An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 7 August 2013 entitled, "Fractured Fame".
An earthquake memories story from Murray White, Site Trades Supervisor, Burwood Hospital, titled, "Pipes fractured in numerous places".
A PDF copy of a notice of motion to the Spreydon-Heathcote Community Board on 21 October 2011 regarding hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the Canterbury region. The speaker requested that the community board "go further than this motion as a board and call on the council, to call for a moratorium on fracking around Canterbury until a full independent review has taken place from PCE".
An infographic about hydraulic fracturing in Canterbury.
A PDF copy of a fact sheet about hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the South Island created by Anglican Advocacy in 2011. The fact sheet contains information about the possible impacts of fracking on water and the risk of earthquakes.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cracking up. Roads throughout Halswell were fractured making driving a hazardous and slow process".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mark Quigley with an earthquake-induced fracture in the Harper Hills, north-west of Hororata".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mark Quigley with an earthquake-induced fracture in the Harper Hills, north-west of Hororata".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Abseiling and cleaning fractured rockface, corner of Main Road and McCormacks Bay Road".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Abseiling and cleaning fractured rockface, corner of Main Road and McCormacks Bay Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. 9 year old Tyler McFarlane looks at fractures on Avonside Drive".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Abseiling and cleaning fractured rockface, corner of Main Road and McCormacks Bay Road".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Abseiling and cleaning fractured rockface, corner of Main Road and McCormacks Bay Road".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Abseiling and cleaning fractured rockface, corner of Main Road and McCormacks Bay Road".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Abseiling and cleaning fractured rockface, corner of Main Road and McCormacks Bay Road".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Abseiling and cleaning fractured rockface, corner of Main Road and McCormacks Bay Road".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Abseiling and cleaning fractured rockface, corner of Main Road and McCormacks Bay Road".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Abseiling and cleaning fractured rockface, corner of Main Road and McCormacks Bay Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Duncan Noble, masters student (left) and Tim Stahl, PhD student, measuring an earthquake-induced fracture in the Harper Hills, north-west of Hororata".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Duncan Noble, masters student (left) and Tim Stahl, PhD student, measuring an earthquake-induced fracture in the Harper Hills, north-west of Hororata".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Duncan Noble, masters student (left) and Tim Stahl, PhD student, measuring an earthquake-induced fracture in the Harper Hills, north-west of Hororata".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Duncan Noble, masters student (left) and Tim Stahl, PhD student, measuring an earthquake-induced fracture in the Harper Hills, north-west of Hororata".
A drain grating and surround sit on top of a broken curb. The photographer comments, "You can see that the drain cover no longer fits, but there is a metal surrounding that also has to be placed in first".