Business group attacks rebuild slow-down
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Christchurch's leading business group is criticising city council plans to slow down its earthquake rebuild programme. Conan Young reports.
Christchurch's leading business group is criticising city council plans to slow down its earthquake rebuild programme. Conan Young reports.
After calls for an inquiry into Christchurch home repairs, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee joins Checkpoint.
Our education correspondent, John Gerritsen, has been covering the reorganisation of schools in Christchurch since the earthquakes.
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Earthquake Minister Gerry Brownlee says its taking too long to consent new sub divisions in Christchurch. The sharemarket and dollar fall following turmoil on world markets.
A new report says the Earthquake Commission was ill-prepared for a major earthquake and had to use inexperienced staff to respond to the Canterbury earthquakes.
The Minister of Education has stuck with her proposals in February to close or merge earthquake-hit Christchurch schools, with the exception of some New Brighton schools.
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Business confidence has rebounded sharply, despite February's devastating earthquake in Christchurch.
Extensive coverage of the earthquake in Christchurch.
News breaks of an earthquake causing large amounts of damage in Canterbury.
Karen Neill is the head of RNZ's Sound Archives.
Christchurch earthquake costs shake Tower's bottom line.
Chief Executive of the Earthquake Commission, Ian Simpson, responds.
Geoff's eye-witness account from Christchurch on 1 March 2011
People are leaving Christchurch for good at double the rate than before February's earthquake.
The Insurance Council has shot down criticism the industry may be delaying earthquake claims for financial gain.
Christchurch employers have been in Wellington today signing up tradespeople to help rebuild the earthquake damaged city.
Aid agencies in Canterbury say the earthquake recovery is putting buildings before people.
John Townend is a seismologist for GNS; and an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences.
John Townend is a seismologist for GNS; and an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences.
John Townend is a seismologist for GNS; and an Associate Professor at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences.
The Crusaders rugby side had just finished training at Rugby Park when the quake struck.
Offers of assistance to quake-ravaged Christchurch are flooding in from around the country.
The Government's books are continuing to deteriorate as the cost of the Christchurch earthquake is added to a rising operating deficit.
A week after the devastating earthquake many are still needing assistance to get essential provisions such as food and water.
Charlotte Yates talks about the Witi Ihimaera concerts in Auckland to help raise funds for the Christchurch earthquake recovery.
The Prime Minister was challenged about the earthquake response in Christchurch's hard-hit eastern suburbs during a walkabout today.
The Christchurch earthquake looks to have dashed hopes of a pickup in household spending this year.
Tens of thousands have left Christchurch since the earthquake, and many are planning to stay away for good.