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Jennifer Middendorf's Blog 21/10/2012: Back by maternal demand
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 21 October 2012 entitled, "Back by maternal demand".
Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 263
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph looking north up Colombo Street from near the Tuam Street intersection. In the distance, the road is closed and many cranes can be seen rising above the city.
Feature Album - Band Together
Audio, Radio New Zealand
On October 23, 2010 Christchurch's Hagley Park hosted one of the biggest ever free concerts in New Zealand, following the first big earthquake to shake the city a month earlier.
BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0177
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of graffiti reading, "City Council cares, yeah right", painted on a concrete block in a retaining wall. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cunningham Terrace, Lyttelton".
BeckerFraserPhotos June 2012 photograph 456
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "210 Tuam Street".
Royal Commission hearings continue in Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A Christchurch city council manager has told the Royal Commission there was an element of chaos after the first earthquake in September 2010 as staff sought to get systems in place.
Christchurch residents concerned about impact of asbestos
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Christchurch city council is reconsidering its plan to dump five thousand tonnes of asbestos contaminated rubble in Bottle Lake Forest Park landfill which has been reopened to take earthquake debris.
CBD plan could be boon for business but bad for democracy
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Christchurch City Council's control of the earthquake recovery plan has been taken out of its hands, to the delight of business leaders, but to the chagrin of some local councilors.
Southern Story for 12 April 2012 - The Pianist
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Our Christchurch correspondent, Katy Gosset takes us on a musical journey with the help of one of the city's longest serving pianists. For 23 years Peter Lewis played the piano in the Crowne Plaza Hotel before being made redundant by the February 2011 earthquake. Peter has since struggled to find a way to share his music with others. Today Katy seeks out some city pianos and takes him on a mystery tour to rediscover the pleasure of playing.
Libraries supporting the rebuild of Christchurch
Research Papers, Lincoln University
Increasingly, economic, political and human crises, along with natural disasters, constitute a recurrent reality around the world. The effect of large-scale disaster and economic disruption are being felt far and wide and impacting libraries in diverse ways. Libraries are casualties of natural disasters, from earthquakes to hurricanes, as well as civil unrest and wars. Sudden cuts in library budgets have resulted in severe staff reductions, privatization and even closures. The presenters share their experiences about how they have prepared for or coped with profound change.
Temporary Street Furniture Talk and Public Reconfiguration Photograph 6
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a public talk about temporary street furniture. The furniture was designed and fabricated by F3 Design for the Christchurch City Council. The event was part of FESTA 2012.
Temporary Street Furniture Talk and Public Reconfiguration Photograph 4
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a public talk about temporary street furniture. The furniture was designed and fabricated by F3 Design for the Christchurch City Council. The event was part of FESTA 2012.
Temporary Street Furniture Talk and Public Reconfiguration Photograph 5
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a public talk about temporary street furniture. The furniture was designed and fabricated by F3 Design for the Christchurch City Council. The event was part of FESTA 2012.
Temporary Street Furniture Talk and Public Reconfiguration Photograph 3
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a public talk about temporary street furniture. The furniture was designed and fabricated by F3 Design for the Christchurch City Council. The event was part of FESTA 2012.
Temporary Street Furniture Talk and Public Reconfiguration Photograph 2
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a public talk about temporary street furniture. The furniture was designed and fabricated by F3 Design for the Christchurch City Council. The event was part of FESTA 2012.
Newly formed Chch management unit
Audio, Radio New Zealand
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.
Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2063
Images, UC QuakeStudies
The public at the inaugural New Zealand Sandcastle competition held at New Brighton beach. The organisers of the Christchurch sandcastle competition hope the event will bring cheer to the earthquake-hit city.
Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2065
Images, UC QuakeStudies
The public at the inaugural New Zealand Sandcastle competition held at New Brighton beach. The organisers of the Christchurch sandcastle competition hope the event will bring cheer to the earthquake-hit city.
Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2064
Images, UC QuakeStudies
The public at the inaugural New Zealand Sandcastle competition held at New Brighton beach. The organisers of the Christchurch sandcastle competition hope the event will bring cheer to the earthquake-hit city.
SPCA Offers Free Desexing for Canterbury Pets
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A media release produced by the General Manager of SPCA Canterbury about the SPCA's "Desex in the City" campaign which offered to desex cats, dogs, kittens and puppies in Christchurch for free after the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. The campaign was created in order to help reduce unwanted animal numbers in Christchurch.
Jennifer Middendorf's Blog 23/12/2012: Pallets and pop-up tearooms
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 23 December 2012 entitled, "Pallets and pop-up tearooms".
Temporary Street Furniture Talk and Public Reconfiguration Photograph 7
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A panoramic photograph of a public talk about temporary street furniture. The furniture was designed and fabricated by F3 Design for the Christchurch City Council. The event was part of FESTA 2012.
BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0926
Images, UC QuakeStudies
An aerial photograph of the central city. Seats set up in Latimer Square in preparation for the commemoration of the anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake can be seen on the left.
Modern Art or Old Fashioned Disaster
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Boarded-up broken windows on the old Christchurch City Council building in Tuam Street. The photographer comments, "What can happen to a building when the land is no longer solid as a rock".
Why Our Historic Buildings Are Important
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Up until February 22nd, 2011, the city of Christchurch was a unique, historic and cultural living and breathing entity. Inherited from a long list of valuable contributors dating back to its incept…
Umut Akguzel Photograph 548
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Building, the Copthorne Hotel, and the Forsyth Barr Building taken from the corner of Kilmore and Colombo Streets. In the background, a crane is hanging over the city.
Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2546
Images, UC QuakeStudies
The Avon river, with some cordon fence around Our City O-Tautahi, that was in the former Municipal Chambers visible on the left and the central Police station in the background between the trees.
Anglican Advocacy: Incentive scheme proposal
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A PDF copy of a proposal prepared by Anglican Advocacy (formerly the Anglican Life Social Justice Unit) and Te Whare Roimata to MBIE and CERA in 2012. The report outlines how social housing could look in Christchurch's Inner City East following the Christchurch earthquakes.
Scenarios and Simulations for Emergency Response - Address by Jim Boult
Videos, UC QuakeStudies
A video of an address by Jim Boult, Chief Executive of Christchurch International Airport Ltd, at the 2012 Seismics and the City forum. The talk covers the major challenge of keeping Christchurch International Airport open since 4 September 2010, and explores the role of the airport in the changed business and tourism environment.
Post Traumatic Growth - Address by Dr. Fran Vertue (Part 1)
Videos, UC QuakeStudies
A video of the first part of an address by Dr. Fran Vertue, Clinical Psychologist, at the 2012 Seismics and the City forum. Dr. Vertue uses the concept of Post Traumatic Growth to describe opportunities for post disaster-growth at both the personal and organisational levels, which is linked to the resilience of the people concerned.