Ruth's Reflections
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Blog of Ruth Gardner, focusing on life in Christchurch, including references to the Christchurch earthquakes and their aftermath.
Blog of Ruth Gardner, focusing on life in Christchurch, including references to the Christchurch earthquakes and their aftermath.
Showcases creative long drop toilets that Christchurch residents have installed following the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
Earthquake related information can be found in the archived instances from September 2010-
Interviews with various people including radio reporters, the Christchurch mayor, police, and civil defence, on Saturday 4 Sept. 2010 after the Canterbury earthquake. Use Internet Explorer to listen to the archived MP3s. The streaming video (Ogg Vorbis) has not been archived.
Website dedicated to the reconstruction of the Cathedral damaged in the 2010 and 2011 Christchurch earthquakes.
A professional association which represents all practising lawyers in New Zealand. Has a section on Earthquake assistance.
A fundraising initiative held in Wellington to fund raise for people affected by the February 2011, Christchurch earthquake.
Christchurch gallery’s collections, exhibitions and services. Includes featured articles from CoCa Magazine. Includes coverage
A charitable trust which began after the earthquakes to create and maintain temporary public parks on cleared sites in Christchurch.
Site developed by the Waimakariri District Council with information about earthquake relief efforts in the Kaiapoi and Pines/Kairaki areas.
Site set up to market Christchurch businesses after the Christchurch earthquake. Directory entries of Christchurch businesses arranged by business type.
Group established to help residents after the February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch. Includes information about housing, fruit & vegetable cooperatives and clothing aid.
Blog by Mark Lincoln. Contains New Zealand news items and items of interest. One focus is the Christchurch earthquake and the rebuild.
Blog from Christchurch business-owner Nicky Arts detailing the rebuild of the Christchurch CBD following the earthquakles of 2010 and 2011.
Provides feedback to CERA for input into planning cycle ways in the redesign of Christchurch following the earthquakes.
Images of Christchurch following the earthquake, showing the demolition of buildings, street art, art, community and cultural life.
A large scale interactive art installation that seeks to provide a mechanism for emotional healing alongside the physical rebuilding of the city.
Blog designed to act as a forum to document, share and discuss street art and creative activities in Christchurch. Created by Ben Leith.
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.
Information on the Earthquake Commission and how to prepare for earthquakes and other natural disasters such as tsunami, landslips, volcanic eruptions and hydrothermal activity.
Blog of Christchurch poet Catherine Fitchett. Includes her thoughts about poetry and life, and photographs, including the Christchurch earthquake.
Commemorates 1 year after the Christchurch Earthquake. In the Press newspaper section of the Fairfax New Zealand Stuff.co.nz news site.
After the shock and dust settled from the earthquakes, two friends, Helen Solomons and Wendy Riley, felt so strongly over the loss of the city's historic heart, they decided to put their skills to use and create this living tribute to it on the web.
Blog of Julian, educational outreach facilitator at GNS Science. Includes information on GNS Science field trips; explanations of New Zealand geology; video clips; and sections on the Christchurch earthquakes, and New Zealand fossils.
Blog in which Sarah Miles comments on the post-earthquake reconstruction of Christchurch, critiquing the profit-driven model of private insurance and how it fails to protect citizens in times of disaster. Includes comment on the political situation and some guest posts.
Promotes health and wellbeing for people living in Christchurch, N.Z. Site includes Healthy Christchurch Charter, Winter Warmth and Wellbeing Information Sheet and Service Directory, City health profile etc.
There is information about finding work, getting income support or employing one of the job seekers and living on a budget. There is also general information about Work and Income's role and activities. Earthquake related information can be found in the archived instances from September 2010-
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.