Earthquake Recovery Minister denies lobbying claims

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

Plea for rates relief from Christchurch locals

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Christchurch locals made homeless by the earthquakes have made an emotional plea to the council for 100 percent rates relief.

Insight: Canterbury Mental Health - On Shaky Ground

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Karen Brown reports from Chch, where there seems to be no end in sight for the mental health problems caused by the earthquakes

Fragments: First-hand accounts of the February 2011 Earthquake

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In less than a minute, Christchurch and its people will be changed forever. Produced by Katy Gosset and Justin Gregory.

Homeowners fight Southern Response over pay-out costs

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Forty Christchurch homeowners have headed back to court, as they seek to take a class action against earthquake insurer Southern Response.

Rail returns between Picton and Christchurch

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The track will open this week after being closed for nearly a year after the line suffered extensive damage in last November's earthquake.

Canterbury land can't be farmed due to earthquake

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Tourism, native planting, and bee keeping are all possibilities a community lead working group is waiting on government funding to explore.

Christchurch resthome fails elderly woman with infection

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A Christchurch resthome under stress after the earthquakes is being blamed for systemic failures that ended in a frail elderly woman dying.

Music back at the Christchurch Town Hall

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For the first time in six years, music has filled Christchurch's Town Hall, which suffered significant damage in the February 2011 earthquake.

Christchurch cleanup producing potentially toxic dust

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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.

Southern Response quake claimants close to settling

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It is understood 26 Christchurch earthquake claimants who took class actiona against Southern Response are close to reaching an out of court settlement.

Christchurch flooding caused by earthquake

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Fifteen hundred people in Christchurch are without power tonight and more than a hundred homes evacuated after a 'once in a hundred year flood'.

The Week in Review - week ending 17 September 2010

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A review of the week's news including the latest on the Canterbury earthquake as aftershocks continue to hit the region, ACT MP David Garrett quits the party amid shocking revelations, a report into the Air New Zealand crash off the French coast in 2008 blames poor maintenance and pilot error, first steps are taken to repeal the Foreshore and Seabed Act, the New Zealand Airforce evacuates an ill man from Antarctica, New Zealand's athletes could pull out of the Commonwealth Games and immigrant birds that mimic the native species.

Thousands take comfort from quake memorial service

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We look back at the first anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake.

Christchurch earthquake - Mark Watts

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An update on the phone systems from Telecom's communications manager Mark Watts.

A Dunedin faultline

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A fault line on Dunedin's doorstep could cause an earthquake as destructive as 2010's Canterbury quake.

Feature Guest - Roger Sutton

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Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority boss Roger Sutton.

Christchurch's quake bigger than thought

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The size of Christchurch's devastating February earthquake and its aftershocks have been revised upwards.

Roading contractor start repairing Christchurch streets

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Roading contractors are already repairing many Christchurch streets damaged by last week's earthquake.

Another Christchurch hotel will be pulled down

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Another landmark hotel in Christchurch has been condemned because of earthquake damage.

Aftershocks more mentally than physically damaging

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We're joined by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's chief executive Roger Sutton.

NZ insurance premiums to rise following earthquake

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The Canterbury earthquake is tipped to increase insurance premiums across the country.

Canterbury Earthquake a month on

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Jessica Maddock has been covering the quake and its aftermath throughout the past month.

More damage to risky buildings in centre of Christchurch

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The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's manager of demolitions, Warwick Isaacs.

CERA says about 100 CBD buildings still to be demolished

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The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's chief executive, Roger Sutton.

Rebuilding a broken city

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It's more than a decade since the Canterbury earthquakes, but how far has the Christchurch rebuild come?

National to confirm Auckland Central candidate by early Aug - Brownlee

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National's new deputy leader Gerry Brownlee discusses today's resignations from Nikki Kaye and Amy Adams, his track record in helping Christchurch earthquake claimants, and National's plans for the Auckland Central electorate.

Not everybody in Chch excited about Council approvals

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The Earthquake Recovery Minister says the Christchurch City Council has wasted an opportunity in deciding to save the Town Hall, instead of building a new performing arts precinct.

Science

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Christchurch based science commentator Simon Pollard, talks about his earthquake experience.

Business - Rod Oram

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Discusses the uneven economic cost of the Christchurch earthquake.