On the 22nd February Christchurch had a 6.3 earthquake. I was in the playground on a rock climbing part playing army with my friends. Then everything started shaking so I jumped off and hurt my ankle. Then I ran to the middle of the concrete I got in a turtle and stayed there till it […]

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I was having fun with my friends I was going down a pole and BOOM!!! an earthquake. Every where I looked was a bit fuzzy because of my headache but I seemed to make it to the netball courts where everybody turned into a turtle. Then I heard some of the girls crying because it […]

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On the day of the earthquake February 22nd I was at school. I had just finished my sandwich and started playing on the monkey bars when it started. I was terrified I ran to the concrete and started crying. About 5 minutes later another big aftershock started. Mrs Craib and Ms Heath told us all […]

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‘My story’-Line, 10, Addington School

It all started on Tuesday 22nd February. It was lunch time and I was playing with my friends. Then suddenly a big earthquake happened. Then my friends Mum and Dad came running. Children were crying to go home. All I saw was children running, people crying and also seeing people in a turtle. I started […]

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On Tuesday 22nd of February at 12:50 pm the day that was bright but it all changed at 12:51pm, a huge earthquake happened. A rumble everyone heard and everyone knew it was an aftershock. Everyone froze it was silent. I heard people worried and crying just waiting for teachers to come. Trees were swaying. We […]

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At first I didn’t know what to do but at the start it was peaceful of course. I was at Glenelg playing games with friends Devon, James and Cody. Then our teacher came shopping for new things to put in our choosing box. Then it happened the Earthquake hit. She yelled” GO TO THE CHESS […]

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22 February aftershock. I was at the playground when the earthquake came. I was scared and our teacher shouted sit down in front of school on the concrete. Everyone was crying. After the 6.3 aftershock we fell another big one. I thought it is not really big one but it was. I talked to my […]

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‘My story’-Jacob, 9, Addington School

Tuesday 22nd February. The earthquake hit at 12 51 pm I was at school. We heard helicopters at the time. We cared for each other when it hit. I didn’t like it. There was smoke in the air. It was bad. Everybody was crying at school. I was at the sandpit when it hit. I […]

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February 22nd 12.51pm lunchtime Ngawai Nihmot and I were in the round room having a meeting about our leadership training. Then all of a sudden the room started shaking like crazy then we stared at each other like owls and quickly as possible we ducked under the table .I yelled out ”Ngawai, Nihmot” they both […]

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On Tuesday 22nd of February me and my friend Skylah went into the library to read some books. We were still looking for a book. When I heard a rumble. It started shaking a little bit but then it got bigger and bigger all I heard was screaming and yelling. Everyone was running for the […]

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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 […]

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Me and  Serenity   were  playing  a    game   and   then    the   earthquake  hit  and     then  I   did  tommy turtle   and  then   everyone    ran   away   from     me  and   I   ran  to  the  teacher  and  I  ran  to  Mrs  Douglas   and  a     big kid came and hugged me and Serenity and then we started to cry and then […]

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It was lunchtime 22 February 2011, I had taken my lunchbox to my bag and was helping the teacher by taking the wet day signs  in. I had just taken the last sign inside and stopped to have a breath when the ground started  shaking and the trees started swaying. I didn’t know what was […]

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