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Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 98-99: Meet Me on the Oth…
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A PDF copy of pages 98-99 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Meet Me on the Other Side'. Photo: John Collie. With permission: Christchurch Art Gallery.
Christchurch Press Infographic: 1 December 2012 (2)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
The front page graphic for the Your Weekend section of The Press, featuring an article about the proposed central city frame.
50% of Christchurch business unlikely to return
Audio, Radio New Zealand
New research suggests about half the Christchurch businesses which left the central city after the Canterbury earthquakes are unlikely to return.
Christchurch remembers destruction wrought one year ago
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Morning Report comes from Christchurch as the city remembers the devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck a year ago tomorrow.
Buses of tourists visited damaged parts of Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Christchurch City Council is investigating ways to prevent buses from going through Avonside and other earthquake damaged suburbs.
Christchurch, NZ - Cashel Mall Restart
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall. A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops. A really good step forward for the city.
Christchurch, NZ - Cashel Mall Restart
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall. A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops. A really good step forward for the city.
Christchurch, NZ - Cashel Mall Restart
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall. A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops. A really good step forward for the city.
Christchurch, NZ - Cashel Mall Restart
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall. A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops. A really good step forward for the city.
Christchurch, NZ - Cashel Mall Restart
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall. A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops. A really good step forward for the city.
Christchurch, NZ - Cashel Mall Restart
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall. A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops. A really good step forward for the city.
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Images, eqnz.chch.2010
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.
IMG_2193
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
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.
The Edwardian Seaside of Sumner c. 1905
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Sumner Beach was the last stop on the Sumner line. In this intriguing photograph, we can see the goings on of a typical summer’s weekend, one hundred and six years ago. Hundreds of city dwe…
D.I.C. 1909 – ‘An up-to-date Emporium’
Articles, Lost Christchurch
The New Premises of the D.I.C. Cashel and Lichfield Streets, Christchurch From the ashes of the conflagration which ravaged the business heart of the city a year ago, there has arisen a wonderfully…
Fairfax Video, October 2013 (1)
Videos, UC QuakeStudies
A video of an interview with Prime Minister John Key about several topical issues. One of these issues is the housing crisis in Christchurch. Key talks about fast tracking the release of land in Christchurch, making sure there are enough resources in the city for building, and working with the Christchurch City Council around consenting. He also talks about the possibility of the National Party winning the Christchurch East by-election.
ADA Mesh Cities: Network, Space and Memory in the Transitional City
Research papers, University of Canterbury Library
In the aftermath of the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, Christchurch, New Zealand is framed as a ‘transi- tional’ city, moving from its demolished past to a speculative future. The ADA Mesh Cities project asks what role media art and networks may play in the transitional city, and the practices of remembering, and reimagining space.
Christchurch Press Infographic: 29 May 2012 (2)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
An infographic showing the result of an opinion poll asking which group should be in charge overall of Christchurch's central city rebuild.
Canterbury Earthquake - Lydia Ayden
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Lydia Ayden is Christchurch City Council's General Manager of Public Affairs.
Christchurch Earthquake Civic Memorial
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
North Hagley Park, Christchurch, New Zealand. Tens of thousands turned out today to mark the one year anniversary of the devastating earthquake that struck the city at 12.51pm on 22 February, 2011. 185 people lost their lives. file.stuff.co.nz/stuff/12-51/ Took 4 pa...
Christchurch councillors want CERA to talk about power handover
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch city councillors wants to know what the Earthquake Recovery Authority's plan is to hand back power to the council.
Thousands of Christchurch residents attend expo on rebuild
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Thousands of Christchurch residents have shared their views on how the central city should be rebuilt after February's catastrophic earthquake.
Christchurch on track to getting students back to school
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A month on from the Christchurch earthquake, all but a handful schools in the city are back up and running.
Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 364-365: Deconstruction
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A PDF copy of pages 364-365 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Deconstruction'.
Mrs General Mite – ‘one of the most interesting personalities that has eve…
Articles, Lost Christchurch
It was a warm fair day on the 16th December 1919, a light nor’easterly breeze was blowing through the city. Much the same weather was being experienced throughout the whole of the Dominion. T…
“The Sick, Faint Feeling of Violent Shakes,” Jane Deans
Articles, Lost Christchurch
For one of our city’s most famous early women settlers, poor health had marred not only her voyage to New Zealand but also her arrival to her new home at Riccarton. From the moment Jane Deans…
Electric Trams – “Horses No Longer Required”
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Christchurch was the last of the four cities to introduce electric trams. They had tried to introduce the system in 1902, but it was prior to the amalgamation of the boroughs, so with the advent of…
The First Car Comes to Christchurch
Articles, Lost Christchurch
A Packing Case on Wheels Local and General. Star, Issue 6789, 8 May 1900, Page 3 A weird-looking vehicle has recently been seen travelling through the streets of the city much to the amusement and …
Libraries supporting the rebuild of Christchurch
Research Papers, Lincoln University
Increasingly, economic, political and human crises, along with natural disasters, constitute a recurrent reality around the world. The effect of large-scale disaster and economic disruption are being felt far and wide and impacting libraries in diverse ways. Libraries are casualties of natural disasters, from earthquakes to hurricanes, as well as civil unrest and wars. Sudden cuts in library budgets have resulted in severe staff reductions, privatization and even closures. The presenters share their experiences about how they have prepared for or coped with profound change.
Christchurch mayor defends council's performance
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says officials have tried for months to help the Christchurch City Council but it's consistently failed to make the necessary improvements and is still taking far too long to process applications.