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The University of Canterbury Dept. of Chemistry has weathered the Canterbury Earthquake of September 4, 2010 very well due to a combination of good luck, good planning and dedicated effort. We owe a great deal to university Emergency Response Team and Facilities Management Personnel. The overall emergency preparedness of the university was tested to a degree far beyond anything else in its history and shown to be well up to scratch. A strong cooperative relationship between the pan-campus controlling body and the departmental response teams greatly facilitated our efforts. Information and assistance was provided promptly, as and when we needed it without unnecessary bureaucratic overheads. At the departmental level we are indebted to the technical staff who implemented the invaluable pre-quake mitigation measures and carried the majority of the post-quake clean-up workload. These people put aside their personal concerns and anxieties at a time when magnitude-5 aftershocks were still a regular occurrence.
The Cabinet is likely to approve emergency legislation today that will smooth the way for reconstruction efforts in Canterbury.
There's huge demand for rental properties in Canterbury with over 2000 residential homes currently uninhabitable because of the earthquake.
The incumbent mayor Bob Parker has been voted back in Christchurch with support apparently gained after Canterbury's devastating earthquake.
Canterbury earthquake victims say they've got new cause for anxiety - whether or not insurance companies will reinsure them.
Cabinet will today decide how the Government will contribute to the clean up in Canterbury following Saturday's massive earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Young girls enjoying the music during the Band Together concert for Canterbury at Hagley Park".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Young girls enjoying the music during the Band Together concert for Canterbury at Hagley Park".
Fallen bookshelf and scattered books in a postgrad common room in the Locke Building at the University of Canterbury.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Dave Dobbyn rocks the crowd during the Band Together concert for Canterbury in Hagley Park".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Sean Crawford, fire service radio communication engineer, at the Woolston USAR base, following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Part of the record crowd at the Band Together concert for Canterbury at Hagley Park".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Tape bracing computer equipment in the server room at The Press, following the Canterbury earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Canterbury earthquake. Amy Taylor from Darfield photographs the damage to St Johns church in Hororata".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Part of the record crowd at the Band Together concert for Canterbury at Hagley Park".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Tape bracing computer equipment in the server room at The Press, following the Canterbury earthquakes".
A photograph of a pile of books in an office in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of Pasifika House at the University of Canterbury. The house has a damaged chimney. A sign on the door reads, "The University is on emergency lock down. This includes the fale. Please do not enter.
A photograph of Pasifika House at the University of Canterbury. The house has a damaged chimney. A sign on the door reads, "The University is on emergency lock down. This includes the fale. Please do not enter.
A photograph of a toppled filing cabinet in an office in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury, after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A PDF copy of a community newspaper published on Tuesday 4 January 2011. The newspaper is a combined holiday edition which replaces the normal editions of the Selwyn Times and North Canterbury News community newspapers.
A photograph of Pasifika House at the University of Canterbury. The house has a damaged chimney. A sign on the door reads, "The University is on emergency lock down. This includes the fale. Please do not enter.
Canterbury schools to stay closed until Monday, Earthquake family tries to comfort traumatised children, Christchurch welfare centres start filling up, Independent Australian MPs back Labor, Universities raise fees to maximum, MPs in Parliament pay tribute to people of Canterbury, Prime Minister speaks from Christchurch, and Julia Gillard speaks about the newly formed government.
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