Christchurch's new QE2 sports complex opens
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The Canterbury earthquakes damaged the facility beyond use, and almost six years after it was demolished, a new facility known as Taiora QE2 has risen from the rubble.
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Christchurch earthquakes unveil window into past
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury earthquakes succeeded in all but destroying modern-day Christchurch, but from the rubble has emerged a surprising bonus - an insight into the city's history.
Labour's Lianne Dalziel announces she will run for mayoralty
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The fight to become the next mayor of Christchurch stepped up today with Labour Party's earthquake spokesperson, Lianne Dalziel, announcing she wants the job.
Academic is concerned Chch will struggle to fully recover
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A professor studying the economics of disasters says Christchurch will struggle to ever fully recover from the earthquakes that have devastated the city.
Lack of engineering assessments investigated
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A lack of building inspections and the engineers to carry them out has come under further scrutiny at the Royal Commission of inquiry into the Canterbury earthquakes.
Repairs on the homes of vulnerable people took too long
Audio, Radio New Zealand
An audit of the Earthquake Commission's quake repairs in Christchurch has found many dissatisfied home owners and others being left in the dark.
Engineering profession is in crisis - engineer
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A structural engineer has told the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission that illegal building techniques are being used in the Christchurch rebuild because the engineering profession is in crisis.
Chch City Council and govt hammer out deal
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Christchurch City Council and the Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, have hammered out a compromise deal over setting the council's long term spending priorities.
Prime Minister calls for two minute silence
Audio, Radio New Zealand
In the last hour the Prime Minister, John Key, has called for a two-minute nationwide silence on Tuesday, exactly one week on from the Christchurch earthquake.
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.
Government to unveil quake economic package today
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Economics Correspondent Nigel Stirling talks about expectations from the Government's economic package to be announced this afternoon to help meet the cost of the Christchurch earthquake.
Relative, friends of quake lost describe pain of waiting
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Friends and relatives of those missing after the Christchurch earthquake have described the pain of not knowing the fate of their loved one
Rural GPs share quake stories and lessons at conference
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Rural GPs from the South Island have been sharing their experiences of dealing with the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake at a conference in Wellington.
Grand Chancellor deconstruction underway in weeks
Audio, Radio New Zealand
As for the demolition of the building, The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority deconstruction manager, Warwick Isaacs, says while it will be managed carefully, it is still risky.
China asking NZ Government for quake compensation
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The Chinese Government is calling on New Zealand to give special compensation to the families of Chinese people killed in the Christchurch earthquake.
UK rugby fans stay positive about uncertainty over Cup
Audio, Radio New Zealand
In the UK, fans and travel agents are staying positive about any changes to the Rugby World Cup schedule forced by the Christchurch earthquake.
Reports swirl of new head of Earthquake Recovery Authority
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A senior Wellington public servant is reported to be the new head of the authority that will oversee the Canterbury earthquake recovery effort.
Long wait ahead for owners of Canterbury's damaged sections
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The owners of more than three-thousand properties damaged by the Canterbury earthquake have been told the repair job could take nearly three years.
Christchurch council grilled over buildings at quake commission
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Christchurch City Council has faced tough questioning at the Royal Commission into the Canterbury earthquakes over its role in ensuring buildings are earthquake strengthened.
Inquest looks at PGC building collapse in February's quake
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The first details surrounding the deaths of 18 people in the PGC building collapse in February's earthquake have been revealed at an inquest in Christchurch.
Structural engineer breaks down at Royal Commission
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A structural engineer has broken down at the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission after admitting he contributed to a woman's death in the February the twenty second earthquake.
Evidence given on how close Chch hotel came to collapsing
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard how close the city's tallest building came to collapsing entirely during the February 22nd earthquake.
Cathedral Square opens to public for first time since quake
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Christchurch people will be allowed to walk through the heart of the city this weekend for the first time since February's devastating earthquake.
Inquest into earthquake deaths continues
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Coroner will today hear more evidence about the more than 60 language students who perished in the Canterbury Television building when it collapsed in February's earthquake.
Prime Minister says Labour writing cheques it can't afford
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Prime Minister says the Labour Party is threatening to write cheques the country can't afford with its Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Package.
Feature Album - Band Together
Audio, Radio New Zealand
On October 23, 2010 Christchurch's Hagley Park hosted one of the biggest ever free concerts in New Zealand, following the first big earthquake to shake the city a month earlier.
First signs Canterbury returning to normal after quake
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There are the first signs of the Canterbury region returning to normal, six days after the massive earthquake devastated much of Christchurch and its surroundings.
Residents of hard hit quake street calling for firmer timeline
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Residents in one of the streets worst affected by the Canterbury earthquake say they're still in the dark about their future.
Earthquake muddies picture on future OCR rises
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury earthquake and a stuttering national economy mean the Reserve Bank is likely to leave the Official Cash Rate unchanged this morning.
Founders of Chch's post-quake market take it to Kaikoura
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The founders of a post-quake farmers market in Christchurch have taken the idea to Kaikoura, and has set up shop in the earthquake hit town.