Canterbury Earthquake - John Townend
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John Townend is an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences at Victoria University Wellington.
John Townend is an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences at Victoria University Wellington.
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority has confirmed land zoned red in Christchurch has no legal status.
The Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee flew down to Christchurch from Wellington when he heard about the quakes.
The risk of another large earthquake hitting Christchurch has declined and is getting smaller.
Christchurch's leading business group is criticising city council plans to slow down its earthquake rebuild programme. Conan Young reports.
Our education correspondent, John Gerritsen, has been covering the reorganisation of schools in Christchurch since the earthquakes.
Canterbury got a big shock this morning with a long and strong earthquake that sent people running for the nearest door frame. While the region seems to have escaped any major damage, it's left locals thankful it wasn't worse. The quake measured 6.0 on the richter scale and was centred 45 kilometes north of Geraldine. Since then, there have been more than 40 aftershocks. Checkpoint producer Anastasia Hedge has been near the epicentre.
People are leaving Christchurch for good at double the rate than before February's earthquake.
The Insurance Council has shot down criticism the industry may be delaying earthquake claims for financial gain.
Christchurch employers have been in Wellington today signing up tradespeople to help rebuild the earthquake damaged city.
Aid agencies in Canterbury say the earthquake recovery is putting buildings before people.
John Townend is a seismologist for GNS; and an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences.
John Townend is a seismologist for GNS; and an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences.
John Townend is a seismologist for GNS; and an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences.
The Crusaders rugby side had just finished training at Rugby Park when the quake struck.
Offers of assistance to quake-ravaged Christchurch are flooding in from around the country.
The Government's books are continuing to deteriorate as the cost of the Christchurch earthquake is added to a rising operating deficit.
A week after the devastating earthquake many are still needing assistance to get essential provisions such as food and water.
The Prime Minister was challenged about the earthquake response in Christchurch's hard-hit eastern suburbs during a walkabout today.
The Christchurch earthquake looks to have dashed hopes of a pickup in household spending this year.
Tens of thousands have left Christchurch since the earthquake, and many are planning to stay away for good.
The Bank of New Zealand has set aside 60 million dollars for potential credit losses from the earthquakes in Christchurch.
A Canterbury University engineer says building standards need to be upgraded before rebuilding begins in the earthquake battered region.
The Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission is calling for changes to building standards as a matter of urgency.
The Reserve Bank says it sees little pressure on inflation from rebuilding after the Canterbury earthquake.
John Townend is a seismologist for GNS; and an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences.
Construction teams are working to fix earthquake damaged stopbanks in the Waimakariri and Kaiapoi rivers near Christchurch.
An historic Christchurch clock tower damaged in the earthquakes was unveiled today, after undergoing more than eight hundred thousand dollars of repairs.
At least five companies are being investigated by the Canterbury Regional Council for dumping or burning earthquake demolition rubble illegally.
A law change is being looked at to tackle the problem of property boundaries moving in the Canterbury earthquakes.