Scoop's Earthquake Coverage for Tuesday 23 July

Thursday, 25 July 2013, 9:57 am
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Scoop's Earthquake Coverage for Tuesday 23 July

Post-Quake: 21-Gun Salute As City Returns To Normal

Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown says the city is getting back to normal today after Sunday evening’s 6.5 quake. Road, rail bus and road traffic are heading back to normal weekday flows. More>>

ALSO:

Scoop News - Monday's Coverage of the 21 July Earthquake
Student Volunteer Army - Student Volunteers Rally Around Wellington
NZ Govt - Cook Strait earthquakes reminder to be prepared
AA Insurance - Help for home-buyers in insurance exclusion zone - Earthquake safety first, claims second says AA Insurance
GNS Science - Extra Instruments Deployed to Capture Aftershock Data
Greater Wellington Regional Council - Wellington Regional Council offices closed to public
Ministry of Education - Most schools report little or no damage from earthquakes
Auckland Council - Auckland low risk – but be prepared
NZ Insurance Council - Too Early to Estimate Extent of Insured Damage
Wellington Employers' Chamber of Commerce - Message to businesses affected by earthquakes
CentrePort - Resumes Operations After Quake Checks
Whitireia Polytech - Campuses Closed Tuesday
Wellington Zoo - Open as usual
Malcolm Aitken - Know where to go in an emergency
Ministry of Education - Ministry expects schools to reopen following earthquakes
Whitireia - Earthquake response: all Whitireia campuses open Wednesday
Wellington Youth Council - Keep Calm, Get Prepared and Make a Plan
Greytown Little theatre - Antigone - Gods offended prior to earthquake

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