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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Minister sticks by plan to close or merge Christchurch schools
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Minister of Education has stuck with her proposals in February to close or merge earthquake-hit Christchurch schools, with the exception of some New Brighton schools.
City Mission says there's a 'new level of poor' in Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A Christchurch catering company has joined forces with the City Mission to tackle what is being described as a new era of poverty after the Canterbury earthquakes.
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.
EQC respond to claims of inadequate assessments
Audio, Radio New Zealand
EQC's manager for the Canterbury home repair programme, Reid Stiven, respondes to claims of misleading estimates of damage to household foundations from the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.
Poetica
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Poetica is a series of large-scale paintings of 20 different poems in twenty different languages, paying tribute to the different nationalities lost in the Christchurch earthquake.
Brownlee gives council one last chance on land plan
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Recovery Minister is giving the Christchurch City Council until this morning to approve a major land development plan otherwise he'll force it through himself.
Community groups homeless after quake-prone facility closed
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Two years after the Christchurch earthquakes, the city council has only finished detailed assessments of about half its community facilities, and nasty surprises are still cropping up.
A doctor's bravery during the February quake is recognised
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The doctor who is about to receive a bravery award for his work during Christchurch's February earthquake, says the images from that day are still with him.
Christchurch couple lower damages sought in High Court
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Christchurch couple taking their insurance company to the High Court over their earthquake payout have knocked almost a quarter of a million dollars off their claim.
Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 22 February 2011
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Suzie Ferguson, Mary Wilson and Hewitt Humphrey host rolling news coverage of the Christchurch Earthquake. The audio used comes from the start of the 6pm hour.
Markets douse rumours of interest rate cuts in quake's wake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Financial markets have backtracked on expectations of an interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake. Economics correspondent, Nigel Stirling, reports.
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.
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.
Evening Business for 23 May 2011
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Kathmandu has announced plans to build its new national distribution centre in the Christchurch suburb of Woolston, in a vote of confidence for the earthquake-damaged city.
First day back at school for some Christchurch pupils
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Schools will begin re-opening from today in Christchurch, helping children and their parents regain some sense of normality amidst the chaos caused by last month's earthquake.
Christchurch Hospital to make changes after quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch Health authorities say they will never put acutely unwell patients on top floors again after having to evacuate them after the 22nd of February earthquake.
National Christchurch Memorial Service
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Rowan Quinn, Radio NZ reporter in Hagley Park, Christchurch, where tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the memorial service marking the February 22 earthquake.
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.
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.
Sports commentator Joseph Romanos
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Joseph Romanos discusses the potential impact of the Canterbury earthquake on the Rugby World Cup and Ross Taylor's innings in the Cricket World Cup match against Pakistan.
Geoff Robinson checks in from Hagley Park
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Church bells will ring worldwide ring for Christchurch today as tens of thousands of people attend today's National memorial service for the victims for the Christchurch earthquake.
Midday News for 4 April 2011
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Treasury warns the Government's books will get worse because of the Christchurch earthquake and schools in Christchurch's eastern suburns fear they will have to lay off staff.
Cathedral Dean speaking to Nine to Noon
Audio, Radio New Zealand
One of the most potent symbols of the earthquake has been the massive amount of destruction caused to Christchurch's Anglican Cathedral, including the toppling of its spire.
District councillor backs Kaiapoi to pull through
Audio, Radio New Zealand
People in the Canterbury town of Kaiapoi say they are determined to preserve their community despite learning yesterday hundreds of earthquake-damaged homes will have to go.