Review of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Response to the February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake

This document reviews the civil defence emergency management response of the New Zealand government in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes in 2011. It provides an extensive background on the situation, followed by a review of the management of the response, a discussion on the emergency services. It then breaks down into chapter more precise aspects of the management response: lifelines, health and welfare, buildings, logistics, and the community.