Canterbury Earthquakes Symposium - Social Recovery 101 – Waimakariri District Council's social recovery framework and lessons learnt from the Greater Christchurch earthquakes This panel discussion was presented by Sandra James, Director (Connecting People) The Canterbury Earthquakes Symposium, jointly hosted by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Christchurch City Council, was held on 29-30 November 2018 at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch. The purpose of the event was to share lessons from the Canterbury earthquakes so that New Zealand as a whole can be better prepared in future for any similar natural disasters. Speakers and presenters included Greater Christchurch Regeneration Minister, Hon Dr Megan Woods, Christchurch Mayor, Lianne Dalziel, Ngāi Tahu chief executive, Arihia Bennett, head of the public inquiry into EQC, Dame Sylvia Cartwright, urban planner specialising in disaster recovery and castrophe risk management, Dr Laurie Johnson; Christchurch NZ chief executive and former Press editor, Joanna Norris; academic researcher and designer, Barnaby Bennett; and filmmaker, Gerard Smyth. About 300 local and national participants from the public, private, voluntary sectors and academia attended the Symposium. They represented those involved in the Canterbury recovery effort, and also leaders of organisations that may be impacted by future disasters or involved in recovery efforts. The focus of the Symposium was on ensuring that we learn from the Canterbury experience and that we can apply those learnings.
A story submitted by Susan to the QuakeStories website.
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A PDF copy of red-zoned Kaiapoi residents Derek Woodward and Claire Woodward's story about their life since the earthquakes. The story was documented by Cosmo Kentish-Barnes for Still Here, an artistic project supported by All Right?. Kentish-Barnes produced a series of photographs of exiled residents, accompanied with a first-person account of their life since the earthquakes.
A PDF copy of a publication about rebuilding health and wellbeing in greater Christchurch. The publication was produced by CERA in June 2014.
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
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A letter written by Roz Johnson to family members overseas.
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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 9 July 2013 entitled, "Flowery Whare".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 5 July 2013 entitled, "Magical Murals".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 15 December 2010 entitled, "Freudian Slip?".
A story submitted by Claudia Chernishoff to the QuakeStories website.
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