Paul Millar - CEISMIC Thinking

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Paul Millar, associate professor at Canterbury University, is concerned that future generations won't have access to the full picture of the Canterbury earthquakes, so he got the CEISMIC Project under way. The project is an archive of earthquake-related digital material and includes resources from the National Library, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, Christchurch City Libraries, Te Papa, NZ On Screen, the Canterbury Museum and the Ngai Tahu Research Centre. Paul says the aim is to document the impact of the disaster and the process of recovery, and make all that material available for free.

Fairfax Video, July 2012 (9)

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A video of a CERA press conference unveiling the 100-day blueprint produced by the Christchurch Central Development Unit (CCDU). The video includes presentations by Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and Warwick Isaacs, the Director of the CCDU. Brownlee and Isaacs announce the acquisition of properties within the central city, and the creation of a green space bordering the central city. They also announce the building of a convention centre, stadium, and sports facility.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:02:20 13:46:15)

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A photograph of street art on Welles Street. Birds, animals and flowers are depicted on a green, plant-filled background. The artist is Flox.

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2012 photograph 151

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The food caravans that used to operate in the Arts Centre, now travel to several places in the city. Here they are in the quad at Canterbury University with the lunchtime queues".

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2012 photograph 198

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Jeremy Stewart of Alice in Videoland holding 'When a City Falls', the film recently released about the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes".

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2012 photograph 197

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Jeremy Stewart standing in his lice in Videoland store which is just awaiting the cordon to be pushed back so that customers can come calling".

Roz Johnson's Blog 21/04/2012: Demolition of a high story building in Chri…

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An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 21 April 2012 entitled, "Demolition of a high story building in Christchurch".

Christchurch Press Infographic: 17 November 2012 (1)

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The front page graphic for the Mainlander section of The Press, featuring an article about the retail precinct.

Photograph number UC 11-0372-13

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Gold Awards recipients, Jonas Bergler, team leader for SVA online operations. Pictured here with Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr, Prime Minister John Key and Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee.

Photograph number UC 11-0372-11

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Gold Awards recipients, Thomas Young (left) and Christopher Duncan (right). Pictured here with Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr, Prime Minister John Key and Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee.

Photograph number UC 11-0372-44

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Silver Award presented to Jason Pemberton, originally from the USA. Pictured here with Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr, Prime Minister John Key and Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee.

Not everybody in Chch excited about Council approvals

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The Earthquake Recovery Minister says the Christchurch City Council has wasted an opportunity in deciding to save the Town Hall, instead of building a new performing arts precinct.

Brownlee threatening to step in and override CCC

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The Earthquake Recovery Minister has given the Christchurch City Council until this morning to approve a development plan, or else he says he'll do it for them.

Midday News for 22 November 2013

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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.

Brownlee, Christchurch council compromise on housing

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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.

Christchurch councillor worries residents may be by-passed

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A Christchurch City Councillor is worried the wishes of local residents and the council could be by-passed once the Earthquake Recovery Authority takes over rebuilding the city.

Christchurch's Orange Zone

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People living in Christchurch's orange zone will have to wait longer than expected for a decision on whether they can remain in their homes, after the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority missed one of its deadlines.

Gerry Brownlee offside with Chch business community

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The Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, is offside with the business community in Christchurch over the decision to permanently relocate nearly 500 public servants outside of the central business district.

High Court rules Brownlee wrong to use quake powers

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The High Court in Christchurch has ruled the Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee was wrong to use his special powers to fast track housing development following the earthquakes.

Newly formed Chch management unit

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The rebuild of central Christchurch has been taken out of the control of the city council and will now be managed by a newly formed unit within the Government's Earthquake Recovery Authority.

Cera keeps hold over Christchurch couple's land - just in case

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A Christchurch couple has been told they can't use a driveway that no longer leads to any houses because the Earthquake Recovery Authority may need access to it.

Jennifer Middendorf's Blog 08/02/2013: Vote for me!

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An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 8 February 2013 entitled, "Vote for me!".

Jennifer Middendorf's Blog 24/02/2014: VIPs, flowers and hail

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An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 24 February 2014 entitled, "VIPs, flowers and hail".

QuakeStory 790

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A story submitted by Brenda Greene to the QuakeStories website.

Christchurch Press 5 March 2011: Section B, Page 4

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Page 4 of Section B of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 5 March 2011.

Helen Devereux Photograph 042

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Signs posted the fence cordoning off High Street. They read "Welcome to Limboland, just waiting!", "Christchurch Economic Recovery Abandoned", and "We're raising $50,000 for our City C96 FM".

Christchurch Press Infographic: 16 November 2012 (2), road system

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A map showing proposed changes to speed limits on roads in the central city.

Mel Hillier's Story

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Summary of oral history interview with Mel Hillier about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.

Transcript of Sara Green's earthquake story (2)

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A pdf transcript of Sara Green's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.

Fletchers assures taxpayers over Christchurch rebuild

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The company that has the main contract for repairing houses in Christchurch, Fletcher Earthquake Recovery, is assuring taxpayers it's doing everything it can to avoid any fraudulent behaviour.