Deputy Administrator for Protection and National Preparedness at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Tim Manning, briefing members of the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) upon their arrival in Christchurch to assist with search and rescue efforts.
Deputy Administrator for Protection and National Preparedness at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Tim Manning, briefing members of the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) upon their arrival in Christchurch to assist with search and rescue efforts.
Large cracks in a road in Avonside. Road cones have been placed near the cracks to warn road users. In the distance, piles of liquefaction are on the sides of the road. These have been dug out of residents' properties and placed there for there for the City Council to pick up.
The damaged Cranmer Centre on the corner of Montreal and Armagh Streets shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The east wall of the building has crumbled onto the street and a man in a hard hat and high-visibility vest is directing people around it. There is scaffolding on the south side of the building from repair works after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The gable in the background has also collapsed.
The cartoon suggests that the Kiwi character has too much of a 'She'll be right' attitude. Refers to a 1996 documentary called 'Earthquake!' which outlined the effects of a major earthquake on Christchurch's eastern suburbs and heritage buildings. The director Grant Dixon says lives could have been saved if officials had heeded the film's warnings. (Stuff: 11 March 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Kao Wei, Team Leader of the Taiwan USAR team, hugs Mitchell Brown from the New Zealand USAR National Management Team. The Taiwanese team is heading home after helping out with the emergency response to the Canterbury Earthquake.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 19 March 2011 entitled, "Day 26, 8am - Termination of Trees & Proliferation of Permits".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 11 April 2011 entitled, "Day 49 - last day behind the cordon".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 5 April 2011 entitled, "Day 43 - inside the red zone".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 25 March 2011 entitled, "Day 32, 6pm - in the red zone".
A story submitted by Ali to the QuakeStories website.
Workers using a digger and a front end loader to clear liquefaction from a road in Shirley. A deep puddle of water is visible at the bottom of the photograph.
A photograph of technical equipment for One News outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. The art gallery was used as the temporary Civil Defence headquarters after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of technical equipment for One News outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. The art gallery was used as the temporary Civil Defence headquarters after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 12 December 2011, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 19 December 2011, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
The Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre's "Community Earthquake Update" bulletin, published on Friday 12 August 2011.
A news item titled, "Council Rates Rebate", published on the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre's website on Friday, 23 September 2011.
A news item titled, "Lyttelton Recovery Process Could Be Improved", published on the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre's website on Thursday, 13 October 2011.
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 16 December 2011
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 17 September 2011 entitled, "Look what I found in my sewing room (1)".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 27 February 2011 entitled, "Day 6, 3pm - inside the Christchurch cordon".
A story submitted by Elizabeth to the QuakeStories website.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 11 March 2011 entitled, "Day 18, 6pm - inside the red zone".
A photograph of road works on a residential street in Christchurch. A digger is filling a skip while a worker in a high-visibility vest and hard hat is directing traffic along one lane.
A photograph of a pile of rubble on the side of a residential road in Christchurch. The material has been removed from a property and placed on the road for the Christchurch City Council to collect.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 5 December 2011, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
The Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre's "Community Earthquake Update" bulletin, published on Friday 26 August 2011.
The Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre's "Community Earthquake Update" bulletin, published on Friday 15 July 2011.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 3 October 2011, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.