Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013-02-22-River-of-FlowersDSC_03414.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013-02-22-River-of-FlowersDSC_03404.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
A video of a press conference with Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and Mayor Lianne Dalziel. The conference was held to announce the implementation of the Accessible Transport Plan. Brownlee announces the introduction of a 30 km/h speed limit in the inner city zone, facilitating the use of bicycles and encouraging pedestrian movement within the centre city. Lianne also talks about how the plan allows for a clean, green, safe, and accessible city, reflecting the public's visions in the Share an Idea campaign.
Anyone keeping a global tally of recent disasters is likely to be asking: What role will the hazards and disasters of coastal plains play in the lives and economies of 21st century humanity? In this article, we reflect on this question using examples of how different types of coastal land performed during the Christchurch and other earthquake events to examine the complex of coastal-tectonic hazards that are being constructed in the Tokyo megacity
Awaiting demolition. Blue pipes are water supply to anyone still living on Hulverstone Drive.
20130808_2296_1D3-40 New Brighton bridge Prior to the earthquakes the stone wall at right was near road level. Now it is about 1.5m (4-5ft) lower. #4075
Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has backed off on his threats to the Christchurch City Council and one of the New Zealand Greenpeace activists is freed from a Russian detention centre.
The Christchurch City Council says it has reached a compromise with the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, and voted unanimously to support a plan to intensify housing in the city.
A string quartet from Christchurch Girls High School plays on the riverbank before the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.
A string quartet from Christchurch Girls High School play on the riverbank before the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.
Christchurch CBD earthquake rebuild lit in the last fading golden glow of the day - taken with 70-200 F4 IS from Mt Pleasant. I count at least three big cranes!
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 8 February 2013 entitled, "Vote for me!".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 7 July 2013 entitled, "Winter weekends".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 25 January 2013 entitled, "Preservation Project".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 13 March 2013 entitled, "Time for Tourists".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 15 January 2013 entitled, "Golf in the Gap".
The "Lyttelton Harbour Review" newsletter for 22 July 2013, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
'Rekindle' is an initiative started since the earthquakes in Canterbury which provides purposeful work for young people by giving them the opportunity to design and fashion furniture from waste wood. Spectrum's Deborah Nation explores 'Rekindle'.
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Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013-02-22-River-of-FlowersDSC_03412.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013-02-22-River-of-FlowersDSC_03411.JPG From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
A wreath of flowers from the Honorary Minoru Kiuchi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs in Japan, laid at the CTV building site on the memorial of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
An aerial photograph looking south over the Arts Centre on Worcester Boulevard. Scaffolding and cranes can be seen around the building which is having extensive repairs done to it after the earthquakes.
The Earthquake Commission has been forced into an embarrassing admission that the details of all 83-thousand clients in its Canterbury Home Repair programme have been accidentally emailed to the wrong address.
The Christchurch City councillor in charge of council housing says he accepts trenchant criticism from the Earthquake Recovery Minister that the council has been woeful in fixing its quake-damaged housing stock.
Slides from a presentation by Dr Deirdre Hart at UC CEISMIC's contestable fund mini-conference. The presentation was titled, "Can Coastal Cities Be More Disaster Resilient?
A presentation by Dr Deirdre Hart at UC CEISMIC's contestable fund mini-conference. The presentation was titled, "Can Coastal Cities Be More Disaster Resilient?
A photograph of a plaque dedicate to those who lost their lives in City Mall during the earthquake of 22 February 2011. The plague is located under a tree in Re:START mall.
A photograph and flowers are attached to a fence on the anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A message on the photograph reads, "Some of the guys who found you!! Thank you!".
It is unlikely engineers involved in the most serious building collapse of the Christchurch earthquake will face any external action, with the profession's administrators telling the Government there's nothing more they can do.