Canterbury Earthquake - Paul Burns

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Paul Burns is the task force leader of Urban Search and Rescue.

Canterbury Earthquake - Bridget Mills

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Bridget Mills is in the Christchurch central city with one of the rescue teams.

Canterbury Earthquake - Wayne Mapp

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Wayne Mapp is the Minister of Defence.

Canterbury Earthquake - David Neal

Audio, Radio New Zealand

David Neal is the national programmes manager for the Red Cross. The Christchurch Red Cross response team is out with the fire service, searching buildings for people who might be trapped.

Canterbury Earthquake - Jessica Maddock

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Radio New Zealand reporter Jessica Maddock reports on a briefing by Mayor Bob Parker.

Canterbury Earthquake - Peter Davy

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Peter Davy is the chief executive of Ports of Lyttleton.

Canterbury Earthquake - Monique Oomen

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Monique Oomen is the communciations manager at Christchurch Airport.

Canterbury Earthquake - Rob Clark

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Rob Clark was on the sixth floor of his office building when the quake struck, and got stuck in gridlock leaving the CBD.

Canterbury Earthquake - Peter Beck

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The head of the Christchurch cathedral thinks people visiting the church may have been killed there when the quake hit this afternoon. The Dean of Christchurch, Peter Beck, says they rushed to get as many people out of the Cathedral as they could.

Canterbury Earthquake - Bob Parker

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Press conference with the Mayor of Christchurch.

Canterbury Earthquake - Michael Brooks

Audio, Radio New Zealand

St John's Ambulance Operations Director Micheal Brooks.

Canterbury Earthquake - Amanda Cropp

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Amanda Cropp is a Sumner resident.

Canterbury Earthquake - John Key

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Prime Minister John Key updates the death toll.

Canterbury Earthquake - John Townend

Audio, Radio New Zealand

John Townend is a seismologist for GNS; and an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences.

Canterbury Earthquake - Pete Connors

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Pete Connors is the New Zealand Transport Agency Operations Manager.

Canterbury Earthquake - Roger Sutton

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Roger Sutton works for Orion Energy.

Canterbury Earthquake - Raul Dykstra

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The fire service in Christhcurch says its resources are stretched.

Canterbury Earthquake - Jessica Maddock

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Radio New Zealand reporter Jessica Maddock has been to a Civil Defense Briefing.

Canterbury Earthquake - John Carter

Audio, Radio New Zealand

John Carter is the Minister of Civil Defence.

Canterbury Earthquake - Mark Watts

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Mark Watts works for Telecom.

Canterbury Earthquake - John Townend

Audio, Radio New Zealand

John Townend is a seismologist for GNS; and an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences.

Canterbury Earthquake - Elizabeth Brayton

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Elizabeth Brayton was in Charteris Bay when quake hit.

Canterbury Earthquake - James Ball

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Some Christchurch residents were able to get out of the city to stay with relatives.

Canterbury Earthquake - Conor English

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Federated Farmers have offered help for the earthquake.

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Government is promising the new authority set up to lead Christchurch's rebuilding will listen to local people.

The Canterbury Earthquake Memorial

Audio, Radio New Zealand

When the new Canterbury Earthquake Memorial was revealed last month, something unusual happened for a work of public art. It was universally appreciated! Christchurch filmmaker Rick Harvie has documented the two year long project from seeking submissions though to the official ceremony. Rick tells Lynn Freeman he's about to put his now finished documentary, including footage of the ceremony and feedback from a range of people, online.

Earthquake strikes Canterbury region

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Canterbury Monday night. Four thousand people reportedly felt the quake, which was centred 30 kilometres west of Methven. GNS Science seismologist Dr Jonathan Hanson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Canterbury Earthquake 7.1

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Rolleston/Burnham, South Island, NZ It's been a busy few weeks! Was away on geology fieldtrips all the previous two weeks, then on Saturday morning 4th September 2010 at 4.35 am we got woken in Westport to a reasonable but very long earthquake. My husband was back in Christchurch at the time and texted me saying "are you ok?". I replied, "yes!"...

Canterbury Earthquake September 2010

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I didn't even know the bookshelf had fallen on me till later that morning. When I saw the bookcase and books all over the bed, I was glad to be only 5 foot tall or my legs would have been crushed by sturdy books like 'A day in the life of the Soviet Union' and some thumping big art books, or even the cheapo board bookcase with half its shelves...

Model: Wastewater Systems in an Earthquake

Images, Canterbury Museum

One interactive model which demonstrates how different types of pipes perform in an earthquake.