Back Benches - Christchurch Earthquake Special

Do you think this is the most riveting television though, giving away four T-Shirts?

– Presenters Damian Christie and Wallace Chapman openly discussing how to manage the raffle

I was more than a little surprised, and somewhat saddened and appalled, to hear the answer from the Wellington City Council earlier in the programme, about identifying at-risk earthquake buildings ... what we are talking about here, fundamentally, is human safety.

– United Future Leader Peter Dunne

One aspect about the Christchurch earthquake and the ongoing impact is the amount of people leaving the city. Up to 70,000 people are leaving the city. What are we going to do to encourage them back?

– Presenter Wallace Chapman asks the panel a question

A levy would be fair. It will be progressive and it's a good way to take politics out of it...

– Green MP Gareth Hughes on introducing an earthquake levy

... perish the thought of the whole city being laminated wood; it would look somewhat Soviet I would have thought...

– United Future Leader Peter Dunne on the Christchurch rebuild

It's a stupid idea and I'm absolutely astonished that the Green Party would come up with this!

– National MP John Hayes on the proposed earthquake levy