1 in 4 chance of another big Canterbury quake
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Government scientists say there's almost a one in four chance of a magnitude seven earthquake striking Canterbury in the next year.
Government scientists say there's almost a one in four chance of a magnitude seven earthquake striking Canterbury in the next year.
A super council, along the lines of Auckland city could be on the cards in Canterbury, but not until the earthquake recovery is well underway.
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.
The owners of more than three-thousand properties damaged by the Canterbury earthquake have been told the repair job could take nearly three years.
Economists and business leaders predict the Canterbury earthquake will lead to a rash of business failures and cut economic growth this year.
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee refused to be interviewed on Checkpoint.
Aid agencies in Canterbury say the earthquake recovery is putting buildings before people.
We're joined by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's chief executive Roger Sutton.
It's estimated up to 150 businesses will go bust following the Canterbury earthquake.
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee says insurers have obligations under their policies.
Canterbury earthquakes is recommending toughening the standards for concrete buildings and structural steel.
Phil Holdstock, a homeowner; Leanne Curtis, relationships manager for the Canterbury Communities' Earthquake Recovery Network, a network of residents association and community group representatives from the earthquake-affected neighbourhoods of Canterbury; and Jeremy Johnson, insurance partner at Wynn Williams in Christchurch.
The state of emergency imposed in Canterbury after the magnitude seven point one earthquake 12 days ago is expected to be lifted today.
Canterbury mayors say their ratepayers are already paying for earthquake recovery, roading, water and storm water infrastructure, so a shiny new Christchurch stadium is way down the priority list.
Paul Millar, associate professor at Canterbury University, is concerned that future generations won't have access to the full picture of the Canterbury earthquakes, so he got the CEISMIC Project under way. The project is an archive of earthquake-related digital material and includes resources from the National Library, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, Christchurch City Libraries, Te Papa, NZ On Screen, the Canterbury Museum and the Ngai Tahu Research Centre. Paul says the aim is to document the impact of the disaster and the process of recovery, and make all that material available for free.
With us is the chief executive of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority - Roger Sutton.
Canterbury may have a regional holiday to mark the anniversary of the Christchurch Earthquake.
Heart attack rates have surged two weeks after the Canterbury earthquake, as aftershocks continue.
The first permanent repairs to Canterbury homes damaged in September's earthquake will start today.
Head of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, Roger Sutton is in our Christchurch studio .
There are 1,600 Canterbury homeowners with earthquake claims still open with EQC. About 100 homeowners turned up to a meeting organised by EQC Fix in Christchurch on Monday night - all with stories of home repair hell, botched repairs, or seemingly never-ending arguments with EQC, Southern Response, or their private insurer. They were all tired and wondering why they still had to fight more than nine years on from the first Canterbury Earthquake. Checkpoint video journalist Logan Church travelled to Christchurch to speak to those still fighting for what they believe they are entitled too.
Canterbury earthquake victims with the most damaged homes could have to wait more than two and half years for their houses to be fixed - but one owner says her problems are nothing compared to the misery of the Pike River mine disaster.
Christchurch schools will lose the equivalent of 167 teaching jobs next year as the government removes support for schools that lost pupils after February's earthquake.
Politicians have praised the courage and resilience shown by Canterbury residents following Saturday's earthquake. MPs from all the parties in Parliament had an opportunity to address the House this afternoon.
The police in Christchurch say reports of domestic violence have jumped by half since Saturday's destructive earthquake.
The Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says all but a few Cantabrians will be able to rebuild on their original properties.
Thousands of people are being evacuated from the Christchurch city centre with Civil Defence officials saying its simply too dangerous for residents to stay there.
The acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Ian Town, speaks to Checkpoint about the massive losses sustained because of the Christchurch earthquake.
A kiwi chick hatched at Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch had a shaky start to life after being rocked about in an incubator during the 7.1 earthquake nearly three weeks ago.
A group of legal scholars says the Government has set a dangerous precedent with its law to assist recovery from the Christchurch earthquake.