A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office standing next to a crack in a footpath caused by liquefaction.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army catching a bus from muster point in Kaiapoi down closed roads to Kairaki and Pines Beach.
A photograph of a volunteer from Wellington Regional Emergency Management in a van. The van has a small kitchen in the back.
A photograph of a minister from the International Disaster Relief Team giving a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office a massage.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army catching a bus from muster point in Kaiapoi down closed roads to Kairaki and Pines Beach.
A collection of shovels from the Student Volunteer Army in the car park of the USCA. The shovels have been returned by students after a day of clearing liquefaction from Christchurch properties. Behind them the UCSA's "Big Top" tent can be seen, which was erected to provide support for students at the University of Canterbury in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A PDF copy of pages 214-215 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Christchurch: A Board Game'. Photo (top): Peter Walker, Three Chairs Photography. With permission from Volunteer Army Foundation. Photo (bottom): Irene Boles.
A collection of wheelbarrows from the Student Volunteer Army in the car park of the USCA. The wheelbarrows have been returned by students after a day of clearing liquefaction from Christchurch properties. Behind them the UCSA's "Big Top" tent can be seen, which was erected to provide support for students at the University of Canterbury in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The Temple for Christchurch is an enormous work, representing the seismic wave of the February 22 earthquake. Made mostly from salvaged wood it's taken a team of volunteers two years to build. But it will meet a fiery end on Saturday night when it is deliberately set alight. Justin Gregory meets the designer and his volunteers with two weeks left until burn day. But when he gets there, none are to be found.
Summary of oral history interview with Leanne Curtis about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake: Lyttelton: 'It's only a car': says St Johns volunteer Terry Leach of his car, under rubble in Lyttelton".
Using mini-seismometers which connect to home computers by a USB connection, volunteers in Christchurch are collecting a huge amount of earthquake data.
A pdf copy of a presentation which SCIRT presented to Red Cross volunteers, telling them about what SCIRT is and what it does.
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office standing in a crack in a field near the Greendale fault line.
Members of Gap Filler and volunteers posing for a photograph in front of the half complete 10m2 office building in Sydenham.
A volunteer on top of one of the Pallet Pavilion walls during construction. Scaffolding has been constructed around the wall out of wood.
A volunteer on top of one of the Pallet Pavilion walls during construction. Scaffolding has been constructed around the wall out of wood.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army meeting at Chisnallwood Intermediate School with spades and wheelbarrows, preparing to clean up silt after the earthquake.
Prime Minister John Key visits the campus to thank the Student Volunteer Army who helped with the clean up following the September earthquake.
Prime Minister John Key visits the campus to thank the Student Volunteer Army who helped with the clean up following the September earthquake.
Jason Kerrison of Opshop talks to Mayor Bob Parker and Prime Minister John Key at an event to thank the Student Volunteer Army.
The construction of the 10 square metre office building which is to serve as Gap Filler Headquarters. A volunteer putting the roof together.
A photograph of emergency management personnel, including volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office, standing a temporary Civil Defence Report Centre in Christchurch.
Prime Minister John Key visits the campus to thank the Student Volunteer Army who helped with the clean up following the September earthquake.
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office standing in a crack in a field near the Greendale fault line.
The construction of the 10 square metre office building which is to serve as Gap Filler Headquarters. Three volunteers putting the roof together.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army meeting at Chisnallwood Intermediate School with spades and wheelbarrows, preparing to clean up silt after the earthquake.
Jason Kerrison of Opshop talks to Mayor Bob Parker and Prime Minister John Key at an event to thank the Student Volunteer Army.
Students in the Student Volunteer Army on a bus ride from muster point in Kaiapoi down closed roads to Kairaki and Pines Beach.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 3 April 2011 entitled, "Day 41 - Fraction Liquefaction".