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Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A story submitted by Sheryl Fairbairn to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Sheryl Fairbairn to the QuakeStories website.
A PDF copy of a fact sheet about hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the South Island created by Anglican Advocacy in 2011. The fact sheet contains information about the possible impacts of fracking on water and the risk of earthquakes.
As life-changing experiences go, the earthquake on 22 February 2011 was fairly significant. On the one hand, our house was red-zoned (but still liveable), friends lost their lives and the city lost many of the old buildings that, for me, … Continue reading →
A story submitted by Peter Low to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Dee Dawson to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Louise to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Philip Broderick Willis to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Kathleen Himiona to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Liz to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Sarah to the QuakeStories website.
A pdf copy of the second introductory panel of Guy Frederick's 'The Space Between Words' exhibition. The panel includes a collection of Guy Frederick's memories of the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes, as well as discussion on how people experience change.
A pdf copy of the first introductory panel of Guy Frederick's 'The Space Between Words' exhibition. The panel includes a collection of Guy Frederick's memories of the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes, as well as discussion on how people experience change.
A press release from the United States Embassy New Zealand about the US-NZ Partnership Forum which was interrupted by the 22 February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch. Two months later, delegates from both New Zealand and the United States met in a video conference session designed to conclude the forum.
A story submitted by Paul Sterk to the QuakeStories website.
A pdf copy of panel 12 of Guy Frederick's 'The Space Between Words' exhibition. The panel includes text from an interview with Wendy Griffiths about her experiences of the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. Above this is an image of Griffiths on a beach.
An outline, created in 2011, of the levels of service and condition of the horizontal infrastructure within the central city, providing a broad indication of damage, service levels provided to residents and business owners, and used to estimate the cost of repairs following the earthquake events.
A story submitted by Sarndra to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Elizabeth to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Candy Green to the QuakeStories website.
A pdf copy of panel 2 of Guy Frederick's 'The Space Between Words' exhibition. The panel includes text from an interview with Louis Harrison-Aydon about his experiences of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Above this is an image of Harrison-Aydon sitting in a graveyard .
A pdf copy of panel 8 of Guy Frederick's 'The Space Between Words' exhibition. The panel includes text from an interview with Gwenda Michael about her experiences of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Above this is an image of Michael sitting on the patio of her house.
A document with photographs and details of the four researchers from the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) project, Women's Voices: Recording women's stories of the Canterbury earthquakes. The researchers include Amanda England (from 2011 - 2012), Elizabeth Ashby (from 2013 - 2014), Rosemary Baird (2012 - 2014) and Brigid Buckenham (2013 - 2014).
A PDF copy of pages 282-283 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Co-Location of Secondary Schools in Christchurch Post 22 February 2011 Earthquake'. Photo: Phil Arvidson. With permission: St Bede's, Marian College and the Ministry of Education.
A pdf copy of panel 14 of Guy Frederick's 'The Space Between Words' exhibition. The panel includes text from an interview with Gerard Smythe about his experiences of the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. Above this is an image of Smythe sitting outside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
A pdf copy of panel 1 of Guy Frederick's 'The Space Between Words' exhibition. The panel includes text from an interview with Meredith Dyer about her experiences of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Above this is an image of Dyer sitting on a path in the Botanical Gardens.
A pdf copy of panel 6 of Guy Frederick's 'The Space Between Words' exhibition. The panel includes text from an interview with Paul Jenkins about his experiences of the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. Above this is an image of Jenkins sitting in a room of his house.
An honours-level thesis report by Shermine Kwok, an undergraduate student from the National University of Singapore. Shermine attended the University of Canterbury on an exchange in 2012. Inspired by the resilience of Christchurch and its residents, she returned to Christchurch to study the creative urban regeneration efforts since the earthquakes of 2010 - 2011.
A pdf copy of panel 13 of Guy Frederick's 'The Space Between Words' exhibition. The panel includes text from an interview with Sophie Walton about her experiences of the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. Above this is an image of Walton on the walkway from Taylor's Mistake to Boulder Bay.
A pdf copy of panel 11 of Guy Frederick's 'The Space Between Words' exhibition. The panel includes text from an interview with Bishnu Pokhrel about his experiences of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Above this is an image of Bishnu Pokhrel sitting outside the main building of Hagley Community College.