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Small suburban businesses feel neglected by Chch council

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A group of small business owners in earthquake stricken Canterbury say they need a one hundred million dollar cash injection if they are to make it into the New Year.

Media - Denis Welch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Denis discusses the performance of the media in covering The Christchurch earthquake.

Business with Rod Oram

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Rod discusses the business and economic impacts of the Canterbury earthquake.

Christchurch marks fourth quake anniversary

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Hundreds of people turned out in Christchurch yesterday to mark four years since the earthquake that changed the city forever.

Tower counts cost of earthquakes

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Insurance company Tower says yesterday's earthquake in North Canterbury will cost it a maximum of just over seven million dollars.

Battered Sydenham cautiously optimistic about future

Audio, Radio New Zealand

One of the Christchurch suburbs worst hit in the Canterbury earthquakes is on the way to recovery.

Retail therapy another strand to Christchurch's recovery

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Shopping or retail therapy is helping some Christchurch residents return to normality after the February earthquake.

Earthquake Recovery Minister gives Chch council strong warning

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Recovery Minister says this is a final warning for the Christchurch City Council.

T-Rex earthquake machine begins soil tests in Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A truck that simulates earthquakes to test soil quality is being tried out in Christchurch today.

Inquest for next five quake victims to be held today

Audio, Radio New Zealand

An inquest into another five victims of February's earthquake begins today in Christchurch.

CTV journalist who survived Christchurch quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Emily Cooper, who worked as a reporter in the CTV building, which was destroyed by the earthquake.

Unanimous support over earthquake powers breaks down

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Unanimous political support for legislation vesting the Government with extraordinary powers for Christchurch has broken down.

Christchurch resident describes latest earthquake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A series of aftershocks on Boxing Day has rocked Christchurch, hitting businesses hard over the post-Christmas sales.

Christchurch earthquake - Ian Beale

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Ian Beale joins us from Mt Pleasant where there has been a rock fall off Castle Rock.

Christchurch beer industry adapts to survive

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury earthquakes have shaken up many of the region's industries - and beer brewing is no exception.

Gerry Brownlee says Chch work will begin soon

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Is Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee pleased with the initial response to the plan?

Earthquake minister outlines government's response

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, is leading the government's response to the latest round of earthquakes.

Rain latest woe for Christchurch's quake-damaged homes

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The downpours have added yet another problem for Christchurch residents living in earthquake-stricken homes.

Christchurch's art community struggles to regroup after quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A lack of affordable space after Christchurch's earthquake threatens to fracture the city's arts community.

Trades people in Christchurch in short supply

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Christchurch trades companies say they are struggling to find experienced staff as the earthquake rebuild begins.

150 yr-old tree felled for CHCH memorial

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Should a 150 year-old tree have been cut down to make way for Christchurch's earthquake memorial?

Chch social enterprises not losing momentum

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The grass roots organisations that sprang up after the 2011 Canterbury earthquake are showing little sign of fading away.

Canterbury homeowners question government survey

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Canterbury homeowners are questioning the validity of a survey which was supposed to independently test the quality of earthquake repairs.

Midday News for 14 April 2014

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are in Christchurch and the Solomon Islands escapes serious damage despite major earthquakes.

Multiple seismic faults found in new Christchurch building

A new office building in central Christchurch has multiple flaws in its earthquake design that the city council was warned about almost two years ago. Construction of the seven-storey building above the busy shopping precinct at 230 High Street, continued even after those warnings in December 2017. Three leading engineering firms have found critical faults - the latest are detailed in a Government-ordered report that's been leaked to RNZ. Phil Pennington joins Corin Dann with the details.