Canterbury Earthquake - Michael Brooks

Audio, Radio New Zealand

St John's Ambulance Operations Director Micheal Brooks.

Latest on the St John recovery effort

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In the two hours following the earthquake, the St John Ambulance service in Christchurch took more than 353 calls. That compares to just 250 calls it usually receives during a standard 24-hour period. St John's Ambulance operations director, Michael Brook, joins us from Christchurch.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 165

Images, UC QuakeStudies

View onto Papanui Road. An ambulance vehicle can be seen in the background.

The Panel, with David McPhail, Tim Watkin and Islay McLeod (Part 1)

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Topics - New Zealanders paid tribute to the victims of the Christchurch earthquake today - with two minutes' silence marking the moment the disaster struck last week. The emergency ambulance service provider, St John, has hit out at hoax callers who have been wasting valuable time and ambulance service resources following Tuesday's earthquake.