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Three RNZ reporters working in Christchurch on 22 February 2011 tell of their experiences on the day the earthquake hit, in part one Rachel Graham explains how she was mid-interview when the studio rocked violently.

The experiences on 22 February 2011 of three Radio New Zealand reporters who were working in Christchurch on the day the earthquake hit. A photo taken on 22 February 2011 shows a collapsed row of shops on Worcester Street in Christchurch. Photo: AFP It started out quite summery, the 22nd February 2011. I wore ballet flats, a dress. Had bare legs. It proved a very poor wardrobe choice. Aside from the need to wade through fresh pools of murky liquefaction and bits of broken building - the tempe...

Christchurch earthquake survivors share their powerful stories 10 years on 22 Feb, 2021 05:13 AM 4 minutes to read CTV receptionist Maryanne Jackson remembers the 16 colleagues she lost in the Christchurch earthquake 10 years ago. Photo / NZME CTV receptionist Maryanne Jackson remembers the 16 colleagues she lost in the Christchurch earthquake 10 years ago. Photo / NZME NZ Herald On the 10th anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake, three survivors share their powerful stories and why they no...

Tony Richards knew the badly-hurt woman could survive with the right treatment. Ten years on from the Chch quake, he doesn't know if she got it.

Maurice Gardiner lost his sister Donna Manning in the CTV building collapse. Ten years ago, Maurice Gardiner helped pull bodies from the crumpled remains of the CTV building, as his own sister lay buried somewhere in the rubble. Donna Manning, a producer and presenter for Canterbury Television, was one of 115 people killed when the building collapsed during the magnitude-6.2 earthquake that struck the city on February 22, 2011. It was just the start of a devastating month for Gardiner and his...

Killer quake: Sir John Key reflects on NZs "darkest day" 13 minutes to read Sir John Key was Prime Minister when his hometown, Christchurch, was devastated in the February 22, 2011 earthquake. He was dropped into the still shaking, cracked chaos of "New Zealands darkest day". Ten years on, he reflects on those horrific first 24 hours, and how a rebuilt Garden City could become our own Silicon Valley. Kurt Bayer reports. The meeting, high on the ninth floor of the Beehive paused to ride...

The 8100sq m site is bordered by Madras, Gloucester and Armagh streets. The land is worth about $10 million based on current land prices, and could hold up to 100 homes. It was originally acquired by the Crown under rebuild legislation, and the subsequent competition to choose a multi-disciplinary team to create the village drew 58 entries from 15 countries. Under the original concept, the requirement was “to create an exemplar central city neighbourhood displaying medium density homes, b...

A decade on, a tale of two cities Newsroom 18/02/2021 © Provided by Newsroom Post-quake Christchurch has come a long way in 10 years, but is, in part, a confusion of contrasts and contradictions. Have our expectations been too high? David Williams reports Ann Brower doesn’t mind being in central Christchurch, which is surprising, really. On February 22, 2011, the bus she was riding along Colombo St was crushed by building debris – the parapet and façade of an unreinforced masonry build...

A big block of central city land made vacant by the Christchurch earthquakes, is for sale

John Kirk-Anderson/Stuff Mike Yardley was among the many Christchurch residents to find their way to Latimer Square shortly after the devastating earthquake on February 22, 2011. OPINION: February 22. It’s not just a date but a stake, a monumental marker that’s been driven deep and defining into the timeline of our lives. A date that elicits a heady spectrum of emotions and that reflexive sense of contorted discomfort in the pits of our stomachs. I’m not a big anniversary kind of guy. I...