Canterbury residents plan for tsunami evacuation

Audio, Radio New Zealand

It's been more than two months since New Zealand braced for a tsunami following a massive earthquake off the coast of Chile.

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:09:12 02:50:11

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson and Iain Graham from DOC on the West Coast with a Okarito Rowi kiwi that has just hatched at Willowbank".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:23 12:13:03

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Large cracks along the stop bank".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:23 11:55:09

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Earthquake damage repair work on the stop bank".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:23 12:01:20

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Ian Heslop, ECAN Design and Operations Engineer".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:23 11:39:26

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. A large crack at the base of the stop bank".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:23 12:12:58

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Large cracks along the top of the stop bank".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:23 11:53:44

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Engineers huddle on the stop bank to discuss the situation".

Fairfax Media Image: Lawrence Smith 2010:09:11 13:58:00

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. Malcolm and Erika MacLeod and kids Lachlan(5) and & Hannah(2) had recently sold their with plans to move to the Gold Coast one day before the earthquake struck".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:23 12:32:11

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Brian McIndoe, ECAN Waimakariri Area Engineer, inspects one of the cracks which is causing concern on the stop bank".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:23 12:31:30

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Brian McIndoe, ECAN Waimakariri Area Engineer, inspects one of the cracks which is causing concern on the stop bank".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:23 12:18:57

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. TV crew film the inside of the crack on the stop bank while John McCombe (photographer) looks on".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:23 11:50:43

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in NZ have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. The once level stop bank has lowered about 1.5 metres in place. Kaiapoi township is to the left of the frame".

The Week in Review - week ending 17 September 2010

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A review of the week's news including the latest on the Canterbury earthquake as aftershocks continue to hit the region, ACT MP David Garrett quits the party amid shocking revelations, a report into the Air New Zealand crash off the French coast in 2008 blames poor maintenance and pilot error, first steps are taken to repeal the Foreshore and Seabed Act, the New Zealand Airforce evacuates an ill man from Antarctica, New Zealand's athletes could pull out of the Commonwealth Games and immigrant birds that mimic the native species.