On February 22nd at 12 51 pm I was around the rose garden with Raihana. We were just going to go around it again then the trees started swaying. I thought it was a big aftershock but it wasn’t it was a EARTHQUAKE. Raihana and I ran to the court and got into a turtle […]

When the earthquake i thought I made the earthquake because I thought the seat I was sitting on made bad luck. One of my friends started crying when the earthquake just started. I walked over to the court area and curled up in a ball when the earthquake was still happening. Then we got up, […]

There was a earthquake on the 22nd February and my class and another class were at QEII when the earthquake struck. I was in the deep pool when everything went black and everyone was screaming. I was the last one out of the water. When we got outside we stayed together. We got taken back […]

On Friday 22 at QEII we had a massive earthquake, everything was shaking and everyone was screaming.

When I saw the news about the earthquake that happened on February 22nd I was terror-struck that people died and were badly injured and by the sites of buildings that had collapsed. I live in Ilam which was not badly affected. For a while we had no power and water. We couldn’t use the bathroom […]

I was at school on the day of the earthquake. We went to a Marae for a field trip and just got back to school on the bus. My mummy was a parent helper but she left. It was lunchtime. I finished eating and was just about to get up to put my lunch box […]

I was at QEII when the earthquake struck everyone was holding onto the sides of the pool. I climbed out, we evacuated, then we moved and then I got picked up.

I was at QEII when it happened and I was scared. The earthquake caused a wave to come and flood all over QEII. Miss Moreton got wet shoes and her phone got soaked. She got so wet her shoes took days to dry out. I got out of QEII and sat down outside.

I was at QEII when the 6.3 earthquake hit and some kids started to yell. Mr Comley, my dad and Mr Ching saved the day. Ten kids went back in Mr Comley’s or Mr Ching’s car to Burwood School. Then at 3.10 Mum picked me up and there was glass everywhere in my house.

When I was in QEII the earthquake happened, there was a big wave and I got smashed into the side of the pool and then into the boat.

When the 6.3 earthquake happened I saw a big wave and the wave hit me and the wave hit the roof and then we got out.

I was at QEII in the pool, it was very scary. I was hearing a funny noise, then it got pitch black, a wave hit me in the face. Then a swimming instructor got me out of the pool. I ran outside, it was very scary. We got out and a bro said come with […]

When the earthquake hit I was at QEII in the pool. The wave pushed me to the side so I could get out of the pool. Outside I got cold.

I was at QEII when the earthquake struck. I was standing in the pool suddenly the lights went out and the building started shaking. I had to hold onto the side of the pool and then I was allowed out of the pool. We went out through a short cut to get outside and everyone […]

On the 22nd of February 2011 a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch. Room 6 was at QEII, we were swimming when all the lights went out. Then massive waves were coming at everyone. Room 5 and Room 2 were the first ones out, then Room 6 and Room 4  came out after them. We all […]

I was at QEII at the time in the swimming pool when the earthquake hit. I was scared and started crying. I wanted to go home to my mum. My mum picked me up from school and we went home. Home was a mess and we went to stay in Queenstown and went to school […]

I am at QEII and we felt an earthquake and waves were going up and down. Then we got out of the building.