QuakeStories

The earthquakes that struck Canterbury in 2010 and 2011 are among the most significant events in New Zealand history. QuakeStories was a place to share stories of these and subsequent New Zealand earthquakes.

This site was established by Manatū Taonga / Ministry for Culture and Heritage in partnership with NV Interactive in 2011. Initially only stories could be submitted with functionality to upload photographs added later. It was part of the University of Canterbury CEISMIC consortium (which includes Christchurch City Libraries and National Library), a long-term project dedicated to the preservation and study of information relating to the Canterbury earthquakes. In 2016 Manatū Taonga / Ministry for Culture and Heritage expanded the site’s coverage to allow people to share stories about other New Zealand earthquakes.

In 2021, the stories from the QuakeStories site were transferred to QuakeStudies for long-term archiving.

Last updated
9:54am 5th February 2021
Type
Collection
Identifier
qsr-collection:22226

Contains 711 items in 1 collection


QuakeStory 145
QuakeStory 145
A story submitted by Selena to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 146
QuakeStory 146
A story submitted by Shirley to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 147
QuakeStory 147
A story submitted by Michael to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 148
QuakeStory 148
A story submitted by Ali to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 149
QuakeStory 149
A story submitted by Hannah to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 150
QuakeStory 150
A story submitted by Nathanael Boehm to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 151
QuakeStory 151
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 152
QuakeStory 152
A story submitted by Kim to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 153
QuakeStory 153
A story submitted by Hamish to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 154
QuakeStory 154
A story submitted by Maureen Wootton to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 155
QuakeStory 155
A story submitted by Angela to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 156
QuakeStory 156
A story submitted by Emma Johnston to the QuakeStories website.