Shallow earthquake rattles Christchurch

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The quake was just 7 kilometres deep.

Moderate earthquake shakes Christchurch

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It hit 20km south-west of Christchurch.

Christchurch jolted awake by earthquake

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Close to 8000 people felt the shake.

'Woke me up': Shallow Canterbury earthquake felt by hundreds

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It struck early on Tuesday.

Canterbury earthquakes: Agency marks settling of 1000 outstanding claims

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Jacinda Ardern said the service did not just focus on the technical issues but also the well-being of the claimants.

Earthquake rattles north Canterbury

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The quake, centred 10km north-west of Culverden, struck at 4.28am.

Families of Christchurch earthquake victims receive formal apology from Ma…

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But for some families, the fight isn't over.

Canterbury earthquake: Southern Response claimants eligible for top-up pay…

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There were about 3000 claimants before October 2014 who may be eligible.

New Christchurch earthquake documentary shows the city's 'difficult' rebui…

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"We've got to find a way to bring young people in the city and then we'll be buzzing."

Historic buildings damaged by Christchurch earthquakes to be refurbished

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One building is intended to be refurbished for office use during 2021.

Christchurch earthquake abandoned gymnasium turns into Santa mega grotto

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The grotto assembled after the Christchurch Santa parade was cancelled due to COVID-19.

Report finds Earthquake Commission underprepared for Canterbury earthquakes

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The organisation had to hire over 1000 new staff members to manage the claims.

Government responds to EQC mishandling of the Canterbury earthquakes

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This week marks 10 years since the start of the Canterbury earthquakes.

A decade on: How the world reacted to Canterbury's September 2010 earthqua…

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The magnitude 7.1 struck at 4:34am on September 4, 2010.

Earthquake strikes within five kilometres of Christchurch

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Over 1000 people have reported feeling the earthquake.

Watch: One of Newshub's first reports on the Canterbury September earthqua…

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Friday marks a decade since the disaster.

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The Risky Business of Exporting Beer in the 19th century.

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During excavations under the floor of a house in Akaroa, we found a large assemblage of labelled bottles. Labelled bottles are always an exciting find, firstly because they tell us what the bottle held at the time of its disposal, … Continue reading →

The Secret Lives of Archaeologists

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I’m writing this blog on the 3rd of April, 2020. It’s currently day nine of a four week (or longer) shutdown initiated by the New Zealand government to try and stop the spread of Covid-19. Over the past two weeks … Continue reading →

Putting The Pieces Together

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Today on the blog we are discussing my favourite site of 2019. We already talked about part of the site’s history last fortnight on the blog- that it contained the store and offices for Walton, Warner and Co. and their … Continue reading →

Walton, Warner and Co.

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In yet another segue (there’s clearly a theme to my blogs this year), today on the blog we’re going to go into more detail on something we touched on in last fortnight’s blog. Last time on the blog we broke … Continue reading →

Gin, Cognac and Pencils

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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 →

Two paths on the way home

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Mountains cannot be surmounted except by winding paths.     Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The Port Hills may not be mountains as such, but they formed a formidable barrier for the first European Settlers. Of course, Māori had a number of well-established … Continue reading →

2020: what a dumpster fire of a year

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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 →

In which bottles are used, beer is drunk, and graphic design atrocities ar…

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Over the past two blog posts we’ve been looking at a large assemblage of labelled bottles found under a house in Akaroa. Today on the blog we’re going to take a step back and look at how the bottles travelled … Continue reading →

The human power behind the industrialisation

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Some of the most common archaeological finds related to the European settlement of New Zealand during 19th century are usually from residential occupation. Features like rubbish pits, underfloor deposits, wells (brick and artesian), cesspits, soak pits, post holes and drainage … Continue reading →

70 years of quarantine: the archaeology of Ōtamahua/Quail Island

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Today Aotearoa continues to take tentative steps back into level 2 of the Covid-19 response, so you might think it strange that I would be voluntarily stepping back into quarantine. But we’re the stepping back into the history – all … Continue reading →

Gardens on a Plate

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For some of us, that title may have conjured up childhood memories of making ‘sand-saucer’ gardens for the local flower show or ‘pet and garden’ day at school. But I’ve actually something different in mind. We have found quite a … Continue reading →