Canterbury Earthquake - Wayne Mapp
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Wayne Mapp is the Minister of Defence.
Wayne Mapp is the Minister of Defence.
Update of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Suzie Ferguson, Mary Wilson and Hewitt Humphrey host rolling news coverage of the Christchurch Earthquake. The audio used comes from the start of the 6pm hour.
Kate Gudsell received an initial death toll in the civil defence bunker in Wellington.
David Neal is the national programmes manager for the Red Cross. The Christchurch Red Cross response team is out with the fire service, searching buildings for people who might be trapped.
Radio New Zealand reporter Jessica Maddock reports on a briefing by Mayor Bob Parker.
John Townend is a seismologist for GNS; and an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Prime Minister John Key updates the death toll.
Mark Watts works for Telecom.
Rob Clark was on the sixth floor of his office building when the quake struck, and got stuck in gridlock leaving the CBD.
The head of the Christchurch cathedral thinks people visiting the church may have been killed there when the quake hit this afternoon. The Dean of Christchurch, Peter Beck, says they rushed to get as many people out of the Cathedral as they could.
Radio New Zealand reporter Rachel Graham is in Latimer Square.
Parliament was adjourned as news of the earthquake came through. Party leaders made statements to the House as the seriousness of the situation became clear.
David Meates is Chief Executive of the Canterbury District Health Board.
Update of the Canterbury Earthquake.
John Townend is a seismologist for GNS; and an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences.
Andrew Holden is the Editor of The Press. The Christchurch Press building suffered extreme damge.
Radio New Zealand reporter Rachel Graham is at the triage centre that has been set up in Latimer Square.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Peter Davy is the chief executive of Ports of Lyttleton.
Elizabeth Brayton was in Charteris Bay when quake hit.
Pete Connors is the New Zealand Transport Agency Operations Manager.
Colonel Roger McElwain has recently been briefed on the military response in Christchurch.
Christchurch city councillor Barry Corbett is at Civil Defence headquarters.
The Crusaders rugby side had just finished training at Rugby Park when the quake struck.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Some Christchurch residents were able to get out of the city to stay with relatives.
Roger Sutton works for Orion Energy.
Update of the Canterbury Earthquake.