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 […]

I was playing on the playground before the earthquake happened and then just before it, I decided I wanted to climb the rope climbing wall. When I was sitting on the first bit the earthquake happened. It felt really scary and the first thing I wanted to do was get away from the climbing walls […]

I was standing outside and suddenly the ground just started shaking. after the earthquake we all had do go line up on the grass. I never want to experience any think like that again. The ground shook so violently. I it was like the world got picked up and thrown and then put back down.

It was a nice day I was eating my lunch and then it happening it was a terrifying earthquake it felt like being in a salt shaker  getting shaked. It was freaky.  My friend said he wanted to phone Pizza Hut when it happened. I was petrified. I was scared when I saw my mums […]

On the 22nd of February 2011 I was at Kings Swimming pool. There was a little shake then splash a 6.3 Quake was happening. We were out of the pool as fast as we could turtle!! When it was not as shaking we went outside. That was a big earthquake.

In last Tuesdays earthquake I was just by the big fort on the senior playground.When it hit I just ran under the fort and grasped onto one of the poles. When it stopped I ran into my classroom and jumped under my desk. Two minutes later I got out from under my desk and went outside. Then […]

When the earth Quake struck I was running through the corridor at school to get my hat because it was lunch.And the milli second I stepped into the class room all my friends jumped under a desk then I found myself diving under a desk too. It was like I made the earth quake!! Then […]