Researchers Liz Toomey and Jeremy Finn, School of Law, in front of a damaged building in central Christchurch.
A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "192 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote".
A photograph of Mike Hewson's installation 'Homage to the Lost Spaces' on the earthquake-damaged Cranmer Courts building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage at 7 Kinsey Terrace. This area is now white zoned".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage at 7 Kinsey Terrace. This area is now white zoned".
A photograph of badly-damaged buildings on High Street. There are piles of building rubble behind the fence.
A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "93 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote".
A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "200 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage at 7 Kinsey Terrace. This area is now white zoned".
A large chess board made from sand and broken shells, with a painted beach scene on the wall behind. The photographer comments, "After all the suggestions put on the wall on what to do in this area, which was once an earthquake damaged shop, they have made the chess board, painted a seaside scene on the wall and created a small wall of tyres".
Broken windows on the Orion building on Manchester Street. The photographer comments, "Bob Brown's Hi-Fi was damaged, as you can see, in the Christchurch earthquake on the 22 February 2011. At lot of buildings in the area have been demolished, but this art deco style structure might have not have been put on the demolition list yet".
A digitally manipulated photograph of broken windows on Shadbolt House. The photographer comments, "This was close to the start of the demolition of the earthquake damaged Shadbolt House building in the Port of Lyttelton, New Zealand. In the bright sun the glass reflected the blue sky, but the broken windows only reflected the blackness of the interior of the empty broken building".
Summary of oral history interview with Leanne Curtis about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Tsunami warning signal, Causeway".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Tsunami warning signal, Causeway".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Tsunami warning signal, Causeway".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Tsunami warning signal, Causeway".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Tsunami warning signal, Causeway".
A letter written by Roz Johnson to family members overseas.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 2 November 2012 entitled, "Forlorn Farmers".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 17 December 2012 entitled, "Demolition Drumming".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 16 December 2012 entitled, "Memories of Mother".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 5 January 2012 entitled, "A quilt for Jeremy and Eva".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 7 March 2012 entitled, "Benefits of a giant sort out.....".
Two days after the 22 February 2011 M6.3 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, three of the authors conducted a transect of the central city, with the goal of deriving an estimate of building damage levels. Although smaller in magnitude than the M7.1 4 September 2010 Darfield earthquake, the ground accelerations, ground deformation and damage levels in Christchurch central city were more severe in February 2011, and the central city was closed down to the general public. Written and photographic notes of 295 buildings were taken, including construction type, damage level, and whether the building would likely need to be demolished. The results of the transect compared favourably to Civil Defence rapid assessments made over the following month. Now, more than one year and two major aftershocks after the February 2011 earthquake these initial estimates are compared to the current demolition status to provide an updated understanding of the state of central Christchurch.
Damaged brickwork of Christ Church Cathedral. The outer layer of stonework has fallen away revealing red bricks on the inside.
A story submitted by Sarah to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Anne Lammerink to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.