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 673
QuakeStory 673
A story submitted by Jennifer to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 674
QuakeStory 674
A story submitted by Geoff to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 675
QuakeStory 675
A story submitted by Sue Hamer to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 680
QuakeStory 680
A story submitted by Ginny Larsen to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 681
QuakeStory 681
A story submitted by Ginny Larsen to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 689
QuakeStory 689
A story submitted by Caroline Oliver to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 695
QuakeStory 695
A story submitted by Sarah to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 696
QuakeStory 696
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 697
QuakeStory 697
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 698
QuakeStory 698
A story submitted by David Chilvers to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 699
QuakeStory 699
A story submitted by LC to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 700
QuakeStory 700
A story submitted by Hilary Lakeman to the QuakeStories website.