Commercial introduction presentation

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An early presentation which summarises SCIRT's commercial model in a simple way.

Deb Robertson's Blog 07/03/2012: Benefits of a giant sort out.....

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 7 March 2012 entitled, "Benefits of a giant sort out.....".

Canterbury College students out for sport on Capping Day

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The Canterbury College Students’ procession as part of the capping festival took place on the morning of 13 June 1915, and despite the enormous crowd of spectators that crammed every inch of …

OVTRK Blog Post 2012:11:01 - Notes from last forum are out

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A pdf copy of a post from the One Voice Te Reo Kotahi blog. The post is titled, "Notes from last forum are out".

Dallington 17

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph captioned, "I guess the only good thing that came out of the earthquake is that we know the residents better. It definitely bought people together, and the support was incredible. If you didn't know your neighbours before, you definitely knew them after the quake. We made friends out of this".

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 72-73: Now Panic and Frea…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of pages 72-73 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Now Panic and Freak Out'. Photo: Gaby Montejo

Guidelines for engaging with schools

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document for SCIRT's communications team which details how SCIRT should carry out school visits.

In Defense of the Christchurch Girl

Articles, Lost Christchurch

According to the Press, feeble out of doors, useless in domestic duties, the Christchurch girl’s most deplorable feature is her absolute lack of brains and mental culture…

Global Tree Consent

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A consent granted by the Christchurch City Council, providing consent to carry out earthquake repair work that may affect protected vegetation.

Government Geologist reports on ‘extraordinary earthquake phenomena’

Articles, Lost Christchurch

After the September, 1888 earthquake centred in Hanmer caused extensive damage to the Christchurch cathedral, the government geologist, Alexander McKay was sent out to review the land damage. This …

A Poor Joke! A Premonition of What Was Yet to Come.

Articles, Lost Christchurch

This photographically produced postcard of Christchurch’s Provincial Government buildings, appearing twisted and warped, was a semi-humorous card sent out at Christmas after the Murchison ear…

Variation to Global Tree Consent

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A variation to the consent granted by the Christchurch City Council, providing consent to carry out earthquake repair work that may affect protected vegetation.

FESTA 2012 Programme

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of the FESTA 2012 programme. The programme includes a site map of FESTA events and projects, and key information about each one. It is designed to fold out into a poster.

Memorandum of Understanding - SCIRT and InfraTrain 2012

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A memorandum of understanding that sets out how SCIRT and InfraTrain planned to work together to build an industry training framework and skilled workforce.

Bexley 18

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Caption reads: "We were the only people around here for a long time. All of our neighbours moved out. It wont be long until Bexley is empty, and after that it will be gone."

Motor Cycle Racing at New Brighton Sands, 1905

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The tide at New Brighton could go out a long way and the sand was hard, making motor and bicycle racing on New Brighton beach a popular past time that would draw the crowds. Many cycling and motor …

Dallington 6

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph captioned, "Nobody’s trained for this, you go to your lawyer and they can’t give you an answer because they've never faced this before, so yeah, even they are scratching around trying to find out".

Bexley 20

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

Caption reads: "It used to be lovely. We would go out walking all the time and we always went through the wetlands. There was all the beautiful flax and bushes that were around the track, and now it’s gone. All gone."