Dr John Vargo speaks on leadership during the Canterbury Earthquake Symposium at the University of Canterbury. Day one of the two-day Canterbury Earthquake Symposium delivered some thoughtful looking back, and plenty of hopeful looking forward. Auditor-General John Ryan told the symposium that people needed to be at the centre of a recovery. While the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) had begun with strong leadership, that strength declined as the nature of the rebuild changed, he said. "People didn't trust insurers, EQC (the Earthquake Commission) or local or government sources to provide independent advice," she said.

Source: Stuff November 29, 2018 06:11 UTC