(From our correspondent.) Christchurch (N.Z.) Ten years ago I visited Christchurch for the first time, and recorded my impressions of the place in the columns of The Daily News. A decade means a go…
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 10 March 2011 entitled, "A new day, a new school...".
A press release from the Office of the Press Secretary in the US White House announcing the deployment of a US Agency for International Development (USAID) Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The response team included the Los Angeles County Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue Team who assisted with the search and rescue efforts.
An issue of New Zealand Freemason magazine, published in the second quarter of 2011 by Freemasons New Zealand.
An issue of New Zealand Freemason magazine, published in the third quarter of 2011 by Freemasons New Zealand.
An issue of New Zealand Freemason magazine, published in the first quarter of 2011 by Freemasons New Zealand.
An issue of New Zealand Freemason magazine, published in the fourth quarter of 2011 by Freemasons New Zealand.
An open field along the west side of Manchester street, bounded by a row of well-grown English Poplars and known as the Circus Paddock, was regularly used for touring circuses which came to town.
A press release from the United States Embassy New Zealand about the US-NZ Partnership Forum which was interrupted by the 22 February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch. Two months later, delegates from both New Zealand and the United States met in a video conference session designed to conclude the forum.
Submission of the then New Zealand Historic Places Trust to the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission.
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 2 August 2011 entitled, "New Light".
In early October 1889, my 2 x great aunt, Clara Wright leaves her family home in Thames and travels on the steamer, ‘Tarawera’ to start a new life with her estranged father in Christchu…
New Zealand’s first skyscraper was built on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets between 1905 – 06 for the New Zealand Express Company. This state of the art seven storey buil…
The impressive Bank of New Zealand building occupied a large corner of Cathedral Square and junction of Hereford and Colombo Streets. The Bank of New Zealand was first established in Auckland in 18…
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 1 January 2011 entitled, "Happy New Year".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 11 April 2011 entitled, "The new normal...".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 2 March 2011 entitled, "the new normal...".
A press release from the United States Embassy New Zealand about the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team gifting their New Zealand counterparts around $600,000 worth of sophisticated detection and rescue equipment after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A press release from the United States Embassy New Zealand containing a statement by President Barack Obama about the 22 February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 25 November 2011 entitled, "Brand new Brick dust".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 1 January 2011 entitled, "Happy New Year 2011".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 10 June 2011 entitled, "New Shelves for the kitchen...".
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".
Bathing machines are at last to be established at Sumner, and they will supply a want which has long been felt. There is one already at New Brighton in connection with the Hotel, but I should imagi…
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Friends Helping Friends".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 1 January 2011 entitled, "New Year's Eve in the Eyrie".
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "2011 Top Ten, Continued".
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Two Years in Pictures".
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Aloha Nui Loa, Christchurch".
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Independence Day in Christchurch".