Vertical shaking from February earthquake not unique

Audio, Radio New Zealand

An earthquake engineer has told the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission that the intense vertical shaking during the February 2011 earthquake wasn't unique and was similar to events overseas.

Insurers will go as fast as they can in Canterbury

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Insurance Council says it can give Cantabrians a guarantee that insurers will go as fast as they can to settle earthquake-related claims.

CTV design company faces more criticism at Royal Commission

Audio, Radio New Zealand

An engineer who worked for the company that designed the CTV building, has criticised the attitude of his former boss at the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission.

Chch Cathedral should be rebuilt says visiting expert

Audio, Radio New Zealand

An international expert in earthquake recovery who's touring New Zealand says it's inconceivable to think that a building as magnificent as Christchurch Cathedral won't be rebuilt.

Nicolas Warren's earthquake diary

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A pdf copy of an account of the earthquakes written in diary form by Nicolas Warren. Note that two images have been redacted from the document because of copyright issues.

New research shows Alpine Fault may be worse for Canterbury

Audio, Radio New Zealand

New research shows that if a major earthquake ruptures the Alpine Fault Christchurch is likely to suffer more intense damage than some areas closer to the fault.

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Images, UC QuakeStudies

A sign outside St John's Church indicating that the congregation have relocated and are still meeting at St Saviours on Sundays.

Rebuild halfway there but 5 years on, there's still pain

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The rebuild of the city of Christchurch is almost half way there five years on from the Canterbury earthquake that shattered the city and killed 185.

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Images, UC QuakeStudies

Building rubble littering the steps and footpath of the Peterborough Apartments. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.

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A vehicle that has been smashed by fallen masonry from the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.

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Images, UC QuakeStudies

Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The traffic is so bad down St Asaph Street that someone has put up a sign to warn others".

Dallington 3

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph captioned, "So we're just sitting here not knowing. And okay, sooner or later it will come to an end, eventually it has to. It's the not knowing that kills you".

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Images, UC QuakeStudies

The bridge that used to run from the Town Hall to the Convention Centre, now detached from the buildings and placed on Kilmore Street.

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A batch in Taylors Mistake bay with a red sticker in the window. The red sticker indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Christ's College, Rolleston Avenue. New gable end replacing one that fell in the earthquake".

Design Management Plan

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document that defines the requirements and objectives of design activities for SCIRT's reconstruction of the city's horizontal infrastructure and describes how these activities should be implemented.

Photograph of 68-76 Manchester Street (1)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of the earthquake damage to 68-76 Manchester Street. Red stickers have been taped to the doors, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.

Photograph of Cecil House, 69-73 Manchester Street (3)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of the front door of Cecil House on Manchester Street. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.

Photograph of 7 Rees Street (2)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of the front door of 7 Rees Street. A yellow sticker taped to the door indicates that the access to the building is restricted.

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Images, UC QuakeStudies

Gap Filler's "Dance-O-Mat" photographed at night. Somebody has put money in the washing machine so that the lights are shining.

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:09:05 04:09:20

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "William Cottrell in his bedroom in Gunyah homestead, Glenroy, that he escaped from after Saturday's earthquake".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The fence of the cordoned off Christchurch City Mission showing all the teddy bears that people have left".

Lest we forget - SCIRT restores Memorial Arch

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document which describes the process that SCIRT took to restore the Bridge of Remembrance and Memorial Arch.

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Images, UC QuakeStudies

A stone cairn that was erected in Cathedral Square during a public protest against the sacking of Environment Canterbury councillors and the appointment of commissioners in their place

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1923

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A brick wall has been spray painted after being cleared by a USAR team, this system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.

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Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video taken from a vehicle showing slow-moving heavy traffic following the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Note that the audio has been removed from this video for copyright reasons.

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett, 2011:02:24 00:56:26

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Some of the students that are cleaning up the mud in the Barrington street".

Site visit information day examples

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document created in 2012 that provides a range of ideas and examples successfully used by SCIRT to manage a site visit information day.

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People viewing the Cathedral from the walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square that was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look.

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "ChristChurch Cathedral. An inscription in the grounds reads 'Let these stones speak of a love that endures for ever'".