Extended audio: Chilling emergency calls from aftermath of Christchurch ea…

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Ten years on and these recordings are a raw reminder of that fateful day.

Best practice subsurface utility location

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A document which contains a set of procedures for the "best practice" mark out and recording of subsurface utilities.

Danielle Louise O'Halloran's Story

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

Summary of oral history recording by Danielle Louise O'Halloran about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes. Summary written by Brigid Buckenham.

Recording 'On Job Training' delivered by SCIRT Tutors

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A guideline which defined what is and isn't 'on job training', with the purpose of encouraging more 'on job training'.

Doing Gender & Disaster Issue 1: Women's Voices

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A copy of the first issue of Doing Gender & Disaster, a journal produced by the Gender & Disaster Network. The issue examines the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) project, Women's Voices: Recording women's stories of the Canterbury earthquakes.

Peeling back the onion of time

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Recording standing structures not only involves architectural drawings and photography, but can also be quite destructive. In an attempt to modernise an old house owners will often cover “old fashioned” features with new materials, plasterboard being the chief culprit. So, … Continue readin...

Patterns of succession

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When we are recording a standing structure we might be lucky enough to discover wallpaper hidden behind plasterboard or tucked under skirtings. In some houses we can find layers of wallpaper, each revealing a stylistic period. While many of the … Continue reading →

Let me tell you a story…

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Historical archaeology has many facets, it includes recording buildings and features, artefact analysis, names and dates, but if you take a moment, collaborate all that data, you have a powerful tool for telling someone’s story. Some call this type of … Continue reading →

Mary Fran Myers Gender and Disaster Award 2014

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A document outlining Rosemary Du Plessis's background and work as the Research Coordinator for the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) project, Women's Voices: Recording women's stories of the Canterbury earthquakes. Du Plessis was the recipient of the May Fran Myers Award for 2014.

2014. What a year!

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

As another year comes to an end, we present you with a selection of our favourite sites, discoveries and archaeology moments from 2014. It’s been a good year. We did a lot of digging…. …and recording. We found some cool … Continue reading →

Women's Voices Research Committee

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A document with a photograph and details of the Research Committee of the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) project, Women's Voices: Recording women's stories of the Canterbury earthquakes. The Research Committee consisted of Liz Gordon, Rosemary Du Plessis, Judith Sutherland, Helen Gibson, Maureen Fordham, and Cheryl Anderson.

Women's Voices Researchers

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A document with photographs and details of the four researchers from the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) project, Women's Voices: Recording women's stories of the Canterbury earthquakes. The researchers include Amanda England (from 2011 - 2012), Elizabeth Ashby (from 2013 - 2014), Rosemary Baird (2012 - 2014) and Brigid Buckenham (2013 - 2014).