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Census cancelled because of quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

This year's census has been cancelled following the Christchurch earthquake.

Christchurch's quake bigger than thought

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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

Campervans to house quake homeless

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Hundreds of camper vans are now ready for the earthquake displaced residents of Christchurch, but the demand for what is cramped and slightly claustrophobic accommodation is yet to be proven.

Quake victim families want answers

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The families of some of those killed by falling rubble in February's Christchurch earthquake are desperate to know why buildings that had been deemed safe collapsed.

Update on Canterbury quake recovery

Eleven million dollars has been donated so far to the Canterbury Earthquake Appeal. It comes as the Government announced early details of a recovery plan for people wanting money to fix their damaged homes or start rebuilding.

Kate De Goldi: Canterbury quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Saturday Morning's commentator on children's books talks about being in her old home city of Christchurch last Saturday during the earthquake.

Facebooking quake clean-up organiser

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury University student Sam Johnson mobilised more than two thousand students on Facebook to help clean up after the earthquake in September.

Canterbury cemeteries damaged in quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Some Christchurch residents fear there's a risk to the region's history if headstones damaged by September's 7.1 magnitude earthquake are not repaired.

Rural Recovery - A Quake Aftermath

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Cosmo Kentish-Barnes finds out how the rural recovery is going near the epicentre of the Canterbury Earthquake that shook the province in the early hours of September 4th.

Seismologist discusses latest Christchurch quakes

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Two weeks ago government scientists warned there was almost a one in four chance of a magnitude six to seven earthquake striking Canterbury within a year.

Post-quake anxiety in children

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Some children in Christchurch still have quite serious post-earthquake anxiety issues - we hear what to look for and why professional help might be a good idea.

Springsteen for quake anniversary concert

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Bruce Springsteen has announced dates for a New Zealand tour including a concert in Christchurch for the anniversary of the February 2011 earthquake.

Govt mounts quake rebuild roadshow

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority will be travelling the length of New Zealand this week to drum up investment in the rebuild of Christchurch's city centre.

Kids and post-quake anxiety

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Kim Button of the Neighbourhood Trust talks about the emotional scars Christchurch child are bearing after the earthquakes.

Christchurch earthquake one of most momentous NZ stories

Audio, Radio New Zealand

And when the devastating 6.3 magnitude quake hit Christchurch, people turned to Radio New Zealand for news.

Women relive fear when quake damaged mall

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Colleagues of a Christchurch man killed in February's earthquake today relived the frightening moments when the quake struck.

Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee flew down to Christchurch from Wellington when he heard about the quakes.

High-quality audio of Participant number EG138's earthquake story

Audio, UC QuakeStudies

A high-quality audio recording of Participant number EG138's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.

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.

Tenants' rights after the earthquake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Helen Gatonyi is the Manager of the Christchurch Tenants Protection Association, whose own office was destroyed in the quake.

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.

Interview with Teruyo

Audio, UC QuakeStudies

Oral history interview with Teruyo about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.

Brownlee's list of post-quake achievements received poorly

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Christchurch residents are pouring cold water on the Earthquake Recovery Minister's efforts to celebrate post-quake recovery in the city.

Canterbury leaders welcome quake recovery shift

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Commission is promising swift changes following criticism of the rebuilding efforts necessitated by September's big quake.

Earthquake recovery minister defends land-puchase plan

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Goverment has offered to pay out five thousand home owners in Christchurch of the most severely quake damaged properties.

Latest quake throws up five times more silt than September

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The amount of silt and sand collected following the Christchurch earthquake is now almost five times more than September's quake.

Head of CERA describes view of Christchurch from the air

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The head of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, Roger Sutton, flew over the quake-hit city after today's first shake.

First schools reopen after earthquake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Four schools in quake hit Canterbury reopened today - the first since Saturday's shake closed about 165 schools in the area.

Requests pour in for EQC to review repairs

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Commission could have a big job on its hands fixing quake damaged Christchurch homes for a second time.