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.
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Kaiapoi looks to rebuild buisness district following quake
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A plan to revitalise the centre of the small rural service town of Kaiapoi will be fast-tracked in the wake of the Canterbury earthquake.
Earthquake muddies picture on future OCR rises
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The Canterbury earthquake and a stuttering national economy mean the Reserve Bank is likely to leave the Official Cash Rate unchanged this morning.
Canterbury quake expected to hit NZ economy in short term
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Economists and business leaders predict the Canterbury earthquake will lead to a rash of business failures and cut economic growth this year.
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.
02 Joy Reid | The Christchurch Quake
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Joy Reid nearly gave up journalism while struggling with PTSD after covering the Christchurch earthquakes, but went on to her dream role as the Europe correspondent for TVNZ.
Heathcote family say EQC failed them
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A Christchurch family have found themselves stuck with a house that is too unsafe to live in after a fire revealed earthquake damage, which EQC admits it failed to identify.
Passengers on redzone bus shocked at devastation
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Christchurch residents who've finally been allowed in to the earthquake ravaged inner-city redzone say the devastation was far worse than they had ever imagined.
Quake hearing told 300 more would have died
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An additional 300 people could have died in the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch, if it wasn't for the earlier quake in September.
Understanding Loss
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Part of the Kiwi brain drain to Australia, Christchurch artist Mike Hewson prepares to show his new countrymen the impact of the earthquakes on his hometown and his art.
Survivors of the collapsed Pyne Gould building in Chch
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Surviors of the collapsed Pyne Gould building in Christchurch where 18 people died in February's earthquake have today relived their experiences on that day.
Reaction to proposed charter schools
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More now on the charter schools which the Government is planning to trial in South Auckland and in some parts of Christchurch, which were hit badly in the earthquake.
Earthquake anxiety prevents Canterbury births
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After a rush of babies born on the day of Canterbury's earthquake, the stress of the continuing tremors mean some women are now having trouble giving birth.
Quake affected residents say they are being neglected
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More than two weeks after the massive earthquake that rocked Canterbury, some living in one of Christchurch's worst hit suburbs are feeling neglected and abandoned.
Key promises announcement next week on damaged land
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The Prime Minister, has promised people in Canterbury they will know next Wednesday whether they can rebuild on ground badly damaged by this month's earthquake.
Quakes Commission checks on responsibility for cordon
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The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has tried to determine exactly who should have put a cordon around a central Christchurch building identified as an earthquake risk.
Quake inquiry looks at whether heritage outweighed safety
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Witnesses before the Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission have been questioned over whether preservation of heritage buildings was given more consideration than preserving human lives.
Rising household insurance premiums - Ian Simpson
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The Christchurch earthquakes could prompt a further shake up of the insurance industry. Home owners are already being hit with premium increases of up to 30%.
Business owners faced hard decision to leave Christchurch
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When the earthquake demolished Christchurch's central business district, some business owners had no option but to pack up and start again in a different city.
Trev's BBQ
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An Ashburton couple who cooked barbecues for earthquake-weary Christchurch residents for nine months following the February quake have been named the joint winners of the Trustpower Community Awards.
Southern Story for 5 July 2012 - The Quake Box
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To Christchurch now, where the people most affected by the region's earthquakes are getting a chance to tell their stories to a wider audience.
Christchurch man challenges insurer to live in his house
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A Christchurch man, whose house was damaged in the earthquakes, has challenged his insurer's CEO to live in it if she truly believes it's repairable.
Up to 50 additional buildings damaged in red zone
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The Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Authority says today's aftershocks have caused up to 50 additional buildings in the city's redzone to collapse or partially collapse.
Latest earthquakes leave women's refuges overflowing
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Christchurch Womens Refuge says its safe houses are full as women have fled the worsening domestic violence in the city following June's powerful aftershocks.
Labour accuses Government of underfunding skills training
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The Labour Party has accused the Government of sitting on money set aside to provide skills training needed for the Canterbury earthquake rebuild.
Royal Commission investigates CTV building
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The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission begins looking into the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building today, with dramatic evidence due to be heard from some of the survivors.
Midday Business News for 9 July 2012
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Canterbury retail spending surges following earthquake disruptions. Traders face potential prison terms in Britain's rate-rigging scandal and the sharemarket falls half a percent.
Business leaders happy with plan for Christchurch rebuild
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The creation of a new unit within the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority to oversee the rebuilding of central Christchurch is being welcomed by business leaders.
Quake claimants band together to take on insurers
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Frustrated Christchurch residents are banding together to take on their insurance companies, who they say are taking too long to process their earthquake damage claims.
Christchurch sitting on mental health 'time bomb'
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Dr Sue Bagshaw, the head of a youth health clinic Christchurch, fears the high rates of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among children will skyrocket due to the earthquake.