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‘I lost a couple of friends in the earthquake’ - Brent Pope

It's 10 years on since the Christchurch earthquake hit New Zealand. The 6.3 magnitude earthquake ...

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19.24 22 Feb 2021


‘I lost a couple of friends in the earthquake’ - Brent Pope


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It's 10 years on since the Christchurch earthquake hit New Zealand.

The 6.3 magnitude earthquake killed 185 people, disrupted tens of thousands of lives and reduced 80% of the city centre to rubble.

Brent Pope tells Kieran about what happened and the impact the earthquake had on him, his friends and his family.


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Brent Pope Christchurch Earthquake Ten Years On

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