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Audio, Radio New Zealand

'Rekindle' is an initiative started since the earthquakes in Canterbury which provides purposeful work for young people by giving them the opportunity to design and fashion furniture from waste wood. Spectrum's Deborah Nation explores 'Rekindle'.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre where the furniture has been covered in plastic sheeting. The panelling has been removed from the wall behind, exposing the wooden framing and pink batts.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of an office in the Diabetes Centre which has been prepared for earthquake repair work. Furniture and other office materials have been stacked in the corner of the room. Several tiles are missing from the ceiling above.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been wrapped in plastic. There is a step ladder in the background and several work tools on the covered furniture. Several tiles are missing from the ceiling above.

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

There are quite a few signs like this around Christchurch after the Quake. This is one of them. Off shot to the right is a leveled patch of ground where the owners furniture restoration shop used to be. Twitter |

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been made ready for painting. The carpet has been covered in plastic and the furniture removed from the room. Painters scaffolding has also been set up inside the room.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a corridor in the Diabetes Centre. The panelling has been taken off the walls in some of the adjoining rooms, exposing the wooden frames, insulation, and wires underneath. Plastic sheeting has been used to cover the carpet and furniture throughout.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Reconstruction work on Terrace on the Park Apartments. Two of the building required urgent demolition, while the others in the complex are being cleared out for demolition. Some furniture from the apartments can been seen on the balcony, whereas in other apartments, deconstructed furnishings can be seen.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre. The furniture in the centre of the room has been covered with a tarpaulin. In the background, the panelling has been removed from one of the walls, exposing the wooden frame, wires, and pipes underneath.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of trailers full of furniture and belongings from people's homes on Poplar Lane parked on High Street near the intersection with Tuam Street. The items were removed from the homes during the Residential Access Project which gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve their possessions.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a member of the Diabetes Centre team in one of the rooms in the Diabetes Centre. The panelling has been removed from the wall behind, exposing the wooden frame underneath. In the foreground, a tarpaulin has been used to wall off the furniture from the rest of the room. The tarpaulin has partly fallen.

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

A couple in a red-zoned dog kennel, completing the dwelling census. Their accommodation has one room;, their only heating is by body heat and burning furniture; their rent is $1000 per week. Two years after the earthquakes, the living conditions of many in the 'red zones' of Christchurch was poor, owing to local body, government and insurance companies' tardiness. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Over the summer on The Weekend we've been talking to recyclers and upcyclers, people who like the Wombles, are making good use of the things that they find, things that the everyday folks leave behind. This is true of Christchurch builder, artist and furniture maker, Tim McGurk. He says he works with whatever junk and materials he can find. Tim crafted several items from the materials salvaged from an earthquake damaged Christchurch house, as part of the Whole House Reuse project. He also made the news when he made a Star Wars inspired X-wing sculpture/lamp out of salvaged rimu.

Research papers, University of Canterbury Library

Cities need places that contribute to quality of life, places that support social interaction. Wellbeing, specifically, community wellbeing, is influenced by where people live, the quality of place is important and who they connect with socially. Social interaction and connection can come from the routine involvement with others, the behavioural acts of seeing and being with others. This research consisted of 38 interviews of residents of Christchurch, New Zealand, in the years following the 2010-12 earthquakes. Residents were asked about the place they lived and their interactions within their community. The aim was to examine the role of neighbourhood in contributing to local social connections and networks that contribute to living well. Specifically, it focused on the role and importance of social infrastructure in facilitating less formal social interactions in local neighbourhoods. It found that neighbourhood gathering places and bumping spaces can provide benefit for living well. Social infrastructure, like libraries, parks, primary schools, and pubs are some of the places of neighbourhood that contributed to how well people can encounter others for social interaction. In addition, unplanned interactions were facilitated by the existence of bumping places, such as street furniture. The wellbeing value of such spaces needs to be acknowledged and factored into planning decisions, and local rules and regulations need to allow the development of such spaces.