The trauma, chaos and compassion: Christchurch pharmacists remember the earthquake 10 years on

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The trauma, chaos and compassion: Christchurch pharmacists remember the earthquake 10 years on

Jonathan
Chilton-Towle
River of flowers Christchurch Earthquake memorial credit STUFF
River of flowers for the tenth anniversary of the Christchurch 2011 earthquake

A Japanese-speaking pharmacist rushed to the aid of a Japanese student who was pulled out of the CTV wreckage, others jumped into their four-wheel-drives to get people out of the CBD. And in the aftermath, pharmacies were run out of utility rooms and portacoms for years. Here are some of the stories that came out of the disaster that struck the city 10 years ago. Jonathan Chilton-Towle reports

Ten years ago on 22 February, the ground under Christchurch shook, changing the entire city, and its pharmacy sector, forever. Shahrzad Macdonald,, Shahrzad Macdonald 2021, Shahrzad Macdonald