Life soon to return to Christchurch's Cathedral square
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Cathederal Square has remained largely untouched by developers since the 2011 earthquake. That is about to change, with work beginning on a series of hotels.
Cathederal Square has remained largely untouched by developers since the 2011 earthquake. That is about to change, with work beginning on a series of hotels.
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.
In 1987, Jack Perkins recorded an award-winning documentary capturing the life, the sounds and the personalities of Cathedral Square in Christchurch. Thirty years on, Deborah Nation parallels that experience with the sounds of September 2011 as engineer Gabrielle Parker escorts her Shrough the earthquake Red Zone into the square as it is today.
John Mitchell is the head of Civil Defence.
Monique Oomen is at a closed Christchurch airport.
Bob Batty is a town planner in Halswell.
John Carter is the Minister of Civil Defence.
Prime Minister John Key updates the death toll.
Peter Cooper is in the suburb of Woolston.
Federated Farmers have offered help for the earthquake.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.
Roger Sutton is Orion's Chief Executive.
An extended news bulletin featuring coverage of the Christchurch earthquake.
Gerry Brownlee, Earthquake Recovery Minister.
Rodger Bates is a farmer from near Darfield.
More reports on earthquake aftershock damage from Christchurch.
A memorial for the 185 people who died in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake will be blessed tonight, ahead of the unveiling tomorrow, on the sixth anniversary.
Today is census day; the first nationwide stocktake in seven years after the census was called off in 2011 because of the February earthquake in Christchurch.
Christchurch's Cardboard Cathedral was designed as a temporary structure to fill the void left by the damage caused to Christ Church Cathedral in the 2011 earthquake.
Mark Littleton is the Chief Fire Officer in Lyttleton.
Major Angus Mace is from Burnham Military Camp.
Radio New Zealand reporter Katy Gossett reports from Linwood.
Megan Hazeldean runs the Akaroa Cottages in Banks Pennisula.
Elizabeth Brayton was in Charteris Bay when quake hit.
Monique Oomen is the communciations manager at Christchurch Airport.
Mark Wilson is the Principle of Cashmere High School.
Superintendent Dave Cliff is the Canterbury District Police Commander.
Michael Brook is the Operations Manager of St John.
Federated Farmers Earthquake spokesperson John Hartnell joins the programme.
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority boss Roger Sutton.