Transcript of Leita Tonkin's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Fox Swindells's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 1 February 2013
A photograph of the house at 424 Oxford Terrace. The glass and casings of the windows have been removed. Wire fencing has been placed across the front of the property as a cordon.
A photograph of the house at 466 Oxford Terrace. The house number has been spray-painted on one of the windows. Wire fencing has been placed across the front of the property as a cordon.
A residential property at 4 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The number four and 'Still here' have been spray-painted onto the front of the house. A portable toilet, road cones, and old tyres have been left on the section.
An abandoned residential property at 39 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The front yard is overgrown with weeds and a pile of rubble sits in the driveway. A number has been spray-painted in green onto the front wall.
An abandoned residential property at 35 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. Weeds are growing through the cracks in the ground and the yard has become overgrown. The number 35 has been spray-painted onto the entrance of the house.
An abandoned residential property at 20 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The roof is warped and the backyard is overgrown with weeds. A sticker has been placed on the power box to indicate that the power has been turned off.
An abandoned residential property at 31 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The number 31 has been spray-painted onto the entrance of the house. The door appears to be open. Weeds are growing through the cracks in the driveway.
An abandoned residential property at 34 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The front of the section is overgrown with weeds and silt from liquefaction. Cushions lie on the footpath. A blue sticker can be seen on the window.
Summary of oral history interview with Violet about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Jacinta O'Reilly about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Transcript of Anton Wartmann's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of participant number NB763's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Summary of oral history interview with Michelle Whitaker about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Transcript of Vic Bartley's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
An abandoned residential property at 20 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction. 'HM' has been spray painted in green on the front wall of the house. The gutter has partly flooded.
An abandoned residential property at 22 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. Weeds are growing through the cracks in the ground and the yard has become overgrown. A sticker has been placed on the power meter to indicate that the power has been turned off.
An abandoned residential property at 32 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The front of the section is overgrown with weeds and silt from liquefaction. One brick fence posts remain upright and two others have toppled onto the grass. The gutter has partly flooded.
An abandoned residential property at 7 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The section is overgrown with weeds making it difficult to see the house in the back section. The front section of the fence has been removed, and only two pillars remain standing.
An abandoned residential property at 16 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The front of the section is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction. A pram, a baby's car seat, a skateboard, and a hose have been left in the driveway.
An abandoned residential property at 12 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction. A section of the driveway is partly flooded. Splinters of wood from the broken fence lie on the driveway.
An abandoned residential property at 12 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. A damaged window has been boarded up around the side of the house and the front window has been vandalised with graffiti. The yard is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
Summary of oral history interview with Kristy Constable-Brown about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Transcript of participant number SU976's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Jane's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Liza's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
An abandoned residential property at 28 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The front of the section is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction. Three broken chairs lie outside the front of the house. The front door is open. 'HM' has been spray-painted in green onto the front wall.
Some Canterbury homeowners say their houses have dropped in value because the damage to their properties was inadequately assessed by the Earthquake Commission after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. Independent land surveyor, Adrian Cowie, and a Burwood homeowner affected by the quakes, Selwyn Stafford, talk about the issues facing them.