12th April 2012 Demolition of Crowne Plaza/Park Royal Hotel due to damage from 22nd February 2011 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks
12th April 2012 Demolition of Crowne Plaza/Park Royal Hotel due to damage from 22nd February 2011 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks
12th April 2012 Demolition of Crowne Plaza/Park Royal Hotel due to damage from 22nd February 2011 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks
Christchurch gallery’s collections, exhibitions and services. Includes featured articles from CoCa Magazine. Includes coverage
The Earthquake Recovery Minister and the Insurance Council both deny that insurance companies pressured the Government to relax building guidelines in Canterbury.
A story submitted by Melody to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Richard Beauchamp to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Karena to the QuakeStories website.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 30 October 2012 entitled, "Misleading Message".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 28 November 2012 entitled, "Pinocchio's Portrait".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 1 December 2012 entitled, "Cardboard Christmas".
Video of Daniela Maoate-Cox's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Video of participant number AP2511's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Video of Rodger C G Curragh's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Video of participant number SU2203's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Video of Denny O'Brien-Warriner's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Video of George L J Williams's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Video of Flora (Flo) McGregor's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Video of Kim McDiarmid's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Video of Maryrose Ansell's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Video of Margaret Rose Boyne's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Video of participant number AP2500's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of participant number UC223AD's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Video of Leslie Llewellyn James Griffiths's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Saturday 11 August 2012. File reference: CCL-2012IMG_6247 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Saturday 11 August 2012. File reference: CCL-2012 IMG_6246 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Saturday 11 August 2012. File reference: CCL-2012IMG_6248 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
A video of an interview with Andreas Duenser, research scientist at the Human Interface Technology Laboratory, about an earthquake simulator at the University of Canterbury. The simulator was developed to help treat people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. It allows people to relive their earthquake experiences in a safe environment to help them overcome their ordeals.
This paper provides a comparison between the strong ground motions observed in the Christchurch central business district in the 4 September 2010 Mw7.1 Darfield, and 22 February 2011 Mw6.3 Christchurch earthquakes with those observed in Tokyo during the 11 March 2011 Mw9.0 Tohoku earthquake. Despite Tokyo being located approximately 110km from the nearest part of the causative rupture, the ground motions observed from the Tohoku earthquake were strong enough to cause structural damage in Tokyo and also significant liquefaction to loose reclaimed soils in Tokyo bay. Comparisons include the strong motion time histories, response spectra, significant durations and arias intensity. The implications for large earthquakes in New Zealand are also briefly discussed.
Some Christchurch homeowners fear they're being rail roaded into using the Earthquake Commission's preferred builders when it comes to earthquake repairs.