The sixth largest earthquake since the magnitude 7.1 September 4th quake, struck Canterbury this morning, forcing shops near the epicentre to close. The magnitude 5.5 quake hit at 9.09am and was centred 20km south west of Christchurch near Rolleston at a depth of 15 km. It was felt widely over the South Island and as…
Update – A fresh quake strikes on morning of 30 April, scroll down The long suffering residents of Christchurch endured another strong aftershock this afternoon, 16 April 2011. A magnitude 5.3 quake, 10km northeast of Diamond Harbour at a depth of 11km, was felt strongly in the city, according to a GNS report quoted on…
Mount Ruapehu, one of New Zealand’s active volcanoes (scroll down for eruption video) has been at alert level one for some time now. Today scientists announced that the crater lake is continuing to heat up and this has been accompanied by previously unseen seismic activity and other changes in water chemistry and gas output. A…
Civil defence released today a list of 184 buildings earmarked for demolition, partial demolition or make safe that includes the Grand Chancellor Hotel, marked as critical. From Canterbury Earthquake.org Seven of these buildings were listed as critical, based on being more than five stories tall, proximity to other buildings and subsequent risk. These were: Rolleston…
Christchurch CC have released a map showing the status of wastewater services in the city. If you’re looking for it you can find it here Sewerage Facilities pdf or by clicking on the map above. According to the plan there are 1135.2 km of pipes in full service, 474.4 km in low service and 96.5…
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