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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 temperature after the quake dropped dramatically. I was freezing. The coldest I can ever remember being. ...
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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 now live every day as if it was their last. Journalist Tim Cronshaw: Newstalk ZB journalist Tim Cronsh...
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 family. The next day, a photo of Manning’s children, two teens in the throes of grief, was captu...