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The old Christchurch City Council building on Tuam Street was damaged in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.

Christchurch Press Image: Don Scott 2010:09:12 13:46:25

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Part of the Martin family of Shirley/Dallington who has been accused by Police and the Mayor of ripping off the system when people who really need the service should have been getting the support. Lala Martin with two of her 6 children that live with her in her property, left eight-month old Kohine, a twin and three-year old Haokitaha".

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 734

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The plaque listing the mayors of Christchurch on the wall of the old City Council Civic Offices on Manchester Street".

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0830

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An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Exeter Street embankment, Lyttelton. The demolished top two floors of the old convent are visible on the left".

All Right? Social Media: Facebook Profile Picture 23

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An image used as a profile picture on the All Right? Facebook page. The image reads, "What makes you feel all right? Enjoying old-school games".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:09 (03)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. The old Sumner Borough Council building is cordoned because of cracks".

Canterbury Health System Earthquake Memories, Story 42: All hands on deck

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An earthquake memories story from Sue Gillan, Personal Assistant to General Manager Older Person's, Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, The Princess Margaret Hospital, titled, "All hands on deck".

BeckerFraserPhotos September 2011 photograph 257

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking from Gloucester Street to the Square. Remains of the Cathedral bell tower and the old post office in the background".

BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 043

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The clock on the old Moorhouse Avenue Railway Station. The clock can be used to indicate when the earthquake occurred as it stopped when the earthquake struck.

Elderly low on priority list for earthquake repairs

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A forum's heard from older people in Christchurch saying they feel vulnerable, misled, and left out in the cold when it comes to earthquake repairs and payouts.

QuakeStory Photo 331

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A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Demolition of old Fire Station/Library in Lyttelton, corner London Street/Oxford Street".

Photograph of Gap Filler project 3 (64)

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Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. Fairy lights have been used to decorate a fence made of old metal bed heads around the site.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 3 (60)

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Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. Fairy lights have been used to decorate a fence made of old metal bed heads around the site.

Julia Holden's 2012 Photographs 041

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A photograph of an empty site and badly-damaged buildings taken from behind a fence on Madras Street. In the distance is the old Post Office building.

The Final Showdown

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A digitally manipulated image of diggers sitting on top of rubble beside the old Railway Station. The photographer comments, "Which one will be buried 6 foot under?".

Julia Holden's 2012 Photographs 029

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A photograph of an empty site and badly-damaged buildings, taken from behind a fence on Madras Street. In the distance is the old Post Office building.

Julia Holden's 2012 Photographs 037

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A photograph of an empty site and badly-damaged buildings taken from behind a fence on Madras Street. In the distance is the old Post Office building.

Julia Holden's 2012 Photographs 042

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A photograph of an empty site and badly-damaged buildings taken from behind a fence on Madras Street. In the distance is the old Post Office building.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 3 (67)

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Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. Fairy lights have been used to decorate a fence made of old metal bed heads around the site.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 3 (65)

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Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. Fairy lights have been used to decorate a fence made of old metal bed heads around the site.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 3 (66)

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Gap Filler's "Film in the Gap!" project in Beckenham. Fairy lights have been used to decorate a fence made of old metal bed heads around the site.

Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:03:27 15:20:32)

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A photograph of street art on the old railway goods B Shed near the Colombo Street overbridge.The photographer attributes the work to Fat and Draped Up.

BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 628

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking between Madras and Manchester Streets with High Street at the very bottom and Moorhouse Avenue at the top".

BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 436

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rubble behind the AMI Insurance Building, 29-35 Latimer Square".

You get better with age : wellbeing and health status assessment in older …

Research papers, University of Canterbury Library

People aged 65 years and older are the fastest growing age group in New Zealand. By the mid-2070s, there are predictions that this age group is likely to comprise approximately one third of the population. Older people are encouraged to stay in their own homes within their community for as long as possible with support to encourage the extension of ageing in place. Currently around 14% of those aged 75 years or older, make the move into retirement villages. This is expected to increase. Little is known by retirement villages about the wellbeing and health of those who decide to live independently in these facilities. Predicting the need for a continuum of care is challenging. This research measured the wellbeing and health of older adults. It was situated in a critical realist paradigm, overlaid with an empathetic axiology. A focused literature review considered the impact on wellbeing from the aspects of living place, age, gender, health status and the 2010/2011 Canterbury earthquakes. Longitudinal studies used the Enlightenment Scale and the interRAI Community Health Assessment (CHA) to measure the wellbeing and health of one group of residents (n=120) living independently in one retirement village in Canterbury, New Zealand. The research was extended to incorporate two cross-section studies when initial results for wellbeing were found to be higher than anticipated. These additional studies included participants living independently from other retirement villages (n=115) and those living independently within the community (n=354). A total of 589 participants, aged 65 – 97 years old, completed the Enlightenment Scale across the four studies. Across the living places, wellbeing continued to significantly improve with age. The Enlightenment Scale was a useful measure of wellbeing with older adults. Participants in the longitudinal studies largely maintained a relatively good health status, showing little change over the study period of 15 months. Predictions for the need for a move to supportive care were not able to be made using the CHA. The health status of participants did not influence their level of wellbeing. The key finding of note is that the wellbeing score of older adults increases by 1.27 points per year, using the Enlightenment Scale, irrespective of where they live.

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:08 19:05:47

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Donna Moot (turtle lady) with a 5 year old red ears slider turtle named 'Peanut' which became homeless after the Christchurch earthquake".

All Right? Resources: Winter Survival Kit Sticker 2

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An image designed for use as a sticker for the All Right? Winter Survival Kit. The image reads, "What makes you feel all right? Enjoying old-school games".

Julia Holden's 2013 Photographs 243

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A photograph of the back of badly-damaged buildings on High Street, taken from St Asaph Street. The old Post Office building can be seen in the distance.

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:08 19:05:31

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Donna Moot (turtle lady) with a 5 year old red ears slider turtle named 'peanut' which became homeless after the Christchurch earthquake".

Umut Akguzel Photograph 459

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A photograph of the old post office building on the corner of Tuam Street and High Street which housed Alice in Videoland before the 22 February 2011 earthquake.