We were just finishing up our homeschooling when the earthquake started. Some of the shelves fell down and most of the books were scattered around. I was quite shocked that this was happening again. The quake made me shake with terror and my sisters were quite frightened too. Most of our plates broke, our TV fell […]

I was in the toilet when the earthquake happened. I started screaming and ran out of the bathroom to the doorway. I was scared. When I looked outside bricks had fallen, fences had squashed our vege garden, chimneys had fallen down across the street.

I was upstairs in my room. It was shaking really fast. I could see everything fall down in my room and I held onto my bed. I felt sad and I had tears down my eyes. My mum and brother were under the archway downstairs, my sister was in the toilet!

When the earthquake shook I was just putting my lunch away. two techers yelled turtle. There were a couple other kids and we got sent to the senior field. When I was at the senior field the principal Mrs Torry then said, “grab a partner and go to the joinur field.“ When we got there […]

Emergency service rescuers crowding the town, Another shake rolling by, Rampaging devastation travels throuoght the city, Teachers, parents adults assuring children safe and sound, Help is near for all family and freinds, Quick continous jolts beneath our feet, Under ground movements that make us afraid, Actions of courrage and extreme bravery seen, Kia kaha Canterbury…… […]

When the earthquake hit on Tuesday my home did not break. I was a litttle bit scared, but it was fun too. It was lunch time at school and I was under the really big tree playing tag with Tessa, Anna and Abby. I felt the ground shaking, my legs wobbled and I thought the […]

I was at school at the time. Unfortunately I was half way down the firemen’s pole when I heard a low rumbling sound. I wonderd what it was…when suddenley it struck! After that I had a sore head because my head had knocked against the pole so much. That night we had a BBQ. That […]

On the 22nd of February we were playing when a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch at 12:51pm. I find it hard to remember how I felt but it makes me feel sick to think about it. My heart is with the people that have lost loved ones. Many historic buildings have been destroyed. In the […]

On Tuesday the 22 of February 2011 there was a 6.3 earthquake at 12:51 pm in Christchurch it was 5kms deep and was centred in Lyttelton. This is my story. I had just put my lunchbox away and I walked out of my classroom with my friends I was on a ramp when all of […]

On Tuesday there was an earthquake. I was  at school when it hit. it was my lunch time. We got into a turtle. I felt scared and cried. I felt safe when Mum came to get me.

I was inside my classroom putting my lunchbox away when it happened. I got straight under the closest table, holding onto the legs. When it stopped I ran out onto the field because it’s an open space. There were lots of people there already. It was shaking a lot. I played tag with George then I played ‘get the […]

Buildings falling, people crushed It’s not uncommon now People screaming on the streets Just wondering how The quake could cause such destruction Sewage on the street People looting everywhere Causing such deceit I know a lady who lost her legs She was working on the press Lots of missing people Causing families stress Time, location, […]

Oh mother earth you’ve broken our city and our hearts, you’ve taken our buildings and lives but you can’t stop us rising up stronger than before, and you also can’t stop the “Kia Kaha” spirit of Canterbury.

What if it was you? Family lost and everything gone People worrying and crying Friends and family past away Aftershocks everyday Every time it went shake shake shake Lots and lots of things would break What if it was you?

Suddenly, the ground shook.  I ran to my teacher.  We were outside having lunch.  It was scary! Then Mum and Andrew the gardener came to pick me up. Mum looked terrified and shocked.  Then we drove to Gran’s house.  She had a bit of bricks fallen off the front of her house.  Dad was working […]

I had just finished eating my lunch when the earthquake hit. I grabbed the bench  and didn’t  let go until it finished. I had to run over  to the field. Once everyone was over there water started to pour out of the ground. My class had to move three times  because the water was getting to close. I was scared  in a way. I wondered were it hit the baddest, and how deep […]

I was trading stickers with my friends in the library when the earthquake happened. And then all the books in the library fell off the shelves and some of the things hung up came undone. Then the lights went off. They all went out one of the doors and then we all rushed to find […]