One year on, New Zealand remembers Christchurch quake
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It's one year today since a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch.
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Quake references a no-no in this year's NCEA exams
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Earthquakes disrupted schooling in Canterbury this year, but the region's teenagers can rest assured they will not be rattled by unexpected references to quakes in this year's NCEA and Scholarship exams.
Biz confidence tumbles to two year low in wake of quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Business confidence has tumbled to a two-year low blamed mainly on the Christchurch earthquake.
Nation marks one year since quake struck Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Today, the nation marks a year since the 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch.
One Year and a Day
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A law which prevents charges being laid over the collapse of Christchurch's CTV buildin gin the 2011 earthquake could be repealled soon.
Big Year Interview - Bruce Lamb
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Senior Constable Bruce Lamb is the Christchurch police dog handler who narrowly survived being shot in the course of duty on 13 July 2010, his police dog, Gage, was killed. Then Bruce's house was red stickered following the Canterbury earthquake in September, condemned and to be demolished.
One year on, we remember Christchurch's earthquake
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Recollections of the February earthquake, and coverage of the services and events being held to mark the events of one year ago.
Bob Gaudin - nine-year-old composer
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The song 'Antartica' is the latest offering from nine-year-old Christchurch songwriter Bob Gaudin. It's not the first song he's had released - in fact it's the third. He wrote his first song - a one minute thirty second symphony - when he was seven about the Christchurch earthquake, which was played and recorded by the NZ Symphony Orchestra!
Christchurch remembers destruction wrought one year ago
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Morning Report comes from Christchurch as the city remembers the devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck a year ago tomorrow.
House of the Year finalists announced
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The building industry is celebrating the best in home construction with the House of the Year awards tomorrow night. Registered Master Builders chief executive David Kelly says the finalists include designs that have taken lessons from the Christchurch earthquakes.
Winners annoucned for 2012 Ellerslie Flower Show
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The gold medal winners of this year's Ellerslie International Flower show have been named in Christchurch, with many taking their inspiration from the February 22nd earthquake which cancelled last year's show.
CERA pays more for PR advice
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority spent more than three million dollars on communications staff and consultants in the last financial year, up by a third on the previous year.
Cera chief executive reflects on progress a year on
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Dealing with the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes is a challenge unlike any New Zealand has faced in its history.
Engineer denies bar's quake repairs rushed for New Year's Eve
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A structural engineer has denied he rushed the inspection of earthquake repairs to a Christchurch bar so it could re-open in time for New Years Eve.
Tower full-year loss widens, proposes new quake claims company
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The insurance company, Tower, has strongly criticised the time it's taking to settle Canterbury earthquake claims and says the insurance system for handling such disasters is broken.
Christchurch redzone homeowners win seven year battle
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The quake outcasts, who were uninsured at the time, will receive 80 percent of the pre-earthquake value of their homes. Three of them tell John Campbell how they've been living in limbo.
Thousands of jobs created out of Canterbury Earthquake.
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Thousands of new jobs will be created this year as the rebuilding of Canterbury begins.
Chambers at 241
Audio, Radio New Zealand
From the ashes of the earthquakes which have destroyed so much of Christchurch over the past year, are starting to rise new venues and new opportunities for artisits.
Priorities for the new Christchurch 'Disaster Czar'
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Roger Sutton, the chief executive of networks company Orion has taken up a five-year contract as the CEO of the Christchurch Earthquake Reconstruction Authority, the top bureaucrat in the post-quake city.
Christchurch businesses beaten but unbowed one year on
Audio, Radio New Zealand
We are here broadcasting from Christchurch, as the city remembers the devastating earthquake that claimed 185 lives, and forever changed the city for those who survived.
More budget cuts in store after Christchurch earthquake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Finance Minister, Bill English, says the Christchurch earthquake means the New Zealand economy is unlikely to grow this fiscal year.
Census cancelled because of quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
This year's census has been cancelled following the Christchurch earthquake.
Jazz Fest to kick off in Christchurch tonight
Audio, Radio New Zealand
After a year's earthquake-enforced absence, the New Zealand International Jazz and Blues Festival is back and opens in Christchurch this evening.
New Fire Service review into Christchurch earthquake response
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The Fire Service may have announced another investigation into its response to last year's deadly February earthquake in Christchurch, but there are already claims it won't go far enough although some feel it will indicate the need for a Royal Commission of Inquiry.
Research shows quakes produced millions of tonnes of waste
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New research shows the Canterbury earthquakes generated eight million tonnes of waste - forty times what would normally come from local households in a year.
EQC boss knew of repair problems for a year
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Christchurch Regeneration Minister Megan Woods says it could take 18 months to decide who is liable for the repairs for 660 home-owners caught in legal limbo. They've bought homes where they thought all the earthquake damage had been repaired - and now find more problems have emerged. Ms Woods told us it's not clear who is liable for these repairs - and it could take as long as 18 months to resolve that basic liability issue. EQC's chief executive Sid Miller has already apologised. He tells Susie Ferguson it's an issue he's been aware of in the year he has been with EQC.
50 year old message in a bottle found in Chch
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A message in a bottle, hidden under the floor of a Christchurch home for over fifty years, has been discovered during earthquake repairs and its writer's been tracked down.
Aiden Pons
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch-based 11 year-old piano player talks about the compostition he wrote in response to the Sepetmber 4 earthquake.
Earthquake Symphony
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A short symphony written by eight-year-old Bob Gaudin in response to the Christchurch earthquake.
The Panel with Michele A'Court and Mai Chen (Part 1)
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Topics - A Christchurch resident says he just wants to get on with his life after his house was flooded for the ninth time since the 2011 earthquake. Fairfax newspapers today feature the story of an elderly gentleman who has been burgled so many times he's afraid to sleep in his own home. In Southland - A 72-year old woman has had her 30-year church membership revoked because she is living in a de facto relationship.