Christchurch couple discovers fault in house's earthquake repairs

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EQC has reopened over 600 claims for defective foundation repairs in 12 months.

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 262-263: The Flying Cup a…

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A PDF copy of pages 262-263 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'The Flying Cup and Just a Couple of Strangers'. Photos: Jess de Boer

French Farm: an archaeologist’s observations*

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After a couple of weeks off from the blog, we thought it’d be a good idea to give you a run-down of what we learnt at French Farm. These are preliminary observations only, and could well change as we do … Continue reading →

The difficulties of dating #3: the bigger picture

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Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve looked at some of the methods we use to date archaeological objects found in Christchurch. This week, we’re going to look at how artefacts, documentary evidence and archaeological context can be used to … Continue reading →

Dallington 8

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A photograph captioned, "So it's been an eventful couple of years. I think the first earthquake, it was just so totally unexpected. You went to bed one night and when you woke up - in just a few seconds- everything was different than it had been before".

Feminine, masculine, grounds for divorce: the social effects of wearing pe…

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When it comes to personal fragrance (continuing on from our post a couple of weeks ago), exactly which perfumes and deodorants we choose to wear can reveal a lot about us, as individuals and as a society. How we define … Continue reading →