A digitally manipulated photograph of broken windows on Shadbolt House. The photographer comments, "This was close to the start of the demolition of the earthquake damaged Shadbolt House building in the Port of Lyttelton, New Zealand. In the bright sun the glass reflected the blue sky, but the broken windows only reflected the blackness of the interior of the empty broken building".
A video of a press conference about the ChristChurch Cathedral. The video includes statements by Jim Anderton and Stefano Pampanin, Associate Professor of Engineering at the University of Canterbury. Anderton and Pampanin discuss a report produced by the Great Christchurch Buildings Trust (GCBT) which outlines how the cathedral could be safely restored. The Anglican Church has agreed to review the report.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Colombo and Gloucester Streets, looking south down Colombo Street towards Cathedral Square. The soldiers are staffing the cordon as this is the main way through from one half of the central city red zone to the other half, which is now bisected by Gloucester Street".
Summary of oral history interview with Leanne Curtis about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "184-188 High Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "210 Tuam Street".
A letter written by Roz Johnson to family members overseas.
Following the Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011 a number of researchers were sent to Christchurch, New Zealand to document the damage to masonry buildings as part of “Project Masonry”. Coordinated by the Universities of Auckland and Adelaide, researchers came from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Italy, Portugal and the US. The types of masonry investigated were unreinforced clay brick masonry, unreinforced stone masonry, reinforced concrete masonry, residential masonry veneer and churches; masonry infill was not part of this study. This paper focuses on the progress of the unreinforced masonry (URM) component of Project Masonry. To date the research team has completed raw data collection on over 600 URM buildings in the Christchurch area. The results from this study will be extremely relevant to Australian cities since URM buildings in New Zealand are similar to those in Australia.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "92 Hereford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Isaac Theatre Royal - being repaired".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "BNZ Bank under demolition Hereford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site of Brannigans".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Work and Income, 231 High Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Christ Church Cathedral".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Odeon Theatre, 214 Tuam Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gough House, 90 Hereford Street".
It's been a year since Pip Ranby was rescued from the top floor of the five storey Canterbury Television building.
A photograph of painted chairs in the '185 Empty Chairs' memorial installation.
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Suz to the QuakeStories website.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gough House, 90 Hereford Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "78 Colombo Street".
A photograph of painted chairs in the '185 Empty Chairs' memorial installation.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Edmond's Clocktower, Oxford Terrace and Madras Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Edmond's Clocktower, Oxford Terrace and Madras Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gallery Apartments".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "78 Colombo Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gallery Apartments".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Christchurch Club, Worcester Street".