Canterbury Earthquake - Victoria Matthews

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Victoria Matthews is the Bishop of Christchurch.

The Star 27 April 2011

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Wednesday 27 April 2011.

BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 547

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "University grounds, College House, and Bishop Julius hall of residence, with the new supermarket under construction at centre right".

Bishop Victoria Matthews - Hope and Thanksgiving

Audio, Radio New Zealand

After more major earthquakes in Christchurch this week, Bishop Victoria Matthews fears her clergy, and the people, are facing 'exaustion of the spirit'. She says it's important to keep alive hope, and thanksgiving for all that we still have - even in the face of loss and crisis.

Christchurch residents gather to mourn

Audio, Radio New Zealand

This morning tens-of-thousands are expected to gather to mourn the lives lost in Tuesday's earthquake. We hear from the Anlican Bishop of Christchurch.

Fairfax Video, October 2011 (6)

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video of a press conference with Anglican Bishop Victoria Matthews and Dean Peter Beck, about the interim plans for the earthquake-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. In the press conference Matthews announces that the Cathedral will be deconsecrated, that parts of it will be demolished, and that the rest will be made safe. These measures will allow the recovery of artefacts and heritage items from the building.

Book: Quaky Cat

Images, Canterbury Museum

One blue soft cover children’s book titled 'Quaky Cat' with text by Diana Noonan and colour illustrations by Gavin Bishop. The earthquakes and accompanying aftershocks in Canterbury proved to be a very frightening experience, especially for children. This book was written in response to the 4 September 2010 earthquake to help children understan...