Canterbury's Earthquakes

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GNS seismologists explain why the Darfield and Christchurch earthquakes were so damaging and 'punchy'

Earthquake News Bulletin

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News breaks of an earthquake causing large amounts of damage in Canterbury.

Earthquake News Bulletin

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News breaks of an earthquake causing large amounts of damage in Canterbury.

Grand Chancellor checked for damage four times before February

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The Canterbury earthquake's Royal Commission has heard that the Hotel Grand Chancellor was checked for earthquake damage - and cleared for use four times prior to the February 22nd earthquake.

Alpine Fault quake would severely damage Canterbury

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New research says Canterbury would suffer severe damage in an Alpine Fault earthquake.

Quake Damaged churches

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We are taking a look at some of Christchurch's icon and heritage buildings lost, or at least badly damaged by last Tuesdays earthquake.

Canterbury tourism recovers from earthquake damage

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Canterbury tourism numbers climbing again - we speak to Canterbury Tourism chief executive Tim Hunter.

No insulation for earthquake-damaged homes

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The company hired by the Government to carry out earthquake repairs in Canterbury is refusing to install insulation at the same time as it replaces old cladding on houses.

Victoria experiences earthquake, causes structural damage

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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.

Work underway to repair earthquake damaged cliff

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Those repairing an earthquake damaged cliff in Christchurch have had to wrangle with home owners who don't want to sell, and relocating a rare flightless moth. Rachel Graham reports.

Canterbury Earthquake - James McMullan

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Christchurch resident James McMullan's house was badly damaged.

Repairs to quake-damaged homes start today

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The first permanent repairs to Canterbury homes damaged in September's earthquake will start today.

Earthquake funding shock

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Principal of Banks Ave School, Murray Edlin, and Canterbury Primary Principals Association president, John Bangma, discuss the issue of earthquake damaged schools in property repairs funding shock.

Blooming earthquake

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The Aromaunga Flowers nursery in Heathcote, Christchurch sits right above the point where the earthquake struck on 22 February. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes visits the growing business to find out what damage has been done and how owner John Baxter and his partner Elisabeth Marsh are coping.

Update on Christchurch aftershocks

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More reports on earthquake aftershock damage from Christchurch.

Canterbury Earthquake - Jim Palmer

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Jim Palmer says there is significant damage, but it is not as bad as the September 4 earthquake last year.

Lost, scared pets another concern after earthquake

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Amidst the damage and disruption of the Canterbury earthquake, spare a thought for the animals.

Aftershocks more mentally than physically damaging

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We're joined by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's chief executive Roger Sutton.

Hunting Kiwis project

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Helen Leggatt's started photographing Canterbury's earthquake-damaged cemetery headstones.

Insurers warn economic damage from quakes will linger

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Public and private insurers are warning the damage from Canterbury's series of earthquakes will have economic impact for years.

First pictures of fresh quake damage to Chch CBD

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The first media pictures have been taken of the most recent damage to Christchurch's central city in Monday's earthquake.

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.

Pigeon poo damaging Christchurch Cathedral

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The Cathedral has been in a state of limbo since the Christchurch earthquakes. Now roosting pigeons are adding to the damage.

Owners of quake damaged heritage buildings in Chch briefed

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The Christchurch City Council says it needs Government money to help repair its earthquake damaged heritage and character buildings.

Buses of tourists visited damaged parts of Christchurch

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The Christchurch City Council is investigating ways to prevent buses from going through Avonside and other earthquake damaged suburbs.

Earthquake Hit Canterbury Farmers

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The support has been outstanding for those with damaged homes, buildings and farm infrastructure, but some are still too shattered to really know what to get the keen helpers to do.

Bill for quake damaged roads millions of dollars

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The Transport Agency says initial repairs to State Highways damaged in the Canterbury earthquake could cost up to six million dollars.

Canterbury cemeteries damaged in quake

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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.

Earthquake also reshapes Canterbury University

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Canterbury University has been heavily reshaped by the earthquakes. It suffered damage to buildings, and also a significant drop in enrolments.

Quake damaged unisurable homes up for rent

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Earthquake damaged Christchurch homes written off by insurance companies are becoming hot property for investors wanting to make money renting them out.