for their information on on-line computers that they seem to have forgotten the older forms of communication which are still just as reliable. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Digital cartoons

By: Marlborough Express (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0025645

Description: Depicts a man with nails, glue and a hammer, and a woman struggling to lift up a teapot that has been glued to the table and saying "When I told you to nail everything down, I wasn't including the teapot..". Refers to the efforts of New Zealanders to prepare their houses for any future earthquakes after the 21 July 2013 earthquake near Seddon. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

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

Reference: DCDL-0025655

Description: Consists of two frames inserted into the cartoon. A man is reading a newspaper with the headline 'Quake news'. He looks behind him to see a tidal wave of 'Royal Baby News'. He drops his paper and runs. Refers to the 6.5 Seddon earthquake centered in Cook Strait which affected Marlborough and Wellington. News of this quake was superseded by the news of the birth of Prince George on 22 July 2013. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0025662

Description: A woman examines the contents of an earthquake emergency bag, and questions her partner about the six bottles of merlot included in the bag. Refers to the Seddon earthquake on 21 July 2013, measuring 6.5, which caused moderate damage through the Marlborough area and Wellington. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Ekers, Paul, 1961-:[Digital cartoons published in the New Zealand Herald and other publications]

Reference: DCDL-0025652

Description: Two bedraggled alcoholics tell the owner of a Wellington wine and spirits shop that they have been sent by the Earthquake Commission to 'clean up your spilt wine'. On 21 July 2013 a 6.5 earthquake in Cook Strait caused some damage in Wellington. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :Digital cartoons

By: Nelson mail (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0025923

Description: Cartoon shows Maurice Williamson, Minister for Building and Construction, standing near a fault line, which is rupturing beneath him. He says, "Don't worry folks, there's plenty of time to get this city earthquake proof!" Text at the top reads, Wellington, with cracks through each of the letters of the word. Refers to the Lake Grassmere Earthquake, the second of the Cook Strait earthquakes, which hit Wellington on Friday 16 August, resulting in damage across the upper South Island, and in Wellington. The earthquake measured 6.6, and was 8km deep, 3km shallower than the July Seddon earthquake. (Stuff.co.nz, 16 August 2013) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

By: Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0025929

Description: Shows a map of New Zealand with the words, 'Milk shake. 100% pure New Zealand branding. Identifying the faultlines.' Refers to strong earthquakes centred in the Cook Strait on 21 July and 16 August 2013. The earthquakes are thought to have occurred on an unmapped fault line, along the London Hill fault. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

By: Southland times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0025930

Description: Two cartoons with text regarding the costs of assessing Wellington's earthquake-prone buildings. Refers to the doublet of large earthquakes in the Cook Strait, which caused damage in Marlborough and Wellington on 21 July and 16 August 2013. Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Digital cartoons

By: New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0026474

Description: Under the caption 'Choice...The frying pan or the fire...' two possible emigrants ponder the options of jumping from the frying pan of 'Earthquake prone NZ' into the fire of Australia. 'Mother Nature' controls both the frying pan and the fire. In October 2013 large bushfires swept much of New South Wales. The effect on many families and communities had been compared with that of the ruin inflicted by the Christchurch earthquakes on families and communities. Many people thinking to leave New Zealand for Australia might find that the forces of nature could be devastating and unpredictable there as well. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Digital cartoons

By: Marlborough Express (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0025614

Description: Depicts a man studying the Civil Defence guide for earthquakes, 'Get ready, get thru', and saying "Something seems to have jogged me into seriously studying this...". Refers to the magnitude 6.5 earthquake that hit at 5.09 pm on Sunday 21 July 2013, 20 km east of Seddon, Marlborough and caused damage throughout the region and further afield. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2013

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-: Digital cartoons published in New Zealand Herald

Reference: DCDL-0028749

Description: Cartoon shows Prime Minister John Key standing at a podium and responding to earthquakes that have occurred in relation to public excitement - or outcry - on various topics. Key imagines that the snapper quotas feel like a 4.5, the All Blacks winning feels like a 5.5, and the reaction to the Government Security Communications Bill is only a 2. Cartoon references Cook Strait earthquakes in July and August 2013. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 20-23 July 2013

From: Owen, Dylan, 1958-: Photographs

Reference: PADL-000925

Description: Comprises views of earthquake damage in Wellington taken by Dylan Owen in the days following the 6.5 magnitude Seddon Earthquake on 19 July 2013. The photos show broken glass and road blocks on Featherston and Ballance Streets in Wellington. Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Earthquake damage" Quantity: 6 digital photograph(s).