Canterbury Earthquake - Rob Clark
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Rob Clark was on the sixth floor of his office building when the quake struck, and got stuck in gridlock leaving the CBD.
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.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Press conference with the Mayor of Christchurch.
St John's Ambulance Operations Director Micheal Brooks.
Amanda Cropp is a Sumner resident.
Prime Minister John Key updates the death toll.
John Townend is a seismologist for GNS; and an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences.
Pete Connors is the New Zealand Transport Agency Operations Manager.
Roger Sutton works for Orion Energy.
The fire service in Christhcurch says its resources are stretched.
Returning now to the emergency finance package for Christchurch businesses, which the Prime Minister announced this afternoon.
Radio New Zealand reporter Jessica Maddock has been to a Civil Defense Briefing.
John Carter is the Minister of Civil Defence.
Mark Watts works for Telecom.
John Townend is a seismologist for GNS; and an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences.
Elizabeth Brayton was in Charteris Bay when quake hit.
Some Christchurch residents were able to get out of the city to stay with relatives.
Federated Farmers have offered help for the earthquake.
"Extraordinary powers for extraordinary times."The Government says that's what it's giving to the new Christchurch earthquake authority it's set up to lead the rebuild.
The Government is promising the new authority set up to lead Christchurch's rebuilding will listen to local people.
Coverage of John Key's speech to the people of Christchurch.
The Earthquake Commission says 95 percent of the invoices it gets from contractors repairing houses in Christchurch are paid out within two to three weeks.
Jim Mora crosses to reporters in Christchurh to get an update on the 1:00pm aftershock.
The Christchurch Earthquake Appeal established by the government and spearheaded by NZX Chief Executive Mark Weldon has attracted donor money from companies and individuals around the world. How will that money be spent?
Minister for Earthquake Recovery, Gerry Brownlee, responds to Christchurch residents in limbo awaiting a geotech report into which suburbs will be abandoned.
When the new Canterbury Earthquake Memorial was revealed last month, something unusual happened for a work of public art. It was universally appreciated! Christchurch filmmaker Rick Harvie has documented the two year long project from seeking submissions though to the official ceremony. Rick tells Lynn Freeman he's about to put his now finished documentary, including footage of the ceremony and feedback from a range of people, online.
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Canterbury Monday night. Four thousand people reportedly felt the quake, which was centred 30 kilometres west of Methven. GNS Science seismologist Dr Jonathan Hanson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
A new report says the Earthquake Commission was ill-prepared for a major earthquake and had to use inexperienced staff to respond to the Canterbury earthquakes.
The Earthquake Commission has more than doubled its estimate of how much it will pay out for Canterbury earthquake claims, from three billion dollars to seven billion dollars.