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 629
QuakeStory 629
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 630
QuakeStory 630
A story submitted by Jocelyn to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 636
QuakeStory 636
A story submitted by Jane McCulla to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 641
QuakeStory 641
A story submitted by Frederic to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 643
QuakeStory 643
A story submitted by Celina Elliott to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 646
QuakeStory 646
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 647
QuakeStory 647
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 649
QuakeStory 649
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 650
QuakeStory 650
A story submitted by Simon to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 651
QuakeStory 651
A story submitted by Nicki Reece to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 652
QuakeStory 652
A story submitted by Lynne Ball to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 653
QuakeStory 653
A story submitted by Tayla Hodge to the QuakeStories website.