The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, is leading the government's response to the latest round of earthquakes.
A short symphony written by eight-year-old Bob Gaudin in response to the Christchurch earthquake.
Caroline Bell, consultant psychiatrist and the clinical head of the Anxiety Disorders Unit at the Canterbury District Health Board talks about the psychological fallout from the Christchurch quakes.
The Defence Force's deployment in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake is the military's biggest ever domestic operation.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 8 December 2011 entitled, "Christmas Cones".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 1 December 2011 entitled, "Ho, Ho, Ho, Henry!".
A news item titled, "2 Billion Infrasture Deal Cleared", published on the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre's website on Friday, 23 September 2011.
Provides a map, the geological background, describes the effects, both in Christchurch and its surrounding areas, the damage to notable buildings, the financial exposure, the emergency response and relief efforts and the media coverage of the earthquake.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 18 September 2011 entitled, "Borrowed Brooch".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 15 August 2011 entitled, "Artworks Unveiled".
David Neal is the national programmes manager for the Red Cross. The Christchurch Red Cross response team is out with the fire service, searching buildings for people who might be trapped.
Simon Manning is a Wellington funeral director who is part of the funeral industry's disaster response team, which is mobilising in Christchurch.
Colonel Roger McElwain has recently been briefed on the military response in Christchurch.
A news item titled, "Lyttelton Recovery Process Could Be Improved", published on the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre's website on Thursday, 13 October 2011.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 16 April 2011 entitled, "Pledging to Participate".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 4 July 2011 entitled, "Anticipating our artwork".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 13 November 2011 entitled, "Sunflowers for serenity".
The political consensus over the response to the Christchurch earthquake is in danger of collapsing.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 21 November 2011, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
A news item titled, "Cool Store Relocation Causes Controversy", published on the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre's website on Thursday, 13 October 2011.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 17 August 2011 entitled, "Local Lyrics".
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 25 July 2011, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 29 August 2011, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 12 September 2011, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 15 August 2011, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 22 August 2011, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
Christchurch-based 11 year-old piano player talks about the compostition he wrote in response to the Sepetmber 4 earthquake.
The Prime Minister was challenged about the earthquake response in Christchurch's hard-hit eastern suburbs during a walkabout today.
An overview of the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake is presented in the context of characterization of extreme/rare events. Focus is given to the earthquake source, observed near-source strong ground motions, and effects of site response, while structural response and consequences are mentioned for completeness. For each of the above topics comparisons and discussions are made with predictive models for each of phenomena considered. In light of the observations and predictive model comparisons, the author’s opinion on improving the characterization of such extreme/rare events, and their appropriate consideration in seismic design is presented
A photograph of members of Massey University's Veterinary Emergency Response Team (VERT) working in the central city red zone after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. VERT travelled to Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake in order to assist with caring for animals. Each member is wearing a hard hat, face masks, and a head lamp.