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Quake Damaged churches

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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

Quake damage - how were the land damage assessments made?

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.

Alpine Fault quake would severely damage Canterbury

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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

Repairs to quake-damaged homes start today

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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

Pigeon poo damaging Christchurch Cathedral

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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

Canterbury cemeteries damaged in quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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.

Insurers warn economic damage from quakes will linger

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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

Quake damaged unisurable homes up for rent

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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

Efforts to save quake damaged buildings

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A Christchurch MP is working with a group trying to prevent historic buildings damaged in last month's earthquake from being torn down unnecessarily.

Owners of quake damaged heritage buildings in Chch briefed

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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

Bill for quake damaged roads millions of dollars

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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

Buses of tourists visited damaged parts of Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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

John Key gives rundown of widespread damage in Canterbury

Audio, Radio New Zealand

An emergency Cabinet Meeting is being held at Parliament as reports begin to come in of the damage in Canterbury caused by this afternoon's earthquake.

Long wait ahead for owners of Canterbury's damaged sections

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The owners of more than three-thousand properties damaged by the Canterbury earthquake have been told the repair job could take nearly three years.

Key promises announcement next week on damaged land

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Prime Minister, has promised people in Canterbury they will know next Wednesday whether they can rebuild on ground badly damaged by this month's earthquake.

Demolition prompts hope for damaged Christchurch buildings

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The destruction of the Radio Network building in Christchurch has prompted hopes that explosive demolition could be used to bring down other earthquake-damaged buildings.

Building codes minimised quake's injuries, damage

Audio, Radio New Zealand

New Zealand's strict building codes are being praised for minimising the injuries and damage caused by the seven-point one magnitude earthquake that shook Canterbury on Saturday.

Work underway to repair earthquake damaged cliff

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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.

Hundreds of engineers assess damage in Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Hundreds of engineers are on the ground in Christchurch, assessing the damage in the wake of Tuesday's earthquake and are heading into the CBD en masse for the first time.

Canterbury tourism recovers from earthquake damage

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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

Christchurch Cathedral has suffered massive damage

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Christchurch Cathedral has suffered massive damage, with its spire reduced to rubble and the roof caved in. There were visitors inside the building when the earthquake hit, and it is still unclear whether anyone was trapped beneath the rubble.

No insulation for earthquake-damaged homes

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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.

Aftershocks more mentally than physically damaging

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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

Victoria experiences earthquake, causes structural damage

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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.