Canterbury Earthquake - Elizabeth Brayton

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Elizabeth Brayton was in Charteris Bay when quake hit.

Canterbury Earthquake - Chris Brown

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Chris Brown is in Lyttleton - the epicentre of the quake.

Canterbury Earthquake - Crusaders caught in quake

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The Crusaders rugby side had just finished training at Rugby Park when the quake struck.

Canterbury Earthquake - Rob Clark

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Rob Clark was on the sixth floor of his office building when the quake struck, and got stuck in gridlock leaving the CBD.

Canterbury leaders welcome quake recovery shift

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The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Commission is promising swift changes following criticism of the rebuilding efforts necessitated by September's big quake.

Canterbury quakes behind record Government deficit

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury earthquakes are behind a big blowout in the Government's deficit which has grown to a record 18-point-4 billion dollars.

Interview with Anne

Audio, UC QuakeStudies

Oral history interview with Anne about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.

Economic activity in Canterbury reaches a post-quake peak

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Economic activity in Canterbury reached its fastest pace in July since the 2010/2011 earthquakes.

Interview with Mary Hobbs

Audio, UC QuakeStudies

Oral history interview with Mary Hobbs about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.

Interview with Coralie Winn

Audio, UC QuakeStudies

Oral history interview with Coralie Winn about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.

Interview with Amber Henderson

Audio, UC QuakeStudies

Oral history interview with Amber Henderson about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.

Quake panel paid too much - Labour

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Labour says an independent panel set up to oversee the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority is being paid too much.

GNS says Canterbury's quake risk caught up to Wellington's

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Canterbury's earthquake risk has caught up to Wellington's.

Psychological responses to the Canterbury earthquakes

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Caroline Bell, consultant psychiatrist and the clinical head of the Anxiety Disorders Unit at the Canterbury District Health Board talks about the psychological fallout from the Christchurch quakes.

Seismologist discusses latest Christchurch quakes

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Two weeks ago government scientists warned there was almost a one in four chance of a magnitude six to seven earthquake striking Canterbury within a year.

Head of CERA describes view of Christchurch from the air

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The head of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, Roger Sutton, flew over the quake-hit city after today's first shake.

Canterbury expects small enrolment loss due to quake

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The University of Canterbury estimates only a few hundred students have moved away because of last month's earthquake.

Canterbury netballers first game at home since quake

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The Canterbury Tactix netball team are playing at home tonight for the first time since last month's earthquake.

NZ scientists unimpressed Italian study of Canterbury quakes

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An international study looking at the Canterbury earthquakes is attracting loud criticism from New Zealand scientists.

GNS's quake risk assessment questioned by US expert

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An American quake expert has criticised the risk assessment done following the Canterbury earthquake, and suggested authorities are being too cautious.

Report shows quakes slow, not stall, Canterbury economy

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A new report suggests economic activity in Canterbury has not reduced as a result of the September and February earthquakes.

Government makes concessions on quake recovery legislation

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Meanwhile, the Government has made concessions on its Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority legislation after complaints from the Labour Party.

Quake damage - how were the land damage assessments made?

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Nick Rogers, project director, Canterbury Land Assessment for Tonkin & Taylor. Tonkin & Taylor is the environmental and engineering consultancy doing the Canterbury land damage assessment work for EQC and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority.

Quakes an excuse to weaken RMA- green groups

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Environmental groups say Canterbury's earthquakes are being used as an excuse to weaken the Resource Management Act.

EQC deploys rapid assessment teams in Canterbury

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Rapid assessment teams are being sent out across quake hit Canterbury with the Earthquake Commission promising that up to 180-thousand homes will be inspected within the next eight weeks.

Canterbury Earthquake - Peter Beck

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The head of the Christchurch cathedral thinks people visiting the church may have been killed there when the quake hit this afternoon. The Dean of Christchurch, Peter Beck, says they rushed to get as many people out of the Cathedral as they could.

Call for better focus on quake rebuilding

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A Canterbury business leader says local firms are worried that the earthquake rebuilding effort is in danger of losing its way.

Quake wage subsidies wind down from tomorrow

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From tomorrow, the Government is winding down the subsidy that allows earthquake-damaged businesses in Canterbury to keep paying their workers' wages.

Law Society joins chorus attacking quake recovery legislation

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The Law Society is criticising the Government for rushing its Canterbury earthquake recovery legislation through Parliament under urgency.

Post quake exodus from Christchurch unlikely

Audio, Radio New Zealand

With Tom Love - A principal of consulting firm Sapere Research Group, who was commissioned by the Canterbury District Health Board, to examine the population impact of February's earthquake.