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Christchurch earthquake - Simon Morton

Christchurch earthquake - Frances Adank

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Frances Adank is in St Albans where there are ruptured pipes and collapsed chimneys.

Christchurch earthquake - John Carter

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Minister of Civil Defence John Carter.

Christchurch earthquake - Ian Beale

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Ian Beale joins us from Mt Pleasant where there has been a rock fall off Castle Rock.

Seismologist John Ristau

Audio, Radio New Zealand

An update on recent Christchurch earthquake aftershocks.

Christchurch earthquake - Mark Watts

Audio, Radio New Zealand

An update on the phone systems from Telecom's communications manager Mark Watts.

Inspector Al Stewart

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A police update on the Christchurch earthquake.

Reporter Jessica Maddock

Audio, Radio New Zealand

An update on the Christchurch earthquake from Jessica Maddock.

Christchurch earthquake - Karen Neill

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Karen Neill is the head of RNZ's Sound Archives.

Warwick Smith

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Senior Siemologist at GNS Science comments on this morning's earthquake in Canterbury.

Canterbury shellshocked after massive earthquake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Aftershocks have continued to shake Canterbury overnight following Saturday morning's brutal 7.1 earthquake.

Scientists head to epicentre of quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Dozens of smaller earthquakes have kept many people in Canterbury on edge since the 7.1 magnitude quake in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Cabinet to decide on govt's contribution to quake clean up

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Cabinet will today decide how the Government will contribute to the clean up in Canterbury following Saturday's massive earthquake.

Flooding threat for earthquake ravaged Canterbury

The Canterbury Civil Defence Duty Manager, James Thompson, says the Waimakariri River could breach its banks just south of Kaiapoi, and as a preacaution they have evacuated the Riverlands Holiday Park.

River could burst banks in shaken Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The state of emergency in Christchurch has just been extended until midday on Wednesday. In latest developments Canterbury Civil Defence is now warning people to prepare for potential flooding, only two days after the major earthquake that caused widespread damage to much of the region.

Christchurch remains shut down as safety fears continue

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Christchurch city remains shut down this morning as authorities seek to make the city safe after Saturday's massive earthquake. All schools are closed today, workers in the central city are being told not to go to work and city buses are cancelled.

Experts say larger earthquake could hit South Island

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Geologists say the South Island is likely to be hit with another, even larger, earthquake sometime in the next 50 years. Teams of earthquake experts are in Canterbury studying the previously undetected fault responsible for Saturday's 7.1 magnitude earthquake and dozens of aftershocks.

Canterbury quake expected to hit NZ economy in short term

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Economists and business leaders predict the Canterbury earthquake will lead to a rash of business failures and cut economic growth this year.

Half of earthquake appeal money given out

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Over half of the $21 million donated to the Red Cross in the wake of September's Canterbury earthquake has been paid out. More than ten thousand grant applications have been received to date, including about six thousand since the beginning of November.

Plan to 'Green the Rubble' launches in Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Christchurch businesses, councils, MPs and individuals have banded together to turn the rubble of the Canterbury earthquake green.

Canterbury cemeteries damaged in quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Some Christchurch residents fear there's a risk to the region's history if headstones damaged by September's 7.1 magnitude earthquake are not repaired.

Victoria experiences earthquake, causes structural damage

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Victorian Authorities are warning residents of significant aftershocks following on from the magnitude 5.8 earthquake which shook Melbourne around 9am yesterday, causing significant structural damage across the city. The University of Melbourne's Dr Mark Quigley is a professor of tectonics, who became a familiar voice and face through the Christchurch quakes. Our producer Matthew Theunissen asked him how yesterday's quake compared to those he experienced in Christchurch.

Seven thousand claims already into EQC

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Commission has already received about 7,000 claims from last week's Kaikoura quake. EQC expects the number of claims to be fewer than in Christchurch.

House of the Year finalists announced

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The building industry is celebrating the best in home construction with the House of the Year awards tomorrow night. Registered Master Builders chief executive David Kelly says the finalists include designs that have taken lessons from the Christchurch earthquakes.

James Jameson

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Former Christchurch restaurateur James Jameson ran a cafe in the Christchurch Arts Centre until the Canterbury earthquakes of 2011. Last year, James moved to Mt Lyford – the area hit hard and isolated by this month's earthquakes.

Christchurch business waits years for neighbours to be fixed

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Kaikoura and Wellington businesses operating adjacent to quake damaged buildings may face disruption for years to come as owners drag their feet on repair or demolition work. A Christchurch property owner has been unable to completely re-open for business since the February 2011 earthquake.

Government wage subsidy will help earthquake hit businesses

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A government package to help small businesses affected by Monday's earthquake will help according to one of the groups administering it , Enterprise North Canterbury, which has been through it before.

The Panel with Stephen Franks and Lisa Scott (Part 1)

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Billy Kristian of The Invaders shares his memories of Ray Columbus who has died at the age of 74. Islay Marsden of the University of Canterbury discusses what clearing rocks and silt from quake-induced landslides will do to the coastal environment. Kevin Furlong of Penn State University discusses the connection between the earthquakes and various faultline systems.

Back on track in North Canterbury

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Resilience and community spirit have shone through in North Canterbury in the aftermath of the earthquake. With no active civil defence post in operation in Cheviot in the days after the 7.8 quake, a group of locals mobilised a task force to support those in need. Further north at Mendip Hills Station farm manager Simon Lee has been repairing broken water pipes and clearing slips in time for weaning, while on Ben Lissington's dairy farm near Waiau, milk tankers are having to go off the beaten track to get to the rotary shed after a six metre section of the road was destroyed.