UC Risk Evaluation Process for Building Occupancy
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A document outlying the initial evaluation process for building occupancy on campus after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
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SPCA Canterbury's Earthquake Experience
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A document produced by SPCA Canterbury describing their experiences after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Bexley 9
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
Caption reads: "A community is defined by people. After the 4th of September Bexley became a community."
New Regent St trams full steam ahead
Articles, TV3
The last barrier has lifted from New Regent St in Christchurch meaning trams are back running after buildings were damaged from the Valentine's Day earthquake.
'I still had my bro's hand': Survivor recalls being buried beneath rubble …
Articles, Videos, TV3
When rescuers found her, she was still clutching the hand of her brother who didn't survive.
Timeline: 4-16 September 2010 - September 2010 Canterbury (Darfield) earth…
Articles, Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Detailed timeline of events relating to the Canterbury earthquake on and after 4 September 2010
Zealandia’s Turpin
Articles, Lost Christchurch
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…
Why owners of vacant land in Christchurch CBD may face a massive rates hike
Articles, Videos, TV3
The city still has big swathes of empty land after the earthquakes - but critics say fast-forwarding development is the wrong approach.
University of Canterbury Emergency Operations Centre Activation Flow Chart
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
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
Articles, Lost Christchurch
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
Articles, Lost Christchurch
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’
Articles, Lost Christchurch
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.
Articles, Lost Christchurch
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
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
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
Articles, Lost Christchurch
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
Articles, Lost Christchurch
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…
NZ Raw blog post 24 February 2011 'New Christchurch Earthquake Photos'
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
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".
Email: Update from OVTRK after your participation in our Forum on 10 March…
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
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.
IRMO to SCIRT Transition Management Plan
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A plan which describes how the transition from the IRMO programme to the SCIRT programme will take place after the signing of the Alliance Agreement.
Examples of SCIRT Safety Alerts - Critical Risk 1 - Service Strikes
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A document which contains several examples of SCIRT Safety Alerts, which were documents sent out to inform and educate all site staff after an incident.
Dallington 9
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph captioned, "After the September earthquake, it was more a simple case of something gets broken and it gets repaired. Then came February, and June as well, and suddenly it's just not so straightforward anymore".
Bexley 18
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
Caption reads: "We were the only people around here for a long time. All of our neighbours moved out. It wont be long until Bexley is empty, and after that it will be gone."
Horseshoe Lake 13
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A digital photograph in PDF format with caption. Image looks south down Kingsford street. Port hills on the horizon with potholes in the foreground that progressively got worse after the Feburary 2011 earthquake.
Whaling, Forty Mile Beach, A Gruesome Discovery – A Pioneer’s Story
Articles, Lost Christchurch
By a Pioneer of the Fifties Many years previous to, and some few years after the arrival of the first four ships, the coast of New Zealand was frequented by whalers, notably those of England, Ameri…
“Letter From New Zealand” …or Provincial Propoganda?
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Dear Father and Mother, l arrived here all safe on the 23rd of September, after a splendid voyage of 94 days without a single storm. I enjoyed the voyage very much and was kindly treated by everybo…
A Brief Foray into Romano-British Archaeology
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Archaeologists are often faced with the question of what happens to artefacts after an excavation is complete? As is the case for a lot of excavations, artefacts can find themselves housed in museums. This centuries old institution found its beginning … Continue reading →
Early Christchurch women, breaking the rules: the exhibition.
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
The ideal Victorian woman In Victorian society, a woman was to be meek, mild, virtuous and peaceful (Whiteside 2007). She was expected to marry and have children. She would stay at home, looking after her children and her husband and … Continue reading →
Christchurch Natural Disaster Response and Recovery presentation
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A pdf copy of a PowerPoint presentation made for the Water Services Association of Australia conference, about SCIRT's approach to asset investigation after the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.
All Right? Research and Evaluation: Is Canterbury All Right? Infographic
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An All Right? infographic illustrating research carried out by All Right? about wellbeing in Canterbury, four years after the February 22 earthquake of 2011.
Up in smoke: Christchurch Destructor
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
At the turn of the 20th century, Christchurch’s rubbish disposal underwent a fiery transformation. After 50 years of settlement, Christchurch was facing a rubbish crisis that was starting to get people worried. The council’s weekly kerbside rubbish collection service, which … Continue reading →