$1.5 million donated to earthquake fund by Auckland Council
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Offers of assistance to quake-ravaged Christchurch are flooding in from around the country.
Offers of assistance to quake-ravaged Christchurch are flooding in from around the country.
Sheep and cattle farmers in Hawke's bay have rallied round to help raise over 40 thousand dollars for the Christchurch Earthquake Fund.
Thousands of Christchurch refugees have poured into Timaru since the earthquake on February 22, boosting its population by nearly 20 per cent. Social services are giving out hundreds of food parcels, blankets, toiletries and clothes every day as well as finding accommodation for people who have turned up in town with nothing. Major Dean Herring of the Salvation Army in Timaru has been helping evacuees find places to live as well as dealing with the huge piles of donated goods.