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Audio, Radio New Zealand

Central Christchurch restaurant and bars say they could be heading into the "worst winter to date". Eight years on from the earthquakes there are more restaurants and bars in the city than ever before - but owners say there aren't enough customers. Now they're grappling with added uncertainty over the effect of the mosque attacks on visitor numbers.

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A new office building in central Christchurch has multiple flaws in its earthquake design that the city council was warned about almost two years ago. Construction of the seven-storey building above the busy shopping precinct at 230 High Street, continued even after those warnings in December 2017. Three leading engineering firms have found critical faults - the latest are detailed in a Government-ordered report that's been leaked to RNZ. Phil Pennington joins Corin Dann with the details.