Canterbury Earthquake - Peter Cooper

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Peter Cooper is in the suburb of Woolston.

Canterbury Television's Emily Cooper

Audio, Radio New Zealand

CTV journalist Emily Cooper was out filming when the Canterbury earthquake hit. Fifteen of her colleagues are unaccounted for.

Fairfax Video, May 2012 (8)

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A video of the demolition of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Building, recorded inside the building.

Transcript of Emily Cooper's interview

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A copy of the transcript of Emily Cooper's interview.

CTV journalist who survived Christchurch quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Emily Cooper, who worked as a reporter in the CTV building, which was destroyed by the earthquake.

Photograph by Eroica Ritchie 175

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A dawn sky reflected on the partially-demolished PricewaterhouseCoopers building.

Taupo Times Image: Sarah Bol 2010:09:07 01:54:21

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mayor Rick Cooper has started a collection to benefit the victims of the Christchurch earthquake. Pictured is Councillor Doreen Blyth, Chair of Emergency Management. Mayor Cooper said he was already blown away at the generosity of Taupo people".

Broken China

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A scheme called Crack'd for Christchurch wants to make a beautiful memorial out of the fine china broken in the earthquake. Jenny Cooper is one of a group of people who plan to create an inner-city mosaic that is an art work in its own right, but also acts as a memorial to old Christchurch.

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A view down Oxford Terrace, with the PriceWaterhouseCoopers building in the far background.

Fairfax Video October 2012 (5)

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A video of an interview with Alexandra Harteveld-Turnball, a Year 13 student from Marian College, about her school project making jewellery from earthquake rubble. Harteveld-Turnball and six friends were given access to the PricewaterhouseCooper site to gather rubble for their project. The jewellery will be sold at markets, with all proceeds going to St John.

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Members of the public take photographs of the deconstruction of the Price Waterhouse Coopers building (left) and the Forsyth Barr building (right).

Canterbury Health System Earthquake Memories, Story 02: Sharing made it so…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An earthquake memories story from Kate Cooper, Associate Clinical Nurse Manager, Emergency Department, Christchurch Hospital, titled, "Sharing made it so much easier".

Port Lyttelton – ‘a mean, insignificant little place’

Articles, Lost Christchurch

This land-locked port of Lyttelton – called occasionally Port Cooper and sometimes Port Victoria – is the main, or rather the only, entrance to the Province of Canterbury. The surroundi…

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1725

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A police car next to the Cathedral Square Police Station. In the background are MFL House, the Forsyth Barr building, and the Price Waterhouse Cooper building.

Christchurch Press Infographic: 5 December 2012

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A graphic showing how much material from tall building demolitions is recycled.

Marlborough Express Image: Anna Wallis 2010:09:10 12:46:02

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Performers for quake from Kaikoura. From left, Philip Gillard, Aaron Cooper, Chris Lidgard, Neil Harding, Phil Smith, Olivia Hall, James Baker and Kerry".

John Peacock and his Controversial Fountain

Articles, Lost Christchurch

A Tale of Convicts, Ship Wrecks, Strange Family Relations, and a £500 Bequest. Before the Canterbury Settlement was inaugurated, a young Australian lad landed at Port Cooper in the company of his f…

Christchurch Press 23 March 2011: Section A, Page 21

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Page 21 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 23 March 2011.

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Buildings seen through the cordon fence from Cathedral Square. From left to right are MFL House, the Forsyth Barr building, the PriceWaterhouseCoopers building, the Camelot Hotel and the Cathedral Square Police Station.

Christchurch Press 22 February 2012: Section A, Page 9

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Page 9 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 22 February 2012.

Christchurch Press 8 March 2012: Section A, Page 3

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Page 3 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Thursday 8 March 2012.

Christchurch Press 26 June 2012: Section A, Page 2

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Page 2 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 26 June 2012.

20140112_7509_1D3-70 Remains (My City in Ruins) (SH 8)

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Scavenger Hunt 101 - SH 8 (abandoned building or ruin) The ruins/remains of what was the third highest building in Christchurch, pre earthquakes, the Price Waterhouse Coopers building in Armagh Street. At 76.3 metres ( 21 floors) the demolition has left the basement (now flooded) and these supports. Just one of many photos from Christchurch ...

Fairfax Video, December 2013 (3)

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A video telling the story of a Dallington house which was built by Bill Cooper in 1957. The house was demolished last month as part of the clearance of the Christchurch residential red zone. The story of the house is used to illustrate what is happening in many Christchurch suburbs. The video also includes the story of a sea elephant that lived in the Avon River in the 1970s and 1980s.

Christchurch, NZ - Post Feb Earthquake, 2011

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The current state of the Christchurch Cathedral can be seen in the middle. The spire collapsed as a result of the earthquake. Taken during a scenic flight over Christchurch, New Zealand, 3 months after the deadly earthquake of 22 February, 2011. Much of the inner city CBD is still cordoned off and will be for some time. About 900 buildings are ...