22 Feb 2021

Christchurch 2011 earthquake: 10 years on

From Afternoons, 1:20 pm on 22 February 2021

Today we mark the 10th anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake, which claimed the lives of 185 people.

Jo Gallagher was working as a St John Advanced paramedic that day and was treating a patient when the quake struck.

She joins Jesse to share her story.

Police stand by amid fallen debris in a cordoned-off street in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake.

Police stand by amid fallen debris in a cordoned-off street in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake. Photo: AFP

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