Personal experience writing by Jonathan

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A piece of personal experience writing about the Canterbury earthquakes, written by Jonathan.

Personal experience writing by Jake

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A piece of personal experience writing about the Canterbury earthquakes, written by Jake.

Personal experience writing by Sam

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A piece of personal experience writing about the Canterbury earthquakes, written by Sam.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 660

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Workers working on a crane in front of the Arts Centre. Road cones have been placed around the area to divert the traffic.

Insurance cancelled for landmark Chch buildings

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Insurance cover has been cancelled for Christchurch's historic Arts Centre and its Catholic Cathedral which were both badly damaged in the February earthquake.

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Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Rescue services out in full force at the Christchurch Arts Centre following the magnitude 7 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.

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Rescue services out in full force at the Christchurch Arts Centre following the magnitude 7 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.

Waikato Times Image: Chris Hillock 2011:02:25 14:04:31

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Army presence in Worcester Street, near the Arts Centre. Troopers from the 1st Battalion, on duty at a cordon".

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 370-371: Orange Tree

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of pages 370-371 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Orange Tree'. Photos, except sewing, by Joyce Majendie. Sewing photo by Pete Majendie.

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 316-317: Art Beat

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of pages 316-317 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Art Beat'. Photos of stage and graffiti works fledge.co.nz. Photos of building and loss adjusters courtesy of the social.

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:12:08 10:14:50

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts the turret of the top of the Great Hall at The Arts Centre for repairs after the earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:12:08 10:15:20

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts the turret of the top of the Great Hall at The Arts Centre for repairs after the earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:12:08 10:14:38

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts the turret of the top of the Great Hall at The Arts Centre for repairs after the earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:12:08 10:15:02

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A crane lifts the turret off the top of the Great Hall at The Arts Centre for repairs after the earthquake".

Earthquake Symphony

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A short symphony written by eight-year-old Bob Gaudin in response to the Christchurch earthquake.

Tourists forced to stay in marae, arts centre in Wellington

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Hundreds of tourists have spent the night in makeshift accommodation in Wellington after fleeing earthquake hit Christchurch. The tourists were flown to the capital by the Royal New Zealand Airforce, many without passports, money and belongings left behind in hotels.

Heritage building in Chch's Art Centre to reopen

Audio, Radio New Zealand

After being largely shut off to the public since the earthquakes, Christchurch's iconic Arts Centre is set to reopen its Great Hall to the public tonight.

Fairfax Video, August 2013 (4)

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video of an interview with Sean Duxfield, the exhibitions and collections team leader at the Christchurch Art Gallery, about installing Michael Parekowhai's bull sculpture, 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer', in the Christchurch Arts Centre market square. The sculpture was installed in secret on a patch of grass.

Ex Tenebris Lux (Symphony no.3)From the darkness comes light (Symphony no.…

Research papers, University of Canterbury Library

Symphony written for Christchurch School’s Music Festival orchestra to respond to the trauma and recovery of the Canterbury earthquakes. 28 Oct 2015. 4 movements - approx. 15 minutes.

Entertaining Shakeytown - an audio documentary

Audio, UC QuakeStudies

An audio documentary created by Kris Vavasour about the multitude of challenge the musicians, performers and venue owners in Lyttelton face in the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquakes. All songs are from the 'Harbour Union' album (2011), in alphabetical order: 'Even Keel' (Lindon Puffin); 'Ghost of this Town' (Marlon Williams); 'How Lucky You Are' (Delaney Davidson & Marlon Williams); 'Human Enough' (Lindon Puffin); 'It's So Good' (Delaney Davidson); 'Little Mountain Town' (Marlon Williams); 'Rocking Bell' (Adam McGrath); 'The Waterside' (Adam McGrath).

Resolutions

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A short story by Shirley Eng titled, "Resolutions".

Music centre The Piano opens in Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A world class centre for music and the arts has opened in Christchurch, after The Music Centre of Christchurch was damaged beyond repair in the 2011 earthquakes.

Implementing Blended E-Learning Strategies in Disaster Response Mode and B…

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

Presentation by Dr Julie Mackey (School of Literacies and Arts in Education) on "Implementing Blended E-Learning Strategies in Disaster Response Mode and Beyond: Stories from teacher education".

Not everybody in Chch excited about Council approvals

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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.

Stage Fright

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A short story by Shirley Eng titled, "Stage Fright".

Shaken Apart

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A short story by Jane Seaford titled, "Shaken Apart".

Haruka's Cranes

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A short story by Shirley Eng titled, "Haruka's Cranes".

Building a better Canterbury

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A debate on the architectural way forward for earthquake hit Christchurch ahead of an exhibition and series of talks initiated by the New Zealand Institute of Architects.

An all-Christchurch Chapter and Verse

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Canterbury novelist Joanna Orwin has a new, futurist story of a New Zealand changed by cataclysmic volcanoes and tsunami, Sacrifice. And we hear about some of the stories in a post-earthquake Christchurch anthology, Tales for Canterbury.

Christchurch design challenge

Audio, Radio New Zealand

We cross live to Christchurch to talk to one of the entrants, Roger Dennis, in a 48 hour design challenge to come up with a new look for part of the earthquake hit city's central business district.