The Octagon Live Restaurant (formerly Trinity Church) on Worcester Street. Steel bracing has been placed on the tower to limit further damage from aftershocks. Sculptures of a cyclist, bungee jumper, rock climber and kayaker can be seen on the bracing posts.
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.
Disclaimer: This blog post will mainly focus on fossicking on historic sites, as that’s what we have the greatest experience with in Christchurch. We wouldn’t be able to do justice to discussing fossicking on Māori sites, but it has occurred … Continue reading →
Last time on the blog we looked specifically at the beer bottle labels from our Akaroa site. Today’s blog post is essentially a part two, where we’re going to take a look at the other labels found on the site. … Continue reading →
A photograph of an All Right? billboard in a field in the Waimakariri district. The billboard reads, "It's all right if you feel frustrated at times." All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 19 March 2013 at 2:29pm.
An image used as a cover photo on the All Right? Facebook page. The image reads, "What could you do to take notice this winter?" All Right? posted the image on their Facebook page on 31 July 2014 at 3:28pm.
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.
One of our final blog posts of 2016 took a look at the history of Christmas in New Zealand. In the same festive spirit, this week it seems appropriate to explore the tradition of Easter – from the time when … Continue reading →
This is the third end of year blog post that I (Clara) have written, and just as I started writing it one of our interns dropped her lunch all over the floor as she was putting it in the microwave: … Continue reading →
A photograph of Summerz End festival staff members. Two are wearing 'All Rightie' heads. The photograph was taken at the Summerz End Youth Festival 2014. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 7 April 2014 at 6.22pm.
This week’s blog was inspired by a Facebook comment on our previous blog post. You might remember that in the last blog we went through some of the artefacts we’ve uncovered over the past six months. One set of artefacts … Continue reading →
This week on the blog, we delve – or dive, even (sorry, I can already tell you that this post will be filled with water puns) – into the bitter waters of the 19th century, by which I mean mineral … Continue reading →
An image regularly used as a cover photo on the All Right? Facebook page. The image reads, "Thanks for never giving up". The photograph was first posted by All Right? to their Facebook page on 22 November 2013 at 11:19am.
A photograph of people (including three 'All Righties') posing with large coloured signs. The signs have various compliments on them, directed at the people of Canterbury. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 17 December 2013 at 10:25am.
A photograph of a Summerz End festival staff member wearing an 'All Rightie' head. The photograph was taken at the Summerz End Youth Festival 2014. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 7 April 2014 at 6.22pm.
A video of an interview with Joe Bennett, columnist and Lyttelton resident, about his experiences during the 22 February 2011 earthquake, and his hopes for post-quake Christchurch. This video was part of The Press's 'Christchurch, one year after February 22, 2011' series.
A photograph of members of the Sea Cadet Corps posing with an 'All Rightie'. The photograph was taken at the Summerz End Youth Festival 2014. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 7 April 2014 at 6.21pm.
A photograph of children and adults in superhero and Star Wars costumes at Christchurch Botanic Gardens for the farewell party of local hero 'Flat Man'. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 6 December 2014 at 2:53pm.
An image used as a cover photo on the All Right? Facebook page. The image reads, "Three years on... It's all right to talk about it." All Right? posted the image on their Facebook page on 12 February 2014 at 3:54pm.
An image used as a profile picture on the All Right? Facebook page. The image reads, "Psst... We're giving away tiny adventures!" The image was also posted by All Right? to their Facebook page on 5 September 2014 at 7:00am.
An image used as a cover photo on the All Right? Facebook page. The image reads, "Shaken, stirred and still standing strong! Kia ora Canterbury." All Right? posted the image on their Facebook page on 12 December 2013 at 1:39pm.
An image used as a profile picture on the All Right? Facebook page. The image reads, "What makes you feel all right? Looking out for others." All Right? posted the image on their Facebook page on 20 October 2014 at 1:36pm.
An image featuring a Adshel bus stop poster which reads, "Your All Right idea here." The image was a call for poster suggestions from the public. All Right? posted the image on their Facebook page on 17 April 2013 at 9:36am.
An image used as a St Patricks Day cover photo on the All Right? Facebook page. The image reads, "It's all right to feel lucky." All Right? posted the image on their Facebook page on 17 March 2014 at 11:00am.
A photograph of two people looking at an AWA Trail map. The photograph was taken at the launch of the Aranui AWA trail at Aranui School. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 2 September 2015 at 3:55pm.
Weeds growing through the paving outside the old Post Office building in Cathedral Square. A public walkway through to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
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.
A photograph of a group of festival-goers. Two are wearing 'All Rightie' heads. The photograph was taken at the Summerz End Youth Festival 2014. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 7 April 2014 at 6.22pm.
A photograph of members of the Sea Cadet Corps posing with an 'All Rightie'. The photograph was taken at the Summerz End Youth Festival 2014. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 7 April 2014 at 6.21pm.