Days after the city of Christchurch was devastated by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake, This Way Up's presenter Simon Morton traverses the city using the Avon River as his route. Travelling on a bicycle from the source of the Avon in the West to Heathcote Estuary in the East, where the Avon meets the Pacific, everyone has a story to tell.
Audio of Margaret Jefferies's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.
Audio of Trent Hiles's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.
Audio of Vilma Loader's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.
Audio of Jules Lee's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.
Audio of Jenny Garing's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.
Audio of Glenn Harris's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.
Audio of Gary Manch's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.
Audio of Ali Watersong's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.
Audio of Brendan Evans's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.
Audio of Mark Buckley's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.
Audio of Serra Kilduff's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.
Audio of Paul Leslie's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.
Audio of Lisa Cardosi's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.
Audio of Bertha Tobias's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.
Audio of Jacinda Gilligan's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.
Audio of Wendy Everyingham's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.
Audio of Sue-Ellen Sandilands's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.
Audio of Kerry Grant Donnelly's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.
Audio of Camille O'Donoghue's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.
Audio of Sarah van der Burch's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.
The loss of her home in an earthquake then the loss of her daughter - for New Zealander Linda Collins, one loss shook her physical foundations; the other shook her very being. Told by Denise O'Connell [image:147046:full] [audio_play] [image:151581:half] Linda Collins has a BA in English from Massey University and is a copyeditor on the political desk of The Straits Times in Singapore, where her much-loved daughter, Victoria, took her life four years ago aged 17. Linda, husband Malcolm McLeod and Victoria were living in Singapore when the 2011 earthquake struck Christchurch, wrecking the house they owned there. Amid insurer and builder delays, the replacement house was only finally completed three years after Victoria’s death. Linda’s memoir, Loss Adjustment, is her first foray into writing a book, although she is copyeditor of the Lee Kuan Yew international best-seller, Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going, and used to write for The Expat Files column in Singapore’s Sunday Times. Earlier this year, she was shortlisted for publisher Hachette’s mentorship programme, based on the submission of her Not Ash chapter from Loss Adjustment. Poetry is a new passion, meanwhile, and she is studying it at La Salle College of the Arts, Singapore. The photo is from her work pass.
A high-quality audio recording of Participant number EG138's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
The Christchurch earthquake was obviously a huge story this year, and for one couple it will always be particularly memorable. Christchurch lawyer Katherine Ewer and her husband David got married that day.
Kiwi director Christopher Dudman on his television documentary The Day that Changed My Life, which features those who survived in the immediate aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake, 22 February 2011.
Continuing coverage of the Canterbury earthquake.
A high-quality audio recording of Participant number QB005's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Lucy Denham.
Christchurch prepares for a challenging anniversary - two years on from the devastating earthquake that killed 185 people. Our correspondent there, Katy Gosset, hears the stories of local baristas who were in the CBD that day.
Christchurch man Tom Brittenden tells Simon Mercep of the scenes of chaos around Cashel Mall with a story of both survival and tragedy.
More on our top story now where the Government is offering to buy five thousand of the most badly quake damaged homes in Christchurch.