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 392
QuakeStory 392
A story submitted by Serra Kilduff to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 393
QuakeStory 393
A story submitted by Eli Wilson-Kelly to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 394
QuakeStory 394
A story submitted by Catherine to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 395
QuakeStory 395
A story submitted by Trent Hiles to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 396
QuakeStory 396
A story submitted by Christine Wilson to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 397
QuakeStory 397
A story submitted by Kerry Grant Donnelly to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 402
QuakeStory 402
A story submitted by Richard Beauchamp to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 405
QuakeStory 405
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 413
QuakeStory 413
A story submitted by Jo to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 416
QuakeStory 416
A story submitted by Lindsay McKenzie to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 417
QuakeStory 417
A story submitted by Emma Oakden to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 419
QuakeStory 419
A story submitted by justine to the QuakeStories website.