Final unidentified victims of earthquake to be interred
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The unidentified remains of the victims of the Christchurch earthquake will finally be interred just before the first anniversary of the February quake.
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Quaky Cat by Diana Noonan
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Read by Rima te Wiata Tyger the cat finds out just where home is after an earthquake in Christchurch. For years 6-10 years.
Christchurch looks to rebuild its tourism potential
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch hotels lost a million guest nights in the year following the February earthquake, but tourism in the city is now picking up again.
New Zealand's best cats battle for glory
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The National Cat Show is on in Christchurch on Sunday, the first time cat lovers from across the country have met in Christchurch since the earthquakes.
Christchurch tourism poised for rebound from quakes
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch's tourism sector is poised for a strong rebound five years after the Canterbury earthquakes, but tourist operators and leaders say there is still work to do.
Heritage building in Chch's Art Centre to reopen
Audio, Radio New Zealand
After being largely shut off to the public since the earthquakes, Christchurch's iconic Arts Centre is set to reopen its Great Hall to the public tonight.
CCC's bill to settle insurance claim $9M and climbing
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Official figures show the Christchurch City Council's legal bill to settle its earthquake insurance claims is sitting at nine million dollars, and climbing.
Music centre The Piano opens in Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A world class centre for music and the arts has opened in Christchurch, after The Music Centre of Christchurch was damaged beyond repair in the 2011 earthquakes.
A one-stop shop for Christchurch quake claims
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The government has announced a new "hub" offering a bunch of separate services to Christchurch locals with ongoing earthquake-related problems.
Christchurch couple told they can't use driveway
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Christchurch couple told they can't use part of their property because the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) might need access to it.
Treasury says delays in anchor projects slow govt spend on Chch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Listening to that has been Gerry Brownlee -- he was the Earthquake Recovery Minister but is now the Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration.
Supporters of Christchurch town hall hopeful it will be saved
Audio, Radio New Zealand
People who want the Christchurch Town Hall restored are optimistic the City Council will today commit to saving the earthquake damaged building.
Hope and Wire
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Lyttelton singer-songwriter Adam McGrath talks about songwriting, free concerts after the Christchurch earthquakes, and lending his song - and its title - to TV mini-series Hope and Wire.
Labour to get locals to govern CERA if elected
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Labour Party wrapped up its Canterbury Recovery Package in Christchurch today, announcing it would appoint qualified locals to govern the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority.
Building regulator faces overhaul after worst performance result
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The country's building regulator admits it needs a major overhaul after years scrambling just to react to leaky homes and the Canterbury and Kaikōura earthquakes.
Tiny temporary village opens in town hit by Kaikoura quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A temporary village has opened in the small Canterbury town of Waiau to help residents who lost their homes in the Kaikoura earthquake.
Wheelchair users still struggling with access in Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Wheelchair users say Christchurch is frustrating and difficult to navigate around since the earthquakes, especially roads and footpaths, which is leaving people feeling isolated.
Brownlee: Flooding 'not entirely caused by earthquakes'
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Recovery Minister says Christchurch City Council must take responsibility for the city's flooding problems as it's not the government's problem to sort out.
Brownlee says flooding made worse - not caused by - quakes
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Recovery Minister is denying that Christchurch flooding has become worse since the quakes, and says it's not the government's mess to fix.
Some homeowners reject assurances from authorities on asbestos
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Some Canterbury homeowners are rejecting assurances from authorities that they wouldn't have been exposed to asbestos in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes.
Christchurch quake victims remembered at memorial service
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The names of each individual killed by the Christchurch earthquake were read one after the other at a memorial service to commemorate the quake's seventh anniversary today.
EQC settles with homeowner on quake's 7th anniversary
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A Canterbury woman has finally settled an insurance claim seven years to the day her family home was damaged in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
CTV engineer says he's been treated unfairly
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The man who designed the CTV building that collapsed in the Christchurch earthquake has effectively scuttled any investigation into him by the Institution of Professional Engineers.
Bob Parker's last day in office
Audio, Radio New Zealand
After six years leading Christchurch, three of them since the first Canterbury earthquake, Bob Parker is packing up his office and hanging up the Mayoral chains today.
Govt invests $59 million in "blue skies" research
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Does religion make you less scared of death, what can liquefaction in Christchurch tell us about earthquakes, and can autism be treated with zinc?
EQC has two days to settle almost 2500 quake claims
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Commission has just two days to settle all of the Canterbury earthquake claims worth less than 15-thousand-dollars.
Resolution of sorts to complaints against insurer
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A group of frustrated Christchurch homeowners is vowing to keep holding their insurer accountable after making limited progress with outstanding claims for earthquake damage.
Me Korero
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Women's Club had their first function since the 22nd Feburary 2011 earthquake last weekend, we speak with their president Margaret Arnald as the club celebrates it's 101st anniversary.
Top Stories for Thursday 16 September 2010
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Hide backs Garrett despite passport fraud, Christchurch firms hopeful RBNZ will keep rates on hold, Radio New Zealand's political editor discusses Act turmoil, Earthquake muddies picture on future OCR rises, State of emergency expected to be lifted in Canterbury, Kaikoura slip due to be cleared today and Statue of Battle of Britain hero Sir Keith Park unveiled in London.
EQC picks holes in case against it
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A lawyer for the Earthquake Commission has told the High Court there are major holes in the case brought by a Christchurch couple to have their home rebuilt.