A photograph of boxes and office supplies inside the Christchurch Art Gallery on Montreal Street. The Art Gallery was used as the temporary headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Dried liquefaction silt in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "Wet liquefaction after an earthquake can soon start to dry up".
Liquefaction in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "This is the liquid part of liquefaction left when the heavier sand content has dropped down. After the double quake in Christchurch local to me I found these strange lines of bubbles on the surface".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Civil Defence base at the Art Gallery where engineers are having a briefing".
Members of the Civil Defence Logistics Team conferring at their temporary headquarters in the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the Civil Defence Operations Team conferring at their temporary headquarters in the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the Civil Defence Operations Team conferring at their temporary headquarters in the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the Civil Defence Operations Team conferring at their temporary headquarters in the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the Civil Defence Operations Team conferring at their temporary headquarters in the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A story submitted by Bertha and Robert Tobias to the QuakeStories website.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 23 January 2012, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 2 December 2013 entitled, "Walking Through the CBD".
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 4 May 2011 entitled, "My Unprofessional Geo Technical Report".
A photograph of the Christchurch Art Gallery on Montreal Street. A One News van is parked outside. The art gallery served as the temporary headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office at the Christchurch Art Gallery. The Art Gallery was set up as the temporary headquarters for Civil Defence after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of a catered lunch for the emergency management personnel at the Christchurch Art Gallery. The Art Gallery was set up as the temporary Civil Defence headquarters after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of emergency management personnel eating dinner in the restaurant of the Christchurch Art Gallery. The Art Gallery was used as the temporary headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "Christchurch Earthquake Teams in Motion".
Liquefaction silt. The photographer comments, "After the earthquake in Christchurch New Zealand, liquefaction covered the streets, but after it had risen from below ground whilst the ground was shaking it the liquid in the liquefaction wanted to drain away".
A photograph of a detail of street art on a building in New Brighton. The artwork consists of political and earthquake-related newspaper clippings pasted to a brick wall.
A photograph of a detail of street art on a building in New Brighton. The artwork consists of political and earthquake-related newspaper clippings pasted to a brick wall.
Mayor Bob Parker and members of Civil Defence at their temporary headquarters in the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Mayor Bob Parker and members of Civil Defence at their temporary headquarters in the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A pot of flowers left in front of '185 Empty Chairs', Pete Majendie's art installation commemorating those who died in the earthquake.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 16 January 2012, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
Summary of oral history interview with Rebecca Macfie about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
A pdf transcript of Ann's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Samuel Hope. Transcriber: Josie Hepburn.
Members of Civil Defence outside the Christchurch Art Gallery after an aftershock hit during one of their briefings. The Christchurch Art Gallery served as the headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of the emergency management teams conferring outside of the Christchurch Art Gallery after an aftershock has hit. The Christchurch Art Gallery served as the headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Members of Civil Defence leaving the Christchurch Art Gallery after an aftershock hit during one of their briefings. The Christchurch Art Gallery served as the headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.