File reference: CCL-2012-03-13-AroundChristchurch-IMG_0136 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
One multi-coloured softcover book titled 'Trapped' by Martin van Beynen with colour illustrations and maps. Collected experiences of some of those trapped following the 22 February earthquake. Mainstream media coverage of the 22 February 2011 earthquake understandably focussed on the devastating damage and loss of life caused by the earthquake....
The Pier cafe and the New Brighton Public Library building at the start of the New Brighton Pier.
Staff and students sitting outside the new Shilling Club bar and restaurant in the James Hight Library's refurbished undercroft.
Staff and students sitting outside the new Shilling Club bar and restaurant in the James Hight Library's refurbished undercroft.
Staff and students sitting outside the new Shilling Club bar and restaurant in the James Hight Library's refurbished undercroft.
Staff and students sitting in the new Shilling Club bar and restaurant in the James Hight Library's refurbished undercroft.
Staff and students sitting outside the new Shilling Club bar and restaurant in the James Hight Library's refurbished undercroft.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A second season of autumn leaves gathers in Gloucester Street by the Central Library".
Red softcover book with a title on the spine and front cover containing the history of the Lyttelton Volunteer Fire Brigade together with the stories of the Brigade relating to the 22 February 2011 earthquake; published by the Lyttelton Volunteer Fire Brigade, Lyttelton, 2012.
Slides from the presentation by Jill Durney (MacMillan Brown Library) on "UC CEISMIC Virtual Heritage Project: Christchurch Lost and Found".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Members of the University of Canterbury's Earthquake Remediation Team eating lunch outside the James Hight Library".
Liv Kivi sitting outside the UC QuakeBox container in New Brighton. The container was parked south of the New Brighton Library.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of the old Sumner council chamber and library grassed and planted by community funds".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Banners set for the Sumner village fair on the fence surrounding the library, closed since February 2011".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "From Kilmore Street (back to the Town Hall) looking across the site of the demolished Convention Centre to the Peterborough Street Library".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Some of the course participants in the 'Documenting Christchurch in Photographs' workshop in the Upper Riccarton Community and School Library Learning Centre".
A photograph of temporary street furniture outside the temporary Central Library on Tuam Street. The furniture was designed and fabricated by F3 Design for the Christchurch City Council.
4th September 2010 a 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes near Christchurch, New Zealand’s second largest city of approximately 370,000 people. This is followed by a 6.3 magnitude quake on 22nd February 2011 and a 6.4 on 13th June. In February 181 people died and a state of national emergency was declared from 23 February to 30th April. Urban Search and Rescue teams with 150 personnel from New Zealand and 429 from overseas worked tirelessly in addition to Army, Police and Fire services. Within the central business district 1,000 buildings (of 4,000) are expected to be demolished. An estimated 10,000 houses require demolition and over 100,000 were damaged. Meanwhile the over 7,000 aftershocks have become part of the “new normal” for us all. During this time how have libraries supported their staff? What changes have been made to services? What are the resourcing opportunities? This presentation will provide a personal view from Lincoln University, Te Whare Wanaka o Aoraki, Library Teaching and Learning. Lincoln is New Zealand's third oldest university having been founded in 1878. Publicly owned and operated it is New Zealand's specialist land-based university. Lincoln is based on the Canterbury Plains, 22 kilometres south of Christchurch. On campus there was mostly minor damage to buildings while in the Library 200,000 volumes were thrown from the shelves. I will focus on the experiences of the Disaster Team and on our experiences with hosting temporarily displaced staff and students from the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, Library, Learning & Information Services. Experiences from two other institutions will be highlighted: Christchurch City Libraries, Ngā Kete Wānanga-o-Ōtautahi. Focusing on the Māori Services Team and the Ngā Pounamu Māori and Ngāi Tahu collections. The Central library located within the red zone cordon has been closed since February, the Central library held the Ngā Pounamu Māori and Ngai Tahu collections, the largest Māori collections in the Christchurch public library network. The lack of access to these collections changed the way the Māori Services Team, part of the larger Programmes, Events and Learning Team at Christchurch City Libraries were able to provide services to their community resulting in new innovative outreach programmes and a focus on promotion of online resources. On 19th December the “temporary” new and smaller Central library Peterborough opened. The retrieved Ngā Pounamu Māori and Ngai Tahu collections "Ngā rakau teitei e iwa”, have since been re-housed and are once again available for use by the public. Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. This organisation, established by the Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Act 1996, services the statutory rights for the people of Ngāi Tahu descent and ensures that the benefits of their Treaty Claim Settlement are enjoyed by Ngāi Tahu now and in the future. Ngāi Tahu are the indigenous Māori people of the southern islands of New Zealand - Te Waipounamu. The iwi (people) hold the rangatiratanga or tribal authority to over 80 per cent of the South Island. With their headquarters based in the central business they have also had to be relocated to temporary facilities. This included their library/archive collection of print resources, art works and taonga (cultural treasures).
People enjoying the nice weather on the grass field next to New Brighton Beach. In the background is the New Brighton Pier, the Salt on the Pier restaurant and the New Brighton Public Library.
The public enjoys the nice weather on the grass field next to New Brighton Beach. In the background is the New Brighton Pier, the Salt on the Pier restaurant and the New Brighton Public Library.
A video of a tour of the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video includes footage of the site of the Brannigans Building on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Gloucester Street, the inside of the central library, Gloucester Street, Manchester Street, High Street, Poplar Lane, and Hereford Street.
Photographs of central Christchurch after the 2010-2012 earthquakes taken 25 February 2012 by Sean McMahon. Locations are chiefly Manchester, Saint Asaph, Cashel, Columbo and Lichfield Streets, and the Bridge of Remembrance. Images show fencing around areas closed to the public, damaged and collapsed commercial buildings, cleared sites, re-opened Cashel Street area with shops and a cafe. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 34 digital photograph(s).
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 21 October 2012 entitled, "Back by maternal demand".
A blog by Christchurch journalist Philip Matthews. Includes posts about the Christchurch earthquake.
slightly different from Christchurch Earthquake (http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake)
Provides history, business, community and tourist information. Also includes information relating to the earthquake recovery.
Website dedicated to the reconstruction of the Cathedral damaged in the 2010 and 2011 Christchurch earthquakes.
Website of ICNZ, industry organisation representing fire and general insurers. Includes information relating to the Canterbury earthquakes.
Christchurch gallery’s collections, exhibitions and services. Includes featured articles from CoCa Magazine. Includes coverage