'I'll never forget the look of horror on my colleagues' faces': RNZ reporter recalls Christchurch quake
Jessica Maddock Three RNZ reporters working in Christchurch on 22 February 2011 tell of their experiences on the day the earthquake hit, Jessica Maddock describes the frightening and unrelenting day that unfolded before her. Police stand by amid fallen debris in a cordoned-off street in Christchurch on February 23, 2011 a day after the deadly earthquake. Photo: AFP We slept in our car for 10 nights after the February earthquake. Our home, three-storeys on Mt Pleasant, had gone from haven to threat. Ten largely sleepless nights, worrying about the retaining wall beside us and the power pole ...
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