A scan of page 148 of the sixth book of The Pledge.
A scan of page 124 of the third book of The Pledge.
A scan of page 117 of the third book of The Pledge.
A scan of page 47 of the sixth book of The Pledge.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 24 July 2014 entitled, "Tall Trees".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 13 June 2014 entitled, "Stencilling Students".
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 19 November 2011 entitled, "Filling the Spaces".
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 19 January 2014 entitled, "New Brighton".
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 15 December 2013 entitled, "From the Ground Up part three".
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 15 December 2013 entitled, "From the Ground Up part one".
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 15 December 2013 entitled, "From the Ground Up part two".
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 15 December 2013 entitled, "From the Ground Up part four".
A video of an address by Hon. Dr. Nick Smith, Minister of Housing, at the 2014 Seismics and the City forum. This talk was part of the Building Communities section.
A PDF copy of pages 220-221 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Community Hub - Sumner'. Photo: Marnie Kent
Phil Holdstock, a homeowner; Leanne Curtis, relationships manager for the Canterbury Communities' Earthquake Recovery Network, a network of residents association and community group representatives from the earthquake-affected neighbourhoods of Canterbury; and Jeremy Johnson, insurance partner at Wynn Williams in Christchurch.
The "Lyttelton Harbour Review" newsletter for 13 May 2013, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
The impact of the Canterbury earthquake sequence of 2010-12 and its aftermath has been enormous. This inventory lists some of the thousands of community-led groups and initiatives across the region that have developed or evolved as a result of the quake. This inventory is the third such inventory to have been produced. The Christchurch Earthquake Activity Inventory was released by Landcare Research in May 2011, three months after the devastating 22 February 2011 earthquake. The second inventory, entitled An Inventory of Community-led Recovery Initiatives in Canterbury, was collated by Bailey Peryman and Dr Suzanne Vallance (Lincoln University) approximately one year after the February earthquake. The research for this third inventory was undertaken over a four month period from June to September 2013, and was conducted primarily through online searches.This research was undertaken with funding support from the Natural Hazards Platform and GNS, New Zealand.
The Earthquake Commission has brought forward its deadline for repairing thousands of earthquake-damaged properties in Canterbury by 12 months.
A guide to the Share an Idea community expo.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Opawa Community Church, Opawa Road".
While there are varying definitions of the term ‘social cohesion’, a number of common themes regularly surface to describe what cohesive societies look like. Previous studies using known indicators of social cohesion have often been conducted at the international level for cross-country comparison, while there has been less focus on social cohesion within countries. The purpose of this research is to identify if indicators of social cohesion can be used to map trends at the city level in order to draw meaningful conclusions, particularly in the aftermath of a natural disaster. Using known indicators of social cohesion and Christchurch City as the basis for this study, variations in social cohesion have been found within the city wards, that preceded but were affected by the events of the Canterbury earthquakes during 2010/11. These findings have significant policy implications for the future of Christchurch, as city leaders work towards the recovery of and subsequent rebuilding of communities.
A PDF copy of pages 172-173 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Community Chess'. Photos: Gap Filler
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "2010 Canterbury Earthquake. Spencerville Civil Defence organised a community get together, to boost community spirits. Rylee Hunt (8) gets a spray from Shae Coghlan (5) with the help of Matt Lewis from Brooklands Volunteer fire brigade".
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 16 January 2012, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
A map showing the location of community facilities needing repairs.
Vice-Chancellor Rod Carr speaks at the Community Engagement Awards.
Vice-Chancellor Rod Carr speaks at the Community Engagement Awards.
The scale of damage from a series of earthquakes across Christchurch Otautahi in 2010 and 2011 challenged all networks in the city at a time when many individuals and communities were under severe economic pressure. Historically, Maori have drawn on traditional institutions such as whanau, marae, hapu and iwi in their endurance of past crises. This paper presents research in progress to describe how these Maori-centric networks supported both Maori and non-Maori through massive urban dislocation. Resilience to any disaster can be explained by configurations of economic, social and cultural factors. Knowing what has contributed to Maori resilience is fundamental to the strategic enhancement of future urban communities - Maori and non-Maori.
Members of the Senior Management team outside the Community Engagement Awards.
Prime Minister John Key speaks at the Community Engagement Awards 2011.