A video of a conversation between John Hamilton, National Controller of the Civil Defence Emergency Response, and Dr Sonia Giovinazzi, Research Fellow at the Department of Civil and Natural Resource Engineering at the University of Canterbury. Hamilton and Giovinazzi discuss the Civil Defence's response to the 22 February 2011 earthquake and the lessons that they learned.The video includes footage from the Ministry of Civil Defence (licenced under Creative Commons Attribute 3.0 New Zealand).
A photograph of volunteers holding the foam blocks which will be used to create Foamapalooza.
A photograph of furniture on the site of Christchurch: A Board Game.
A video of a presentation by Andrew King of GNS Science on "The Natural Hazards Research Platform and National Science Challenge". The presentation was delivered at the Learning from Lifeline Week and Planning Collaborations forum as part of the University of Canterbury's Lifeline Week.
A photograph of a house in Christchurch with an earthquake-damaged chimney. The chimney has crumbled, leaving a hole in the roof. The hole has been covered with a tarpaulin.
A photograph of a van from the Christchurch Chinese Methodist Church. The van has been crushed by fallen bricks.
A photograph of a collapsed brick chimney.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to 90 Riccarton Road, next to the One Stop Asian Supermarket. The brick wall of the building has crumbled, exposing the inside rooms.
A photograph of a house in Christchurch with an earthquake-damaged chimney. The chimney has crumbled, leaving a hole in the roof. The hole has been covered in plastic sheeting.
A photograph of a group of stores along Riccarton Road which have been cordoned off with police tape.
A photograph taken out the window of a car on Ferry Road near the intersection with Ensors Road. In the distance, a group of people in high-visibility vests and hard hats can be seen congregating in front of a shop.
A photograph of large cracks in a footpath and road next to the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of large cracks in the ground near the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of large cracks in the ground around a piece of artwork near the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of liquefaction on the ground near the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of large cracks and slumping in a footpath near the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of large cracks and slumping in a footpath near the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of large cracks in the ground near the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of large cracks in the ground near the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of large cracks in a road near the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of liquefaction in a residential garden.
A photograph of the i-SITE Visitor Centre in Kaiapoi. The foundations have lifted at the back of the building giving it a forward lean. Tape has been placed across the footpath and road as a cordon.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged bridge over the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of road works on the Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi. The footpath has been dug up to access the pipes underneath.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the footpath before the Williams Street bridge in Kaiapoi, over the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of liquefaction on the banks of the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged bridge over the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged bridge over the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of the Waimakariri River.
A photograph of liquefaction in a paddock.