Five years on from the biggest disaster in modern New Zealand, experts share their experiences and thoughts. At 12:51 pm on […]
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Experts on link between Canterbury quakes
A new study suggests that geological stress caused by the September Darfield quake may have ‘loaded’ the fault that ruptured […]
Continue readingDr Mark Quigley: Earthquakes, science and the media
TVNZ: The University of Canterbury’s earthquake expert Mark Quigley presents to a packed-out audience in Christchurch on the Canterbury quake […]
Continue readingDom Post: ‘Unrealistic optimism’ bounces back
Marty Sharpe writes in the Dominion Post that, for at least some of the people who experienced the Christchurch earthquake, […]
Continue readingThe Press: Fault changes may be good for Canty
Paul Gorman writes in The Press that scientists believe that the earthquake which shook Canterbury last weekend could have had […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Canterbury earthquake a week on – what the experts know
Earthquake experts Dr Ken Gledhill and Professor Martha Savage held a public lecture in Wellington today looking at the scientific […]
Continue readingExpert on psychological impacts on Canterbury quake victims
Tony Taylor, emeritus professor at Victoria Universitys School of Psychology specialises in human reactions to disasters and the phases of […]
Continue readingProfessor Euan Smith on lessons from the quake
Scientists say the 7.1 magnitude quake that rocked Canterbury on Saturday morning came from a previously unknown fault, but that […]
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