Report finds Earthquake Commission underprepared for Canterbury earthquakes
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The organisation had to hire over 1000 new staff members to manage the claims.
The organisation had to hire over 1000 new staff members to manage the claims.
Over 1000 people have reported feeling the earthquake.
This week marks 10 years since the start of the Canterbury earthquakes.
A video of Kathryn's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Joshua Black.
A video of Garth's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Samuel Hope.
A video of Julie's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Rosemary Du Plessis.
A video of Diane Hyde's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Paul Millar.
A video of Drucilla Kingi-Patterson's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Lucy Denham.
An edited video of Betty and Michael's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Please note that the final 3 minutes, 49 seconds of the original video are corrupted and have thus been edited out of this video. Interviewer: Samuel Hope.
Friday marks a decade since the disaster.
But for some families, the fight isn't over.
"We've got to find a way to bring young people in the city and then we'll be buzzing."
The grotto assembled after the Christchurch Santa parade was cancelled due to COVID-19.
The magnitude 7.1 struck at 4:34am on September 4, 2010.