Erosion to earthquakes with geologist and paleontologist Dr Hamish Campbell from GNS science. Chatham Islands geology and it's links with Christchurch and Canterbury.
It's been a year since Pip Ranby was rescued from the top floor of the five storey Canterbury Television building.
The Earthquake Commission says it's had to dismiss assessors who've not met its standards when dealing with Canterbury claimants.
Christchurch's iconic Arts Centre has been off-limits to the public since it was damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes.
Sign on the cordon fence ouside the Crowne Plaza Hotel. It says "Cafe Decadence Victoria Street open now!".
Misko Cubrinovski is interested how the ground and the structures on - and in - it behave during an earthquake.
A view down Montreal Street. In the background is the Strategy Building with a crane working next to it.
Damage to the Peterborough Centre. It has been cordoned off with parts of the surrounding street also closed.
Damage to the BDO Spicers Building on Victoria Street. Behind it, towards the right, is the Knox Church.
The front page graphic for the Mainlander section of The Press. The main headline reads, "Can we fix it?".
A paper sign hangs on security fencing that surrounds a demolition site. It reads, 'Voted Chch Best Demo 2012'.
The Devon Bed and Breakfast has been cordoned off after it was badly damaged in the 22 February earthquake.
A rubbish skip in an alleyway is full of building rubble, with piles of bricks scattered around it.
Now a heap of rubble. It didn't stand up to the bigger aftershocks
Roger Sutton, former chief executive of the the power lines company, Orion and since June 2011 Chief Executive Officer of the Canterbury Earhquake Recovery Authority, is shown in a straitjacket, raving. An unseen interviewer asks him how it feels after 'two years in the job'. Roger Sutton's work in leading the Earthquake Authority after the February earthquake was extremely stressful, considering the magnitude of the task. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
From a house truck labelled 'Dunrentin' the occupant claims that since the Feb 2012 earthquake this is the only accommodation that his family can afford. Since that earthquake, the reultant damage to housing had caused housing rentals to soar, beyond the reach of many of theose displaced. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Taking a break from our recent musings on society, smells and legacies, this week’s post features another selection of artefacts from the archives. All of these were found on the same site in Christchurch’s central business district over the last … Continue reading →
Shows a helicopter spray painting Christchurch with the Canterbury colours of black and red. Someone in the helicopter yells that 'it's gotta be better than tint of TC3'. Context: Probably refers to the apology by Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee for offending Christchurch's TC3 residents after saying he was 'sick and tired' of their moaning. TC3 means 'technical category 3'. Land classified TC3 is the mostly badly quake-damaged considered economically repairable. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Shows an egg that represents '2012' with a chick beginning to peck its way out. In the background storms rage. Someone hopes that it will 'be softer and fuzzier than the last one!' Context: Refers to the difficulties and disasters of 2011 in New Zealand. Christchurch earthquakes and aftershocks continue with complicating rebuilding and insurance issues, the wreck of the Rena, and various weather events and political issues. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
An offices in the Registry Buildings starting to be packed away so it can be moved to a new location.
An offices in the Registry Buildings starting to be packed away so it can be moved to a new location.
An offices in the Registry Buildings starting to be packed away so it can be moved to a new location.
An offices in the Registry Buildings starting to be packed away so it can be moved to a new location.
An offices in the Registry Buildings starting to be packed away so it can be moved to a new location.
An offices in the Registry Buildings starting to be packed away so it can be moved to a new location.
A photograph of a fire place removed from a house at 116 Centaurus Road before it was demolished.
Our correspondent Motoko Kakubayashi on Japan's response to the Christchurch earthquake, being that it appears that a number of Japanese students will be counted as fatalities.
The heritage sector says the earthquake recovery minister shouldn't be hasty when it comes to heritage buildings in Christchurch.
The Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust has spelled out how it will allocate almost 70 million dollars in quake donations.
Canterbury University has been heavily reshaped by the earthquakes. It suffered damage to buildings, and also a significant drop in enrolments.