Residents of hard hit quake street calling for firmer timeline
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Residents in one of the streets worst affected by the Canterbury earthquake say they're still in the dark about their future.
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Cantabrians struggling to cope with constant shaking
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It's more tha 10 weeks since the seven point one magnitude Canterbury earthquake but the region continues to be shaken by aftershocks.
Christchurch rocked by heavy metal band Metallica
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After a shaky few weeks in Canterbury thousands of earthquake survivors have been rocked again, this time by heavy metal greats, Metallica.
Labour says government should keep open mind on EQC
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Labour is calling for the Government to rethink how the Earthquake Commission insures homeowners, in the aftermath of the disaster in Canterbury.
CERA wants insurers to give homeowners clearer time lines
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The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority wants private insurers to provide homeowners with clear timeframes for when earthquake repairs will be carried out.
Earthquake Recovery Minister denies lobbying claims
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The Earthquake Recovery Minister and the Insurance Council both deny that insurance companies pressured the Government to relax building guidelines in Canterbury.
Earthquake Engineering
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Earthquake engineers at the University of Canterbury are world-leaders in designing buildings that will be better able to withstand earthquake shaking.
Midday Sports News for 22 February 2021
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The Black Caps captain will lay a wreath in Christchurch for the Canterbury earthquake remembrance service. Brenton Vannisselroy has te pūrongo hakinakina.
Prime Minister dismisses quake recovery cuts
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Prime Minister, John Key, denies money is being held back from the Canterbury earthquake recovery to make the Government's books look better.
Christchurch cathedral decision delayed until September
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The Anglican church yesterday announced members of Canterbury's synod will now decide the earthquake damaged cathedral's future at its meeting in September.
Govt may face higher costs to strengthen infrastructure
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The Government seems likely to face higher costs as it looks to strengthen the country's infrastructure in the wake of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Quake-hit Christchurch Residents having to return home
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Some Canterbury residents are returning to homes damaged in last year's 7.1 earthquake, because they can't afford to live anywhere else.
Charity cricket match raises $500,000 for Christchurch
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A star-studded charity cricket match in Wellington has raised half a million dollars for the Prime Minister's appeal for the Canterbury earthquake.
Reports swirl of new head of Earthquake Recovery Authority
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A senior Wellington public servant is reported to be the new head of the authority that will oversee the Canterbury earthquake recovery effort.
Science - Earth Science
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Erosion to earthquakes with geologist and paleontologist Dr Hamish Campbell from GNS science. Chatham Islands geology and it's links with Christchurch and Canterbury.
'White Lights of Hope' shine from Cathedral Square
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At one minute to seven last night, two beams of light were switched on to commemorate the anniversary of the first Canterbury earthquake.
Man in Forsyth Barr building talks about today's evidence
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The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard the earthquake resilience of stairways in the Forsyth Barr building was compromised when they were installed.
Evidence given on how close Chch hotel came to collapsing
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The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard how close the city's tallest building came to collapsing entirely during the February 22nd earthquake.
Earthquake muddies picture on future OCR rises
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The Canterbury earthquake and a stuttering national economy mean the Reserve Bank is likely to leave the Official Cash Rate unchanged this morning.
Community law centre expecting flood of quake cases
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Christchurch's community law centre is expecting many cases to be lodged as people struggle to cope with the effects of the Canterbury earthquake.
Facebooking quake clean-up organiser
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The Canterbury University student Sam Johnson mobilised more than two thousand students on Facebook to help clean up after the earthquake in September.
Royal Commission looks at PGC building collapse
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The Royal Commission into the Canterbury Earthquakes continues today with the focus on the Pyne Gould Corporation building, where 18 people were killed.
Subsidy not enough to keep staff after earthquake
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Some Canterbury business owners say their employee's jobs are still in serious jeopardy, despite the Government extending its wage subsidy for another month.
Labour accuses Government of underfunding skills training
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The Labour Party has accused the Government of sitting on money set aside to provide skills training needed for the Canterbury earthquake rebuild.
Our Changing World for 3 September 2020
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Three seismologists from GeoNet reflect on the decade of big earthquakes that began 10 years ago with the Darfield earthquake in Canterbury.
Tiny temporary village opens in town hit by Kaikoura quake
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A temporary village has opened in the small Canterbury town of Waiau to help residents who lost their homes in the Kaikoura earthquake.
Ministry apologises to Chch schools for handling of closures
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The Ministry of Education has been forced to apologise for its flawed handling of school closures and mergers after the 2011 Canterbury earthquake.
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.
Earthquakes force Govt to look more closely at infrastructure.
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The Canterbury earthquakes have forced the Government to look more closely at the strength of the country's transport, water, sewerage, energy and communication networks.
Town close to first quake epicentre getting back to normal
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It was just a little under an hour and a half ago, two years today, that a seven-point-one magnitude earthquake shook Canterbury.