The head of an international team of engineers who are expert in designing for disasters says Wellington should look closely at the lessons from the Canterbury earthquake.
The Cabinet has decided to make an initial 5-million-dollar contribution to the Christchurch mayoral fund set up to help with the earthquake clean up.
Those repairing an earthquake damaged cliff in Christchurch have had to wrangle with home owners who don't want to sell, and relocating a rare flightless moth. Rachel Graham reports.
The organisers of Tonga's Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Fund hope to raise one million dollars by the end of tommorrow's two hour Radiothon which finishes at 1pm.
The Earthquake Commission and the Insurance Council are going to the High Court for a ruling on who's responsible for 10-thousand claims from the earlier Canterbury earthquakes.
An earthquake engineer has told the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission that the intense vertical shaking during the February 2011 earthquake wasn't unique and was similar to events overseas.
For the first time Alan Reay, whose firm designed the collapsed CTV building, has apologised to the families of the 115 people killed in the Christchurch earthquake 18 months ago.
The agency in charge of fixing earthquake damaged pipes and roads in Christchurch was last night issued an excessive noise notice after keeping residents awake in the early hours.
EQC CEO Sid Miller says the agency is currently defending 316 legal cases over the Christchurch earthquakes, and is considering legal action against Fletcher's for its project management of the repairs.
International Red Cross Manager Bob McKerrow talks with Deborah Nation about his long career spent helping others. Bob is no stranger to disaster but it's a new experience to see the sufferings of his earthquake-hit home-town of Christchurch.
GNS seismologists explain why the Darfield and Christchurch earthquakes were so damaging and 'punchy'
In the programme this week - the former New Zealand cricket captain Stephen Fleming talks about plans for a charity cricket match to raise funds for victims of the Canterbury earthquake. We hear about the role of sports chaplaincy in New Zealand sports teams, Blyth Tait talks about his return to top level Equestrian competition after a seven year absence and one of the country's premier mountain biking events, the Karapoti Classic, near Wellington is underway again.
Canterbury residents were left confused after the earthquake after the news media reported they needed to evacuate but tsunami sirens were silent.
More than four years after the February 2011 earthquake devastated Christchurch's city centre, the rebuild in and around the iconic Cathedral Square has stalled.
Jane Bowron is a newspaper columnist who lived in the red zone at the time of the earthquake.
A rowdy protest was held in Christchurch yesterday over the Government's plan to revamp education in the earthquake-hit city.
Public and private insurers are warning the damage from Canterbury's series of earthquakes will have economic impact for years.
Three years on from the February 22nd Christchurch earthquake hundreds of businesses are still waiting for their insurance claims to be settled.
An earthquake simulator designed to help people get over their fear of quakes is being developed at Canterbury University.
The earthquake recovery minister, Gerry Brownlee, has called The Press newspaper the enemy of Christchurch's recovery.
Wellington businesses are being encouraged to work with their counterparts in Christchurch to help with post-earthquake rebuild projects.
An earthquake aftershock measuring five-point-one on the Richter Scale hit Christchurch this morning, just after six o'clock.
The airport was closed to passenger services yesterday following the earthquake. We're joined by the airport's chief executive, Jim Boult.
A huge team of engineers is in Christchurch to assess the state of buildings damaged but still standing after Tuesday's earthquake.
There's disagreement about whether a Royal Commission of inquiry into building collapses in the Canterbury earthquakes should apportion blame.
People have until midnight tonight to lodge a claim with the Earthquake Commission for property damaged in the February Christchurch earthquake.
The Goverment has offered to pay out five thousand home owners in Christchurch of the most severely quake damaged properties.
News from the business sector focusing on the impact of the Christchurch earthquake, the bulletin includes a market report.
The wind is picking up in Christchurch, causing concern about dust storms being blown up from earthquake debris and silt.
In London's Westminster Cathedral about 1500 people have just finished a vigil in memory of the victims of the Christchurch earthquake.