Canterbury Owned & Operated

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of a publication promoting Canterbury businesses.

Communication Leadership Group - How we operate

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document providing an overview of the SCIRT Communication Team, including its purpose, objectives and decision-making processes.

Canterbury Health System Earthquake Memories, Story 43: Operated 24/7

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An earthquake memories story from Kevin Taylor, Quality and Business Development Labs Management, Canterbury Health Laboratories, titled, "Operated 24/7".

Safety Initiative: Use of a remotely operated hydraulic jaw crusher

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document describing the use of a remotely operated hydraulic jaw crusher to avoid the need to make confined space entries.

Iconic Ice-cream Charlie, Cathedral Square

Articles, Lost Christchurch

‘Ice Cream Charlie’ operated a well-known ice cream cart in Cathedral Square for much of the first half of the twentieth century. He was reknowned for his friendly nature and delicious …

‘Cleanliness is next to Godliness’ – The Turkish Bath Culture in Christchu…

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The health benefits, cleanliness and exoticism of the Turkish Bath so appealed to Canterbury settlers that it became the height of fashion in the 1880s. Today we enjoy city operated spa facilities …

Bexley 5

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

Caption reads: "I lived in London all through the Blitz, you get used to these things. Living here after the earthquakes didn’t bother me. I had a small battery operated radio and the neighbour lent me her generator. Initially I used it to run the fridge but after a while I couldn’t get it started. I don’t want to move, to be quite honest. There’s nothing that will be able to replace the life I built here."