Govt reconsiders legal aid for quake families
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Attorney General, Chris Finlayson, says he'll reconsider funding legal representation for the families of the victims of the Christchurch earthquake.
Search
found 189 results
Inquest into 144 Christchurch quake deaths continues
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The inquest into many of the deaths in the Christchurch earthquake will today hear evidence about the more than 60 language students who perished in the Canterbury Television building.
Rubble scanner to sniff out quake survivors
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Scientists in Europe have developed a technology which could be used to find survivors buried in rubble from collapsed buildings in events like the Christchurch and Japanese earthquakes.
PGC building survivor from February Christchurch quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The woman who fought the odds to regain her mobility after being trapped and crushed in her collapsed work place, the PGC building, when Christchurch was devastated by the earthquake of February 22. She is now helping other quake victims, especially the children of injured parents some of who have had long periods of separation.
The closest home to Monday's quake epicentre
Audio, Radio New Zealand
When the 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch at 2:20 on Monday afternoon Barry Ross was outside his home at Godley Head on the Port Hills, where is he is the Department of Conservation caretaker. Barry's house is thought to be the closest to the epicentre that day and such was the force of the quake he was thrown to the ground and some of the cliff nearby fell away. He lost power and water for a few days but now he's back home, clearing up and determined to get on with life.
Government poised to reveal decision for quake suburbs
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Prime Minister and the Earthquake Recovery Minister are poised to announce decisions on the fate of homes on quake damaged land in Christchurch.
Earthquake Minister outlines Govt payout
Audio, Radio New Zealand
More on our top story now where the Government is offering to buy five thousand of the most badly quake damaged homes in Christchurch.
Quake hearing told 300 more would have died
Audio, Radio New Zealand
An additional 300 people could have died in the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch, if it wasn't for the earlier quake in September.
Christchurch contractors face financial pressure from EQC
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Many Christchurch trades people are refusing to carry out quake repairs unless the homeowner agrees to pay the bill, saying it takes too long to get the money out of the Earthquake Commission. Some contractors say they still haven't been paid for jobs done after the quake in September and the amount of debt some businesses are carrying are putting them in jeopardy.
NZ Skeptics gather to mock so-called moon man
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The large aftershock rattled nerves in Christchurch last night but it was not the destructive earthquake that had been predicted by self-styled quake forecaster Ken Ring.
Earthquake Authority gets wide powers
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A stand-alone government department will be vested with the wide ranging powers the Government gave itself after last year's quake, to oversee recovery efforts in Canterbury.
Christchurch earthquake rememberance
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Geoff Robinson in Christchurch, where the Dean of Christchurch leads the observance of two minutes silence as a mark of rememberance for those lost in the quake.
PGC property manager defends lack of detailed assessment
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard the property manager of the Pyne Gould building did not organise detailed engineering assessments after the first quake in September.
Sound recording of 22 February 2011 earthquake at St George's Hospital
Audio, UC QuakeStudies
A sound recording of the 22 February 2011 earthquake at St George's Hospital captured by a heart specialist who was dictating medical notes.
Number of Christchurch burglaries has increased after quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The police say there have been more burglaries in Christchurch following the February earthquake.
Breakdown in communication - unsafe building collapsed in quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission has heard that a breakdown in communication between structural engineers, a property manager and owner led the tenants of a building to wrongly assume their shop was safe.
Quake-hit Christchurch Residents having to return home
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Some Canterbury residents are returning to homes damaged in last year's 7.1 earthquake, because they can't afford to live anywhere else.
Search for quake rupture continues in Port Hills
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Scientists have been scouring the outskirts of Christchurch in search of geological evidence of the February earthquake.
Royal Commission into quakes won't investigate liability
Audio, Radio New Zealand
There's disagreement about whether a Royal Commission of inquiry into building collapses in the Canterbury earthquakes should apportion blame.
Royal Commission into quakes won't investigate liability
Audio, Radio New Zealand
People caught up in February's earthquake in Christchurch want to know why a Royal Commission of inquiry isn't going to apportion any blame for building collapses.
Quake chief happy, despite $200,000 pay cut
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Despite taking a 200-thousand dollar pay cut, the new head of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority says he's delighted to have the job.
Family of quake victim question safety of building
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The family of a young man who died while protecting his sister during February's earthquake in Christchurch says the building they were in wasn't safe.
Casino workers back on job after quake hiatus
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Christchurch Casino opens again tonight for the first time since February's earthquake left about 500 people out of work.
Seismic engineer on the quake's effect on buildings
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A seismic engineer says many of the Christchurch buildings destroyed in Tuesday's quake weren't designed to cope with such intense forces - and it's possible damage from the September 4th earthquake went undetected.
Two minutes of silence for quake victims marked
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Church bells tolled around the country at exactly 12.51 this afternoon - one week on from the deadly Christchurch earthquake, which may have claimed as many as 240 lives.
Christchurch aquarium forced to close because of quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Hundreds of birds and other creatures had to be evacuated from a Christchurch aquarium and kiwi enclosure, while others were put-down after last week's earthquake.
Export markets vital to economy's prospects after quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Christchurch earthquake looks to have dashed hopes of a pickup in household spending this year.
Earthquake Recovery Minister of plans for quake dam
Audio, Radio New Zealand
We're joined now by the Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee - who is in Christchurch.
Rental costs face thousands forced out by quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The thousands of Christchurch residents expected to be forced into temporary Government-supplied accommodation by earthquake damage will be required to pay rent.
Grim picture for the Capital if quake hits
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Christchurch earthquake is prompting Wellington residents to prepare for the possibility that their city could be struck by a major tremor.