Midday News for 29 March 2011
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Details of the new Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority are announced and Senior Labour MPs meet in Dunedin.
Details of the new Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority are announced and Senior Labour MPs meet in Dunedin.
The Christchurch suburb of New Brighton was hit hard by the Christchurch earthquakes, with roads that still haven't been fixed and many families on struggle street. One local is hoping a fridge offering free food, will help.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Relatives of the victims of February's earthquake in Christchurch are backing a new police inquiry into how people were rescued in the aftermath of the disaster.
Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has backed off on his threats to the Christchurch City Council and one of the New Zealand Greenpeace activists is freed from a Russian detention centre.
The new Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority; they're putting the Rugby World Cup on the school curriculum.
With the silencing of the Cathedral bells in Christchurch following February's earthquake there are now just six places in New Zealand where a full set of bells can be rung.
The Royal Commission into the Canterbury Earthquakes continues today, with overseas experts critiquing a New Zealand report that calls for a two-billion dollar upgrade to strengthen earthquake-prone buildings.
Christchurch businesses are calling on the council to keep the New Brighton pier open while earthquake repairs are completed.
A new exhibition showcases relics found underneath Christchurch's Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, which was badly damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes.
New research shows many Cantabrians are still struggling to cope with the after effects of the earthquakes.
Update of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Update of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Mark Watts works for Telecom.
Update of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Update of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Update of the Canterbury Earthquake.
An update on the Canterbury Earthquake.
Another substantial earthquake in Christchurch
Update of the Canterbury Earthquake.
A new report has heavily criticised how the Ministry of Education handled the post-earthquake Christchurch school reshuffle nearly four years ago.
The many arts organisations left homeless by the Christchurch earthquake, including the Christchurch Arts Festival and the Symphony Orchestra, have received good news this week from Creative New Zealand. We hear from CEO of Creative New Zealand Stephen Wainwright, manager of the Christchurch Arts Festival Steph Walker, and James Caygill from the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.
From the ashes of the earthquakes which have destroyed so much of Christchurch over the past year, are starting to rise new venues and new opportunities for artisits.
The destruction of the Radio Network building in Christchurch has prompted hopes that explosive demolition could be used to bring down other earthquake-damaged buildings.
Canterbury residents who haven't seen hide nor hair of a Earthquake Commission inspector have been told they might need to make a fresh claim to get noticed.
When the destructive February earthquake hit Christchurch, one of our reporters, Bridget Mills, was recording an interview at the very moment the earth started shaking.
A structural engineer has denied he rushed the inspection of earthquake repairs to a Christchurch bar so it could re-open in time for New Years Eve.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.