A press release from the United States of America Embassy New Zealand about USAID/OFDA Press Officer, Rebecca Gustafson's experiences during the 22 February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch.
A press release from the Office of the Press Secretary in the US White House announcing the deployment of a US Agency for International Development (USAID) Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The response team included the Los Angeles County Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue Team who assisted with the search and rescue efforts.
A press release from the United States Embassy New Zealand about the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team gifting their New Zealand counterparts around $600,000 worth of sophisticated detection and rescue equipment after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A blog post from US Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner, titled, "American Search and Rescue Team Gifts Large Cache of High-Tech Equipment to Kiwi Counterparts".