I felt very scared I was at school and I was having my lunch then our big 6.3 earthquake happened, we all went into a turtle. We were all sitting outside in the cold then we thought we should line up and go to the multi-purpose room. Then we all sung songs until our Mum or […]

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My and my friends Josh, Travis and Todd trying to get the cricket wickets off the kids who were playing Ninjas outside my classroom, Room 17. When the earthquake happened I felt dizzy and people were trying to get into the classroom, but we had stop at the steps because they were shaking too much […]

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‘My story’-Kendall, 6, Halswell School

When the Earthquake started I was having lunch with my 2 friends in the classroom. My friends where scared but I liked it. We all got under the table, then our teacher came in with room 10 and we all went outside and gathered on the field. Mum turned up to take me home but […]

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‘My story’-Fraser, 5, Halswell School

When I was in the classroom with all my friends we heard the Earthquake and we went out to the field. I was really scared but my teacher made me feel better. Mummy came to take me home. I was happy to see Mum.

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When the Earthquake happened I was at school.I was a little bit scared because it made the room shake. We all went under the tables. The bigs kids who were with us shouted “Go under the tables”. We all went under the tables then, my teacher came. My teacher said “BREATHE IN and OUT 3 times”. […]

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When the earthquake happened I was walking to the backfield.  When it hit I ran to the netball hoop with my friends Joel and Kynan.  There was a crack right beside me and my brother’s teacher fell on him. We were all waiting for one of our family members to come and a person was jumping on […]

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‘My Story’-Jake, 6, Halswell school

When the 6.3 earthquake happened we got under the tables. We lined up outside and Mrs O Callahan led us to safety. When I got to the field I got scared because water was coming out of the ground.  I felt better when I saw that the water was not going to rise above the […]

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I was in the hall also doing kapahaka when the earthquake struck. I felt brave and knew what to do after what happened in Sept. My Nonni picked me up and when we got home we saw mummy, she grabbed us and held us and cried. I was sad. We sat by the door incase […]

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The earthquake was like a big punch in the back. My heart was beating faster than we could run to a safe place. All I could hear was the sound of everyone around me screaming.. I looked all around me and saw the lights falling down. The fish tank beside me burst open and there […]

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‘I was scared’-Harry, 7, Halswell School

When the earthquake struck I didn’t know what it was until it started shaking really hard then I knew what it was. I was scared, there was heaps of liquefaction when the 5.6 struck. We were on the big field we were all cuddling together.

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I was watching my friend Callum on top of a rubbish bin, I was on the stairs by room 15, then I felt the ground shacking, I got off the stairs and did the turtle by a crack that had been filled in from the September quake, the crack was opening up a little and […]

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‘My story’-Bridget, 6, Halswell Primary

I was out side playing when the earthquake happened, so I ran to Miss Medlock (Teacher), we huddled up together then walked on the field to make sure everyone was safe. Then we did the roll so we knew everyone was there. When we were on the field my feet got wet as the liquefaction […]

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l was in my classroom eating my lunch when the earthquake happened. My friend Emma said get under the table she asked me do you think that was an aftershock. l said yes  Miss Medlock wasnt threre she was in the stafroom with the other teachers. We all ran out of the classroom and Miss medlock came […]

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When the earthquake hit, I was playing with some friends near the swimming pool. The ground started to wobble and shake like crazy. It felt strange. The swimming pool’s water had a big wave through it, it was freaky. We dropped to the ground like armidillos! After it finished we ran around to the court […]

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I was eating lunch at my desk and I thought the earthquake was a giant!  And I got under my desk and I was scared and I was crying.  I did not like the shaking.  My teacher, Ms Moran, was at home sick that day and I just got off my chair when the earthquake happened.  […]

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‘My Story’- Jessica, 7, Halswell School

When the earthquake shook, I was at the Christchurch Hospital in room number 7.  I was with my Mum and my brother. We huddled together in the corner of the room and then we had to evacuate the hospital and sit in Hagley Park.  After a while we got in the car and went home. […]

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‘My story’-Renee, 7, Harewood School

On the day of the earthquake I was going to find my friend Acacia. I had left the library and got to the ramp and the ground shook and I thought I was the only person feeling it. Then I ran to a fence outside my classroom and I ducked down like a turtle. Then […]

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