Evening Business for 27 April 2011
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Business confidence has rebounded sharply, despite February's devastating earthquake in Christchurch.
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Greening the Rubble
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Rhys Taylor from Living Streets Aotearoa and Coralie Winn of Gap Filler are helping to redefine the derelict and abandoned spaces produced by the destructive of the Christchurch's earthquakes.
CERA could take over running of Chch within days
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Responsibility for dealing with the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake could pass from Civil Defence to the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority within a matter of days.
Double the number of Cantabrians leave for good after quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
People are leaving Christchurch for good at double the rate than before February's earthquake.
Southern Story for 7 July 2011 - Beyond Resistance
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Is organising anarchists like herding cats? Apparently not. Sage Forest talks to an anarchists' collective with a deep faith in human nature. Beyond Resistance is a nation-wide anarchists' collective based in Christchurch. They hold regular meetings with the primary goal of empowering workers. But their faith in human nature has proven itself in the response to the earthquake crises. This, they say, is true anarchy at work.
Union rejects claims of illegal activity
Audio, Radio New Zealand
More on allegations from the Earthquake Commission that some contractors have been filing false invoices for work done on the Christchurch rebuild.
Historic Christchurch venue on the urgent demolition list
Audio, Radio New Zealand
From the time it opened in the 1920s, the Winter Garden ballroom was the place to go for debutante balls and big-band concerts in Christchurch. Queen Elizabeth II even dined there during her visit in 1954. But this special part of Christchurch's history is over and the Armagh Street building has been placed on the urgent demolition list because of earthquake damage. Tiny Kirk is the chairman of the Trade Union Centre which has owned the building since 1984.
Police investigate first cases of fraudulent earthquake claims
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch police have made their first arrest for false claims over earthquake damage, charging a local woman with obtaining by deception.
Battered Sydenham cautiously optimistic about future
Audio, Radio New Zealand
One of the Christchurch suburbs worst hit in the Canterbury earthquakes is on the way to recovery.
Psychological responses to the Canterbury earthquakes
Audio, Radio New Zealand
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.
John Kelcher
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand archivist reports on the earthquake recovery operation taking place in Christchurch to preserve this country's broadcasting history.
Illegal dumping of earthquake rubble investigated
Audio, Radio New Zealand
At least five companies are being investigated by the Canterbury Regional Council for dumping or burning earthquake demolition rubble illegally.
Crematorium fears for Sydenham
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A group of business owners in the Christchurch suburb of Sydenham fear the new crematorium there will drive people away from the area, which is trying to revitalise after significant earthquake damage.
Jazz Footprints for 22 June 2011 - Neill Pickard
Audio, Radio New Zealand
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.
Cantabs get update on infrastructure and demolition
Audio, Radio New Zealand
More information on the earthquake zones in Canterbury has been revealed, and some people will soon be told they won't have to abandon their properties.
Quake wage subsidies wind down from tomorrow
Audio, Radio New Zealand
From tomorrow, the Government is winding down the subsidy that allows earthquake-damaged businesses in Canterbury to keep paying their workers' wages.
CTV back on air
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The regional television station, Canterbury Television, has begun broadcasting news again for the first time since February's devastating earthquake.
EQC tells Chch homeowners focus is on mergency repairs
Audio, Radio New Zealand
With Christchurch having its first real taste of winter , the Earthquake Commission is telling Christchurch residents that its focus is on emergency repairs.
Number of Christchurch burglaries has increased after quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The police say there have been more burglaries in Christchurch following the February earthquake.
Local heroes acknowledged in Kaiapoi
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Several earthquake volunteers, including those who helped deliver more than 400 tonnes of food to hard hit suburbs, have been recognised at a ceremony in the Canterbury town of Kaiapoi.
Coroner says still months to identify last quake victims
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Two months on from the Christchurch earthquake, the remains of nine people are still to be formally identified.
Student Volunteer Army organisers to help Japan
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Two students who helped organize the 10,000 strong student volunteer army during the Christchurch earthquake are going to Japan to help students there mobilize an army of their own.
Southern Story for 21 April 2011 - Sydenham Shops
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Christchurch suburb of Sydenham was badly affected by the first earthquake in September and February's quake has struck another blow to the local retail sector. But as Katy Gosset has found, shop owners say they're confident they can rebuild.
Evening Business for 21 April 2011
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Consumer confidence has stabilised after falling to a two year low in March, following the Christchurch earthquake.
Retail therapy another strand to Christchurch's recovery
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Shopping or retail therapy is helping some Christchurch residents return to normality after the February earthquake.
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.
23 job losses as Nelson rest home closes
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Elderly and ill people evacuated from Christchurch to Nelson after the February earthquake are having to move for a second time, following the sudden closure of a rest home in Nelson.
All Blacks meet families of those killed in the Chch quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The All Blacks have met with the families of those killed in the February earthquake, as part of their three day visit to Christchurch.
The visual arts in Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch artist Phillip Trusttum and gallery owner Jonathan Smart on how visual artists are accepting what's been lost and looking to the future, post the earthquake.
New business hub calling for applications
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A new centre being set up to help Canterbury businesses struggling after the recent earthquakes says it's getting ready to open its doors and is calling for applications from interested companies.