Bill on Christchurch recovery authority set to pass
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Legislation setting up the Authority for the Christchurch Earthquake Recovery has passed.
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Another Christchurch hotel will be pulled down
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Another landmark hotel in Christchurch has been condemned because of earthquake damage.
Christchurch mental health services struggle with demand
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The number of emergency psychiatric assessments in Christchurch has more than doubled since the earthquakes struck.
Jazz Footprints for 22 June 2011 - Neill Pickard
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Colette Jansen talks to guitar and banjo played Neill Pickard about establishing the Christchurch Jazz School, working in and around Christchurch with his Dixieland Jazz Band, and life after the Christchurch Earthquake. Due to copyright issues all music has been removed.
Hardest winter for Christchurch hospitality since quakes
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Christchurch moteliers say this has been the hardest winter since the Canterbury earthquakes - and they are blaming both AirBnB and a lack of events. RNZ Christchurch reporter Logan Church spoke with Comfort Inn motel owner, Bob Cringle, about the state of the sector.
Remote-controlled digger starts work on Christchurch Cathedral
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A remote-operated digger has started work on Christchurch Cathedral removing rubble from the historic building. It's a job project managers are describing as a world first - and a significant breakthrough in the clean up of Christchurch's earthquake damaged Cathedral. Adam Burns reports.
Consensus over Christchurch in danger of collapsing.
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The political consensus over the response to the Christchurch earthquake is in danger of collapsing.
Christchurch rescue operation formally moves to recovery phase
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The Rescue operation following Christchurch's earthquake has now officially moved to a recovery operation.
Three time capsules opened in Christchurch today
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Three time capsules, recovered after the Christchurch earthquake, have been opened in the city today.
Christchurch couple reflects on quake's seventh anniversary
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Javier and Jackie Garcia Knight look back on the earthquake that changed Christchurch and New Zealand forever.
Number of Christchurch burglaries has increased after quake
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The police say there have been more burglaries in Christchurch following the February earthquake.
Adelaide mourns today for sister city Christchurch
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Today's memorial for the victims of the Christchurch earthquake is also being marked in Adelaide.
Nation marks one year since quake struck Christchurch
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Today, the nation marks a year since the 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch.
Insight for 31 January 2016 - Christchurch 5 Years On
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Belinda McCammon tracks progress in Christchurch 5 years after the earthquake that killed 185 people
Retail therapy another strand to Christchurch's recovery
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Shopping or retail therapy is helping some Christchurch residents return to normality after the February earthquake.
T-Rex earthquake machine begins soil tests in Christchurch
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A truck that simulates earthquakes to test soil quality is being tried out in Christchurch today.
Hunt for Christchurch rebuild workers in Wellington
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Christchurch employers have been in Wellington today signing up tradespeople to help rebuild the earthquake damaged city.
Christchurch Earthquake - Matthew Carpenter and Gerry Brownlee
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Matthew Carpenter is from the Canterbury Business Recovery Network. Gerry Brownlee is a Christchurch MP.
Engineers work to restore Christchurch flood protection
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Construction teams are working to fix earthquake damaged stopbanks in the Waimakariri and Kaiapoi rivers near Christchurch.
Rain latest woe for Christchurch's quake-damaged homes
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The downpours have added yet another problem for Christchurch residents living in earthquake-stricken homes.
Christchurch's art community struggles to regroup after quake
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A lack of affordable space after Christchurch's earthquake threatens to fracture the city's arts community.
Trades people in Christchurch in short supply
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Christchurch trades companies say they are struggling to find experienced staff as the earthquake rebuild begins.
Time capsules from Christchurch's ruins reveal secrets
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Three time capsules recovered from the ruins of Christchurch in the days following the February earthquake have been opened. Two came from the John Robert Godley statue plinth in front of the Christchurch Cathedral, while the other came from the old civic building on Manchester Street.
Architect fights to preserve Christchurch Catholic Cathedral
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An architect and art historian is setting up an action group to oppose the demolition of one of the most well-known churches in Christchurch, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The church, registered as a Category 1 building with Heritage New Zealand, was damaged in the 2011 earthquakes and has sat in a state of disrepair ever since. Dr Anna Crighton is from Historic Places Aotearoa. She talks to Susie Ferguson.
Lianne Dalziel on Christchurch, 2011, and now
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Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel has experienced her fair share of earthquakes as a resident, MP and then Mayor. She joins Checkpoint.
Christchurch rebuild offers training for Pasifika peoples
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Six years after Christchurch's destructive 6.3 magnitude earthquake the rebuild programme is now being used to provide training for workers from the Pacific. Twenty-four workers from Fiji, Tonga and Samoa are helping rebuild the city while learning new skills and earning money they can send home.
Christchurch cycleways disastrous for St Albans business
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The Christchurch City Council is investing $156 million in 13 cycleways across the city, in a post-earthquake overhaul of the city's transport network.
Christchurch has rebuilt - now it needs people
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It's more than eight years since the earthquakes saw Christchurch crumble. Forty billion dollars has been poured into rebuilding - but what's missing now, is people.
Catharsis as Christchurch quake redzone development opens
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Christchurch residents forced away from their redzone homes returned today for the unveiling of the the Avon loop pathway - the first redevelopment, nine years on from the deadly earthquake. Reporter Conan Young went along to hear from them.
Christchurch hospital quake risk endangers patients, staff
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Construction delays and cost over-runs are prolonging the earthquake risks facing patients and staff at Christchurch hospital. Six major hospital buildings at the central city site have been listed as earthquake prone since May, but there is no safer space to shift patients into. Christchurch Hospital boss David Meates pron; Mates says the hospital is still basically a construction site. One earthquake prone building has roof tanks containing 75 tonnes of water. Mr Meates told RNZ reporter Phil Pennington removing the water from the tanks in the meantime is not an option.