The two-storey red building in the centre of Christchurch was like many typical pre-1900 buildings that had been modified over the years. The veranda was enclosed to provide more rooms within the building and multiple other extensions and rooms had … Continue reading →
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 6 January 2013 entitled, "Squeaky Squatter?".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 12 April 2011 entitled, "Day 50 - Free at last!".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 12 April 2011 entitled, "Day 50 - Scarcity of Sleep".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 16 March 2011 entitled, "Day 23 Freedom may be possible!".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 7 March 2011 entitled, "Day 14 - in the red zone".
A photograph captioned, "I was reading in the paper this morning about one of the people who was orange and then went red yesterday. They said they were really glad they'd gone red rather than green-blue. Green-blue is the one they're going to have problems with".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 18 January 2012 entitled, "Dampening the Dust".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 20 March 2012 entitled, "Shaking and Shattering".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 19 March 2011 entitled, "Day 26, 8am - Termination of Trees & Proliferation of Permits".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 6 March 2011 entitled, "Cordon Confusion".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 16 September 2012 entitled, "Freedom on Fitzgerald?".
Red Cross believes it will be responding to earthquake-related issues in north Canterbury for years to come, dealing with the psychological toll.
A photograph showing a demolition of a 'red zoned' home in Dallington, following the series of earthquakes in Christchurch.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 10 April 2011 entitled, "Day 48 - Foraging and Fences".
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 2 December 2013 entitled, "Walking Through the CBD".
The red brick, cream stone and plaster building on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Street, proudly displays the architectural features becoming commonplace in the commercial confines of this…
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 11 April 2011 entitled, "Day 49 - last day behind the cordon".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 26 March 2011 entitled, "Day 33 - Perambulating in the Park".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 13 March 2013 entitled, "Time for Tourists".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 26 April 2013 entitled, "Fond Farewells".
A letter written by Roz Johnson to family members overseas.
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 →
The Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre's "Community Earthquake Update" bulletin, published on Friday 24 June 2011.
A PDF copy of page 128 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The page documents the transitional project 'Redzone Data'.
Page 1 of Section A of the South Island edition of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 15 October 2011.
Part the First Movember is upon us once again, and to celebrate Undershaved Overgrown Archaeology brings to you a brief history of facial hair in Aotearoa. Movember is all about men’s health, and we’ve previously covered health in the blog … Continue reading →
A PDF copy of pages 324-325 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Scaffold Pavilion'.
The Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre's "Community Earthquake Update" bulletin, published on Friday 26 August 2011.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 3 September 2012, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.