A typical "sand volcano" caused by liquefaction where the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "69 Worcester Street. Languages International Building".
A sand volcano in the Halswell Primary School grounds. Sand volcanoes were caused by liquefaction where the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Is this digger training school? St Margaret's College, Winchester Street".
Cracking along the pavement at Halswell Primary School. The ground has risen and fallen in places leaving an uneven surface where the children usually play.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gorge Road School held a 'Red & Black' themed dress day and a gold coin donation (which they made into a coin trail) to raise funds for earthquake-stricken Canterbury. Pictured are the school pupils (fifty in total) in front of their school".
A graphic giving information about damaged schools.
An aerial photograph of Avonside Girls High School in Avonside.
A graphic giving the status of Gilberthorpe School.
The Minister of Education has stuck with her proposals in February to close or merge earthquake-hit Christchurch schools, with the exception of some New Brighton schools.
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.
A video of an interview with Phillipstown Principal Toni Simpson about the Ministry of Education's plans to merge his school with Woolston Intermediate. The video was recorded hours before Education Minister Hekia Parata made her announcement about the Ministry's decisions. Simpson talks about his belief in the school, his frustration over the Ministry's decision process, and the loss to the community if the merge takes place.
A photograph of the 'All Righties' and a Wainoni School community member walking towards the Wainoni School gate. The photograph was taken at the launch of the Wainoni AWA trail at Wainoni School. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 2 September 2015 at 3:56pm.
A photograph of three Aranui Primary School pupils and an adult looking at a trail map. The photograph was taken at the launch of the Aranui AWA trail at Aranui School.
A photograph of Aranui Primary School pupils attending an assembly featuring the 'All Righties'. The photograph was taken at the launch of the Aranui AWA trail at Aranui School.
A graphic giving the status of Lyttelton Main School.
A graphic giving the status of Glenmoor Primary School.
A graphic giving the status of Kendal Primary School.
A graphic giving the status of Lyttelton West School.
A graphic giving the status of Linwood Avenue School.
A graphic giving the status of Hammersley Park School.
A graphic giving the status of Discovery 1 School.
A presentation given to St Martin's primary school students about SCIRT work in Opawa and Hillsborough.
A graphic giving the status of Aranui Primary School.
A graphic giving the status of Avondale Primary School.
A rowdy protest was held in Christchurch yesterday over the Government's plan to revamp education in the earthquake-hit city.
Christchurch principals say schools' recovery from Tuesday's earthquake will focus more on emotional issues than infrastructure.
A Christchurch kapa haka group took to the stage in Auckland today, surprising organisers who didn't expect they'd be able to perform after last month's earthquake.
A mental wellbeing programme for primary and intermediate school students will be expanded to five more district health board areas. Mana Ake started in 2018 in Canterbury and KaikÅura, and was a response to the ongoing trauma some tamariki were experiencing following the earthquakes. Now more year 1 to 8 pupils will receive extra help if they're struggling. Our reporter Kirsty Frame was at the announcement in Auckland.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Pupils at St James School with their coin trail, created to raise money for St James Catholic School in Christchurch affected by the earthquake".