Extreme weather events have become more frequent with climate change. The East Coast has been particularly hard hit in recent years. In early 2023 the Gisborne District Council commissioned Te…continue reading
People and Society
Holding Hope Together
By: COSS
Published: 2015-10-01
Holding hope together celebrating the contribution of the non profit sector in rebuilding Christchurch communities post quakes. Pacific Trust Canterbury Christchurch Migrant Centre New Brighton Community Gardens Friends of Linwood…continue reading
Community Development Emergency & Disaster
People and Society
From stories to action: The policy implications of the NCWNZ Women’s Voices project
By: Gordon, L.; Du Plessis, R.; Sutherland, J.; and Gibson, H.
Published: 2015-06-30
This report highlights the policy implications of research into the earthquake experiences of 150 Christchurch women interviewed for the Women’s Voices – Ngā Reo O Ngā Wahine Project. It focuses…continue reading
Emergency & Disaster Women/Wāhine
Health
Her Stories – Women, Research and Recovery
By: Megan Woods MP
Published: 2014-11-21
A paper written and presented by Megan Woods MP for the inaugural Christchurch Womens Researchers Breakfast, Otauatahi-Christchurch, Thursday 21st November 2014
Emergency & Disaster Research & Evaluation Women/Wāhine
Health
ANZTSR 2014 Third Sector Organisations and Earthquake Recovery Planning in Christchurch, New Zealand
By: Nicole S Hutton, Graham A Tobin, & Linda M Whiteford
Published: 2014-11-18
The research looks at how Third Sector Organisations (TSOs) have been involved in and impacted by mid- to long-term recovery efforts, following the Christchurch earthquakes. Relocation information of TSOs’ offices…continue reading
Emergency & Disaster Health & Wellbeing Social Services
Leadership
ANZTSR 2014 The Role of Gender in Building a Resilient City: Examining Christchurch New Zealand
By: Rachel Kimber
Published: 2014-11-04
New Zealand has an opportunity to become a global example of the benefits of organizational gender balance by showcasing the Christchurch rebuild as a project that promotes gender diversity. Equal…continue reading
Emergency & Disaster Leadership Women/Wāhine
People and Society
Movers and Shakers: Women’s Stories from the Christchurch Earthquakes
By: Gordon, L; Sutherland, J; DuPlessis, R and Gibson, H.
Published: 2014-05-04
This is the final report of a research study undertaken by the National Council of Women (Christchurch Branch) between 2011 and 2014 with women living in Christchurch through the earthquakes.…continue reading
Community Development Emergency & Disaster Women/Wāhine
Ethnicity and Diversity
There is always someone worse off…The unheard voices of women fromthe Christchurch earthquakes and beyond
By: Women's Voices Project, National Council of Women
Published: 2014-02-01
The Christchurch earthquakes can be viewed from many disciplines: geology, geography, history, disaster management, psychology, sociology etc. For the past two years, the National Council of Women in Christchurch has…continue reading
Emergency & Disaster Families, Whānau and Parenting Women/Wāhine
Housing
Post-Disaster Mobilities: Exploring Household Relocation after the Canterbury Earthquakes
By: Simon Dickinson
Published: 2013-09-01
During 2010 and 2011, a series of major earthquakes caused widespread damage in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The magnitude 6.3 quake in February 2011 caused 185 fatalities. In…continue reading
Community Development Emergency & Disaster Homelessness
Ethnicity and Diversity
Identifying the non-structural impacts of the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquake sequence on the Hurunui District
By: Sonny Whitelaw
Published: 2013-06-12
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) is the agency leading and coordinating the recovery of greater Christchurch following the September 2010 and February 2011 earthquakes. The area over which CERA…continue reading