“This is not merely a book of cafe reviews, it also tells the vivid and painful story of what it was like to be in town on 22 February 2011. It is a tale of before, and after.”About Responders (co-authored with Pete Seager)
The strength of this book is in the images combined with the words of the people who were doing the most difficult of jobs. It is a hard book to read – but only because the subject is hard. It doesn’t deal in nostalgia or sentimentality – and is honest and straightforward in its text, photographs, and captions.Read the review here I was also interviewed by Christchurch Libraries, and this is available online here.
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Responders: Christchurch Earthquake
Responders tells the story of the New Zealand Response Team Community’s first time in history where their skills were needed at one event, the 22 February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake. Purchase this product from Keswin Publishing Ltd – click on the Buy Responders button.
Deb Donnell on ABC 360 Documentaries
360 Documentaries (ABC Radio Australia), interviewed me in June 2013 about my books, Café Reflections: Christchurch City 1975-2012 and Responders: The New Zealand Volunteer Response Teams Christchurch Deployments (co-authored with Pete Seager). You can listen to 360 Documentaries on ABC’s website – click here. My portion of the documentary starts at 35:40 minutes in and ends
Sounds Historical Interview 19 June 2011
Sounds Historical with Jim Sullivan on Radio New Zealand interview from 19 June 2011. I was interviewed about the book I was working on at the time of the February 2011 earthquakes, Café Reflections. This programme gives listeners their chance to learn about the colourful, dramatic, and often remarkable events and people of New Zealand’s
