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- Hamish Allan's Paintings
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A collection of paintings created by artist Hamish Allan. Allan has the following to say about this collection:
These eight paintings were completed after the 2010/2011 Christchurch earthquakes and during the countless aftershocks. Myself and my family lived and worked through this period and these paintings reflect my immediate and wider environment and my response to the social and physical environs.
My studio and home was only damaged moderately so I was able to continue to produce work and exhibit work in local exhibitions which occurred despite and in response to the devastation.
All of the building featured are demolished or are to be demolished. Shipping containers, road cones and heavy machinery appeared overnight and quickly overwhelmed the city and became part of the new landscape.
Sections were cleared of houses and in some cases the fences and gardens were left and maintained by the locals or owners which emphasised the uninhabited, vacant areas of the city.
Flora and fauna flourished while Christchurch embarked on the rebuild. People suffered, people left, people stayed. As I write this five years on I am still living and working from the same property and am heartened and encouraged to see the city continue to revive, rebuild and blossom around me and my community remains healthy and emboldened by a sense of shared experience, achievement, and loss, with much to accomplish and to look forward to.
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- Mark Lincoln's Photographs and Videos
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- Photographs, video, and blog posts by Mark Lincoln. Mark says, "At the time of the earthquakes, I was working in the city centre and living amongst the worst hit suburbs in the east of Christchurch. Despite that, my wife and I were very lucky. Neither of us were hurt, our house had minimal damage, and - once the power had returned - I was even able to carry on working from home. My job involves Social Media and so I spent a lot of time on Twitter, joining the stream of '#eqnz' updates about the quakes and helping answer questions from those outside of Canterbury who were desperate for information (including people who hadn't heard from their own family and friends). As I had a blog (at www.nzraw.co.nz) and a camera, I figured I'd help broadcast some images and stories to those who were searching for information online. At the time, international news channels were broadcasting the absolute worst of the damage and suffering and my family and friends back in the UK were pretty frantic with worry, pretty much believing that we were living in a pile of rubble. One of my early videos was actually just to show them that our house was still standing and we were alive and well! Following the first post on nzraw.co.nz, I saw a big increase in traffic from those looking for information and photos so I ended up just carrying on and still post the odd update or two. My photos have now appeared in studies around the world as well as TV documentaries including a production by National Geographic. I was very honoured when the University of Canterbury contacted me to add my collection to their archive to benefit others. All quite humbling and all simply because I was in the wrong place at the right time!"
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- Deborah Fitchett's Blog: Zeborah
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Entries from Deborah Fitchett's blog, "Zeborah" (http://zeborah.dreamwidth.org, cross-posted to http://zeborahnz.livejournal.com).
Deborah writes, "I'm Zeborah, I live with a cat in Linwood and work at a university library. I like writing sf/fantasy and hate writing bios."
Note that the blog posts have been converted to PDF format for archiving, which has in some cases resulted in changes to the formatting and layout of the page. Some images and other elements have been removed for display or copyright reasons.
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- Canterbury Migrants Centre
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This collection contains newsletters and a Lessons Learned document from the Canterbury Migrants Centre.
Canterbury Migrants Centre Trust Te Whare Tā Wāhi was established in 2010 to fill a void in the Christchurch city's services. Its main roles are to co-ordinate services and to help migrants settle into life in Christchurch.
The Migrants Centre runs the Canterbury Migrant Hub (www.migranthub.org.nz) - a platform for networking on integration, providing information on settlement matters, health, community groups’ support, education, and other useful information presented in several languages.
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- Anglican Advocacy
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Anglican Advocacy (previously known as the Anglican Social Justice Unit) is part of the social services and social justice arm of the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch.
Anglican Advocacy works for social change beyond charity, focusing on issues such as rental housing health standards, prison reform and immigrants' rights. The organisation leads and supports key campaigns, and teaches and partners with other groups.
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- Sue Davidson's Blog: Mural Madness in Brighton
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- Entries from Sue Davidson's blog, "Mural Madness in Brighton" (http://muralmadnessinbrighton.blogspot.co.nz). Sue writes, "Brighton is a beautiful seaside suburb in Christchurch, New Zealand which has been severely hit by the earthquakes that have haunted Christchurch over the last couple of years. Many buildings in its main shopping mall are due to come down as they are structurally unsound. As a result, there are many bare walls and vacant lots. Mural Madness was launched on Saturday 3 November 2012, by Lianne Dalziel, MP. The intention being to beautify Brighton with magnificent murals. Artists from all over the world have participated and contributed, making Brighton an interesting artistic venue. The work continues...This blog follows the evolution of Mural Madness in Brighton."
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- East Youth: This is our voice
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- A film and accompanying report created by Christchurch East Youth MP Beth Walters in 2016.
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- Generation Zero Christchurch
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This collection holds material from Generation Zero Christchurch.
Generation Zero is a youth-led, nationwide organisation, founded with the purpose of providing solutions for NZ to cut carbon pollution through smarter transport and urban planning, and independence from fossil fuels.
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- South Island Writers' Association Collection
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- The South Island Writers' Association (SIWA) is a Christchurch based writing group which meets monthly to hone their writing and discuss issues related to publishing. Established in 1963, SIWA was originally called the 'Christchurch Writers' Circle' with Dame Ngaio Marsh as the patron. Today, the group holds more than sixty members from Christchurch, Karamea, Nelson, Akaroa and Oamaru. They promote and run a number of literary competitions and events to foster the art of writing in New Zealand. This collection contains stories from SIWA members written about the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.
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- Christchurch Boys' High Creative Writing Collection
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- Stories written by Christchurch Boys High students as part of a creative writing exercise on the Canterbury earthquakes.
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- Christchurch Bloggers Collection
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- Blog posts contributed by members of the Christchurch Bloggers group. http://createhopeinspire.blogspot.co.nz/p/christchurch-bloggers.html
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- Dancing Through Impermanent Spaces
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- A collection of short films by Elizabeth Guthrey, which explore permanence and impermanence in our relationship with the living world, and the built environment. The films are a creative response to the earthquakes in Christchurch.
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- Jo Burzynska's Sound Recordings
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- An audio recording of the soundscape following the earthquake, and a sound piece composed using the recording.
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- Sue Davidson's Blog: DORA - Mobile Digital Learning Centre
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- Entries from Sue Davidson's blog, "DORA - Mobile Digital Learning Centre" (http://doradigitalbus.blogspot.co.nz). Sue writes, "With funding support from InternetNZ, 2020 Communications Trust has converted a beautiful old school bus into a hi-tech mobile learning centre in Christchurch, New Zealand. Dora was purchased from Central Motorways Ltd in Alexandra where she had operated as a school bus since 1985. The idea was to reinvent her as a mobile digital learning centre, to support our Stepping Up classes in Christchurch, as since the quakes, venues at schools have been limited, and transport often unreliable. With an independent mobile learning centre, we can take our digital learning to any venue."
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- Community Newsletter Collection
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- The Community Newsletter Collection contains newsletters circulated to Christchurch communities by residents' associations and community groups. The newsletters are typically written and edited by volunteers, and contain advertisements for local businesses. Collectively they help document the impact of the Canterbury earthquakes on the communities of Christchurch.
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- Ben Post's Earthquake Videos
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- Videos of aftershocks from the Canterbury earthquakes, taken by Ben Post.
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- Julia Holden's Artwork
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- Julia Holden received her Fine Arts degree from Elam School of Fine Arts in Auckland, before moving to Melbourne to complete a Master of Fine Arts by Research at Monash University in 2011. Holden is currently based in Christchurch, New Zealand, and the earthquake devastation she encountered after relocating from Melbourne has now focused her attention on finding ways to meaningfully contribute to the restoration of this city. This collection includes documentation of various painting projects that Julia has completed over the last three years, and photographs of Christchurch post-earthquake. More of Julia's artwork can be found at her website: www.juliaholden.com.
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- One Voice Te Reo Kotahi
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This collection contains documents, blog posts and other material from One Voice Te Reo Kotahi (OVTRK).
OVTRK has over 100 organisations on its Register, which represent communities of place, identity and interest. It does not speak for - but rather, from - the Third Sector, identifying issues spanning the sector and allowing the voices of organisations that have not been formed by Government or Commerce to be heard and taken into account.
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- Canterbury Time Capsule 2010
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- The Canterbury Time Capsule is a collection of letters, drawings, and poems recording Cantabrians' experiences of the 4 September 2010 earthquake, and their hopes for the future. Originally, the time capsule was to be placed in the Canterbury Museum for 50 years before being made available to the public. Due to the widespread destruction and damage caused by the 6.3 magnitude aftershock on 22 February 2011, the nature of the project changed and it was decided the time capsule would become a digital collection held UC QuakeStudies. Contributions from community leaders can be accessed, but otherwise the time capsule contents will not be published until 4 September 2060, the fiftieth anniversary of the 2010 Canterbury earthquake.
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- Community Photograph Collection
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- A collection of photographs taken by the Canterbury Community of their experiences during of the Canterbury earthquakes, as well as the rebuild of the City.