'Extreme sleepover #18' – rebuilding earthquake-shattered Christchurch
22 September 2016Kristen MacAskill describes how an earthquake in her hometown served to influence her career as an engineer.
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Kristen MacAskill describes how an earthquake in her hometown served to influence her career as an engineer.
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