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 238
QuakeStory 238
A story submitted by Georgia M to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 239
QuakeStory 239
A story submitted by Val Smith to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 240
QuakeStory 240
A story submitted by Madelaine Weiss to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 241
QuakeStory 241
A story submitted by Caitlin A to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 242
QuakeStory 242
A story submitted by Paul Sterk to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 243
QuakeStory 243
A story submitted by marie strachan to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 244
QuakeStory 244
A story submitted by michael fitzsimmons to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 245
QuakeStory 245
A story submitted by Mary to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 246
QuakeStory 246
A story submitted by Lloyd Carpenter to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 247
QuakeStory 247
A story submitted by Drew to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 249
QuakeStory 249
A story submitted by Phoebe to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 250
QuakeStory 250
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.