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Christchurch's Ellerslie Flower Show has earthquake flavour

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Ellerslie International Flower Show opens in Christchurch today, a year after the February earthquake stopped the show.

Liquefaction: lessons from the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Misko Cubrinovski is interested how the ground and the structures on - and in - it behave during an earthquake.

Audio of Camille O'Donoghue's earthquake story

Audio, UC QuakeStudies

Audio of Camille O'Donoghue's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.

Chch community groups worried about quality of home repairs

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Commission has brought forward its deadline for repairing thousands of earthquake-damaged properties in Canterbury by 12 months.

Questions over measure used to judge quake resistence

The Royal Commission into the Canterbury Earthquakes has heard evidence questioning the measure used to judge how resistant a building is to earthquake damage. It's come on the second day of hearings into why unreinforced masonry buildings collapsed in Christchurch during the February 22nd earthquake, killing 40 people.

Lawyer dismisses Labour's plan for an Earthquake Court

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A Christchurch lawyer with more than 100 insurance cases before the courts is dismissing Labour's plans for a special Earthquake Court.

Audio of Sarah van der Burch's earthquake story

Audio, UC QuakeStudies

Audio of Sarah van der Burch's earthquake story, captured by Bettina Evans as part of the Shaken Hearts project.

Earthquake Commission referred fraud cases increase

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The number of fraud cases referred to the Christchurch police by the Earthquake Commission has doubled in the past five months.

Earthquake engineers told it will get easier

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Earthquake engineers working on the rebuild of Christchurch have been told they are in the most painful part, two years on.

Earthquake simulator being developed at Canterbury University

Audio, Radio New Zealand

An earthquake simulator designed to help people get over their fear of quakes is being developed at Canterbury University.

Deadline looms for Christchurch quake claims

Audio, Radio New Zealand

People have until midnight tonight to lodge a claim with the Earthquake Commission for property damaged in the February Christchurch earthquake.

Wool auctions resume after being halted by earthquake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The national wool auction system is back in business after being knocked out of action by the Christchurch earthquake.

Defence Force's earthquake response largest seen in NZ

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Defence Force's deployment in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake is the military's biggest ever domestic operation.

Earthquake appeal trust allocates money to quake needs

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust has spelled out how it will allocate almost 70 million dollars in quake donations.

Canterbury was shaken by a 5.1 earthquake around 5.30am

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Canterbury was shaken by a 5.1 earthquake just after 5.30 this morning.

Treasury expects earthquake rebuilding to lift economic growth.

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Treasury expects rebuilding after the Canterbury earthquake will help economic growth next year and put upward pressure on inflation.

Questions raised over earthquake victims insurance

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Canterbury earthquake victims say they've got new cause for anxiety - whether or not insurance companies will reinsure them.

Ten regulations passed under emergency earthquake powers

Audio, Radio New Zealand

There are 10 fresh regulations already in place under emergency powers rushed through Parliament to deal with the Canterbury earthquake.

Chief Executive of The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Government is considering introducing a state of emergency after a series of powerful earthquakes in Christchurch this afternoon.

Earthquake Recovery Minister denies lobbying claims

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Recovery Minister and the Insurance Council both deny that insurance companies pressured the Government to relax building guidelines in Canterbury.

EQC expected to face tough questions in performance review

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Commission is expected to face tough questioning when its handling of the Canterbury Earthquakes is reviewed early next year.

EQC blowout pushes deficit to new record high

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Commission has more than doubled its estimate of costs from the Canterbury earthquakes, to 7-point-1 billion dollars.

Bookings open for public tours of Christchurch's red zone

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The tours will allow people to see the earthquake damage closeup for the first time since the earthquake struck in February.

EQC has two days to settle almost 2500 quake claims

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Commission has just two days to settle all of the Canterbury earthquake claims worth less than 15-thousand-dollars.

Porirua earthquake simulation to help hillside homes

Audio, Radio New Zealand

There are hopes an earthquake simulation in Porirua might result in homes being better prepared for a big shake. Houses on Christchurch's Port Hills suffered more damage than houses in other areas during the Canterbury Earthquakes - even though the ground shaking was roughly the same. Now the Earthquake Commission is on a mission to find out why that was - and prevent the same level of damage in a future quake. Checkpoint reporter Logan Church and video journalist Dom Thomas start their report up on a hilly farm above Wellington.