Sound recording of 22 February 2011 earthquake at St George's Hospital

Audio, UC QuakeStudies

A sound recording of the 22 February 2011 earthquake at St George's Hospital captured by a heart specialist who was dictating medical notes.

Liquefaction

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video recording of a lecture presented by Associate Professor Misko Cubrinovski as part of the 2011 University of Canterbury Earthquake Lecture Series.

New audio of Christchurch quake at the moment it hit

Audio, Radio New Zealand

When the destructive February earthquake hit Christchurch, one of our reporters, Bridget Mills, was recording an interview at the very moment the earth started shaking.

New audio of Christchurch quake at the moment it hit

Audio, Radio New Zealand

When the destructive February earthquake hit Christchurch, one of our reporters, Bridget Mills, was recording an interview at the very moment the earth started shaking.

The Vault - RNZ in Christchurch during the February 2011 quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Radio New Zealand has had to abandon the Christchurch building that was it's base and the home of Sound Archives - Nga Taonga Korero. Deborah Nation tells its earthquake story through audio - starting with the interview Brigette Mills was recording at 12:51pm on 22 February 2011.

The Vault - Radio New Zealand and the Christchurch quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Radio New Zealand has had to abandon the Christchurch building that was our base and the home of Sound Archives - Nga Taonga Korero. In this edition of The Vault; Deborah Nation draws on recordings made on the day an earthquake finally evicted her and the other people there.

Bromhead, Peter, 1933-:The reminder again...[Disaster kits] 24 February 20…

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

Text across the top of the cartoon reads 'The reminder again' and shows a disaster kit in a box labeled 'Your B-Ready Disaster Kit'. Nearby are newspapers recording the text 'no power', 'shortage of blankets', 'boil water'. Context - a warning for everyone to prepare disaster kits brought home by the Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011. On 22 February 2011 at 12:51 pm (NZDT), Christchurch experienced a major magnitude 6.3 earthquake, which resulted in severe damage and many casualties. A National State of Emergency has been declared. This followed on from an original magnitude 7.1 earthquake on 4 September 2010 which did far less damage and in which no-one died. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).