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Sue Davidson's Blog 16/11/2012: More art after the rain

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An entry from Sue Davidson's blog for 16 November 2012 entitled, "More art after the rain".

Silkannthreades 17/12/2012: Still floundering after all these years.....

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An entry from Gallivanta's blog for 17 December 2012 entitled, "Still floundering after all these years.....".

Diabetes in Christchurch: 9 months after the quake

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A presentation by Diabetes Registrar Dr Heidi Su, titled, "Diabetes in Christchurch: 9 months after the quake".

Deb Robertson's Blog 2/11/2015: thoughts on life after marriage

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An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 2 November 2015 entitled, "thoughts on life after marriage".The entry was downloaded on 3 November 2016.

Ruth Gardner's Blog 11/09/2010: One Week After

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 11 September 2010 entitled, "One Week After".

Before and after the “Sign of the Kiwi”

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“Jog on, jog on, the footpath way. And cheerily hent the stile, A merry heart goes all the way, Your sad tires in a mile.” — “A Winter’s Tale,” Sheakespeare. Such is t…

CTU FAQ: What does the law say about health and safety at work after an ea…

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A PDF copy of a frequently asked question page from the union.org.nz website, answering the question, "What does the law say about health and safety at work after an earthquake?".

Dr Rob Gordon - Surviving the Third Year after Disaster

A PDF copy of a document produced by Dr Rob Gordon for All Right?, titled Surviving the Third Year after Disaster. The document outlines expectations about the mental health and wellbeing of people during the third year following a natural disaster.

Diabetes Centre Information Sheet

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A patient information sheet outlining practical issues affecting members of the diabetes community in Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. This information sheet was given to diabetes patients after the earthquake to help them manage their condition.

OVTRK Blog Post 2016:03:16 - Keeping the OVTRK connections with Government…

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A pdf copy of a post from the One Voice Te Reo Kotahi blog. The post is titled, "Keeping the OVTRK connections with Government after CERA".

Training and Education of Engineers and Organisation of Engineering Profes…

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"Training and Education of Engineers and Organisation of Engineering Profession and Building Assessment after Earthquakes", a report submitted by the then New Zealand Historic Places Trust on the Royal Commission Discussion Papers.

Bexley 5

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Caption reads: "I lived in London all through the Blitz, you get used to these things. Living here after the earthquakes didn’t bother me. I had a small battery operated radio and the neighbour lent me her generator. Initially I used it to run the fridge but after a while I couldn’t get it started. I don’t want to move, to be quite honest. There’s nothing that will be able to replace the life I built here."

UC Risk Evaluation Process for Building Occupancy

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A document outlying the initial evaluation process for building occupancy on campus after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

SPCA Canterbury's Earthquake Experience

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A document produced by SPCA Canterbury describing their experiences after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

Bexley 9

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Caption reads: "A community is defined by people. After the 4th of September Bexley became a community."

Site Founder

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Wendy Riley A relative newcomer to Christchurch, Wendy has deep-rooted connections to the city. Her ancestors, like many colonial New Zealanders, traced their origins to Scotland and England. After…

Zealandia’s Turpin

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Charismatic, athletic and intelligent, Jonathan Roberts came from a respectable family. A native of Cornwall, he immigrated to New Zealand with his family as a small child in 1862. After leaving sc…

University of Canterbury Emergency Operations Centre Activation Flow Chart

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A flowchart outlining the order of procedures to be taken by the University of Canterbury Emergency Operations Centre after an emergency.

The Savoy Theatre, Cathedral Square

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After World War One, there was a growing appetite for the glitzy glamour of the ‘Jazz Age’ and Hollywood. Christchurch residents were hungry to embrace American culture and its new comm…

Cakes & Confectionery on High Street

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Sandwiched between the White Hart Hotel and the Universal Boot Depot at 223 and 225 High Street, was the business founded by Mr James Freeman, pastry cook and caterer. After browsing through Messrs…

Government Geologist reports on ‘extraordinary earthquake phenomena’

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After the September, 1888 earthquake centred in Hanmer caused extensive damage to the Christchurch cathedral, the government geologist, Alexander McKay was sent out to review the land damage. This …

A Poor Joke! A Premonition of What Was Yet to Come.

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This photographically produced postcard of Christchurch’s Provincial Government buildings, appearing twisted and warped, was a semi-humorous card sent out at Christmas after the Murchison ear…

Horseshoe Lake 4

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A digital photograph in PDF format with caption. Image depicts the lounge wall where family members had drawn large pictures after the home was deemed Red Zoned.

1880s Christchurch – Dull and as Flat as a Kitchen Table

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In 1886, an English woman who called herself ‘Hopeful’, wrote of her experiences after emigrating to Christchurch, New Zealand. She berated the agents of shipping companies who painted…

“It’s over!” Armistice Day in Cathedral Square

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Cathedral Square hosted one of New Zealand’s most significant historic events after the armistice was signed by the Western Allies and the Central Powers on 11th November 1918 in Paris, Franc…

Email: Update from OVTRK after your participation in our Forum on 10 March…

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A pdf copy of an email sent to the participants in a One Voice Te Reo Kotahi forum held on 10 March 2014. OVTRK report that the email was sent to Arihia Bennett, the Chief Executive Officer of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel, Waimakariri Mayor David Ayers, Selwyn District Councillor Malcolm Lyall, and Dame Margaret Bazley, Chair of Environment Canterbury.

NZ Raw blog post 24 February 2011 'New Christchurch Earthquake Photos'

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A post on the NZ Raw blog written by Mark Lincoln on 24 February 2011. Mark says, "I think this is the first post I wrote after the Feb 2011 earthquake. That first photo was my first view after coming out of the office. There's a popular wide panoramic photo that someone took from the Port Hills of all of the dust rising up from the city - the photo in the blog post shows what it looked like from within the dust cloud! There are people gathering further down the street where a building has collapsed".