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.

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‘My story’-Kyle, 8, Burwood School

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.

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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.

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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 […]

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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.

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‘My story’-Molly, 8, Burwood School

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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

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‘My story’-Kelly, 8, Burwood School

When the earthquake happened I was at QEII it was really scary. My mum was at home she just finished two days of cleaning the whole house. But then everything went bad. My dad thought an airplane just crashed. The parent who got me back was my friends dad, back to Burwood School.

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On the earthquake day I was at school playing dodge ball. Then it happened I was standing up the whole time. Leo was in still in the classroom but he ran out of the class. Then we went to the quad then an aftershock happened and Mr Norton was in the sunflower room, it was […]

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I remember when the ground started shaking. It felt like the ground was jelly and someone was shaking the plate the jelly was on. I was on the playground when it happened. I had just come of a spinning tyre when the earth started rolling around. At the start I thought I was just extremely […]

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‘My story’-Amber, 9, Halswell School

I was eating my lunch and you guessed it…another earthquake ahhhhh! I collapsed on my feet and I didn’t know what to do next, everybody got under the desk, so I did too, it was very scary .The teacher said lets go and have a look at the field when the rumbling stopped. The field […]

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The earthquake was scary.  I was scared.  It made me sad inside.  It made some people die.  Some peoples house are broken.  My and Jack’s school was broken down.  We can boil the water.  All my family are safe.

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Amber Skilling – 6, Opawa School On Tuesday an earthquake hit at reading time. When it happened Nana and Grandad came over then it happened and my fish tank fell over and smashed. My Nana was scared and she went as quick as lightning. Tyson Lenitua – 6, Opawa School I remember that one light […]

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On September the 4th there was a earthquake magnitude 7.1 at 4.38. That night my sister lauren had two friends over, at first I thought it was Lauren and her friends shaking my bed then I turned on my lamp. When I saw everything shaking I knew it was a earthquake, about three seconds later […]

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It was February 22nd, My morning at school was going perfectly fine until that after noon, Everything changed in everyones life. I was sitting on the couch in the corridor in my syndicate block. There was a very loud rumble, It sounded like the 7.1, in fact worse. Every one was screaming trying to get […]

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