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Christchurch Press Infographic: 10 April 2012 (2)

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A page banner promoting a series of articles about businesses on the edge of the red zone.

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Soldiers stationed at the edge of the cordon on the corner of Montreal and Peterborough Streets.

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A deck which is now suspended over empty space at the edge of the cliff in Sumner.

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The lighthouse at Godley Head, now at the very edge of the cliff due to a landslide.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking towards Cathedral Square from the edge of the red zone".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 1937

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A photograph of a house on the edge of a cliff. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Sumner".

Insurance as a Double-Edged Sword: Quantitative Evidence from the 2011 Chr…

Research papers, Victoria University of Wellington

We examine the role of business interruption (BI) insurance in business recovery following the Christchurch earthquake in 2011. First, we ask whether BI insurance increases the likelihood of business survival in the immediate (3-6 months) aftermath of a disaster. We find positive but statistically insignificant evidence that those firms that had incurred damage, but were covered by BI insurance, had higher likelihood of survival post-quake compared with those firms that did not have any insurance. For the medium-term (2-3 years) survival of firms, our results show a more explicit role for insurance. Firms with BI insurance experience increased productivity and improved performance following a catastrophe. Furthermore, we find that those organisations that receive prompt and full payments of their claims have a better recovery than those that had protracted or inadequate claims payments, but this difference between the two groups is not statistically significant. We find no statistically significant evidence that the latter group (inadequate payment) did any better than those organisations that had damage but no insurance coverage. In general, our analysis indicates the importance not only of adequate insurance coverage, but also of an insurance system that delivers prompt claim payments. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in 'The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice'. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41288-017-0067-y. The following terms of use apply: https://www.springer.com/gp/open-access/publication-policies/aam-terms-of-use.

Hubbard, James, 1949- :"Who said we're living ON the edge?!" 14 June 2011

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

The cartoon shows a desperate man representing 'Christchurch' who is clutching the end of a broken plank that protrudes from a crumbling cliff-face. He says 'Who said we're living ON the edge?!' Context - the man is suggesting that they are not On the edge but OVER it. Refers to the continuing hardships facing many Christchurch residents as earthquakes and aftershocks continue and many face large financial losses because of insurance problems. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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A house close to the edge of a cliff in Clifton. Much of the house's brick work has fallen away.

Photograph by Paul Corliss 1938

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A photograph of a house on the edge of a cliff. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Sumner".

22 February Earthquake - Photograph 57

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A long line of cars on Shirley Road. While the centre of the road is clear, there is flooding and liquefaction along the edges.

Photograph by Paul Corliss 1936

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A photograph of a house on the edge of a cliff. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Sumner".

Scientists head to epicentre of quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Dozens of smaller earthquakes have kept many people in Canterbury on edge since the 7.1 magnitude quake in the early hours of yesterday morning.

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Houses perched on the edge of the cliff above Peacock's Gallop. Below, a line of shipping containers are protecting the road from further rockfall.

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A photograph of a property on the edge of a collapsed cliff face. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Redcliffs".

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A hand-painted "Road closed" sign on a residential street beside the river. Flooding and liquefaction can be seen along the edges of the road.

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A photograph of a property on the edge of a collapsed cliff face. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Redcliffs".

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A photograph of a property on the edge of a collapsed cliff face. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Redcliffs".

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A photograph of a house on the edge of a collapsed cliff face. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Redcliffs and Sumner".

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A photograph of a property on the edge of a collapsed cliff face. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Redcliffs".

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A portaloo outside the Christchurch branch of Deaf Aotearoa. Dried silt from liquefaction can be seen along the footpath and the edge of the building.