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Provides a map, the geological background, describes the effects, both in Christchurch and its surrounding areas, the damage to notable buildings, the financial exposure, the emergency response and relief efforts and the media coverage of the earthquake.
Information about the EQC's work to provide natural disaster insurance to residential property owners. Canterbury earthquake related information can be found in the archived instances from September 2010-
An image from a Navy Today April 2011 article titled, "Earthquake!". The image is of sailors off loading food from the HMNZS Canterbury for the Lyttelton Community.
This audio file was recorded in Lyttelton. It captures the human and electronic responses following the 22nd February 2011 earthquake such as people talking, snips of radio broadcast, and alarms going off.
An image from a Navy Today April 2011 article titled, "Earthquake!". The image is of the damaged Christchurch Cathedral seen from a Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion the afternoon of the earthquake.
An image from a Navy Today April 2011 article titled, "Earthquake!". The image is of the Time Ball Station in Lyttelton, photographed from the HMNZS Canterbury in the Lyttelton Harbour.
An image from a Navy Today April 2011 article titled, "Earthquake!". The image is of a Unimog truck disembarking from the HMNZS Canterbury via a side ramp in the early evening of 22 February 2011. The truck was draped in camouflage netting in preparation for a planned field exercise. The exercise was cancelled due to the earthquake.
News breaks of an earthquake causing large amounts of damage in Canterbury.
Suzie Ferguson gives advice for people in Christchurch.
Canterbury Earthquake updateRadio New Zealand Head of News Don Rood summarises the recent media conferences.
A brief update on the Canterbury earthquake.
Geoff Robinson in Christchurch, where the Dean of Christchurch leads the observance of two minutes silence as a mark of rememberance for those lost in the quake.
News breaks of an earthquake causing large amounts of damage in Canterbury.
Principal of Banks Ave School, Murray Edlin, and Canterbury Primary Principals Association president, John Bangma, discuss the issue of earthquake damaged schools in property repairs funding shock.
With Kelvin Berryman - Natural Hazards manager at GNS and Carol Ball - Red Cross Area Manager for Canterbury.
The Christchurch earthquake was obviously a huge story this year, and for one couple it will always be particularly memorable. Christchurch lawyer Katherine Ewer and her husband David got married that day.
Peter Townsend is the Chief Executive of the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce. He is part of the official reconstruction group. Geert van de Vorsten Bosch is the emergency Centre Supervisor at Linwood High School which has been turned into an evacuation centre. Dr Ramon Pink is the Canterbury medical officer of health. Metservice duty forecaster Heath Gullery speaks about the possible weather issues Canterbury may soon experience.
An image from a Navy Today April 2011 article titled, "Earthquake!". The image is of a car in Lyttelton which has been crushed by falling bricks during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
It might feel like the Christchurch earthquakes struck a lifetime ago, but the city and its residents are still recovering, both physically and mentally.
A paper which details earthquake expectation data, supplied to SCIRT by GNS Science.
A PDF copy of a publication commemorating the 22 February 2011 Canterbury earthquake. The publication was produced to raise funds for the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal.
An image from a Navy Today April 2011 article titled, "Earthquake!". The image is of the HMNZS Otago New Zealand Navy team serving meals to the Lyttelton Community on 26 February 2011.
A digitally manipulated photograph of a shop security shutter. The photographer comments, "Sometimes before you feel the ground rolling any metal shutters around start their rattling noises as if someone is shaking them".