The operation of telecommunication networks is critical during business as usual times, and becomes most vital in post-disaster scenarios, when the services are most needed for restoring other critical lifelines, due to inherent interdependencies, and for supporting emergency and relief management tasks. In spite of the recognized critical importance, the assessment of the seismic performance for the telecommunication infrastructure appears to be underrepresented in the literature. The FP6 QuakeCoRE project “Performance of the Telecommunication Network during the Canterbury Earthquake Sequence” will provide a critical contribution to bridge this gap. Thanks to an unprecedented collaboration between national and international researchers and highly experienced asset managers from Chorus, data and evidences on the physical and functional performance of the telecommunication network after the Canterbury Earthquakes 2010-2011 have been collected and collated. The data will be processed and interpreted aiming to reveal fragilities and resilience of the telecommunication networks to seismic events
Damage to the old Canterbury Public Library building on Cambridge Terrace. Strapping protects the building from further damage.
An All Right? infographic illustrating research carried out by All Right? about wellbeing in Canterbury, four years after the February 22 earthquake of 2011.
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 12 August 2011
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 9 December 2011
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 5 November 2011
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 2 September 2011
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 26 August 2011
A video about Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker visiting the New Zealand Navy on the HMNZS Canterbury in Lyttelton. Bob Parker thanked the Navy personnel for their support in Lyttelton after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of Christine Deeming, administrator of the School of Maori and Indigenous Studies at the University of Canterbury.
A view across Durham Street showing damage to the stone chamber of the Canterbury Provincial Council buildings.
New Zealand Fire Service personnel conferring on Cashel Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the background, the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building can be seen.
Emergency personnel searching the collapsed Canterbury Television on Madras Street building for trapped people in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Smoke can be seen rising from the ruins.
The badly damaged Canterbury Provincial Chambers building. The roof and upper walls of the Stone Chamber have collapsed.
A tent in the Botanic Gardens which is being used as a memorial for the Canterbury earthquakes.
A photograph of one of the "pods" of temporary classrooms and offices at Kirkwood Village. The pods were constructed at the University of Canterbury campus following the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The former Canterbury Public Library building on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace. The building has been encircled by a safety fence to protect pedestrians and motorists from falling masonry.
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 8 July 2011
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 9 September 2011
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 6 October 2011
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 23 September 2011
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 28 October 2011
A photograph of a car on Gloucester Street which has been crushed by falling bricks from the Canterbury Times and Star building. There is a pile of bricks on the front of the car.
A member of the University of Canterbury's Civil Defence team escorts staff to retrieve essential items from their offices.
Members of the University of Canterbury's Digital Media Group in their temporary office in the NZi3 Building.
Members of the University of Canterbury's E-Learning team in their temporary office in the NZi3 building.
Members of the of the Royal New Zealand Navy unloading a digger from the HMNZS Canterbury.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking from Gloucester Street across the demolition site of the Coachman and Canterbury Times (Christchurch Star?) buildings with Heritage Hotel on the left and Novotel in the centre".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking from Gloucester Street across the demolition site of the Coachman and Canterbury Times (Christchurch Star?) buildings with Heritage Hotel on the left and Novotel in the centre".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking from Gloucester Street across the demolition site of the Coachman and Canterbury Times (Christchurch Star?) buildings with Heritage Hotel on the left and Novotel in the centre".