Since the February 22nd earthquake, an influx of displaced Christchurch residents have made North Canterbury their temporary home. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes finds out how some people have coped with this dramatic event and what locals are doing to support them.
Today: a month on from the Canterbury earthquake, we take a comprehensive look at the recovery process from the Garden City; we get a glimpse at the Commonwealth Games and; trauma affects police involved in the recovery of Carmen Thomas' body.
Patchwork quilts wrapped around the concrete slabs used to stabilise a broken wall on Winchester Street. They make it look snug despite the snow. Many projects like this have cropped up around Canterbury in an effort to brighten the earthquake environment.
Patchwork quilts wrapped around the concrete slabs used to stabilise a broken wall on Winchester Street. They make it look snug despite the snow. Many projects like this have cropped up around Canterbury in an effort to brighten the earthquake environment.
A photograph of a street of temporary housing in Rawhiti Domain.
A photograph of a street of temporary housing in Rawhiti Domain.
A photograph of a street of temporary housing in Rawhiti Domain.
Page 4 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Thursday 9 February 2012.
Page 16 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 27 June 2012.
Page 3 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 13 April 2011.
Page 2 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 4 July 2012.
Page 2 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Friday 6 July 2012.
Page 1 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Thursday 5 July 2012.
Page 2 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 25 July 2012.
A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Friday 3 August 2012.
A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Wednesday 1 August 2012.
Page 4 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Thursday 26 July 2012.
A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Wednesday 19 October 2011.
Page 5 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 28 November 2012.
Page 3 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Monday 22 October 2012.
Page 3 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 21 May 2013.
Page 5 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 18 September 2012.
Page 3 of Section C of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 15 September 2012.
This apartment building was across the street from our old flat. Now it's an empty lot.
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I want to talk a bit about a media project that I started work on over the summer, which is part of a larger project the Faculty of Law at Canterbury is carrying out, investigating the many legal issues that have arisen from the earthquakes.
A photograph of the slow motion assembly on the lower end of the main tube from the Townsend Telescope. The tube was crushed and bent during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Santa Claus who represents the 'CCC' (Christchurch City Council) carries an enormous sack that represents 'Marryatt's pay rise' on his back. The hopes of a Christchurch earthquake victim who is trying to deal with a crack in his lawn are dashed when Santa says 'Sorry nuthin' for you... theres's no room left in the sack!' Context: Tony Marryatt is the Christchurch City Council's chief executive who has recently been given a controversial $68,000 pay rise for his performance during a year (because of the earthquakes) in which he has 'never worked so hard in my life'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Photograph captioned by Neil Macbeth, "Members of the Student Volunteer Army clearing liquefaction in earthquake-ravaged Avonside. The Student Volunteer Army are mostly University of Canterbury students who are helping to clean up the liquefaction from Christchurch properties.
Photograph captioned by Neil Macbeth, "Members of the Student Volunteer Army clearing liquefaction in earthquake-ravaged Avonside. The Student Volunteer Army are mostly University of Canterbury students who are helping to clean up the liquefaction from Christchurch properties.