Lessons for Wellington from the Canterbury quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The head of an international team of engineers who design for disasters says Wellington should look closely at the lessons from the Canterbury earthquake.

Central Canterbury News Image: Gary Moody 2010:09:24 13:00:26

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Quake recovery: Lessons have been put aside for the day so Greendale School pupils can have a bit of fun".

Engineering expert - Capital must learn from Canterbury quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The head of an international team of engineers who are expert in designing for disasters says Wellington should look closely at the lessons from the Canterbury earthquake.

Darroch, Bob, 1940- :"That's not funny!" 23 September 2010

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

Father has been nailed to the floor by his kids. He shouts with rage as he tries to walk away from his armchair. Nearby is a newspaper with the text 'Earthquake lessons - Secure all unstable objects'. Context: Stress of earthquakes in Christchurch leads eventually to comedy. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Implications of the 2010 Darfield (Christchurch, NZ) earthquake for Austra…

Research papers, The University of Auckland Library

The 2010 Darfield earthquake is the largest earthquake on record to have occurred within 40 km of a major city and not cause any fatalities. In this paper the authors have reflected on their experiences in Christchurch following the earthquake with a view to what worked, what didn’t, and what lessons can be learned from this for the benefit of Australian earthquake preparedness. Owing to the fact that most of the observed building damage occurred in Unreinforced Masonry (URM) construction, this paper focuses in particular on the authors’ experience conducting rapid building damage assessment during the first 72 hours following the earthquake and more detailed examination of the performance of unreinforced masonry buildings with and without seismic retrofit interventions.