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Unsafe buildings in Christchurch mall down by mid July
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A new plan will see all dangerous earthquake-damaged buildings in Christchurch's Cashel Mall pulled down or made safe by mid-July.
Alana Harvey's Story
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
Summary of oral history interview with Alana Harvey about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Transcript of Paul Barrett's earthquake story
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A pdf transcript of Paul Barrett's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Samuel Hope. Transcriber: Josie Hepburn.
Chch red-zoner leads way in Nepal's recovery
Articles, TV3
A Christchurch red zone resident is helping train Nepalese teams to safely demolish buildings damaged in the Nepal earthquake.
Bettina Evans's photograph 57
Images, UC QuakeStudies
The porch of the Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Lyttelton. The building was green stickered after the September earthquake, meaning it was safe to enter, but collapsed in the February earthquake.
Jennifer Middendorf's Blog 19/12/2013: A couple of delayed entries
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 19 December 2013 entitled, "A couple of delayed entries".
Family of quake victim question safety of building
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The family of a young man who died while protecting his sister during February's earthquake in Christchurch says the building they were in wasn't safe.
Transcript of Betty and Michael's earthquake story
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A pdf transcript of Betty and Michael's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Samuel Hope. Transcriber: Sarah Woodfield.
Transcript of Hugh's earthquake story
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A pdf transcript of Hugh's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Samuel Hope. Transcriber: Josie Hepburn.
Transcript of Andrea's earthquake story
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A pdf transcript of Andrea's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Samuel Hope. Transcriber: Josie Hepburn.
Transcript of Chris's earthquake story
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A pdf transcript of Chris's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Joshua Black. Transcriber: Caleb Middendorf.
Transcript of Martin's earthquake story
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A pdf transcript of Martin's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Samuel Hope. Transcriber: Lauren Millar.
Transcript of Heather Bundy's earthquake story
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A pdf transcript of Heather Bundy's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Samuel Hope. Transcriber: Josie Hepburn.
QuakeStory 246
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A story submitted by Lloyd Carpenter to the QuakeStories website.
Jennifer Middendorf's Blog 07/12/2013: Moving, baking, and other chaos
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 7 December 2013 entitled, "Moving, baking, and other chaos".
Lyttelton Review 15 October 2012
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 15 October 2012, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
Digital Photograph: Victoria Street
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 6 September 2010 showing earthquake damage to buildings on Victoria Street near Bealey Avenue. The red brick building is the Knox Church; it still stands on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street following the earthquake, though some extreme measures were taken to make it safe. The red b...
Mary Hobbs' Story
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
Summary of oral history interview with Mary Hobbs about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Lyttelton Review 6 August 2012
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 6 August 2012, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
Breakdown in communication - unsafe building collapsed in quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission has heard that a breakdown in communication between structural engineers, a property manager and owner led the tenants of a building to wrongly assume their shop was safe.
Lianne Dalziel apologises for earthquake deaths
Audio, Radio New Zealand
About two hundred of those who lost loved ones in collapsed buildings in Christchurch's 2011 earthquake, heard an apology from the city's mayor, Lianne Dalziel yesterday. A royal commission in to faulty buildings found serious errors by engineers and the Christchurch City Council 185 people died during the earthquake on the 22nd of February, 2011. David Selway who lost his sister Susan Selway in the CTV Building, said it was good to hear a heartfelt apology from the mayor for the role her council played in signing off the building as safe.
Gina King's Story
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
Summary of oral history interview with Gina King about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Transcript of Ian's earthquake story
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A pdf transcript of Ian's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Samuel Hope. Transcriber: Josie Hepburn.
Lyttelton Harbour Review 5 August 2013
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
The "Lyttelton Harbour Review" newsletter for 5 August 2013, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
Council questioned at Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A man whose wife was killed when the CTV building collapsed says the council's inspections after the September quake were in a mess and signage put on some buildings sent the wrong message that they were safe to occupy.
Quake victim families want answers
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The families of some of those killed by falling rubble in February's Christchurch earthquake are desperate to know why buildings that had been deemed safe collapsed.
Patients, staff face quake risks at Christchurch Hospital
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Construction delays and cost over-runs are prolonging the earthquake risks facing patients and staff at Christchurch hospital. Six major hospital buildings at the central city site have been listed as earthquake prone since May, but there is no safer space to shift patients into. Phil Pennington reports.
Concerns raised over training of NZ structural engineers
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Auckland structural engineer John Scarry is concerned that the series of investigations into earthquake related collapses of Christchurch buildings won't result in the changes needed to make the city safer.
Christchurch hospital quake risk endangers patients, staff
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Construction delays and cost over-runs are prolonging the earthquake risks facing patients and staff at Christchurch hospital. Six major hospital buildings at the central city site have been listed as earthquake prone since May, but there is no safer space to shift patients into. Christchurch Hospital boss David Meates pron; Mates says the hospital is still basically a construction site. One earthquake prone building has roof tanks containing 75 tonnes of water. Mr Meates told RNZ reporter Phil Pennington removing the water from the tanks in the meantime is not an option.
Our Changing World - Base Isolation
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Base isolation has generally been considered an expensive system used mainly in commercial buildings to make them more earthquake resilient. Katy Gosset meets the University of Canterbury engineers who've developed a safe, low cost model that could work in our homes.