Scholars call on Govt to rethink Canterbury earthquake law
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A group of legal scholars says the Government has set a dangerous precedent with its law to assist recovery from the Christchurch earthquake.
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Final unidentified victims of earthquake to be interred
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The unidentified remains of the victims of the Christchurch earthquake will finally be interred just before the first anniversary of the February quake.
Christchurch cleanup producing potentially toxic dust
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Medium-density fibreboard has been sitting at an old rubbish put in Wigram since the earthquakes and residents are worried it's harming their health.
What Christchurch needs 7 years on
Audio, Radio New Zealand
One of the heroes from the Christchurch earthquake gives his take on where the city is at today and what needs to be done.
Storm winds cause dust misery in Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The wind is picking up in Christchurch, causing concern about dust storms being blown up from earthquake debris and silt.
National Christchurch Memorial Service - Archbishop David Moxon
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the memorial service in Hagley Park, marking the February 22 earthquake.
Christchurch shaken by yet another strong aftershock
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch has been shaken by another strong aftershock. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit ten kilometres east of Lyttleton harbour.
Extra police provide reassurance on Christchurch streets
Audio, Radio New Zealand
In Christchurch, 75 police officers from across the country remain on the beat, bolstering the local contingent following February's earthquake.
Plea for rates relief from Christchurch locals
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch locals made homeless by the earthquakes have made an emotional plea to the council for 100 percent rates relief.
Christchurch stitching group
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Alison Wilson has run stitching and dressmaking courses in Christchurch for 60 years! At 78 she is still going, with a weekly embroidery course that gives Christchurch women a reprieve from the chaos of the earthquakes. With Alison Wilson, Gina Walsh and Lola Grocott.
Christchurch circus returns
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Christchurch earthquake last February forced many circus performers to flee the city in search of work. Their base - the Circo Arts school - was damaged in the quake and is likely to be demolished. But they're now slowly returning, as a new base for circus performers is established in the city.
Victoria experiences earthquake, causes structural damage
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Victorian Authorities are warning residents of significant aftershocks following on from the magnitude 5.8 earthquake which shook Melbourne around 9am yesterday, causing significant structural damage across the city. The University of Melbourne's Dr Mark Quigley is a professor of tectonics, who became a familiar voice and face through the Christchurch quakes. Our producer Matthew Theunissen asked him how yesterday's quake compared to those he experienced in Christchurch.
Earthquake Recovery Minister denies central govt takeover
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee is denying accusations he's about to engineer a central government takeover of the rebuild of central city Christchurch.
The latest from EQC
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The head of the Earthquake Commission Ian Simpson says the claims from Friday's and July's earthquakes are being handled differently from the approach taken in Christchurch.
Work on Christchurch Town Hall nears half way mark
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Repair work on Christchurch's iconic Town Hall, badly damaged in the earthquakes, has nearly hit the halfway mark.
Tech news: Earthquake uses and iPad 2
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Our tech/science correspondent Peter Griffin takes a look at technology use after the Christchurch earthquake. Plus version 2 of the iPad.
CERA could take over running of Chch within days
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Responsibility for dealing with the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake could pass from Civil Defence to the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority within a matter of days.
Quakes Commission checks on responsibility for cordon
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has tried to determine exactly who should have put a cordon around a central Christchurch building identified as an earthquake risk.
Heritage supports want Christchurch headstones repaired
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Heritage supporters are hoping that serious earthquake damage wrought upon Christchurch cemeteries will be repaired- but the issue of who funds that work remains unresolved.
170 Christchurch City Council jobs gone
Audio, Radio New Zealand
More than 170 people employed by the Christchurch City Council have been told their jobs are gone as a result of the earthquake in February.
Christchurch quakes reveal buried city history
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Since the Christchurch earthquakes 15 years ago archeologists have been busy. They've dug up nearly a million artifacts, unearthing and illuminating the city's history.
Parties uncertain about special tax for earthquake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The country's political parties are uncertain about whether a special tax might be needed to help pay to rebuild Christchurch after this week's devastating earthquake.
Brownlee: Flooding 'not entirely caused by earthquakes'
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Recovery Minister says Christchurch City Council must take responsibility for the city's flooding problems as it's not the government's problem to sort out.
Lianne Dalziel on Christchurch, 2011, and now
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel has experienced her fair share of earthquakes as a resident, MP and then Mayor. She joins Checkpoint.
50% of Christchurch business unlikely to return
Audio, Radio New Zealand
New research suggests about half the Christchurch businesses which left the central city after the Canterbury earthquakes are unlikely to return.
Call for more temporary villages in Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
For people in Christchurch who have to temporarily leave their earthquake damaged home, two housing villages are filling the accommodation gap.
Immigrants sign up for citizenship in Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Two shattering earthquakes and a few thousand aftershocks haven't put off a hundred immigrants becoming New Zealand citizens in Christchurch.
Christchurch remembers destruction wrought one year ago
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Morning Report comes from Christchurch as the city remembers the devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck a year ago tomorrow.
17 jobs lost at Christchurch Art Gallery
Audio, Radio New Zealand
17 jobs have gone at the Christchurch Art Gallery, which is closed for earthquake repairs until at least June next year.
Christchurch casino reopens bringing jobs, life to city
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Christchurch Casino reopened its doors last night for the first time since the February 22nd earthquake.