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 76
QuakeStory 76
A story submitted by Helen to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 77
QuakeStory 77
A story submitted by Bernice to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 78
QuakeStory 78
A story submitted by Keryn to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 79
QuakeStory 79
A story submitted by Aaron Schulz to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 80
QuakeStory 80
A story submitted by Sheryl Fairbairn to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 81
QuakeStory 81
A story submitted by Hamish to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 82
QuakeStory 82
A story submitted by Berwyn to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 83
QuakeStory 83
A story submitted by H.B. to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 84
QuakeStory 84
A story submitted by Mrs B. to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 85
QuakeStory 85
A story submitted by Lynne Stewart to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 86
QuakeStory 86
A story submitted by Leonie to the QuakeStories website.
QuakeStory 87
QuakeStory 87
A story submitted by Lisa Gibson to the QuakeStories website.