St John's Ambulance Operations Director Micheal Brooks.
In the two hours following the earthquake, the St John Ambulance service in Christchurch took more than 353 calls. That compares to just 250 calls it usually receives during a standard 24-hour period. St John's Ambulance operations director, Michael Brook, joins us from Christchurch.
View onto Papanui Road. An ambulance vehicle can be seen in the background.
Topics - New Zealanders paid tribute to the victims of the Christchurch earthquake today - with two minutes' silence marking the moment the disaster struck last week. The emergency ambulance service provider, St John, has hit out at hoax callers who have been wasting valuable time and ambulance service resources following Tuesday's earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Volunteer Ambulance officers Sean Lester and Kerry Mitchell work at the Linwood welfare centre
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Volunteer Ambulance officers Sean Lester and Kerry Mitchell work at the Linwood welfare centre
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Volunteer Ambulance officers Sean Lester and Kerry Mitchell work at the Linwood welfare centre".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Volunteer Ambulance officers Sean Lester and Kerry Mitchell work at the Linwood Welfare centre".
Page 11 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Friday 10 September 2010.
Page 18 of Section O of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 23 February 2011.
Shows Christchurch's Anglican cathedral receiving extensive treatment including blood, ambulances, scaffold and signs reading 'save!' In the background Christchurch's Catholic Cathedral says it wants its share of attention as well. Context: The focus of repairing the Christchurch Anglican cathedral appeared to draw focus and resources from the equally historic and damaged Catholic Cathedral. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).