Lessons from the Canterbury quakes

Our engineering legacy. The eyes of the engineering world are on Christchurch as lessons from the dramatic earthquakes are learned and used in the creation of new, more resilient and safer buildings. PHILIP MATTHEWS reports. Bad news refuses to stand still and in the past 15 months, Christchurch&#8 …

Despite Gerry Brownlee’s big cathedral document dump, the crucial question remains

Yesterday Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee heralded a great unveiling of hitherto secret documents regarding Christchurch’s cherished but badly damaged Anglican Cathedral. A good look at the facts of the matter, he reckoned, and people would soon come onside with the conclusion that th …