Government initiative providing a temporary accommodation service to people displaced by the Canterbury or Christchurch earthquakes. Contains information about the service, and online registration forms for property owners and applicants.
An urban regeneration initiative which aims to temporarily fill sites left vacant after the September 4, 2010 Canterbury Earthquake and the February 22, 2011 Christchurch Earthquake with creative projects for community benefit.
Provides a map, the geological background, describes the effects, both in Christchurch and its surrounding areas, the damage to notable buildings, the financial exposure, the emergency response and relief efforts and the media coverage of the earthquake.
Images of Christchurch following the earthquake, showing the demolition of buildings, street art, art, community and cultural life.
Describes what you might feel and experience after going through the quake, and what you can do to help yourself and others.
Provides health information to Christchurch residents in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes of September 4, 2010 and February 22, 2011.
CERA is the public service department established by the Government to work with the people of Canterbury to rebuild Christchurch.
Visual overview of ideas generated for the redevelopment of Christchurch following recent earthquakes, using the Magnetic South online discussion game.
Site of Sir Paul Callaghan's project appealing to expat Kiwis to pay back their student loans following the Christchurch earthquake.
Blog of freelance journalist Adrienne Rewi who lives in Christchurch. She highlights Christchurch's historic cemeteries and covers the Christchurch earthquake among other things.
Includes information about events held at the Pallet Pavilion.
Information on damage caused by the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, for homeowners, tenants, insurers, lawyers, realtors, builders, developers, engineers and building consent authorities.
Blog of Christchurch poet Catherine Fitchett. Includes her thoughts about poetry and life, and photographs, including the Christchurch earthquake.
A community based blog/journal made up of contributions from the people of Christchurch, sharing their experiences from the two major Canterbury quakes.
Commemorates 1 year after the Christchurch Earthquake. In the Press newspaper section of the Fairfax New Zealand Stuff.co.nz news site.
Provides a map, the geological background, describes the effects, both in Christchurch and its surrounding areas, the damage to notable buildings, the financial exposure, the emergency response and relief efforts and the media coverage of the earthquake.
A forum created by Jeremy McManus to discuss ideas for rebuilding Christchurch following the February 22, 2011 earthquake. Topics discussed include housing, transportation, and urban design.
Blog providing information for residents of the Christchurch suburb of Mt Pleasant following the earthquakes. Includes news, information on basic services, and contacts for help and advice.
Government initiative providing temporary accommodation service to people displaced by the Christchurch earthquake. Contains information about the service, and registration forms for property owners and applicants.
website of the Residents Association and Community Group representatives from the earthquake-affected neighbourhoods of Canterbury. Includes sections on insurance, legal and financial information, and business support.
an advocacy network that aims to highlight injustices and issues affecting residents following the Canterbury earthquakes, and challenge decisions, policies and practices that disadvantage recovery.
Blog of New Zealander Helen Leggatt who is researching church headstones in Canterbury. In 2012 she photographed headstones damaged during the Canterbury earthquake.
Site of the National Party MP for Christchurch Central. Communicates her political activities and parliamentary speeches. Includes updates about Christchurch earthquake recovery and rebuild.
Site of a residents' group formed to advocate and protect the rights of red-zoned home owners in the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Blog of Sandy Lees, a genealogist, taphophiliac, and ephemera collector. Reflects her interest in Canterbury history. Includes a section on the insurance woes the blogger had after the Christchurch earthquakes.
Interactive site in which people are able to relate their experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes of September 4, 2010 and February 22, 2011 as well as the repercussions.
A 12-hour 'entertainment spectacular' centered in Christchurch. Features entertainers from around the world raising funds for the New Zealand Government's Christchurch Earthquake Appeal.
Summarises "Magnetic South," an online discussion about the long-term future of Christchurch in June 2011, with ideas about how the city might recover from the 2011 earthquake.
Provides information about the redevelopment of Christchurch central city following February’s earthquake and the draft plan. Includes a virtual tour through the city, pre and post quake.
Website of the St Albans Residents Association Incorporated (SARA), dedicated to the recovery of St Albans and its city, Christchurch after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.