Transcript of participant number SU2203's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of George LJ Williams's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Dorothy Kitchingman's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Ivan's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Wendy Papps's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Wendy Luke's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Christine Lomas's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Peter Knight's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Danny's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Debbie-Lee Osborne's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Jason Tutauha's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Jordan's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Alvin's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Hugh's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Faga Faavae's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
A pdf transcript of Sara Green's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of McKenzie's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
An image from a Army News March 2011 photo compilation titled, "All in a Days Work". The image is captioned, "A Chinese Urban Search and Rescue worker on the job". This USAR member was working on the CTV building which collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
An exceedingly large 'Gerry' Brownlee, the Minister for Earthquake Recovery, rises from a chair, holding a briefcase labeled 'CERA' and calling for 'Bob' Parker, the mayor of Christchurch. The thin Parker was flattened against Brownlee's enormous rear, when Brownlee sat on the chair. Brownlee and Parker had a strained relationship, with the government taking an increasing amount of control in local decision making. After ongoing assurances by Parker that Christchurch City Council would meet all of International Accreditation New Zealand's requirements on issuing building consents, Brownlee announced in June 2013 without Parker's prior knowledge that the authority had withdrawn its accreditation. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Demolition companies and building owners in central Christchurch hope efforts by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority will speed up the city's rebuild after it's been languishing for weeks.
We have published previously on the importance of buildings, be they residential or commercial, as an artefact in understanding 19th century culture in New Zealand. While it’s easy to overlook the humble cottage as a source of archaeological data, houses … Continue reading →
Maurice and I tells the surprisingly moving story of two of the most successful architects in New Zealand - Sir Miles Warren and Maurice Mahoney - their life, their times, and their struggle to save their most famous building after the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
20131228_6797_1D3-58 The old Odeon Theatre The back of the old Odeon movie theatre, that was for about 15-20 years a New Life Christian Centre. This is earthquake damage, although the roof was lifted off in 2011. I don't know whether this is a building that they want to save or still awaiting demolition. The smaller building to the immediate...
A photograph of a military armoured vehicle parked on the site of a demolished building. The vehicle has been used to support advertising signs for a relocated business.
A photograph of the Moko cafe building on the corner of Gloucester Street and New Regent Street. Scaffolding is being used to support part of the awning and a yellow sticker can be seen on the door.
A new gateway into Christchurch is named 'Highway to hell'. Context: describes the way many Christchurch people feel about their city after the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. There is a high level of frustration and feelings of helplessness brought about by uncertainty about the future because of building and insurance problems. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A video of an interview with Mayumi Asakawa, a Japanese student from Kanagawa prefecture who was in Christchurch during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Asakawa returned to Christchurch to ring the Peace Bell in the Botanic Gardens during the Festival of Flowers commemorative ceremony.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Christchurch was rocked by a large aftershock shortly after 8am this morning. Linemen cutting power to a damaged line outside an old historic building on the corner of Montreal Street and Moorhouse Avenue which will have work done to it to try and save as much as they can".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key, right, visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 04:35 Saturday morning. Mayor Bob Parker, at front left, took him on a tour of the city which was punctuated by a fire breaking out in a building on Worcester Street. The tour party watches the fire".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key, right, visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 04:35 Saturday morning. Mayor Bob Parker, at front left, took him on a tour of the city which was punctuated by a fire breaking out in a building on Worcester Street. The tour party watches the fire".