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.
Rob Clark was on the sixth floor of his office building when the quake struck, and got stuck in gridlock leaving the CBD.
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.
Press conference with the Mayor of Christchurch.
St John's Ambulance Operations Director Micheal Brooks.
Amanda Cropp is a Sumner resident.
Prime Minister John Key updates the death toll.
John Townend is a seismologist for GNS; and an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences.
Pete Connors is the New Zealand Transport Agency Operations Manager.
Roger Sutton works for Orion Energy.
The fire service in Christhcurch says its resources are stretched.
Radio New Zealand reporter Jessica Maddock has been to a Civil Defense Briefing.
John Carter is the Minister of Civil Defence.
Mark Watts works for Telecom.
John Townend is a seismologist for GNS; and an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences.
Elizabeth Brayton was in Charteris Bay when quake hit.
Some Christchurch residents were able to get out of the city to stay with relatives.
Federated Farmers have offered help for the earthquake.
The Government is promising the new authority set up to lead Christchurch's rebuilding will listen to local people.
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.
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.
University of Canterbury geologist Mark Quigley recalls his personal experience of the Canterbury earthquakes
Canterbury tourism numbers climbing again - we speak to Canterbury Tourism chief executive Tim Hunter.
Eleven million dollars has been donated so far to the Canterbury Earthquake Appeal. It comes as the Government announced early details of a recovery plan for people wanting money to fix their damaged homes or start rebuilding.
Saturday Morning's commentator on children's books talks about being in her old home city of Christchurch last Saturday during the earthquake.
Clinical psychologist Sarb Johal, formerly an adviser with the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Civil Defence, on trauma and psychosocial support after Canterbury's earthquake.
After a rush of babies born on the day of Canterbury's earthquake, the stress of the continuing tremors mean some women are now having trouble giving birth.
At around 11-30pm there was a cluster of earthquakes - two over magnitude five, including one at 11.40 which registered 5.4, that's equal to the strongest aftershock felt on Saturday afternoon.
Aftershocks have continued to shake Canterbury overnight following Saturday morning's brutal 7.1 earthquake.
Jessica Maddock has been covering the quake and its aftermath throughout the past month.
Canterbury has been hit by a large aftershock, a month to the day since a seven point one magnitude earthquake rocked the region.