An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 22 February 2013, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which two years make a tradition".The entry was downloaded on 13 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 17 June 2013, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which Boots tries to eat things".The entry was downloaded on 13 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 17 June 2013, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which Boots tries to eat things".The entry was downloaded on 16 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 22 February 2013, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which two years make a tradition".The entry was downloaded on 16 April 2015.
Slides from a presentation by Dr David Conradson at UC CEISMIC's Contestable Fund mini-conference. The presentation was titled, "Stories of Movement: experiences of disruption and adjustment in a post-quake city".
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 18 December 2013, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which she meets the proverbial whinging Pom".The entry was downloaded on 13 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 18 December 2013, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which she meets the proverbial whinging Pom".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 25 June 2013, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which she writes more bad earthquake poetry".The entry was downloaded on 13 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 25 June 2013, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which she writes more bad earthquake poetry".The entry was downloaded on 16 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 18 December 2013, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which she uploads some more earthquake photos".The entry was downloaded on 13 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 18 December 2013, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which she uploads some more earthquake photos".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.
During 2010 and 2011, a series of major earthquakes caused widespread damage in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The magnitude 6.3 quake in February 2011 caused 185 fatalities. In the ensuing months, the government progressively zoned residential land in Christchurch on the basis of its suitability for future occupation (considering damage from these quakes and future earthquake risk). Over 6,000 homes were placed in the ‘red-zone’, meaning that property owners were forced to sell their land to the Crown. This study analysed patterns of residential mobility amongst thirty-one red-zone households from the suburb of Southshore, Christchurch. Drawing on interviews and surveys, the research traced their experience from the zoning announcement until they had moved to a new residence. The research distinguished between short (before the zoning announcement) and long term (post the red zone ‘deadline’) forms of household relocation. The majority of households in the study were highly resistant to short term movement. Amongst those which did relocate before the zoning decision, the desire to maintain a valued social connection with a person outside of the earthquake environment was often an important factor. Some households also moved out of perceived necessity (e.g. due to lack of power or water). In terms of long-term relocation, concepts of affordability and safety were much more highly valued by the sample when purchasing post-quake property. This resulted in a distinct patterning of post-quake housing location choices. Perceived control over the moving process, relationship with government organisations and insurance companies, and time spent in the red-zone before moving all heavily influenced participants’ disaster experience. Contrary to previous studies, households in this study recorded higher levels of subjective well-being after relocating. The study proposed a typology of movers in the Christchurch post-disaster environment. Four mobility behaviours, or types, are identified: the Committed Stayers (CSs), the Environment Re-Creators (ERCs), the Resigned Acceptors (RAs), and the Opportunistic Movers (OMs). The CSs were defined by their immobility rather than their relocation aspirations, whilst the ERCs attempted to recreate or retain aspects of Southshore through their mobility. The RAs expressed a form of apathy towards the post-quake environment, whereas, on the other hand, the OMs moved relative to pre-earthquake plans, or opportunities that arose from the earthquake itself. Possibilities for further research include examining household adaptability to new residential environments and tracking further mobility patterns in the years following relocation from the red- zone.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 11 November 2013, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which Christchurch makes an artform of the temporary".The entry was downloaded on 13 April 2015.
A post on the NZ Raw blog written by Mark Lincoln on 26 January 2013. Mark says, "A drive around Bexley just a few months ago. Nothing really changed here since the first quakes".
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 11 November 2013, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which Christchurch makes an artform of the temporary".The entry was downloaded on 16 April 2015.
A PDF copy of a community newspaper published on Monday 30 December 2013. The newspaper is a combined holiday edition which replaces the normal editions of the Bay Harbour News, Pegasus Post and Southern View.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 13 June 2013, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which the house next door is gone, and other stories".The entry was downloaded on 16 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 13 June 2013, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which the house next door is gone, and other stories".The entry was downloaded on 13 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 22 July 2013, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which people are *really* quick to stock their emergency kits".The entry was downloaded on 16 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 22 July 2013, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which people are *really* quick to stock their emergency kits".The entry was downloaded on 13 April 2015.
A PDF copy of the Community News community newspaper, published on Monday 7 January 2013. Community News is a combined holiday edition which replaces the normal editions of The Observer, News Advertiser, Pegasus Post and Western News.
A PDF copy of a press release written by Jolyon White of Anglican Advocacy (formerly the Anglican Life Social Justice Unit) on the topic of social housing in post-quake Christchurch. The press release was written on 5 April 2013.
Post the earthquakes land has sunk and in this case the track is below high tide level. It would have been at least 500mm above the highest tide level prior to the recent earthquakes that started on 04/09/10.
Based on a qualitative study of four organisations involving 47 respondents following the extensive 2010 – 2011 earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand, this paper presents some guidance for human resource practitioners dealing with post-disaster recovery. A key issue is the need for the human resource function to reframe its practices in a post-disaster context, developing a specific focus on understanding and addressing changing employee needs, and monitoring the leadership behaviour of supervisors. This article highlights the importance of flexible organisational responses based around a set of key principles concerning communication and employee perceptions of company support.
Conversations between one-time residents of an historic riverside community - in the 1970s the late Elsie Locke and Rod Donald helped to create one of Christchurch's strongest riverside communities. The Avon Loop now subject to post earthquake re-classifation and demolition.
An abandoned residential property at 32 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The front of the section is overgrown with weeds and silt from liquefaction. One brick fence posts remain upright and two others have toppled onto the grass. The gutter has partly flooded.
Following on from last week’s blog, today’s post takes a look at how we date ceramic artefacts, specifically the plates, cups, bowls and saucers we find so often in Christchurch. Many of the issues I mentioned last week with regard … Continue reading →
In our last post, Jeremy talked about the site of H. F. Stevens, wholesale druggist, on Worcester Street near Cathedral Square. We excavated the site in 2011 and found a number of artefacts, including the Udolpho Wolfe’s bottles featured last … Continue reading →
A PDF copy of pages 282-283 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Co-Location of Secondary Schools in Christchurch Post 22 February 2011 Earthquake'. Photo: Phil Arvidson. With permission: St Bede's, Marian College and the Ministry of Education.
Christchurch is home to many diverse ethnic groups whose voices have sometimes gone unheard in the aftermath of the earthquakes and the city's rebuild plans. Katy Gosset visits a gathering in Christchurch's battered eastern suburbs to hear their thoughts on post-quake life and the future of their adopted home.