The head of an international team of engineers who are expert in designing for disasters says Wellington should look closely at the lessons from the Canterbury earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nick Rogers, geotechnical specialist, explains the EQC plan to remediate land damaged in the Canterbury earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nick Rogers, geotechnical specialist, explains the EQC plan to remediate land damaged in the Canterbury earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of 4 September earthquake-damaged chimney of the 145 year old Canterbury Provincial Council Building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nick Rogers, geotechnical specialist, explains the EQC plan to remediate land damaged in the Canterbury earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nick Rogers, geotechnical specialist, explains the EQC plan to remediate land damaged in the Canterbury earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of 4 September earthquake-damaged chimney of the 145 year old Canterbury Provincial Council Building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of 4 September earthquake-damaged chimney of the 145 year old Canterbury Provincial Council Building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of 4 September earthquake-damaged chimney of the 145 year old Canterbury Provincial Council Building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of 4 September earthquake-damaged chimney of the 145 year old Canterbury Provincial Council Building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of 4 September earthquake-damaged chimney of the 145 year old Canterbury Provincial Council Building".
While buildings and businesses bore the brunt of the Canterbury earthquake, some popular outdoor recreation places have also been hit.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nick Rogers, geotechnical specialist, explains the EQC plan to remediate land damaged in the Canterbury earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Removal of 4 September earthquake-damaged chimney of the 145 year old Canterbury Provincial Council Building".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mary heading to Timaru to sub after the closure of The Press building following Canterbury's earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Steve McCarthy, assistant rescue manager with Civil Defence during a press conference following Canterbury's earthquake".
It's day four of the massive clean-up operation in Canterbury. Hundreds of shops and offices in the region are being assessed to check if they're safe.
The chief medical officer of health for the region, Dr Alistair Humphrey, says people carrying out repairs on their earthquake-stricken properties need to be wary of asbestos.
The Government has already put in place ten orders-in-council under emergency powers rushed through Parliament this month to deal with the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquake.
(I righted the bird bath after the initial earthquake. None of the after-shocks were sufficient to knock it over again.)
To be demolished very soon
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Damage from the Christchurch 7.1 earthquake on 4th Sept 2010
A weather map of New Zealand is shown beset with dreadful weather conditions that include cyclones and lightning strikes; there is also earthquake activity around the Canterbury region. Text reads 'Was it something we said?...' Refers to the Canterbury earthquake of 4th September 2010 and the spring storms with wind, rain and snow in recent weeks. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A man and woman clutch each other in terror as their house rocks in an aftershake; the man grabs his phone and offers his land for sale adding that 'foreigners are welcome'. Refers to the Canterbury earthquake of 4th September 2010 which continues to experience aftershakes, some of them quite significant. Refers also to the debate about whether New Zealand should be selling land, particularly farms, to foreigners; one side of the debate considers the sale of land to foreigners to make economic sense while others feel that our heritage is being lost. Both colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).