A photograph of All Right? posters and a string of flags in the window of the temporary library on Peterborough Street. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 22 May 2013 at 4:52pm.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Christchurch Central Police Station. It has recently been announced that the Police will vacate this building, as it is not considered safe enough for Police headquarters. It is not clear what will happen to the building which may be strong enough for a less critical operation".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 28 June 2013 entitled, "Keeping it real: Living with Anxiety".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 23 December 2011 entitled, "Noooooo! It's happened again... More earthquakes".
Successful urban regeneration projects generate benefits that are realised over a much longer timeframe than normal market developments and benefits well beyond those that can be uplifted by a market developer. Consequently there is substantial evidence in the literature that successful place-making and urban regeneration projects are usually public-private partnerships and involve a funder, usually local or central government, willing to contribute ‘patient’ capital. Following the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes that devastated the centre of Christchurch, there was an urgent need to rebuild and revitalise the heart of the city, and increasing the number of people living in or near the city centre was seen as a key ingredient of that. In October 2010, an international competition was launched to design and build an Urban Village, a project intended to stimulate renewed residential development in the city. The competition attracted 58 entrants from around world, and in October 2013 the winning team was chosen from four finalists. However the team failed to secure sufficient finance, and in November 2015 the Government announced that the development would not proceed. The Government was unwilling or unable to recognise that an insistence on a pure market approach would not deliver the innovative sustainable village asked for in the competition brief, and failed to factor in the opportunity cost to government, local government, local businesses and the wider Christchurch community of delaying by many years the residential development of the eastern side of the city. As a result, the early vision of the vitality that a thriving residential neighbourhood would bring to the city has not yet been realised.
Caption reads: "At the moment we’re trying to carry on like everything is normal. It’s not easy. It’s hard sometimes to remember what things were like before the earthquake."
A house in Hororata. The chimney has fallen, taking the fence with it. Part of it can still be seen lying on the ground.
The collapsed Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Lyttelton. Wire fencing has been placed outside the building to keep the public away. Pot plants have been placed along it to brighten it up.
Stonework from St John's Anglican Church where it fell during the 4 September earthquake. It is October and the daffodils have almost died.
A photograph submitted by Scott Thomas to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "The picture is of St Martins, a suburb just 2 minutes drive up the street from my place. The photo does not do it justice but this road was like the moon, it used to be flat and it is wet due to burst pipes. Photo taken shortly after the 22 Feb 2011 earthquake".
University of Canterbury IT staff in their temporary office in the NZi3 building. The photographer comments, "University of Canterbury administration all fits into one building! Well, sort of. IT support and phones".
A photograph of a paste up of a child holding a sign which reads, "It mite be a bit broke here but it ain't Haiti".
Caption reads: "We were the only people around here for a long time. All of our neighbours moved out. It wont be long until Bexley is empty, and after that it will be gone."
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 3 August 2011 entitled, "Drum roll please.... It's the asterisk quilt!!!".
(It was already opened up mid-way through a repair. But it wasn't on the floor!)
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Edmonds Clock on Oxford Terrace looks quite unlike itself, but at least it is being protected while it is repaired".
University of Canterbury IT staff in their temporary office in the NZi3 building. The photographer comments, "University of Canterbury administration all fits into one building! Well, sort of. A rather truncated IT help desk".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 22 June 2011 entitled, "It's not just the water and food you need in an emergency...".
The purpose of this research is to investigate men’s experiences of the 2016 7.8 magnitude Kaikōura earthquake and Tsunami. While, research into the impacts of the earthquake has been conducted, few studies have examined how gender shaped people’s experiences of this natural hazard event. Analysing disasters through a gender lens has significantly contributed to disaster scholarship in identifying the resilience and vulnerabilities of individuals and communities pre- and post-disaster (Fordham, 2012; Bradshaw, 2013). This research employs understandings of masculinities (Connell, 2005), to examine men’s strengths and challenges in responding, recovering, and coping following the earthquake. Qualitative inquiry was carried out in Northern Canterbury and Marlborough involving 18 face-to-face interviews with men who were impacted by the Kaikōura earthquake and its aftermath. Interview material is being analysed using thematic and narrative analysis. Some of the preliminary findings have shown that men took on voluntary roles in addition to their fulltime paid work resulting in long hours, poor sleep and little time spent with family. Some men assisted wives and children to high ground then drove into the tsunami zone to check on relatives or to help evacuate people. Although analysis of the findings is currently ongoing, preliminary findings have identified that the men who participated in the study have been negatively impacted by the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. A theme identified amongst participants was an avoidance to seek support with the challenges they were experiencing due to the earthquake. The research findings align with key characteristics of masculinity, including demonstrating risky behaviours and neglecting self or professional care. This study suggests that these behaviours affect men’s overall resilience, and thus the resilience of the wider community.
A photograph of the crowd at the launch of the Green Room on Colombo Street.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Before the speeches. The Green Room is on Colombo Street in the centre of the rebuild, with vacant lots surrounding it. We wanted it to be an oasis of calm and hope for Christchurch people. It is only a temporary site."
A photograph of the crowd at the launch of the Green Room on Colombo Street.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Before the speeches. The Green Room is on Colombo Street in the centre of the rebuild, with vacant lots surrounding it. We wanted it to be an oasis of calm and hope for Christchurch people. It is only a temporary site."
A PDF copy of a media release by All Right? titled "Was it a Bird? Was it a Plane? No it was...". The media release discusses the All Right? 'Superhero Surprise' project, and includes quotes from local superhero 'Flatman' and All Right? Campaign Manager Sue Turner. The media release is dated 28 June 2014.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 26 April 2011, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which it's been two months".The entry was downloaded on 16 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 10 September 2010, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which it feels like Saturday".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 10 September 2010, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which it feels like Saturday".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 5 October 2010, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which it's been a month".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 5 October 2010, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which it's been a month".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
A photograph of a wall with street art on it. It says "Cons-o" in big orange letters and is decorated by red stars on each end.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking south along Kerrs Road which is zoned red in the foreground where it has slumped. Further along it's zoned green".
A front-on view from Norwich Quay of Fuze Restaurant and Cafe. The second storey of the building is being dismantled. Until 1962 it housed the Harbour Board offices, and it was built in 1880.