The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has tried to determine exactly who should have put a cordon around a central Christchurch building identified as an earthquake risk.
Summary of oral history interview with Irene Cleary about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
A man whose wife was killed when the CTV building collapsed says the council's inspections after the September quake were in a mess and signage put on some buildings sent the wrong message that they were safe to occupy.
Summary of oral history interview with April about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Lynne about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
A photograph of students outside one of the "pods" of temporary classrooms and offices at Kirkwood Village. The pods were constructed at the University of Canterbury campus following the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Seismologists studying the Canterbury earthquakes say aftershocks from the September 2010 quake were so unusually strong because of the type of rocks along the faultline.
Summary of oral history interview with Susan Hird about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Jayne Rattray about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Erica Wheeler about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Jane Higgins about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Thérèse Angelo about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Marie Rean about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Rosemary Bloxham about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Wendy Hawke about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Diana Madgin about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Leanne Everingham about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Laine Barker about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Tracey Shewan about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Joyce Wallace about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Katherine Ewer about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Shows a fish wondering about the difference between an insurer delaying earthquake-damage settlements and a scavenging groper. Context: refers to the unacceptable and hugely damaging delays in the provision of earthquake damage settlements by insurance companies after the Christchurch earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
HITLab NZ's Andreas Dunser and UC clinical psychologists Dr Janet Carter, Dr Eileen Britt and Associate Professor Martin Dorahy, who are creating an earthquake simulator at the University of Canterbury to investigate ways to help Cantabrians overcome post-traumatic stress disorders caused by ongoing seismic activity.
HITLab NZ's Andreas Dunser and UC clinical psychologists Dr Janet Carter, Dr Eileen Britt and Associate Professor Martin Dorahy, who are creating an earthquake simulator at the University of Canterbury to investigate ways to help Cantabrians overcome post-traumatic stress disorders caused by ongoing seismic activity.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Armagh Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Armagh Street".
A new report says a major earthquake in Wellington would leave a bill of nearly 40 billion dollars, almost twice as much as that of the Canterbury quakes.
A photograph of the New Zealand Wizard delivering a speech on a ladder outside the Canterbury Museum. Around him members of the public are holding up petitions with pictures of the ChristChurch Cathedral and messages such as, "Vandalism is a crime. Stop".
Summary of oral history interview with Laurence about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Zara about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.