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Seven survival kit lessons from the good people of Christchurch

By Julie Starr | Published: May 17, 2012
I’m spending a bit of time in Christchurch at the moment, and every time I go I ask people what they have in their ‘get through‘ (survival) kit now that they’ve lived through a series of earthquakes – including that devastating one in February 2011. Here are a few things people have said they now [...]
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Beached whale: Give our bru’s in Christchurch a hand

By Julie Starr | Published: February 25, 2011
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News and emergency information sources for #Christchurch #eqnz

By Julie Starr | Published: February 22, 2011
Last updated: 4pm Sunday Feb 27 2011 Up to date information on what’s happening and what to do: http://canterburyearthquake.org.nz/ including printable pdfs of contact numbers in English, Chinese, Korean, NZ Civil Defence updates: http://www.civildefence.govt.nz/ Find out what’s open: http://eq.org.nz/ Essential numbers from Civil Defence Earthquake Government Helpline: 0800 779 997 A service for people requiring information on [...]
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Twitter moves news faster than ever – earthquake ripples

By Julie Starr | Published: May 12, 2008
I heard about the 7.8 earthquake in China's Sichuan province about five hours ago via a colleague on Twitter and retweeted it immediately. Little was known then. I went out for a few hours and when I got back it was being tweeted by BreakingNewsOn with the news that 900 children were reported buried and at least 109 people killed.
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