Police and volunteers work to rescue people trapped in the collapsed CTV building. Photo / Geoff Sloan
Thousands of signatures and messages of support pledged by the people of Christchurch after the devastating 2011 earthquakes have been digitally preserved.
The Pledge books - which notched up around 27,000 names, signatures and messages after the February 22 quake - have been scanned into a digital archive to preserve
the "memories and experiences of Cantabrians".
"The Pledge is a very important document and we're honoured to help ensure its digital preservation," said archive director Professor Paul Millar of the University of Canterbury (UC).
"The fact that thousands of people publicly pledged themselves to Christchurch's future immediately after the most damaging earthquake speaks volumes about the strong feelings so many of us have for our city and province."
The document forms part of UC's earthquake archive CEISMIC, which aims to document and protect Christchurch's post-quake social history.
