In the next few minutes, the Student Volunteer Army in Christchurch is being presented with the ANZAC of the Year award, to recognise the huge clean up job the students did after the earthquakes.
Volunteers in Christchurch are collecting a huge amount of earthquake data with mini-seismometers and their home computers
Using mini-seismometers which connect to home computers by a USB connection, volunteers in Christchurch are collecting a huge amount of earthquake data.
UNESCO panel discussion with Jason Pemberton of the Student Volunteer Army in Christchurch, Qasim Aslam, a young Pakistani entrepreneur who set up systems to cope with the earthquake and floods there, and Muthiah Muthe who was involved with relief efforts in Indonesia.
The Hororata Highland Games are an initiative of the Hororata Community Trust. The Trust was established to support the community through fundraising activities and help the Mid-Canterbury town rebuild after the September 2010 earthquake left many facilities damaged. The inaugural Highland Games in 2011 was a huge success and this year, Trust director Mark Stewart and dozens of local volunteers have organised another tartan extravaganza.