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 452
QuakeStory 452
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 462
QuakeStory 462
A story submitted by Jennifer to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 463
QuakeStory 463
A story submitted by Mark Edmondston to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 464
QuakeStory 464
A story submitted by Mark Edmondston to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 465
QuakeStory 465
A story submitted by Malcolm to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 466
QuakeStory 466
A story submitted by ILoveCHCH to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 467
QuakeStory 467
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 468
QuakeStory 468
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 469
QuakeStory 469
A story submitted by Hayley Gledhill to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 470
QuakeStory 470
A story submitted by Jenny Garing to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 471
QuakeStory 471
A story submitted by John Cleaver to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 472
QuakeStory 472
A story submitted by Nikita Gothard to the QuakeStories website.