The company hired by the Government to carry out earthquake repairs in Canterbury is refusing to install insulation at the same time as it replaces old cladding on houses.
Mountains cannot be surmounted except by winding paths. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The Port Hills may not be mountains as such, but they formed a formidable barrier for the first European Settlers. Of course, Māori had a number of well-established … Continue reading →
Damage to a wooden house at the top of a cliff.
Sculpture by Michael Parekowhai
An incomplete infographic giving statistics about rest-home residents.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Badly damaged home".
An earthquake-damaged house on Acland Avenue in Avonside. Its chimneys have collapsed and have been weather proofed with tarpaulins. The overgrown garden suggests the house has been unoccupied since the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "78 Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "78 Colombo Street".
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".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage at 7 Kinsey Terrace. This area is now white zoned".
A photograph of workers loading a trailer with items salvaged from people's homes during the Residential Access Project. The project gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve items from their homes.
A photograph of two workers loading a truck with items from people's homes during the Residential Access Project. The project gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve items from their homes.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 5 December 2011, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which she'll be home by Christmas".The entry was downloaded on 16 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 23 December 2011, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which she is home despite it all".The entry was downloaded on 13 April 2015.
A doctor from the Royal New Zealand Air Force preparing to evacuate Christchurch rest home residents affected by the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A doctor from the Royal New Zealand Air Force preparing to evacuate Christchurch rest home residents affected by the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
New Zealand Navy and Army personnel check on rest home residents who are being evacuated from Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Royal New Zealand Air Force personnel preparing a Hercules C-130 to evacuate rest home residents affected by the Canterbury Earthquake.
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 1 March 2011 entitled, "Back home".
A photograph of workers loading a trailer with items salvaged from people's homes during the Residential Access Project. The project gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve items from their homes.
A PDF copy of pages 276-277 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Homer on the Range'. Photo: Nick Sargent
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 23 December 2011, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which she is home despite it all".The entry was downloaded on 16 April 2015.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Eileen Woolf and her husband Bevin are now living in a caravan and motor home on their front lawn, after the 4 September earthquake has left their Pine Beach home unliveable".
A photograph of workers from HireQuip loading a trailer with items from people's homes during the Residential Access Project. The project gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve items from their homes.
Nikki Ross is still waiting on an insurance settlement almost seven years after her family home was damaged in the February, 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Trish Keith from EQC says they're hoping to offer the family a settlement in the next three weeks.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Ian Hall, Sorensons Place home ruined".
Tom Innes with home brew gear for a news story.
Tom Innes with home brew gear for a news story.