A story submitted by Eli Wilson-Kelly to the QuakeStories website.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 5 August 2012 entitled, "Immense Implosion".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 20 July 2012 entitled, "Monopoly on Manchester".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 19 May 2012 entitled, "Road Repairs".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 14 May 2012 entitled, "Midnight Maintenance".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 8 January 2012 entitled, "Hearts Hit Home".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 5 January 2012 entitled, "Sunny Seaside".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 16 December 2012 entitled, "Memories of Mother".
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 23 February 2012 entitled, "Helping Hands".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 29 February 2012 entitled, "In my kitchen...".
A pink and a purple artificial fabric flowers with plastic stems and fabric leaves tied together with pink metallic string.
A pink and a purple artificial fabric rose with plastic stems and fabric leaves tied together with pink metallic string.
Wooden block artwork with the word hope and a heart on one side and, on the reverse, a handwritten message from Lausinda Grady.
With half his life work destroyed by earthquakes, Christchurch conservator Graham Stewart is on a mission to save what is left of Canterbury's remarkable stained glass history.
Being demolished.
Utility managers are always looking for appropriate tools to estimate seismic damage in wastewater networks located in earthquake prone areas. Fragility curves, as an appropriate tool, are recommended for seismic vulnerability analysis of buried pipelines, including pressurised and unpressurised networks. Fragility curves are developed in pressurised networks mainly for water networks. Fragility curves are also recommended for seismic analysis in unpressurised networks. Applying fragility curves in unpressurised networks affects accuracy of seismic damage estimation. This study shows limitations of these curves in unpressurised networks. Multiple case study analysis was applied to demonstrate the limitations of the application of fragility curves in unpressurised networks in New Zealand. Four wastewater networks within New Zealand were selected as case studies and various fragility curves used for seismic damage estimation. Observed damage in unpressurised networks after the 2007 earthquake in Gisborne and the 2010 earthquake in Christchurch demonstrate the appropriateness of the applied fragility curves to New Zealand wastewater networks. This study shows that the application of fragility curves, which are developed from pressurised networks, cannot be accurately used for seismic damage assessment in unpressurised wastewater networks. This study demonstrated the effects of different parameters on seismic damage vulnerability of unpressurised networks.
A photograph of a laminated image tied to the fencing around Cathedral Square. The image depicts the Citizen's Memorial as it looked before the Canterbury earthquakes.
185 Chairs, an art installation by artist Peter Majendie, which is a memorial to those who died as a result of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission says it will not re-open its inquiry into the CTV building collapse, despite fresh allegations against the building's construction manager.
A year and a half after the February Earthquake, economics has ensured much of the waste material coming out of Christchurch's central city has been recycled.
More than 18 months since the Canterbury earthquakes the rental property shortage continues to worsen, and there are predictions it won't be easing anytime soon.
Tower's half year profit has jumped by more than eighty percent, as it recovers from the costs associated with the Canterbury earthquakes and improves revenue growth.
We are here broadcasting from Christchurch, as the city remembers the devastating earthquake that claimed 185 lives, and forever changed the city for those who survived.
The Christchurch earthquakes could prompt a further shake up of the insurance industry. Home owners are already being hit with premium increases of up to 30%.
Two separate chances to inspect the Canterbury Television building were missed before the February earthquake saw it pancake to the ground last year, killing 115 people.
The head of the structural engineering firm that supervised the design of the Canterbury Television building appeared yesterday at the Royal Commission into the Canterbury Earthquakes.
An engineer who worked for the company that designed the CTV building, has criticised the attitude of his former boss at the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission.
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority says the language describing building safety is unhelpful and is worrying people needlessly. The Authority's CEO, Roger Sutton, joins the programme.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The buildings of the former Wards Brewery, also known as Crichton Cobbers, further damaged in the 23 December 2011 earthquake".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St Lukes Church site, Manchester Street, with the 185 crosses signifying the 185 earthquake deaths on 22 February 2011".