Veteran Wairarapa film-maker Fred Holloway suffered a devastating blow in last week's magnitude-6.2 earthquake.
The quake not only shook his Bideford home, destroying a toilet and cracking his chimney, it also damaged his collection of camera equipment, including projectors and video cameras, some of which are more than 60 years old.
Mr Holloway, 84, has been in the film-making industry since he was about 16 years old and has captured some of the region's most important historical moments, including the opening of the Masterton Police Station and the closure of the Featherston Courthouse.
Mr Holloway's workshop, where he has spent much time over the years editing footage, and a 12-seater home cinema were badly damaged, with equipment strewn across the floor.
"My poor little cinema. I walked in there after the earthquake and walked out and closed the door. The cinema was in a real mess, projectors were thrown about and parts were broken off, monitors were on the floor, the workshop was in complete disarray, the television was on the floor, video players were on the floor ... I was a little bit upset," he said.
