A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office waiting to board a plane at Christchurch Airport.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office waiting to board a plane at Christchurch Airport.
This panel discussion was presented by Sati Ravichandiren, President (Student Volunteer Army) The Canterbury Earthquakes Symposium, jointly hosted by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Christchurch City Council, was held on 29-30 November 2018 at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch. The purpose of the event was to share lessons from the Canterbury earthquakes so that New Zealand as a whole can be better prepared in future for any similar natural disasters. Speakers and presenters included Greater Christchurch Regeneration Minister, Hon Dr Megan Woods, Christchurch Mayor, Lianne Dalziel, Ngāi Tahu chief executive, Arihia Bennett, head of the public inquiry into EQC, Dame Sylvia Cartwright, urban planner specialising in disaster recovery and castrophe risk management, Dr Laurie Johnson; Christchurch NZ chief executive and former Press editor, Joanna Norris; academic researcher and designer, Barnaby Bennett; and filmmaker, Gerard Smyth. About 300 local and national participants from the public, private, voluntary sectors and academia attended the Symposium. They represented those involved in the Canterbury recovery effort, and also leaders of organisations that may be impacted by future disasters or involved in recovery efforts. The focus of the Symposium was on ensuring that we learn from the Canterbury experience and that we can apply those learnings.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office working at the reception in Cowles Stadium on Pages Road. The stadium was set up by Civil Defence as temporary accommodation for citizens displaced by the 4 September 2010 earthquake. One of the volunteers is holding a cat in a carrier.
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office waiting to board a plane at Christchurch Airport.
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office shaving outside their temporary accommodation in Hagley Park.
A photograph of volunteers working in a temporary emergency management centre set up after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office standing outside the Mainland Foundation Ball Park in Christchurch.
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office waiting to board a plane at Christchurch Airport.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office in the departure lounge of the Christchurch International Airport.
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office with a member of the New Zealand Army.
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office waiting to board a plane at Christchurch Airport.
A photograph of volunteers working in a temporary emergency management centre set up after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Volunteers from the Wellington Regional Emergent Management Office standing on a pile of bricks from an earthquake damaged building in Christchurch.
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office standing with a minister from the International Disaster Relief Team.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office boarding a WRFF Helitack Rappel Crew emergency response vehicle in Wellington.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office relaxing on couches in the foyer of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
A photograph of a minister from the International Disaster Relief Team giving a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office a massage.
A photograph of a minister from the International Disaster Relief Team giving a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office a massage.
A photograph of a minister from the International Disaster Relief Team giving a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office a massage.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office preparing for their journey to Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office standing next to a crack in a footpath caused by liquefaction.
A photograph of a volunteer from Wellington Regional Emergency Management in a van. The van has a small kitchen in the back.
A photograph of a minister from the International Disaster Relief Team giving a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office a massage.
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 3 March 2011 entitled, "Busy baking".
A pdf copy of a presentation which SCIRT presented to Red Cross volunteers, telling them about what SCIRT is and what it does.
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office standing in a crack in a field near the Greendale fault line.
A photograph of emergency management personnel, including volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office, standing a temporary Civil Defence Report Centre in Christchurch.
A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office standing in a crack in a field near the Greendale fault line.
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office eating pizza on the side of Park Terrace near the intersection with Salisbury Street.