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New Zealand Defence Force photograph 476

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Three diggers clearing rubble side by side on the site of the CTV Building, with members of the New Zealand and Chinese Urban Search and Rescue Teams looking on.

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 658

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Members of the New Zealand Search and Rescue (USAR) team in Latimer Square. After the 22 February 2011 earthquake, emergency service agencies set up their headquarters in Latimer Square.

All Right? Posters: Personalised Poster - SCIRT

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A PDF copy of a draft personalised poster for SCIRT. The poster contains various individual messages in response to the question, "What makes the SCIRT team feel All Right?".

Marlborough Express Image: Sophie Preece 2010:09:05 14:25:43

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Red Cross workers from Blenheim prepare to leave for Christchurch earthquake zone. (L to R) Team leader Ben McKinnon, Ray Waters, and Brad Hewer".

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 078

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A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team using a crowbar to open the door of a building in the Christchurch central city.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 683

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A member of the New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue Team speaking at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service. The service was held in Hagley Park on 18 March 2011.

The case of the vulnerable persons interagency emergency response team: Le…

Research papers, University of Canterbury Library

Interagency Emergency Response Teams (IERTs) play acrucial role in times of disasters. Therefore it is crucial to understand more thoroughly the communication roles and responsibilities of interagency team members and to examine how individual members communicate within a complex, evolving, and unstable environment. It is also important to understand how different organisational identities and their spatial geographies contribute to the interactional dynamics. Earthquakes hit the Canterbury region on September, 2010 and then on February 2011 a more devastating shallow earthquake struck resulting in severe damage to the Aged Residential Care (ARC) sector. Over 600 ARC beds were lost and 500 elderly and disabled people were displaced. Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) set up an interagency emergency response team to address the issues of vulnerable people with significant health and disability needs who were unable to access their normal supports due to the effects of the earthquake. The purpose of this qualitative interpretive study is to focus on the case study of the response and evacuation of vulnerable people by interagencies responding to the event. Staff within these agencies were interviewed with a focus on the critical incidents that either stabilised or negatively influenced the outcome of the response. The findings included the complexity of navigating multiple agencies communication channels; understanding the different hierarchies and communication methods within each agency; data communication challenges when infrastructures were severely damaged; the importance of having the right skills, personal attributes and understanding of the organisations in the response; and the significance of having a liaison in situ representing and communicating through to agencies geographically dispersed from Canterbury. It is hoped that this research will assist in determining a future framework for interagency communication best practice and policy.

All Right? Five Years On I Feel: All Right? Team 6

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A photograph of Dr Lucy D'Aeth, Public Health Specialist for All Right?, taking part in #FiveYearsOn. Lucy holds a sign which reads, "Five years on, I feel... ...tired, but I still love Chch. Lucy Beckenham." All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook Timeline on 21 February 2016 at 9:12am. All Right? captioned the photograph. "Lucy from Healthy Christchurch is feeling tired, but she still loves Chch!! #fiveyears on #5yearson #allrightnz".

All Right? Five Years On I Feel: All Right? Team 8

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A photograph of Vaea Hutchen, Health Promoter for All Right?, taking part in #FiveYearsOn. Hutchen holds a sign which reads, "Five years on, I feel... brighter and ready to go// Vaea, Aranui". All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 23 February 2016 at 6.00pm. All Right? captioned the photograph, "Aranui's Vaea from All Right? is feeling brighter and ready to go! #fiveyears on #5yearson #allrightnz".

All Right? Five Years On I Feel: All Right? Team 1

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A photograph of Anna Mowat, Health Promoter for All Right?, taking part in #FiveYearsOn. Mowat holds a sign which reads, "Five years on I feel... A mixture of optimism and worry. Anna, Lyttelton." All Right? posted to photograph on their Facebook Timeline on 21 February 2016 at 9:11am. All Right? captioned the photograph, "Anna from Lyttelton feels a mixture of optimism and worry. #fiveyearson #5yearson #canterburynz".

All Right? Five Years On I Feel: All Right? Team 2

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A photograph of Ciaran Fox, Mental Health Promoter for All Right?, taking part in #FiveYearsOn. Fox holds a sign which reads, "Five years on I feel... Proud, hopeful// less tired, less angry// Ciaran, Lyttelton." All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook Timeline on 21 February at 9:11am. All Right? captioned the photograph. "Lyttelton's Ciaran from All Right? is feeling proud, hopeful, less tired and less angry. #fiveyears on #5yearson #allrightnz".

All Right? Five Years On I Feel: All Right? Team 3

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A photograph of Emily Arps, Health Promoter for All Right?, taking part in #FiveYearsOn. Arps holds a sign which reads, "Five years on, I feel... Proud of our community and in awe of CHCH's natural beauty! Emily, St Albans." All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook Timeline on 21 February at 9:12am. All Right? captioned the photograph. "Emily from St Albans s feeling proud of our community and in awe of Chch's natural beauty. #fiveyears on #5yearson #allrightnz".

All Right? Five Years On I Feel: All Right? Team 4

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A photograph of Jo Scott, Communications Consultant for All Right?, taking part in #FiveYearsOn. Scott holds a sign which reads, "Five years on, I feel... Sad and angry for those in broken homes// Jo, Mairehau".

All Right? Five Years On I Feel: All Right? Team 5

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A photograph of Jo Scott, Communications Consultant for All Right?, taking part in #FiveYearsOn. Scott holds a sign which reads, "Five years on, I feel... Impatient and excited// Jo, Mairehau".

All Right? Five Years On I Feel: All Right? Team 7

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A photograph of Sue Turner, Manager for All Right?, taking part in #FiveYearsOn. Turner holds a sign which reads, "Five years on, I feel... Frustrated but hopeful for the future.... Sue, St Martins." All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook Timeline on 21 February 2016 at 9:12am. All Right? captioned the photograph. "Sue - the manager of All Right? - from St Martins is feeling frustrated by hopeful for the future".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 254

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The entrance to a building has been spray painted after it has been cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.

Toys through the years

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

“It must have been a happy household,” was the remark made by one of our team members when she saw the artefact assemblage we are discussing on today’s blog post. Whilst children’s artefacts are relatively common finds on New Zealand … Continue reading →

ELM Offices Level 7 Library - Photograph 31

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University of Canterbury staff members are escorted by Civil Defence members in order to retrieve essential items from their offices. The photographer comments, "E-learning team vacate their floor. (Blurry, sorry.)

Move to Library Level 5 - Photograph 02

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A member of the University of Canterbury's E-Learning team, Jessica Hollis, in their new office in the James Hight building. The photographer comments, " Jess Hollis settles in to her new workspace".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 279

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Spray painted codes outside a block of apartments after it had been cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.

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The side wall of a building has been spray painted after it was cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.