A document containing the flipcharts from the SCIRT and the New Zealand Red Cross design thinking workshop.
A pdf copy of a PowerPoint presentation prepared for the Australia New Zealand Geotechnical Engineering Conference.
A photograph of a Royal New Zealand Air Force aeroplane at the Air Movements Terminal in Christchurch.
A photograph of Hannah Dunlop, Youth Recovery Project Coordinator at New Zealand Red Cross, taking part in #FiveYearsOn. New Zealand Red Cross was an All Right? Champion. Dunlop holds a sign which reads, "Five years on, I feel... Inspired by - People, Growth, Innovation, Determination. Hannah, Spreydon".
An image from a Army News March 2011 article titled, "Defence Medical Personnel Use Their Expertise". In the image, Royal New Zealand Air Force and New Zealand Army personnel are checking on a rest home resident who is being evacuated from Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "2011 Top Ten, Continued".
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Two Years in Pictures".
A view across the intersection of Salisbury and Manchester Streets to the National Library of New Zealand building.
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Aloha Nui Loa, Christchurch".
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Independence Day in Christchurch".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Bank of New Zealand building on Charles Street in Kaiapoi".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Bank of New Zealand building on Charles Street in Kaiapoi".
A photograph of a member of the Royal New Zealand Air Force loading a helicopter at Hagley Park.
A presentation given to Human Resource Institute of New Zealand members, outlining SCIRT's intentional approach to culture development.
A photograph of a Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules C-130 on the runway at Wellington airport.
A photograph of a Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules C-130 on the runway at Wellington airport.
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "American Friends of Christchurch".
An award submission nominating SCIRT for the 2016 New Zealand Spatial Excellence Awards: Category: Award for Technical Excellence.
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Army standing outside the Mainland Foundation Ball Park in Christchurch.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Bank of New Zealand building on Charles Street in Kaiapoi".
A paper presented at the New Zealand Concrete Industry Conference 2015 about the design and construction challenges faced when strengthening the Memorial Arch.
The M7.1 Darfield earthquake shook the town of Christchurch (New Zealand) in the early morning on Saturday 4th September 2010 and caused damage to a number of heritage unreinforced masonry buildings. No fatalities were reported directly linked to the earthquake, but the damage to important heritage buildings was the most extensive to have occurred since the 1931 Hawke‟s Bay earthquake. In general, the nature of damage was consistent with observations previously made on the seismic performance of unreinforced masonry buildings in large earthquakes, with aspects such as toppled chimneys and parapets, failure of gables and poorly secured face-loaded walls, and in-plane damage to masonry frames all being extensively documented. This report on the performance of the unreinforced masonry buildings in the 2010 Darfield earthquake provides details on typical building characteristics, a review of damage statistics obtained by interrogating the building assessment database that was compiled in association with post-earthquake building inspections, and a review of the characteristic failure modes that were observed.
This paper presents the preliminary conclusions of the first stage of Wellington Case Study project (Regulating For Resilience in an Earthquake Vulnerable City) being undertaken by the Disaster Law Research Group at the University of Canterbury Law School. This research aims to map the current regulatory environment around improving the seismic resilience of the urban built environment. This work provides the basis for the second stage of the project which will map the regulatory tools onto the reality of the current building stock in Wellington. Using a socio-legal methodology, the current research examines the regulatory framework around seismic resilience for existing buildings in New Zealand, with a particularly focus on multi-storey in the Wellington CBD. The work focusses both on the operation and impact of the formal seismic regulatory tools open to public regulators (under the amended Building Act) as other non-seismic regulatory tools. As well as examining the formal regulatory frame, the work also provides an assessment of the interactions between other non-building acts (such as Health and Safety at Work Act 2015) on the requirements of seismic resilience. Other soft-law developments (particularly around informal building standards) are also examined. The final output of this work will presents this regulatory map in a clear and easily accessible manner and provide an assessment of the suitability of this at times confusing and patchy legal environment as Wellington moves towards becoming a resilient city. The final conclusion of this work will be used to specifically examine the ability of Wellington to make this transition under the current regulatory environment as phase two of the Wellington Case Study project.
Personnel from the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the Singapore Army, the New Zealand Police, the New Zealand Urban Search and Recue Team, and St John, paying their respects to the people who lost their lives during the 22 February 2011 earthquake at a memorial of flowers in Cathedral Square.
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Christchurch Earthquake Teams in Motion".
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Dealing with Post-Quake Stress".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A damaged window of the Bank of New Zealand building in Kaiapoi".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Bank of New Zealand building viewed from Williams Street in Kaiapoi".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Bank of New Zealand building viewed from Williams Street in Kaiapoi".
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Army demolishing a concrete block fence on a property in Christchurch.