Earthquake Anniversary
Audio, Radio New Zealand
University of Canterbury geologist Mark Quigley recalls his personal experience of the Canterbury earthquakes
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Jobs on the line at Canterbury University
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The University of Canterbury has put one-hundred-and-fifty jobs on the line as it tries to recover from the Christchurch earthquakes.
Chapter & Verse
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch poet Jeffrey Paparoa Holman whose new collection Shaken Down 6.3 looks at the impacts and aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes. It's published by Canterbury University Press.
Urban forests - Justin Morgenroth
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A lecturer at Canterbury University's School of Forestry, Justin Morgenroth on new research into the lifesaving role played by trees in the Christchurch earthquakes - and the importance of urban forests for the future of the city.
Our Changing World - Heathcote Avon Estuary
Audio, Radio New Zealand
For many years the Heathcote-Avon estuary was the dumping ground for Christchurch's sewage. Then, in 2010, the wastewater was diverted well out to sea, via a long pipe. David Schiel from the University of Canterbury and John Zeldis from NIWA were investigating the effects of this diversion on the health of estuary when the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes happened, re-engineering both the estuary and their experiments.
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