%T Governing the recovery from the Canterbury earthquakes 2010 -11: the debate over institutional design
%A Rachel Brookie



%I Institute for Governance and Policy Studies (VUW)
%D 2012

%K Emergency services, %K Disasters



%U https://apo.org.au/node/32261

%X The quake caused significant damage to the Canterbury region with power outages, ruptured  pipes, falling masonry, collapsed buildings, and liquefaction 1 across the region. The majority of  the damage was sustained in particular areas of Christchurch city and in parts of Kaiapoi in the  Waimakariri district. Nevertheless, the earthquake was economically significant, with damage  of approximately $5 billion (Treasury, 2011).
%9 Working paper