Hyperallergic

Six Years After the Christchurch Earthquake, a Homegrown Memorial Faces an Uncertain Future

Peter Majendie, installation view of “185 Chairs” in Christchurch, New Zealand (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) Peter Majendie, installation view of “185 Chairs” in ...
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: Can L.A. go without toilets after an earthquake? Christchurch did

To the editor: Visiting Christchurch, New Zealand, last fall was indeed a wake-up call about what to expect here in Southern California when the Earth really starts shaking. Crushed cathedrals and ...
Reuters

New Zealand marks 10 years since Christchurch earthquake

WELLINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - New Zealand on Monday marked 10 years since an earthquake struck its South Island city of Christchurch, killing 185 people, injuring thousands and leaving a trail of ...
Agence France-Presse on MSN

All Blacks face France in first test at new Christchurch stadium

The All Blacks will play France in July in the first rugby Test at their new permanent rugby stadium in Christchurch, more ...
SpaceRef

Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake near Christchurch, New Zeland

At 12:51 p.m. local time on February 22, 2011 (11:51 p.m. February 21 UTC), a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported. Several ...
World Socialist Web Site

New Zealand: No end in sight for Christchurch earthquake rebuild

Last month marked seven years since the 2011 earthquake which devastated the city of Christchurch and the surrounding Canterbury region. Over 150,000 homes and buildings were destroyed or damaged and ...
Los Angeles Times

I went to New Zealand to understand what a huge California earthquake would look like

I went to New Zealand on a long-planned vacation to see the setting for “The Lord of the Rings” movies and the mountain scenery. But as the earthquake reporter for the Los Angeles Times, I had another ...
Medicine Buffalo

Christchurch shifts from concrete to steel in post-earthquake rebuild

A UB engineering professor has co-authored a report with potential significant impacts on how modern cities may be reconstructed following earthquakes. “Reconstructing Christchurch: A Seismic Shift in ...
World Socialist Web Site

Twelve years after Christchurch earthquake, building collapse victims denied justice

While large parts of New Zealand are reeling from the flooding caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, which killed 11 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, February 22 marked the twelfth ...
The New York Times

10 Years After Christchurch Quake, a Hush Where 8,000 Homes Once Stood

The wreckage left in New Zealand’s second-largest city was razed. Now, a swath nearly twice the size of Central Park is being reclaimed by nature. By Charlotte Graham-McLay CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — ...
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Six Years After the Christchurch Earthquake, a Homegrown Memorial Faces an Uncertain Future

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