A photograph of participants in the walk to celebrate Chinese National Day and the Moon Festival. In the foreground, there are two performers doing a lion dance. The walk was held at the Upper Riccarton Library in September 2015. It was organised by the Canterbury Migrants Centre (formerly the Christchurch Migrants Centre) and was part of the Christchurch City Council's Walking Festival.
A photograph of a parent holding a young child. She has just posted a post-it note on a noticeboard titled "What do you do that makes your family happy?" at the Celebrating Communities event in August 2015. The event was part of the All Right? mental health campaign of the CDHB.
A photograph of participants in the walk to celebrate Chinese National Day and the Moon Festival. In the foreground, there is a man holding a Chinese flag. Behind him there are two people wearing panda bear costumes. The walk was held at the Upper Riccarton Library in September 2015. It was organised by the Canterbury Migrants Centre (formerly the Christchurch Migrants Centre) and was part of the Christchurch City Council's Walking Festival.
A photograph of five participants in the walk to celebrate Chinese National Day and the Moon Festival. Staff member Vaea Hutchen of the All Right? mental health campaign of the CDHB is wearing a tee shirt promoting the campaign. Others are wearing Chinese flags. The walk was held at the Upper Riccarton Library in September 2015. It was organised by the Canterbury Migrants Centre (formerly the Christchurch Migrants Centre) and was part of the Christchurch City Council's Walking Festival.
A group photograph of participants in the walk to celebrate Chinese National Day and the Moon Festival. The walk was held at the Upper Riccarton Library. It was organised by the Canterbury Migrants Centre (formerly the Christchurch Migrants Centre) and was part of the Christchurch City Council's Walking Festival.
A photograph of Jane Song from the Canterbury Migrants Centre standing next to a noticeboard with post-it notes attached. She is attending the Celebrating Communities event held in August 2015. The event was part of the All Right? mental health campaign of the CDHB.
A photograph of staff member Vaea Hutchen from the All Right? mental health campaign of the CDHB leading a group of women in a Māori action song. The photograph was taken at an event for Canterbury migrants in 2015. The event was organised by the Canterbury Migrants Centre (formerly the Christchurch Migrants Centre).
A photograph of staff member Vaea Hutchen from the All Right? mental health campaign of the CDHB standing behind a table of posters and brochures from the campaign. The photograph was taken at the Health Day at the Pa event held at Tuahiwi Marae in August 2015.
A photograph of staff member Vaea Hutchen from the All Right? mental health campaign of the CDHB setting up a table of brochures and materials from the campaign. The photograph was taken at event for Canterbury migrants in 2015. The event was organised by the Canterbury Migrants Centre (formerly the Christchurch Migrants Centre).
A photograph of staff member Vaea Hutchen from the All Right? mental health campaign leading a group of women in a Māori action song. The photograph was taken at an Asian Health Day event in 2015.
A photograph of kaumatua listening to a speech. The photograph was taken at the Health Day at the Pa event held at Tuahiwi Marae in August 2015.
A photograph of Pere Tainui holding his young child at an event connected with the Mahinga Kai Project. Pere Tainui is wearing a traditional korowai (cloak made of woven flax). The event was part of the All Right? mental health campaign.
A photograph of Aroha Reriti-Crofts (Aunty Aroha) taken at the Health Day at the Pa event held at Tuahiwi Marae in August 2015. The event was part of the All Right? mental health campaign of the CDHB.
A photograph of women participating in the Health Day at the Pa event held at Tuahiwi Marae in August 2015. Staff member Vaea Hutchen from the All Right? Mental health campaign of the CDHB is leading a group of women doing a Maori action song.
A photograph of participants at the Weaving Our Community event, organised as part of the All Right? mental health campaign.
A photograph from the All Right? Start With a Smile campaign. Start With A Smile was led by Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce and supported by All Right?. The project encouraged Cantabrians to engage with the thousands of migrants who have moved to Canterbury since the earthquakes.
A photograph from the All Right? Start with A Smile campaign. Start with A Smile was led by Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce and supported by All Right?. The project encouraged Cantabrians to engage with the thousands of migrants who have moved to Canterbury since the earthquakes.
A photograph from the All Right? Start with A Smile campaign. Start with A Smile was led by Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce and supported by All Right?. The project encouraged Cantabrians to engage with the thousands of migrants who have moved to Canterbury since the earthquakes.
A photograph from the All Right? Start with A Smile campaign. Start with A Smile was led by Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce and supported by All Right?. The project encouraged Cantabrians to engage with the thousands of migrants who have moved to Canterbury since the earthquakes.
The role of belonging in post-disaster environments remains an under-theorised concept, particularly regarding refugee populations. This paper presents a qualitative study with 101 refugee-background participants from varying communities living in Christchurch, New Zealand, about their perspectives and responses to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010–11. Participants spoke of how a sense of belonging as individuals and as a wider community was important in the recovery effort, and highlighted the multiple ways in which they understood this concept. Their comments demonstrate how belonging can have contextual, chronological and gendered dimensions that can help inform effective and resonant disaster responses with culturally and linguistically diverse populations. This analysis also illustrates how the participants' perspectives of belonging shifted over time, and discusses the corresponding role of social work in supporting post-disaster recovery through the concepts of civic, ethno and ethnic-based belonging. AM - Accepted Manuscript