A story submitted by Peter Symms to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Rebecca to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Adam to the QuakeStories website.
Care packages of home baking ready to be distributed to Christchurch residents. Labels on the packages read, "Out thoughts are with you Christchurch! Arohanui from the people of Gisborne".
Arborists working for Treetech Specialist Tree Care Ltd cutting branches off a tree with a chainsaw. A wood chipper and two chainsaws sit on the grass in front.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Chloe Farr (5) likes what she finds in a care pack given to displaced pupils from St Peters School, which was destroyed in the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Chloe Farr (5) likes what she finds in a care pack given to displaced pupils from St Peters School, which was destroyed in the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Chloe Farr (5) likes what she finds in a care pack given to displaced pupils from St Peters School, which was destroyed in the earthquake".
A Treetech Specialist Tree Care Ltd truck at a park near the Avon River. Some of the trees in the park have been cut into sections by the Treetech arborists.
Animals have also suffered upheaval because of the Christchurch earthquakes. Jan Collins is one of those caring for some the hundreds of pets who have been left homeless because of the earthquakes.
A story submitted by Ailsa to the QuakeStories website.
A Treetech Specialist Tree Care Ltd truck at a park near the Avon River. Some of the trees in the park have been cut into sections by the Treetech arborists.
A photograph of graffiti reading, "City Council cares, yeah right", painted on a concrete block in a retaining wall. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cunningham Terrace, Lyttelton".
An uprooted tree in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens. Treetech Specialist Tree Care Ltd truck and equipment are parked in front of the tree. Arborists can be seen working in the background.
An uprooted tree in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens. Treetech Specialist Tree Care Ltd truck and equipment are parked in front of the tree. Arborists can be seen working in the background.
A story submitted by Louise to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Philip Broderick Willis to the QuakeStories website.
Volunteers distributing care packages to affected residents at a Red Cross aid station on Pages Road. A sign in front of the table reads "Free". Next to them, a man sanitises his hands at a water suppy point.
Transcript of Tere Lowe's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Darren Tatom's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of G A Milligan (Spike)'s earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Craig Banbury's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of W J O'Halloran's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Rob Seddon-Smith's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
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A story submitted by Chrissy Ashton to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Paul Sterk to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
Transcript of Annie's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Jude Campion's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.