christchurch

  • Cardboard cathedral to be built to replace the one destroyed in quake

    A cathedral made from cardboard will be built to replace the one that was destroyed in last year’s quake in Christchurch, New Zealand. The original cathedral, A Victorian-era, Gothic-style building was deemed by local authorities to be too damaged to be repaired. Church officials have unveiled the plans to erect...
  • Christchurch earthquake unfolding via hardware store security cam [video]

    In case you hadn’t heard, Christchurch, New Zealand was recently hit by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake. If 6.3 doesn’t sound like a lot in the wake of all of Japan’s recent seismic activity: take a look at this video – 6.3 is big. If you want to skip to...
  • New Zealand Rocks

    On september 4th 2010, New Zealand suffered a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, causing damage to thousands of homes and churches. No deaths were reported, attributed to the early hour that the earthquake struck. Few people were on the roads, limiting the chance of being struck by falling chimneys, fences, awnings...