Natalie Kerschner WEMO Photograph 006

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of Underground Coffee, Mr Sushi and The Cook Shop on Colombo Street. The buildings do not appear to have suffered any damage.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 246

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Notices on the doors of The Cook Shop on the ground level of the Strategy building, Montreal Street. The sign on the left reads, "Danger, your house has a red placard, do not enter". The sign to the right indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.

Maxine Bennett's Blog 12/02/2013: Of sorrow and salvage. Op-Shop Show-Off …

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An entry from Maxine Bennett's blog, "Blackbird Has Spoken: Having a go at this blogging lark" (http://www.blackbirdhasspoken.com). The entry for 12 February 2013 is titled "Of sorrow and salvage. Op-Shop Show-Off Feb 12th 2013". Maxine writes, "I’m Max, an English girl in, and in love with New Zealand, and the New Zealander husband. In an almost forgotten previous life I worked as a psychotherapist and psychiatric nurse; now I’m the contented stay at home mother of Claudine who's almost 3, and the baby-boy-currently-gestating. We live a quiet life in a small rural town in our arts and crafts house, but dream of moving out to some land one day, to build our own home and enjoy a long view. I like to laugh, be outside, craft, grow, op-shop, read and cook. My little Kiwi family, learning new things, quiet, beauty and reading blogs make me the happiest of all. My blog is a record of my enthusiasms, fleeting and enduring, and a means of communication with you kindred spirits near and far." Note that the blog post has been converted to PDF format for archiving, which may have resulted in changes to the formatting and layout of the page.