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Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of a postcard from phase 1 of the All Right? campaign. The front of the postcard reads, "It's all right if you feel frustrated at times." On the reverse, All Right? is introduced along with initial three phases of the All Right? campaign.

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of a postcard from phase 1 of the All Right? campaign. The front of the postcard reads, "It's all right to feel over-whelmed some days." On the reverse, All Right? is introduced along with initial three phases of the All Right? campaign.

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An PDF copy of two posters encouraging the celebration of Pacific culture in Christchurch's Pacific communities. Each poster reads, "It's all right to love your Pacific culture". The first poster also reads, "Communication is the heartbeat of healthy family relationships," and the second reads, "Spirituality is a journey of purpose, faith and love.

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of a postcard from phase 1 of the All Right? campaign. The front of the postcard reads, "It's all right to feel proud of how we've coped." On the reverse, All Right? is introduced along with initial three phases of the All Right? campaign.

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

It’s something so mundane that it forms a part of our everyday lives and it’s as inescapable as death and taxes. Even though we spoke of it last week on the blog, it’s something people don’t often speak about and … Continue reading →

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

- Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown’s School Days, 1857 It’s hard to picture what many of Christchurch’s buildings looked like before the earthquake. For many locals the torn down remains of a building or an empty lot remind them of a … Continue reading →

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

Caption reads: "Yeah yeah, I know, but you’ve got to look. It’s incredible what’s happened to these places. It’s not something you see everyday and once it’s gone, it’s gone forever."

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

A few weeks ago, there was an interesting interview on Radio New Zealand with historian Jock Phillips, on the history of tobacco use in New Zealand. In the interview, Jock talked about the ways in which people consumed tobacco in … Continue reading →

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph captioned, "So we're just sitting here not knowing. And okay, sooner or later it will come to an end, eventually it has to. It's the not knowing that kills you".

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".

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

So, that message in a bottle? Well, it turns out it wasn’t the only interesting thing about the site it came from. A fellmongery, German Danes, shoes… read on! First up, the bottle came from under a house built in … Continue reading →

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph captioned, "My daughter grew up in this house. She's 10 now. She is going to miss it - and Dallington. It's where she's grown up, what she knows. She'll miss it alright. Me too".