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Canterbury earthquake

Five years on: the Christchurch 2011 quake

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 February 201603 May 2017

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

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 23 September 201123 September 2011

A new study suggests that geological stress caused by the September Darfield quake may have ‘loaded’ the fault that ruptured […]

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Dr Mark Quigley: Earthquakes, science and the media

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 08 November 201011 November 2010

TVNZ: The University of Canterbury’s earthquake expert Mark Quigley presents to a packed-out audience in Christchurch on the Canterbury quake […]

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Dom Post: ‘Unrealistic optimism’ bounces back

In the News  |  Published: 15 September 2010

Marty Sharpe writes in the Dominion Post that, for at least some of the people who experienced the Christchurch earthquake, […]

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The Press: Fault changes may be good for Canty

In the News  |  Published: 15 September 2010

Paul Gorman writes in The Press that scientists believe that the earthquake which shook Canterbury last weekend could have had […]

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PODCAST: Canterbury earthquake a week on – what the experts know

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 10 September 201017 September 2010

Earthquake experts Dr Ken Gledhill and Professor Martha Savage held a public lecture in Wellington today looking at the scientific […]

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Expert on psychological impacts on Canterbury quake victims

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 09 September 2010

Tony Taylor, emeritus professor at Victoria Universitys School of Psychology specialises in human reactions to disasters and the phases of […]

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Professor Euan Smith on lessons from the quake

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 September 201007 September 2010

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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