Prime Minister dismisses quake recovery cuts
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Prime Minister, John Key, denies money is being held back from the Canterbury earthquake recovery to make the Government's books look better.
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Policy on asbestos still being formulated after 2 years
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Christchurch builders are worried asbestos repairs in the earthquake rebuild will continue to cause problems for years to come.
Law students volunteer to help homeowners battle EQC.
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Forty law students in Christchurch are volunteering their time to help local residents take the Earthquake Commission to the High Court.
Tower upbeat about future performance
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Insurance company, Tower, says it's started the year on a positive note despite bad weather and lingering complex claims from the Christchurch earthquakes.
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'.
Christchurch cathedral decision delayed until September
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The Anglican church yesterday announced members of Canterbury's synod will now decide the earthquake damaged cathedral's future at its meeting in September.
Katy Gosset
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To Canterbury now where the recent earthquakes have reignited interest in civil defence. Katy Gosset drops in on a major training exercise where there's no shortage of fresh blood.
Chch English language schools far from recovered
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Four years after the Christchurch earthquakes, English language student numbers are still only just over half what they were before the 2011 quake.
Survivor Stories
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Kiwi director Christopher Dudman on his television documentary The Day that Changed My Life, which features those who survived in the immediate aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake, 22 February 2011.
Class action against Southern Response to proceed
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The High Court has said 40 Christchurch homeowners wanting to take a class action against earthquake insurer Southern Response can move forward with their claim.
Christchurch cycleways disastrous for St Albans business
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The Christchurch City Council is investing $156 million in 13 cycleways across the city, in a post-earthquake overhaul of the city's transport network.
Union rejects claims of illegal activity
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More on allegations from the Earthquake Commission that some contractors have been filing false invoices for work done on the Christchurch rebuild.
Police investigate first cases of fraudulent earthquake claims
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Christchurch police have made their first arrest for false claims over earthquake damage, charging a local woman with obtaining by deception.
Victim of Chch earthquake says design shows little empathy
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A woman who was badly injured in the February 2011 earthquake is critical of the proposed design of the Canterbury Earthquake Memorial.
The different fates of Christchurch's Catholic and Anglican cathedrals
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Both of Christchurch's big cathedrals were destroyed in the earthquakes. Their fates have been very different, and only one will rise again.
Quake wage subsidies wind down from tomorrow
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From tomorrow, the Government is winding down the subsidy that allows earthquake-damaged businesses in Canterbury to keep paying their workers' wages.
Fire Service honours teams for actions after February quake
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The Fire Service is recognising fire crews who responded to the February earthquake at an event this evening in Christchurch.
Union plans legal action against Earthquake Commission
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Contractors in Christchurch are due to file legal action against the Earthquake Commission tomorrow, because of thousands of dollars worth of unpaid invoices.
Christchurch councillors want CERA to talk about power handover
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Christchurch city councillors wants to know what the Earthquake Recovery Authority's plan is to hand back power to the council.
Brownlee's list of post-quake achievements received poorly
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Christchurch residents are pouring cold water on the Earthquake Recovery Minister's efforts to celebrate post-quake recovery in the city.
Councils told to focus on quake prone buildings
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The Insurance Council is mounting a legal challenge against the Christchurch City Council over its rules regarding earthquake-prone buildings.
CTV designer blamed for collapse
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The Royal Commission into the Canterbury Earthquakes has heard the CTV building collapsed because of the incompetence of the man in charge of designing it.
Govt accused of exploiting quakes to push school closures
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The government is being accused of exploiting the Christchurch earthquakes to force through sweeping changes to schools in the city.
Christchurch workers say employment law changes will add to quake stress
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Workers in Christchurh already stressed by the earthquakes are pleading with MPs to stop proposed changes to employment law.
Some Christchurch people are living in dire straits
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The head of the Earthquake Commission is questioning why some Christchurch people are living in dire straits when there's help available.
The latest from EQC
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The head of the Earthquake Commission Ian Simpson says the claims from Friday's and July's earthquakes are being handled differently from the approach taken in Christchurch.
Chch community groups worried about quality of home repairs
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The Earthquake Commission has brought forward its deadline for repairing thousands of earthquake-damaged properties in Canterbury by 12 months.
Brownlee describes mayor's speech as deeply disappointing
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The Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, has described a 'state of the city' speech by the Christchurch mayor, Lianne Dalziel, as deeply disappointing.
Quake damaged unisurable homes up for rent
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Earthquake damaged Christchurch homes written off by insurance companies are becoming hot property for investors wanting to make money renting them out.