Attendees of the 2011 United States New Zealand Partnership Forum conferring with a member of the Earthquake Commission outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. In the background, members of Civil Defence have gathered after an aftershock hit during one of their briefings. The Christchurch Art Gallery served as the headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Several vehicles on Gloucester Street which have been crushed by falling masonry from Wave House (Winnie Bagoes Gourmet Pizza Bar). Emergency personnel have spray painted two of the cars with the word "Clear" to indicate they have been checked for trapped or injured people. The scene has been cordoned off by New Zealand Fire Service tape.
A view across Battersea Street in Sydenham to Churchill's Tavern, which has been badly damaged in the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Masonry from the building's top storey has collapsed onto the footpath and several of its windows have fallen out. A member of the New Zealand Police Force is walking across Colombo Street in the background.
A photograph of Terisa Tagicakibau (Community and Public Health; left) and Losana Korovulavula (Healthy Families New Zealand; right) at the second annual Out of the Heart Pacific Women's Leadership Conference, held at Riccarton Racecourse on 21 May 2016. The conference was sponsored by All Right? and featured posters from the All Right? I am ... Identity project.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team in the hanger of a Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules. The ERT members are travelling to Christchurch to help out in the emergency response to the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Blankets, tent poles, and other supplies have been stacked in the centre of the hanger.
A photograph of a large trench at the entrance to a street in Christchurch. There is water and liquefaction in the trench. Road cones have been placed around it as a warning. In the background, two personnel from the New Zealand Army are guarding the entrance to the street. They are wearing their army uniforms and high-visibility vests.
A photograph of Terisa Tagicakibau (Community and Public Health; left) and Losana Korovulavula (Healthy Families New Zealand; right ) at the second annual Out of the Heart Pacific Women's Leadership Conference, held at Riccarton Racecourse on 21 May 2016. The conference was sponsored by All Right? and featured posters from the All Right? I am ... Identity project.
A photograph of signs on the windows of the Christchurch Art Gallery. The art gallery was used as the temporary Civil Defence headquarters after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The signs read, "Today is Thursday 3 March 2011" and "Wash your hands!". In the background, emergency management personnel and a New Zealand Fire Service truck can be seen.
On a walk around the city to catch up on what is happening May 29, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand. Demolition work on Christchurch's "distinctive" former civic building is under way. The category-2 heritage building was designed by G A J Hart and opened in 1939 as the Miller's department store. It featured the South Island's first escalator, w...
A photograph of a sign on a lamp post on Bealey Avenue. The sign reads, "Attention Public, there is a cordon in effect. From the timings of 0600 to 1800 only personal with legitimate reasons and home owners are permitted to enter the cordon. Home owners, please have proof of address and identification ready for inspection. At 1800 to 0600 the cordoned area is under curfew. The only personnel permitted to enter are: health professionals, Canterbury Council staff, contractors, media. No exceptions. If you have any questions, please approach police or NZDF personnel. Thank you for your co-operation".
Territorial authorities in New Zealand are responding to regulatory and market forces in the wake of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake to assess and retrofit buildings determined to be particularly vulnerable to earthquakes. Pending legislation may shorten the permissible timeframes on such seismic improvement programmes, but Auckland Council’s Property Department is already engaging in a proactive effort to assess its portfolio of approximately 3500 buildings, prioritise these assets for retrofit, and forecast construction costs for improvements. Within the programme structure, the following varied and often competing factors must be accommodated: * The council’s legal, fiscal, and ethical obligations to the people of Auckland per building regulations, health and safety protocols, and economic growth and urban development planning strategies; * The council’s functional priorities for service delivery; * Varied and numerous stakeholders across the largest territorial region in New Zealand in both population and landmass; * Heritage preservation and community and cultural values; and * Auckland’s prominent economic role in New Zealand’s economy which requires Auckland’s continued economic production post-disaster. Identifying those buildings most at risk to an earthquake in such a large and varied portfolio has warranted a rapid field assessment programme supplemented by strategically chosen detailed assessments. Furthermore, Auckland Council will benefit greatly in time and resources by choosing retrofit solutions, techniques, and technologies applicable to a large number of buildings with similar configurations and materials. From a research perspective, the number and variety of buildings within the council’s property portfolio will provide valuable data for risk modellers on building typologies in Auckland, which are expected to be fairly representative of the New Zealand building stock as a whole.
A pdf transcript of Laura's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
A pdf transcript of participant number QB851's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her eighth month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). In this post Sherriff interviews staff of the Kaiapoi Museum about losing their museum building following the Canterbury earthquakes, and moving their collections into the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre. This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her sixth month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). In this post Sherriff interviews Jane Teal, the Archivist of the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch, about her experiences rescuing the archive after the earthquakes and moving in to the Recovery Centre. This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff with an update on activity at the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre. This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her tenth month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her ninth month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). In this post Sherriff writes about treatment of textile collections following a visit from Te Papa conservator Rachel Collinge. This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her fourth month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her fifth month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). This blog was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her third month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her eleventh month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her second month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her first month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
A blog post from Moya Sherriff about her twelfth month as Intern for the Canterbury Cultural Collections Recovery Centre (CCCRC). This blog post was downloaded on 18 November 2014.
Transcript of Jessica Lovell's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Perry Hyde's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Chris's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Video of Jessica Lovell's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Video of Perry Hyde's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.