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Chch's historic Peterborough Centre saved from wreckers

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A company helping to demolish earthquake damaged buildings in Christchurch, has come to the rescue of the heritage-listed Peterborough Centre.

Earthquake also reshapes Canterbury University

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Canterbury University has been heavily reshaped by the earthquakes. It suffered damage to buildings, and also a significant drop in enrolments.

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Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A story submitted by Phil Bell to the QuakeStories website.

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Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A story submitted by Tommaso to the QuakeStories website.

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Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A story submitted by Trisha Gwatkin to the QuakeStories website.

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Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A story submitted by Karena to the QuakeStories website.

Carpark on Peterborough Street

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Wilsons carpark on Peterborough Street behind cordon fence, with damaged buildings in the background. Sign on fence reads "Extreme danger, keep out".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1881

Images, UC QuakeStudies

View down Colombo Street. Some damage to buildings can be seen to the left and a demolition site on the right.

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0998

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A new building replacing a damaged and demolished historic hotel at 192 Moorhouse Avenue".

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0311

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph showing a brick building with severe damage where the brick exterior has collapsed to show the steel framing behind.

Photograph by Paul Corliss 1870

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of graffiti on the side of a damaged building. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Colombo Street, Sydenham".

Mary Hobbs' Story

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

Summary of oral history interview with Mary Hobbs about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.

The State of Christchurch Heritage

A digitally manipulated image of a broken window. The photographer comments, "There is hardly anything left of Christchurch's proud heritage buildings. Most older buildings were made of brick and though they should have had improvements to make them withstand a medium earthquake most did not. They were badly damaged when hit with a series of earthquakes that were up to 2.2g at the epicentre and 1.88g in the City".

Winter, Mark 1958- :Q - What's the difference between an insurer delaying …

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

Shows a fish wondering about the difference between an insurer delaying earthquake-damage settlements and a scavenging groper. Context: refers to the unacceptable and hugely damaging delays in the provision of earthquake damage settlements by insurance companies after the Christchurch earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Deb Robertson's Blog 05/01/2012: A quilt for Jeremy and Eva

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 5 January 2012 entitled, "A quilt for Jeremy and Eva".

Deb Robertson's Blog 07/03/2012: Benefits of a giant sort out.....

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 7 March 2012 entitled, "Benefits of a giant sort out.....".

20120718_1497_G12-25 New Brighton icon is demolished

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

The old New Brighton Power Boat Club building was badly damaged in the February 2011 earthquake, and is only now (July 2012) being demolished. The building is just down the road from where I grew up and is a New Brighton iconic building.

20120718_1499_G12-9 New Brighton icon is demolished

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

The old New Brighton Power Boat Club building was badly damaged in the February 2011 earthquake, and is only now (July 2012) being demolished. The building is just down the road from where I grew up and is a New Brighton iconic building.