Goodbye Blue Monday.

Other, National Library of New Zealand

A blog about the Family-owned and run bar in Poplar Lanes, Christchurch - home of live entertainment with bands and DJs, every Thursday to Saturday. Archived instances cover the Canterbury Earthquake when the bar had to close down due to damage.

Christchurch Press Infographic: 30 July 2012 (1)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A page layout for the Zone Life feature, featuring an article titled, "Heartbreaking goodbyes in the residential red zone".

Koen Broekema's Photograph 008

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A card at Christ Church Cathedral reads, "Sad goodbye to the grand old lady of Christchurch. Wonderful memories, never forgotten."

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 198-199: Smash Palace

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of pages 198-199 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Smash Palace'. Photos: Irene Boles

Johnny Moore : playing favourites

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Johnny Moore is the owner of the Goodbye Blue Monday bar in Christchurch, which has been closed since the 22 February earthquake. He talks to Kim about the turbulent times since then and his career in the hospitality industry.

Lots of Cars are Stopping to Say Their Last Goodbyes

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A digger demolishing the former Ozone Hotel in New Brighton. The photographer comments, "The bulldozers are starting circling the Ozone in New Brighton, Christchurch. Taking bits of flesh from the mortally wounded building".

2018: We Out

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

And just like that another year has passed us by. 2018 has been a year of changes here at Underground Overground. It’s with a very heavy heart we’ve said a few goodbyes to some tremendously talented archaeologists; Chelsea, Shana, Matt, … Continue reading →

Fairfax Media Auckland Bureau Image: John Selkirk 2010:12:18 12:38:30

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Four year old Kahu Guthrie, clutching his presents, waves goodbye to Santa (played by Peter Leitch, the Mad Butcher, as he leaves in the police helicopter from Motuihe Island where Kahu and 30 other disadvantaged earthquake victims from Christchurch spent the day courtesy of Westpac)".

Fairfax Media Auckland Bureau Image: John Selkirk 2010:12:18 12:38:40

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Four year old Kahu Guthrie, clutching his presents, waves goodbye to Santa (played by Peter Leitch, the Mad Butcher, as he leaves in the police helicopter from Motuihe Island where Kahu and 30 other disadvantaged earthquake victims from Christchurch spent the day courtesy of Westpac)".

Women's Voices: Finding solace out of disasterHow Christchurch women cope …

Research papers, University of Canterbury Library

Grief and solace in disasters. Finding Solace - Solace as an approach to the adjustments and transitions of grief ‘it is that which brings hope in the future in the face of despair’ (Klass, 1992). Understanding solace in a disaster situation - Disaster research on Western countries sees grief as complicated, solace difficult to achieve (as can’t do the usual things like say goodbye). Coping is through talking about the experiences and individual psychological counselling (Raphael, B. 2012). Disaster research on non-Western countries focuses on cultural characteristics as source of coping and solace (strong religious beliefs, strong communities etc., which naturally generate the social space to talk with others as a form of witnessing in which ‘comfort was sought and gained through the process of sharing experiences of suffering’(Kanayake et al., 2013). Coping (solace) is supposed to come through talking...