Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A new furniture shop in a container in Sumner".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A new furniture shop in a container in Sumner".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 1 June 2012 entitled, "The Annual Sister-In-Law Quilt....".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Datasouth Business Solutions Limited office and car park in Burnside".
A document which outlines several of Downer's safety initiatives, developed when working in the Central Business District.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Datasouth Business Solutions Limited office and car park in Burnside".
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the front doors of several businesses on Armagh Street.
A pdf transcript of Julie's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Rosemary Du Plessis. Transcriber: Natalie Looyer.
A pdf transcript of Hugh's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Samuel Hope. Transcriber: Josie Hepburn.
We aim to investigate the role of insurance in business recovery following the devastating Christchurch earthquake in February, 22nd, 2011. We analyze data from two business surveys conducted after the earthquake to examine how insurance affected business operation in the aftermath of the earthquake both in the short-term and longer-term. For the short-term analysis, we use a combination of propensity score matching (PSM) and linear probability model (LPM) to analyze the data. We first estimate the propensity scores for insurance take-up of each firm conditional on the firm’s individual characteristics. Stratification based on the estimated propensity scores is used to match the treated (insured) and the control (uninsured) firms. We then estimate the probability of firms’ continuing operations with a set of control variables to account for the level of damage and disruption caused by the quake in each stratum. We find little evidence of any beneficial effect of insurance coverage on business continuity in the short-run. For the longer-term analysis, we analyze the available survey data using logistic regression. The result suggests that business interruption insurance significantly promotes increased level of long-term productivity for surviving firms following the earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "147 Hereford Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A sign outside the Christchurch Casino reads, 'We are open'".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Ferry Road".
A photograph of closed businesses on High Street. Many windows have been boarded up with plywood and furniture still remains outside.
A photograph of businesses on Tuam Street. The second storey of the Switched On Gardener building is being reinforced with straps.
A view across New Regent Street to several businesses. One of the building's verandahs has been propped up with steel bracing.
A photograph of closed businesses on High Street. Many windows have been boarded up with plywood and furniture still remains outside.
A story submitted by Sue Hamer to the QuakeStories website.
A pdf transcript of Rosie Belton's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Laura Moir. Transcriber: Josie Hepburn.
A photograph of signs on a business indicating it is still open. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Maces Road, Bromley".
A yellow sticker on the fence of a property in Armagh Street restricting entry for emergency purposes, damage assessments, and essential business.
A photograph of closed businesses on High Street. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the windows and furniture is still sitting outside.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "149-151 Hereford Street".
A winner of the Gap Golf tournament with his prize, a green business jacket. The prize giving ceremony was held at the Pallet Pavilion.
A winner of the Gap Golf tournament with his prize, a green business jacket. The prize giving ceremony was held at the Pallet Pavilion.
A photograph of signs on a cordon fence advising customers of the status of businesses. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Ferry Road".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A team working on removing business materials from Te Waipounamu House, resting in the shade on Hereford Street".
A sign in the window of a business reads, "We were so moved by the earthquake. Come see us at 6d Washington Way.
A story submitted by Elizabeth to the QuakeStories website.
The M.C. at the Gap Golf prize giving ceremony holding a prize, a green business jacket. The ceremony was held at the Pallet Pavilion.