Another Large Quake Rocks Christchurch Canterbury

Another large, shallow quake rocked Canterbury this afternoon. The 4.8 quake was centred 10km NE of Christchurch near Waimairi Beach and was only 9 km deep. This most recent quake caused disruption to power supplies for around half an hour and many people said it felt as powerful as the 7.1 quake that hit the…

Darfield Quake Report Released – Cheapest Options To Be Taken, updated

The much waited for report into the 4 Sept Canterbury Quake has been released and not all remediation and protection work will be provided for by the Earthquake Commission’s insurance cover. Of the 16,630 properties that were inspected, 6855 suffered land damage. According to a report in The Press newspaper : The report identifies three…