John Key gives rundown of widespread damage in Canterbury
Audio, Radio New Zealand
An emergency Cabinet Meeting is being held at Parliament as reports begin to come in of the damage in Canterbury caused by this afternoon's earthquake.
An emergency Cabinet Meeting is being held at Parliament as reports begin to come in of the damage in Canterbury caused by this afternoon's earthquake.
David Miller is from Christchurch Civil Defence.
Chris Brown is in Lyttleton - the epicentre of the quake.
Major Angus Mace is from Burnham Military Camp.
Victoria Matthews is the Bishop of Christchurch.
Pip Ramby was rescued from the top floor of the Canterbury televison building.
Canterbury Area Police Commander Superintendent Dave Cliff.
Kerry Munro was at his glass factory when the earthquake struck.
Vicki Treadell is the British High Commisioner and is in Christchurch now.
Reporter Jessica Horn is at Burnside High School, where a welfare centre has been set up.
Judith Hughey is a Christchurch resident.
Police have confirmed the death toll from the Christchurch earthquake has risen.
John Mitchell is the head of Civil Defence.
Radio New Zealand reporter Jessica Maddock reports from outside the Christchurch City Art Gallery which is being converted into a Civil Defence centre.
Christchurch resident James McMullan's house was badly damaged.
Kimberley Grady works for KiwiRail.
Paul Norris is from The New Zealand Broadcasting School at CPIT.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Labour Party leader Phil Goff is outside the Pyne Gould building - where people are trapped inside.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Jackie Shields is a resident of the Burwood suburb in Christchruch.
Our programme this morning is completely devoted to the aftermath of yesterday's Christchurch earthquake. Civil Defence says rescue teams in Christchurch are still recovering people alive who have been trapped in buildings in the city overnight. The emergency department at Christchurch Hospital is extremely busy with many seriously injured people. After an emergency cabinet meeting yesterday, the Prime Minister flew to Christchurch to view the aftermath of the quake first hand. Numerous stories, some of survival, others more tragic are emerging in the aftermath of the quake.
Highlights from Radio New Zealand National's programmes for the week ending Friday 25th February . This week.......we have coverage of the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit Christchurch on Tuesday 22 Febraury.
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Economics Correspondent Nigel Stirling talks about expectations from the Government's economic package to be announced this afternoon to help meet the cost of the Christchurch earthquake.
Fears the Rugby World Cup could be relocated to Australia in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake are unfounded say tournament organisers.
Earthquake bus survivor, Mike Ardagh - Christchurch Hospital, Reporter Erina O'Donohue live from Christchurch, Where to obtain water, Murray McCully thanks international community, Cowles Stadium welfare centre closed, Man escapes from 12th floor of Forsyth Barr building, Aussie medics set up field hospital, Schools need significant rebuilding and Fourteen supermarkets closed in Christchurch.
Canterbury Earthquake updateRadio New Zealand Head of News Don Rood summarises the recent media conferences.
News breaks of an earthquake causing large amounts of damage in Canterbury.