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A photograph of four UCSA Exec members hosting a barbecue on Ilam Fields in September 2016.
A photograph of four UCSA Exec members hosting a barbecue on Ilam Fields in September 2016.
An electronic copy of the December 2016 edition of the St Albans News newsletter.
The Earthquake Commission has already received about 7,000 claims from last week's Kaikoura quake. EQC expects the number of claims to be fewer than in Christchurch.
An electronic copy of the April/May 2016 edition of the St Albans News newsletter.
An electronic copy of the February/March 2016 edition of the St Albans News newsletter.
An electronic copy of the June/July 2016 edition of the St Albans News newsletter.
An electronic copy of the August/September 2016 edition of the St Albans News newsletter.
An electronic copy of the October/November 2016 edition of the St Albans News newsletter.
International leaders in disaster recovery are lining up to learn the lessons New Zealand has gained from the Christchurch earthquakes.
Following the February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch, the support from around the country was overwhelming.
Frustrated Christchurch home-owners have delivered a 3000 strong petition to the government, calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into shoddy earthquake repairs.
A video of a presentation by Leanne Crozier, Director of Decipher Group Ltd, at the 2016 Seismics in the City Conference. The presentation is titled, "Deciphering Employment Trends in Post-quakes Canterbury and Tapping Top Talent in the Pursuit of Innovation".The abstract for the presentation reads, "Highlighting employment opportunities that have emerged as a result of the rebuild and uncovering trends that will endure over the long term."
A video of the opening remarks made by Lyall Lukey, Coordinator of SmartNet, at the 2016 Seismics in the City Conference.
A video of an opening address by Professor Maan Alkaisi, Principal Investigator at the MacDiarmid Institute, at the 2016 Seismics in the City Conference.
Shares in the insurance company, Tower, have plunged close to 20 percent today after it said its profits will likely fall more than 16-million dollars because of Canterbury earthquake claims.
North Canterbury's 106-year-old Sherwood Lodge was an earthquake write-off - but it may be rebuilt.
There has not been substantial research conducted in the area of fraud and natural disasters. Therefore, this study sought to examine the perceptions of Canterbury residents toward the recovery process following the September 2010 and February 2011 earthquakes and whether residents felt as though contractor fraud occurs in Canterbury. A questionnaire was developed to gauge information about Canterbury residents’ self-reports involving the earthquakes, specific contractors involved, parties involved with the recovery process in general, and demographic information. Participants included a total of 213 residents from the Canterbury region who had been involved with contractors and/or insurance companies due to the recovery process. Results indicated that a high percentage of the participants were not satisfied with the recovery process and that almost half of the participants reported feeling scammed by contractors in Canterbury after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. Moreover, the results indicate that participants neither agreed with the assessments made about their property losses nor the plans made to recover their properties. In many cases, participants felt pressured and even reluctant to accept these assessments and/or plans. The present study does not seek to explain why contractor fraud exists or what motivates scammers. Conversely, it attempts to demonstrate the perceptions of contractor fraud and satisfaction that have taken place in the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquakes.
In this paper Paul Millar outlines the development of the University of Canterbury Quakebox project, a collaborative venture between the UC CEISMIC Canterbury Earthquakes Digital Archive and the New Zealand Institute of Language Brain and Behaviour to preserve people’s earthquake stories for the purposes of research, teaching and commemoration. The project collected over 700 stories on high definition video, and Millar is now looking at using the corpus to underpin a longitudinal study of post-quake experience.
The quake stricken city has come through the latest round of earthquakes relatively unscathed. However there is disappointment that some homes were burgled after residents evacuated. The police say they will investigate.
A video of a presentation by Tariq Habibyar, PhD student at the University of Canterbury, at the 2016 Seismics in the City Conference.
A video of the open forum at the 2016 Seismics in the City Conference, facilitated by Brendon Burns, Communications Consultant at Brendon Burns and Associates.
The insurance company, Tower, has strongly criticised the time it's taking to settle Canterbury earthquake claims and says the insurance system for handling such disasters is broken.
The Boss is back - and he and his band, the E Street band, are going to Christchurch on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the Canterbury earthquake this summer.
A video of a presentation by Katie Pickles, Professor of History at the University of Canterbury, at the 2016 Seismics in the City Conference. The presentation discusses her book, Christchurch Ruptures.
A video of the 2016 Civic Earthquake Memorial Service, held to mark the fifth anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The service was held on the Archery Lawn in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens at midday on 22 February 2016. The service was filmed for the Christchurch City Council by Alan Radford of Multicam TV.
This article discusses the use of radio after major earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2010 and 2011. It draws on archival sources to retrospectively research post-quake audiences in the terms people used during and soon after the earthquakes through personal narratives and Twitter. Retrospective narratives of earthquake experiences affirm the value of radio for communicating the scale of disaster and comforting listeners during dislocation from safe home spaces. In the narratives radio is often compared with television, which signifies electricity supply and associated comfort but also visually confirms the city’s destruction. Twitter provides insights into radio use from within the disaster period, but its more global reach facilitates reflection on online and international radio from outside the disaster-affected area. This research demonstrates the value of archival audience research, and finds that the combination of online radio and Twitter enables a new form of participatory disaster spectatorship from afar.
A video of a presentation by Toni Gutschlag, General Manager of Mental Health Services at the CDHB, at the 2016 Seismics in the City Conference. The presentation is titled, "Shaping Young Minds: Mental health issues and solutions".
A video of a presentation by Colin Meurk, Research Associate at Landcare Research, at the 2016 Seismics in the City Conference. The presentation is titled, "Pictures of a Re-imagined Otautahi-Christchurch City".
A video of a presentation by Justin Kean, Director of Research and Consulting at JLL, at the 2016 Seismics in the City Conference. The presentation is titled, "Factors Shaping the Industrial and Commercial Evolution of Greater Christchurch".
Kaikoura and Wellington businesses operating adjacent to quake damaged buildings may face disruption for years to come as owners drag their feet on repair or demolition work. A Christchurch property owner has been unable to completely re-open for business since the February 2011 earthquake.