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Site of the National Party MP for Christchurch Central. Communicates her political activities and parliamentary speeches. Includes updates about Christchurch earthquake recovery and rebuild.
Blog of Ruth Gardner, focusing on life in Christchurch, including references to the Christchurch earthquakes and their aftermath.
Christchurch city experienced a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on September 4, at 4:35 am. The epicentre was 40 km west of the city. It is the most damaging earthquake in New Zealand since the Hawke's Bay earthquake in 1931, but there was no loss of life. It was fortunate the earthquake occurred when the central city streets were deserted, as there ...
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Aerial view of earthquake damage in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Aerial view of earthquake damage in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Aerial view of earthquake damage in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Aerial view of earthquake damage in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Aerial view of earthquake damage in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Aerial view of earthquake damage in Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. Aerial view of earthquake damage in Christchurch".
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Light-Relief - With no power after the 6.3 magnatude quake hit Christchurch (22 February 2011) the neighbour's freezer thawed out along with their Deep South Ice Cream - so Tiggles the Kunekune Piglet thinks the spoils of the power-cut are yummy!
Pre Earthquake
A short symphony written by eight-year-old Bob Gaudin in response to the Christchurch earthquake.
A statue of Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott was broken in the earthquake.
A 12-hour 'entertainment spectacular' centered in Christchurch. Features entertainers from around the world raising funds for the New Zealand Government's Christchurch Earthquake Appeal.
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Taken soon after the 6.3 magnatude quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. Done in HDR to capture some of the "feeling" of what I felt.
One interactive model which demonstrates how different types of pipes perform in an earthquake.
Over 1000 people have reported feeling the earthquake.
Today is the anniversary of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Canterbury on 4 September 2010, and two lights - The White Lights of Hope - were turned on this evening from the square to help fill the city's "dark heart" and remind residents to look forward to a bright future. Note: While I was capturing this image we had a ...
Today is the anniversary of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Canterbury on 4 September 2010, and two lights - The White Lights of Hope - were turned on this evening from the square to help fill the city's "dark heart" and remind residents to look forward to a bright future. Note: While I was capturing this image we had a ...
This presentation outlines the impacts on the Maori community of the Christchurch earthquakes including responses, resilience and population movements.
The University of Canterbury's CEISMIC project is building a digital archive of earthquake-related information
There are quite a few signs like this around Christchurch after the Quake. This is one of them. Off shot to the right is a leveled patch of ground where the owners furniture restoration shop used to be. Twitter |
Within 15 minutes more than 7600 people had reported feeling it.
A series of ten aftershocks have been ratting Christchurch this morning, with the biggest of five-point-five magnitude being widely felt just over two hours ago.
A series of aftershocks on Boxing Day has rocked Christchurch, hitting businesses hard over the post-Christmas sales.
Daniel O'Regan is on Antigua Street.