Hundreds of public servants head to Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Hundreds of public servants are on their way to Christchurch to relieve their weary colleagues and bolster the Government's response to Tuesday's earthquake.
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Adelaide mourns today for sister city Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Today's memorial for the victims of the Christchurch earthquake is also being marked in Adelaide.
Christchurch's quake bigger than thought
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The size of Christchurch's devastating February earthquake and its aftershocks have been revised upwards.
Top Stories for Monday 4 April 2011
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Angry reaction to Government energy strategy, Tizard questions Goff's ability to win election, Auckland agencies criticised for secrecy, Christchurch residents worried as winter approaches, Foreign language students scared off by earthquakes, Christchurch's tourism flickers to life but limited by quake, and Harawira aims for April 30th launch of new party.
Disaster recovery lessons from Hurricane Katrina
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Admiral Thad Allen was the principal federal official in charge after Hurricane Katrina battered the US Gulf Coast in 2005, killing more than 1,700 people and displacing many more. Prime Minister John Key says the structure of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority was decided upon after an examination of the way other governments responded to disasters like Hurricane Katrina.
Disaster recovery lessons from Hurricane Katrina
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Admiral Thad Allen was the principal federal official in charge after Hurricane Katrina battered the US Gulf Coast in 2005, killing more than 1,700 people and displacing many more. Prime Minister John Key says the structure of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority was decided upon after an examination of the way other governments responded to disasters like Hurricane Katrina.
Government books deteriorate
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Government's books are continuing to deteriorate as the cost of the Christchurch earthquake is added to a rising operating deficit.
Day in the life of Canterbury Chamber of Commerce head
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The head of the the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce, Peter Townsend, says the effects of the Christchurch earthquake will dominate business in Canterbury for at least the next three years.
Campervans to house quake homeless
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Hundreds of camper vans are now ready for the earthquake displaced residents of Christchurch, but the demand for what is cramped and slightly claustrophobic accommodation is yet to be proven.
Work begins replacing lost rest home beds
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Health officials in Christchurch have today begun work on a recovery plan for how they will replace hundreds of beds lost in rest homes because of the recent earthquake.
New agency to reduce quake impact on international students
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Government has created an agency to try to lure foreign students back to New Zealand after the Christchurch earthquake.
Government appoints experts to look at building collapses
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Government has appointed the panel of experts that will investigate why so many buildings collapsed during Christchurch's February earthquake.
Govt set to make announcement about future of AMI
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Government has confirmed it is closely monitoring the insurer, AMI, whose $1 Billion in reinsurance and capital is believed to have been exhausted by the two Canterbury earthquakes.
More from Standards and Poors on AMI
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Mounting claims from the Christchurch earthquake have forced AMI insurance to go to the Government for a possible bailout.
Search for quake rupture continues in Port Hills
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Scientists have been scouring the outskirts of Christchurch in search of geological evidence of the February earthquake.
Insurance premiums
Audio, Radio New Zealand
How much are insurance premiums going to increase by after the Christchurch earthquakes?
The Panel with Michelle Boag and Brian Edwards (part 1)
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The cost of insurance could rise by 20 per cent as a result of the Government bailout of AMI Insurance and the mounting cost of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Christchurch tap water safe to drink again
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The instruction to boil water that's been in place across Christchurch since the 22 February earthquake has been lifted.
Focus on Politics for 8 April 2011
Audio, Radio New Zealand
In quake-ravaged Christchurch businesses are tentatively restarting, and infrastructure is being restored, but there's ongoing uncertainty about job losses and how people will survive financially. Within six days of the February earthquake; the Government had introduced a subsidy scheme for businesses and their employees, as well as people who'd found themselves out of a job. Now there's growing disquiet about what will happen to thousands of Cantabrians when that support scheme finishes at the end of May.
Blooming earthquake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Aromaunga Flowers nursery in Heathcote, Christchurch sits right above the point where the earthquake struck on 22 February. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes visits the growing business to find out what damage has been done and how owner John Baxter and his partner Elisabeth Marsh are coping.
Jennine Bailey
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch jazz vocalist performing with many other artists as part of Earthquake fundraising concert in Wellington this weekend.
Survey: business confidence rebounds
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Businesses appear to be getting over the shock of the February earthquake in Canterbury with many more now saying they expect better times ahead.
Royal Commission into quakes won't investigate liability
Audio, Radio New Zealand
There's disagreement about whether a Royal Commission of inquiry into building collapses in the Canterbury earthquakes should apportion blame.
Royal Commission into quakes won't investigate liability
Audio, Radio New Zealand
People caught up in February's earthquake in Christchurch want to know why a Royal Commission of inquiry isn't going to apportion any blame for building collapses.
Roger Sutton to head the Earthquake Recovery Authority
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Damaged properties, water, sewerage and the demolition of buildings in the city centre are first on the list for the new man in charge of the recovery operation in Canterbury.
Quake chief happy, despite $200,000 pay cut
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Despite taking a 200-thousand dollar pay cut, the new head of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority says he's delighted to have the job.
Priorities for the new Christchurch 'Disaster Czar'
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Roger Sutton, the chief executive of networks company Orion has taken up a five-year contract as the CEO of the Christchurch Earthquake Reconstruction Authority, the top bureaucrat in the post-quake city.
Mental illness is on the rise in Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury earthquake is taking a toll on the mental health of people in the region. 30% more people in Christchurch are requesting treatment for anxiety, depression and addiction, compared with usual numbers.
Thousands of Christchurch residents attend expo on rebuild
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Thousands of Christchurch residents have shared their views on how the central city should be rebuilt after February's catastrophic earthquake.
Quake Authority sets deadline to speed up city rebuild
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Demolition companies and building owners in central Christchurch hope efforts by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority will speed up the city's rebuild after it's been languishing for weeks.