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Emergency personnel gathered on Madras Street outside the collapsed Canterbury Television building. A digger and the Urban Search and Rescue team can be seen searching the rubble while fire fighters work to extinguish the fire in the building.

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A photograph of emergency management staff meeting outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. The art gallery was used as the temporary Civil Defence headquarters after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the background, a New Zealand Fire Service truck can be seen.

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Groups of emergency personnel conferring at the base of the collapsed Canterbury Television building on Madras Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Behind them, other emergency personnel can be seen searching the ruins for trapped people. Smoke can be seen billowing from the remains of the building.

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A car which was crushed by falling masonry from Wave House (Winnie Bagoes Pizza Bar) on Gloucester Street during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Emergency personnel have spray painted the car with the word "Clear" to indicate it has been checked for trapped or injured people.

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A sign in front of the Christchurch Art Gallery indicating that the building is being used as the Emergency Operations Centre. The sign reads, "EOC Command Centre, Enter only if involved in Civil Defence". Behind the sign is a small pile of glass from the Art Gallery windows.

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A photograph of emergency personnel entering a cordon on Montreal Street near the intersection with Bealey Avenue. The cordon has been set up with road cones and a "Road closed" sign. Two members of the New Zealand Army are guarding the cordon.

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office lining up outside a Maggi van which is distributing out soup. The van is parked outside Cowles Stadium on Pages Road, which was set up by Civil Defence as temporary accommodation for those displaced by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

Research papers, University of Canterbury Library

In response to the February 2011 earthquake, Parliament enacted the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act. This emergency legislation provided the executive with extreme powers that extended well beyond the initial emergency response and into the recovery phase. Although New Zealand has the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002, it was unable to cope with the scale and intensity of the Canterbury earthquake sequence. Considering the well-known geological risk facing the Wellington region, this paper will consider whether a standalone “Disaster Recovery Act” should be established to separate an emergency and its response from the recovery phase. Currently, Government policy is to respond reactively to a disaster rather than proactively. In a major event, this typically involves the executive being given the ability to make rules, regulations and policy without the delay or oversight of normal legislative process. In the first part of this paper, I will canvas what a “Disaster Recovery Act” could prescribe and why there is a need to separate recovery from emergency. Secondly, I will consider the shortfalls in the current civil defence recovery framework which necessitates this kind of heavy governmental response after a disaster. In the final section, I will examine how

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office at Cowles Stadium on Pages Road. The stadium was set up by Civil Defence as temporary accommodation for those displaced by the 4 September 2010 earthquake. In the background, members of Red Cross are working at the registration table.

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A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office working at the reception in Cowles Stadium on Pages Road. The stadium was set up by Civil Defence as temporary accommodation for citizens displaced by the 4 September 2010 earthquake. One of the volunteers is holding a cat in a carrier.

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A view of Worcester Boulevard, looking east towards Christ Church Cathedral. Bricks from the front of the building and the tower can be seen on the ground. People are making their way down the street out of the central city. Members of the Emergency Management personnel, in high-visibility vests, can be seen.

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A photograph of a portable shower unit set up in Hagley Park for the emergency management personnel who travelled to Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A clothes line has been set up by tying ropes to the shower unit and a digger. To the right, a number of portaloos can also be seen.

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A photograph of Ray Whelan and Mark Osborne, from the Wellington Emergency Management Office, standing at a registration station in Cowles Stadium. The stadium was set up as a Civil Defence Report Centre after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. In the background, members of the Red Cross can be seen.

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A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office working at the reception area of Cowles Stadium on Pages Road. The stadium was set up as temporary accommodation for those displaced by the 4 September 2010 earthquake. To the right Tim Shadbolt, Mayor of Invercargill, is talking on a telephone.

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office working at the reception area of Cowles Stadium. The stadium was set up by Civil Defence as temporary accommodation for those displaced by the 4 September 2010 earthquake. A member of Red Cross is standing in front of the reception area talking to them.

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office lining up outside a Maggi van which is distributing soup. The van is parked outside Cowles Stadium on Pages Road, which was set up by Civil Defence as temporary accommodation for those displaced by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.