Canterbury Earthquake - Rachel Graham
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Radio New Zealand Reporter Rachel Graham is at the Christchurch City Council's civil defense headquarters.
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Christchurch's controversial chief executive breaks his silence
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The chief executive of the Christchurch City Council says there's no pressure from Treasury officials or the Earthquake Recovery authority to sell assets.
Supporters of Christchurch town hall hopeful it will be saved
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People who want the Christchurch Town Hall restored are optimistic the City Council will today commit to saving the earthquake damaged building.
Council staff given hurry up over quake repairs
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Christchurch City Council staff have been given the hurry up from councillors over the length of time it is taking to repair or replace earthquake-damaged council housing.
New Chch City Council has first meeting with EQ Minister
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The newly elected Christchurch City Council had its first meeting with the Earthquake Recovery Minister last night, and councillors say it was the beginning of a much better working relationship.
Brownlee: Flooding 'not entirely caused by earthquakes'
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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.
Clean up continues in Christchurch
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In Christchurch power is back on for all but a small number of customers after Monday's earthquakes, but the city council is warning it could be six months before water supplies return to normal.
Third Canterbury council in insurance strife
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The Christchurch city and Waimakariri District councils have from today got no insurance cover for future earthquakes after their existing policies expired at 4pm.
Council building chief outlines stickering process
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The collapsed PGC and CTV buildings in the Christchurch CBD were both"green stickered"by city council inspectors following the earthquake in September last year.
Royal Commission hearings continue in Christchurch
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A Christchurch city council manager has told the Royal Commission there was an element of chaos after the first earthquake in September 2010 as staff sought to get systems in place.
Chch council workers on standby incase of more flooding
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The Christchurch city council says today's flooding would have been much worse had it not been for post-earthquake upgrades to the storm water system.
Quake hit building owners given three month deadline to repair
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The Property Council says an ultimatum from the Christchurch City Council to owners of earthquake damaged commercial buildings will add to the stress business people are already under.
Owners of quake damaged heritage buildings in Chch briefed
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The Christchurch City Council says it needs Government money to help repair its earthquake damaged heritage and character buildings.
Business group attacks rebuild slow-down
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Christchurch's leading business group is criticising city council plans to slow down its earthquake rebuild programme. Conan Young reports.
Progress made on 'dirty 30' derelict Christchurch CBD buildings
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Four years ago Christchurch City Council vowed to get tough on the owners of 30 central city buildings left derelict since the 2011 earthquake. A wander through central Christchurch shows many of the buildings, nicknamed the dirty 30, still look unchanged. There are boarded up windows, tarps covering gaping holes, and containers keeping bricks from falling on passers by. But council says progress is finally being made on most Rachel Graham has more.
Christchurch residents concerned about impact of asbestos
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The Christchurch city council is reconsidering its plan to dump five thousand tonnes of asbestos contaminated rubble in Bottle Lake Forest Park landfill which has been reopened to take earthquake debris.
New Brighton businesses urge council to help revive town
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Businesses in the Christchurch suburb of New Brighton say something needs to be done urgently to pull the area out of an economic slump. The seaside town has struggled since the Canterbury Earthquakes, with thousands of people - and customers - leaving the area due to land damage under their homes. And they're pointing the fingers at city leaders like the Christchurch City Council and its rebuild agency, Development Christchurch. Logan Church spoke to New Brighton business owner Nigel Gilmore.
Brownlee gives council one last chance on land plan
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The Earthquake Recovery Minister is giving the Christchurch City Council until this morning to approve a major land development plan otherwise he'll force it through himself.
US search and rescue leader returns to Christchurch
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The man who lead the US search and rescue in the aftermath of February's earthquake is back in Christchurch to accept a plaque of appreciation from the City Council.
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.
Christchurch council engineer involved in unstable building's design
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Building plans signed off by the Christchurch City Council show one of its own structural engineers was involved in the design of a new multistorey building that is unstable. The eight-storey office building at 230 High Street is off-limits as it is too weak and might 'rupture' in an earthquake. But the council insists the planning documents are wrong and its engineer had only a minor role. Phil Pennington reports.
CBD plan could be boon for business but bad for democracy
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The Christchurch City Council's control of the earthquake recovery plan has been taken out of its hands, to the delight of business leaders, but to the chagrin of some local councilors.
People in Sumner are demanding answers
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People in Sumner with earthquake-damaged homes are demanding answers from the Christchurch City Council about the future of their properties.
Midday News for 2 January 2012
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The mayor of Christchurch, Bob Parker, has admitted the city council's handling of the September 2010 earthquake was not good enough.
Nomadic home owner pleads for full rates relief
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Christchurch residents made homeless by the earthquakes have made an emotional plea to the city council for 100 percent rates relief.
Community stunned at council CEO's 14-percent pay rise
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A payrise of nearly 70 thousand for the Christchurch City Council's chief executive has stunned people in the community, many of whom have been struggling financially since the earthquakes.
Brownlee defends the way the government has dealt with crisis
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The Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, has defended the government's handling of the Christchurch City Council's consenting crisis in Parliament this afternoon.
Portaloos pose problem for quake-struck residents
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The Christchurch City Council has shipped in an extra 200 hundred portable toilets to help those suburbs worst hit by the earthquake.
Christchurch red zone land, Sutton house given to council
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Some of Christchurch's earthquake damaged red-zone land is another step closer to having some long term decisions made about its future. Today the Minister of Greater Christchurch Regeneration, Megan Woods, formally handed over ownership of 70 hectares of land to the Christchurch City Council. The land gifted to the council is in the coastal suburbs of Southshore, South Brighton and Brooklands, where residents have been waiting almost a decade to find out what the future holds for their area. Rachel Graham reports
Brownlee got advice on ChCh selling assets
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The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister has been forced to concede he's received official advice on the Christchurch City Council selling some of its assets to help pay for rebuilding the city.