A motion-blurred photograph of houses, with the Port Hills in the background. The photographer comments, "This I hope gives you a feel of what it feels like in an earthquake. When you spend your whole life thinking that you and your home are built on solid ground, it can be quite a shock when you find it is not. You can feel the house shaking like a dog with a toy, rising up violently underneath you or the most gentle form which is when the ground moves gently like a wave moving under a rowing boat. It is not just the movement, you often get a rumbling sound which can precede a violent shake or can result in no movement at all. This means that some vehicles can sound like the rumbling initially and in the early days would get your heart racing. Another form of stress is when big excavators as heavy as a tank move as you can feel the ground shake from streets away, but you do not always hear the engine. For most of us the problem when the shaking starts, is wondering if this is the start of an extremely violent earthquake or will it peter out".
A news item titled, "Parks and Reserves Update September 2011", published on the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre's website on Friday, 23 September 2011.
Canta Magazine Volume 82 Issue 18 from 7 September 2011.
Canta Magazine Volume 82 Issue 21 from 28 September 2011.
Canta Magazine Volume 82 Issue 19 from 14 September 2011.
Canta Magazine Volume 82 Issue 20 from 21 September 2011.
A video about the experiences of students from Spreydon School in the year following the 4 September 2010 earthquake. This video is part of The Press's 'One Year On: September 4, 2010' series.
A video of an interview with Kiz Matson from Papanui about how their lives have changed a year after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. This video is part of The Press's 'One Year On: September 4, 2010' series.
A video of an interview with Kaiapoi resident Rick Moore, about the concerns of Kaiapoi residents one year after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. This video is part of The Press's 'One Year On: September 4, 2010' series.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 14 September 2011 entitled, "Suffrage Celebration".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 24 September 2011 entitled, "EQC Evaluation".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 18 September 2011 entitled, "Borrowed Brooch".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 2 September 2011 entitled, "Museum Milestone".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 3 September 2011 entitled, "Herb Cafe".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 26 September 2011 entitled, "Precipitous Pulleys".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 25 September 2011 entitled, "Faraway Friends".
An electronic copy of the September 2011 edition of the Diamond Harbour Herald.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 10 September 2011 entitled, "Sewer Surgery".
A video of an interview with Tania and Paddy McKay from Darfield about how their lives have changed a year after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. This video is part of The Press's 'One Year On: September 4, 2010' series.
A video of an interview with Hororata residents Tish Ballagh and Vicar Jenni Carter about remaining positive a year after the 4 September 2010 damaged their town. This video is part of The Press's 'One Year On: September 4, 2010' series.
Page 23 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 3 September 2011.
Columnist on her observations on life in Christchurch after the September and February earthquakes.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 22 September 2011 entitled, "Steady on Stilts".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 11 September 2011 entitled, "Circling the City".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 1 September 2011 entitled, "Blokes in Sheds".
Page 1 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 13 September 2011.
Page 18 of Section G of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 17 September 2011.
Page 11 of Section G of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 17 September 2011.
Page 6 of Section E of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 10 September 2011.
Page 10 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 14 September 2011.