A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 7 September 2012
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 21 November 2012
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 19 October 2012
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 26 October 2012
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 30 November 2012
The former Canterbury Horse Bazaar building on Lichfield Street. One brick gable has collapsed, and there is cracking through the brickwork. A spray-painted warning on the wall below the remaining gable reads, "Danger, look up".
A sign on a tent set up in the Arts car park at the University of Canterbury after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The tents were used as temporary lecture rooms while the buildings were being checked for damage. The sign reads, "Clyde 4, ANTH 102 in E338 Drawing Room Mon 11Am, 155 Seat".
Canterbury Earthquakes Symposium - Social Recovery 101 – Waimakariri District Council's social recovery framework and lessons learnt from the Greater Christchurch earthquakes This panel discussion was presented by Sandra James, Director (Connecting People) The Canterbury Earthquakes Symposium, jointly hosted by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Christchurch City Council, was held on 29-30 November 2018 at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch. The purpose of the event was to share lessons from the Canterbury earthquakes so that New Zealand as a whole can be better prepared in future for any similar natural disasters. Speakers and presenters included Greater Christchurch Regeneration Minister, Hon Dr Megan Woods, Christchurch Mayor, Lianne Dalziel, Ngāi Tahu chief executive, Arihia Bennett, head of the public inquiry into EQC, Dame Sylvia Cartwright, urban planner specialising in disaster recovery and castrophe risk management, Dr Laurie Johnson; Christchurch NZ chief executive and former Press editor, Joanna Norris; academic researcher and designer, Barnaby Bennett; and filmmaker, Gerard Smyth. About 300 local and national participants from the public, private, voluntary sectors and academia attended the Symposium. They represented those involved in the Canterbury recovery effort, and also leaders of organisations that may be impacted by future disasters or involved in recovery efforts. The focus of the Symposium was on ensuring that we learn from the Canterbury experience and that we can apply those learnings.
A copy of the first issue of Doing Gender & Disaster, a journal produced by the Gender & Disaster Network. The issue examines the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) project, Women's Voices: Recording women's stories of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Patchwork quilts wrapped around the concrete slabs used to stabilise a broken wall on Winchester Street. They make it look snug despite the snow. Many projects like this have cropped up around Canterbury in an effort to brighten the earthquake environment.
College of Education Academic Manager, Emma Newman, in the temporary office space set up in the NZi3 building. The photographer comments, "University of Canterbury administration all fits into one building! Emma Newman keeping the College of Education enrolments happening".
Patchwork quilts wrapped around the concrete slabs used to stabilise a broken wall on Winchester Street. They make it look snug despite the snow. Many projects like this have cropped up around Canterbury in an effort to brighten the earthquake environment.
A photograph of large cracks in the ground near the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of large cracks in the ground near the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of large cracks in the ground near the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of large cracks in a road near the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of a pile of liquefaction next to a motorway in Christchurch.
A photograph of a pile of liquefaction with animal prints running through it.
A photograph of large cracks in a footpath near the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of large cracks in a road near the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of large cracks in the ground near the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of large cracks in the ground near the Kaiapoi River.
A photograph of large cracks in the ground near the Kaiapoi River.
Caption reads: "People brought food to the area and we were grateful. It was a disaster but we were coping. Our house was broken but that didn’t mean we had to be."
Caption reads: "We were the only people around here for a long time. All of our neighbours moved out. It wont be long until Bexley is empty, and after that it will be gone."
A digital photograph in PDF format with caption. Image looks south down Kingsford street. Port hills on the horizon with potholes in the foreground that progressively got worse after the Feburary 2011 earthquake.
A digital photograph in PDF format with caption. Image taken from within a Red Zoned home on Kingsford st. Residents still living here and have written poems on the walls of the lounge.
A photograph an Anna Wilson, Physical Health Advisor for Sport Canterbury, taking part in #FiveYearsOn. Sport Canterbury was an All Right? Champion. Wilson holds a sign reading, 'Five years on, I feel... Upset as to what we have lost and what we have gone through but excited for what may come." All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook Timeline on 21 February 2016 at 9:11am. All Right? captioned the photograph: "Anna from Sport Canterbury is feeling upset as to what we have lost and what we have gone through but excited for what may come. #fiveyears on #5yearson #allrightnz".
An aerial view of Lyttelton a week after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
An aerial view of Lyttelton a week after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.