A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central Police Station".
A temporary tent structure outside the central fire station.
Local independent radio stations in Christchurch, New Zealand, had their operations severely disrupted by major earthquakes in September 2010 and February 2011. This article examines the experiences of three radio stations that were shut out of their central city premises by the cordon drawn around the city after the 22 February quake. One of the stations continued broadcasting automatically, while the others were unable to fully get back on air for several weeks afterwards. All of the stations had to manage access to workspaces, the emotional needs of staff and volunteers, the technical ability to broadcast, and the need to adapt content appropriately when back on air. For the locally based radio managers decisions had to be made about the future of the stations in a time of significant emotional, physical, and geological upheaval. The article explores how these radio stations were disrupted by the earthquake, and how they returned to air through new combinations and interconnections of people, workspace, technology, content and transmission.
Damage to the Visitors Centre in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake. The foundations have lifted at the back of the building, giving it a forward lean.
Damage to the Visitors Centre in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake. The foundations have lifted at the back of the building, giving it a forward lean. Cables have been attached to the balcony over the walkway and braced to posts cemented into the ground. This is to stop the building from slumping further.
Damage to the Visitors Centre in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake. The foundations have lifted at the back of the building, giving it a forward lean. Cables have been attached to the balcony over the walkway and braced to posts cemented into the ground. This is to stop the building from slumping further.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Timeball site, Lyttelton".
A pdf copy of a PowerPoint presentation prepared for the Australia New Zealand Geotechnical Engineering Conference.
A paper prepared for the Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 44, no. 4, December 2011.
A paper prepared for the Ozwater 2013 conference detailing the story of the damage to, and subsequent repair of, Huntsbury Reservoir.
A pdf copy of a PowerPoint presentation prepared for the Ozwater 2013 conference detailing the story of the damage to, and subsequent repair of, Huntsbury Reservoir.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Science Alive, Moorhouse Avenue".
A view down Sumner Road in Lyttelton with the former Lyttelton Public Library building to the left and the former Lyttelton Fire Station building to the right. Masonry has collapsed from both buildings and wire fencing has been placed around their bases as cordons.
A photograph of the interior of a USAR station in Latimer Square. Boxes of supplies are stacked along the walls and keys are hanging on a board. The station is made up of wooden struts with a tarpaulin roof and walls.
A view across Oxford Street in Lyttelton to the former Lyttelton Public Library, cordoned off with wire fencing. Masonry from the top of the building has collapsed onto the footpath. The former Lyttelton Fire Station building can be seen to the right.
Christchurch's old central city police station building will now be demolished on Sunday by implosion. Another one of Christchurch recognisable buildings to be given a death sentence following the earthquakes of 2010/2011. Photo by Geoff Trotter at www.dreamdreams.co.nz
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Railway Station, Moorhouse Avenue".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Railway Station, Moorhouse Avenue".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Railway Station, Moorhouse Avenue".
A photograph of a damaged pumping station on Avonside Drive.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Railway Station, Moorhouse Avenue".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Railway Station, Moorhouse Avenue".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Railway Station, Moorhouse Avenue".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Railway Station, Moorhouse Avenue".
A photograph of a pumping station on the Avon River.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Railway Station, Moorhouse Avenue".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Railway Station, Moorhouse Avenue".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Railway Station, Moorhouse Avenue".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Gondola station at Heathcote".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Railway Station, Moorhouse Avenue".