Ground still shifting for Christchurch pharmacies since earthquakes

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Ground still shifting for Christchurch pharmacies since earthquakes

Christchurch Cathedral ruins
Christchurch Cathedral in Christchurch Square remains a ruin behind fences, eight years after the devastating February 2011 quake

Christchurch pharmacy owners say they are doing it tough, as the eighth anniversary of the major earthquake that devastated the city on 22 February 2011 passes. Nerine Zoio investigates how pharmacies in the city have rebuilt their businesses post-quake

Eight years ago, last month, the earth shook under Christchurch. Buildings collapsed or were damaged, the earth twisted and cracked and, tragically, Des Bailey Selwyn Village Pharmacy, Des Bailey outside his Addington pharmacy last year