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 701
QuakeStory 701
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 702
QuakeStory 702
A story submitted by Joan Curry to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 703
QuakeStory 703
A story submitted by Sarah Dreyer to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 721
QuakeStory 721
A story submitted by Matthew F to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 723
QuakeStory 723
A story submitted by John Clark to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 724
QuakeStory 724
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 725
QuakeStory 725
A story submitted by Barbara de Vries to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 726
QuakeStory 726
A story submitted by Lyndsay Fenwick to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 727
QuakeStory 727
A story submitted by Joyce Bayne to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 729
QuakeStory 729
A story submitted by Michael Topp to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 730
QuakeStory 730
A story submitted by Rosalee Jenkin to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 731
QuakeStory 731
A story submitted by Timothy Duncan Kerr to the QuakeStories website.