Canterbury expects small enrolment loss due to quake
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The University of Canterbury estimates only a few hundred students have moved away because of last month's earthquake.
The University of Canterbury estimates only a few hundred students have moved away because of last month's earthquake.
The Canterbury Tactix netball team are playing at home tonight for the first time since last month's earthquake.
The Insurance Council is ranking the Canterbury earthquake as the world's third most expensive insured event this year.
The Insurance Council is ranking the Canterbury earthquake as the world's third most expensive insured event this year.
Two engineers who prepared a critical report on the CTV building spent much of the day yesterday defending their expertise and credentials at the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission.
Witnesses before the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission have been questioned about why a building known to be earthquake prone was allowed to reopen, despite several red flags.
In earthquake-ravaged Canterbury, a state of emergency remains in place despite hopes it would be lifted today.
The company hired by the Government to carry out earthquake repairs in Canterbury is refusing to install insulation at the same time as it replaces old cladding on houses.
In a serious privacy breach - the addresses and earthquake claim details of almost ten thousand Canterbury people have been mistakenly emailed by Earthquake Commission to the wrong person.
The Earthquake Commission and the Insurance Council are going to the High Court for a ruling on who's responsible for 10-thousand claims from the earlier Canterbury earthquakes.
Despite being homeless following the February earthquake, the Canterbury Crusaders have made it through to the finals of the Super Rugby tournament.
The Government has appointed one of its most senior ministers to oversee the rebuilding of Canterbury following Saturday's 7.1 magnitude earthquake.
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority is now double checking all of its paperwork following fears earthquake rubble dumped in a Christchurch land fill could have been contaminated by asbestos.
Businesses struggling after the Canterbury earthquake are vowing to keep up the pressure on the Government for more assistance.
Lectures resume at the University of Canterbury this morning after being cancelled for two weeks because of the earthquake.
After commemorating the anniversary of last year's deadly earthquake in Christchurch, many are now looking to the region's future.
Is Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee pleased with the initial response to the plan?
The University of Canterbury has put one-hundred-and-fifty jobs on the line as it tries to recover from the Christchurch earthquakes.
Karen Brown reports from Chch, where there seems to be no end in sight for the mental health problems caused by the earthquakes
Thousands of people are being evacuated from the Christchurch city centre with Civil Defence officials saying its simply too dangerous for residents to stay there.
Tourism, native planting, and bee keeping are all possibilities a community lead working group is waiting on government funding to explore.
Canterbury got a big shock this morning with a long and strong earthquake that sent people running for the nearest door frame. While the region seems to have escaped any major damage, it's left locals thankful it wasn't worse. The quake measured 6.0 on the richter scale and was centred 45 kilometes north of Geraldine. Since then, there have been more than 40 aftershocks. Checkpoint producer Anastasia Hedge has been near the epicentre.
Leanne Curtis is a Canterbury Communities' Earthquake Recovery Network board member and Peter Townsend is the chief executive of the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce.
The man in charge of the construction of the Canterbury Television Building is continuing to refuse to give evidence at the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission hearing into the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building has ended for the week after four days of compelling evidence.
The Labour Party wrapped up its Canterbury Recovery Package in Christchurch today, announcing it would appoint qualified locals to govern the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority.
The Government responded to Canterbury's plight by putting through Parliament emergency legislation to give special powers to the Earthquake Recovery Minister to deal with the effects of the quake.
A new report suggests economic activity in Canterbury has not reduced as a result of the September and February earthquakes.
The Cabinet is likely to approve emergency legislation today that will smooth the way for reconstruction efforts in Canterbury.
The head of an international team of engineers who design for disasters says Wellington should look closely at the lessons from the Canterbury earthquake.