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    Aftermath On the Road to Recovery

    Episode 2
    On The Road To Recovery: The rumbles may have eased but the stress remains. So how are Cantabrians coping with the psychological impact of the earthquakes?
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    Aftermath Where the Faults Lie

    Episode 1
    Where The Faults Lie: For 90% of New Zealand’s towns and cities it’s not a question of if, but when will an earthquake happen with enough intensity to bring death and destruction in its wake. Nevertheless in the nearly 80 years since our last significant earthquake in Napier that took 256 lives our collective consciousness seems to have lost its gut-level awareness of what an earthquake can do. The ongoing seismic activity in Canterbury and the catastrophic consequences for life and property that resulted is a wake up call for us all. In this documentary leading scientists take us below the earth’s surface, inside walls, under buildings, onto archaelological sites, out onto the Canterbury Plains and inside Christchurch’s CBD to understand what it means to be living in a country that is an active earthquake zone with an extensive network of faultlines; why these faultlines will inevitably rupture, and what the latest technology can do to keep our buildings intact and ourselves safe when they do.
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    Aftermath Heritage Matters

    Episode 3
    Heritage Matters: Christchurch, the most English city outside of England, lost many of its signature architectural landmarks in the earthquakes. Could they've been saved?
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    Aftermath Doing Business

    Episode 4
    Since September 2010, 900 buildings have been demolished in the Christchurch CBD. In this documentary we look to the economic long-term reality for Canterbury in the wake of the earthquakes.
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    Aftermath Triumph of the City

    Episode 5
    Explores the competing tensions faced by politicians, planners, developers and citizens to fix the past, look to the future and ensure a result that is as safe and liveable as possible, for an earthquake-scarred populace.