Canterbury Earthquake - Rauol Dykestra

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Rauol Dykestra works for the Fire Service.

Rural Canterbury largely unscathed

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Federated Farmers Earthquake spokesperson John Hartnell joins the programme.

Canterbury Earthquake - Barry Saunders

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Barry Saunders is at the epicentre of the earthquake - Lyttleton.

Canterbury Earthquake - John Carter

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John Carter, Minister for Civil Defence gives reporters in Wellington a briefing.

Canterbury Earthquake - Market reaction

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The NZ dollar has tumbled and the stock market has fallen.

Canterbury Earthquake - Jim Palmer

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Jim Palmer says there is significant damage, but it is not as bad as the September 4 earthquake last year.

Canterbury Earthquake - Peter Cooper

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Peter Cooper is in the suburb of Woolston.

Canterbury Earthquake - Rachel Graham

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Radio New Zealand reporter Rachel Graham is in Latimer Square.

Canterbury Earthquake - Denise Torrey

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Denise Torrey is the principal of Summerfield School in the south of Christchurch.

Canterbury Earthquake - Rachel Graham

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Radio New Zealand reporter Rachel Graham is at the triage centre that has been set up in Latimer Square.

Canterbury Earthquake - Andrew Holden

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Andrew Holden is the Editor of The Press. The Christchurch Press building suffered extreme damge.

Canterbury Earthquake - Barry Corbett

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Christchurch city councillor Barry Corbett is at Civil Defence headquarters.

Canterbury Earthquake - Bill English

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Bill English addresses Press at the Beehive.

Canterbury Earthquake - News Conference

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Finance Minister Bill English, and the Civil Defence Minister John Carter have a news conference at the Beehive theatrette.

Canterbury Earthquake - Dave Cliff

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Dave Cliff is the Police Superintendent.

Canterbury Earthquake - Murray Sherwan

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Murray Sherwan is the Chair of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Commission.

Canterbury Earthquake - David Meates

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David Meates is Chief Executive of the Canterbury District Health Board.

Canterbury Earthquake - Stephen Jacobi

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Today was the second day of a meeting of the US New Zealand Partnership Forum.

Canterbury Earthquake - Lydia Ayden

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Lydia Ayden is Christchurch City Council's General Manager of Public Affairs.

Canterbury Earthquake - James Thompson

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James Thompson is the Operations Manager for Civil Defence Christchurch.

Canterbury Earthquake - Bridget Mills

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Bridget Mills is in Latimer Square at a triage centre.

Canterbury Earthquake - John Townend

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

Canterbury Earthquake - Paul Burns

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

Canterbury Earthquake - Bridget Mills

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

Canterbury Earthquake - Wayne Mapp

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Wayne Mapp is the Minister of Defence.

Canterbury Earthquake - David Neal

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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

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

Canterbury Earthquake - Peter Davy

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Peter Davy is the chief executive of Ports of Lyttleton.

Canterbury Earthquake - Monique Oomen

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Monique Oomen is the communciations manager at Christchurch Airport.

Canterbury Earthquake - Rob Clark

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