Media conference and Judith Collins' thoughts on todays events
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Prime Minister says he expects the death toll from this week's Christchurch earthquake will rise to more than two hundred.
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GNS's quake risk assessment questioned by US expert
Audio, Radio New Zealand
An American quake expert has criticised the risk assessment done following the Canterbury earthquake, and suggested authorities are being too cautious.
Our Own Odysseys: Sendai Volunteer
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch resident Nigel Rushton recently cycled through Japan and spent a week helping with the clean-up of another earthquake ravaged region.
Godwits welcomed by different Christchurch bells
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The annual arrival of the godwits in Christchurch has been marked, despite the city's cathedral being out of action following February's earthquake.
Royal Commission into quakes won't investigate liability
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There's disagreement about whether a Royal Commission of inquiry into building collapses in the Canterbury earthquakes should apportion blame.
Government makes concessions on quake recovery legislation
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Meanwhile, the Government has made concessions on its Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority legislation after complaints from the Labour Party.
Police name three more victims of Christchurch quake
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Police have named three more victims killed in the Christchurch earthquake, with more names expected to be released shortly.
Big aftershock wakes up Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
An earthquake aftershock measuring five-point-one on the Richter Scale shook Christchurch this morning, just after six o'clock.
Checkpoint Top Stories for Thursday 7 July 2011
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Regional civil defence says listen to national centre, not pacific; Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre - "warning" too confusing; Union plans legal action against Earthquake Commission; Auckland DHB avoids possible legal action over smoking complaint; 7.6 quake triggered near Kermadec Islands; NIWA says National Oceans Strategy urgently needed; and 27 Christchurch bakers lose their jobs.
Top Stories for Wednesday 1 June 2011
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Job fears intensify in Taranaki after the breadmaker Yarrows strikes trouble, Rugby World Cup organisers admit tickets are a tough sell, The former Bosnian Serb military commander is taken to The Hague to stand trial for war crimes,If earthquakes weren't damaging enough, jobs go in Christchurch as a bus manufacturer goes into liquidation.
EQC respond to claims of inadequate assessments
Audio, Radio New Zealand
EQC's manager for the Canterbury home repair programme, Reid Stiven, respondes to claims of misleading estimates of damage to household foundations from the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.
An all-Christchurch Chapter and Verse
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Canterbury novelist Joanna Orwin has a new, futurist story of a New Zealand changed by cataclysmic volcanoes and tsunami, Sacrifice. And we hear about some of the stories in a post-earthquake Christchurch anthology, Tales for Canterbury.
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.
Me Korero
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The Canterbury Women's Club had their first function since the 22nd Feburary 2011 earthquake last weekend, we speak with their president Margaret Arnald as the club celebrates it's 101st anniversary.
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.
Wait finally over for some Christchurch people
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The wait will finally be over for some Christchurch households when they find out whether their earthquake-damaged properties will be abandoned.
Grim picture for the Capital if quake hits
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The Christchurch earthquake is prompting Wellington residents to prepare for the possibility that their city could be struck by a major tremor.
Land Information to re-survey Canterbury's landscape
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In Canterbury, work has started on re-surveying the region's landscape, following the 7.1-magnitude earthquake in September.
Missing may not be identified after quake
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The police say it may not be possible to identify the remains of 12 victims of the Christchurch earthquake.
Police release names of two more quake victims
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Police have released the names of two more Christchurch earthquake victims as the confirmed death toll rises to 161.
All Blacks to play one off test for earthquake
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The All Blacks have announced this morning that they'll play an extra test match this year, to raise money for the rebuild of Christchurch.
5.1 magnitude aftershock hits Christchurch
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An earthquake aftershock measuring five-point-one on the Richter Scale hit Christchurch this morning, just after six o'clock.
Storm winds cause dust misery in Christchurch
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The wind is picking up in Christchurch, causing concern about dust storms being blown up from earthquake debris and silt.
Heritage sector warns against rushed decisions
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The heritage sector says the earthquake recovery minister shouldn't be hasty when it comes to heritage buildings in Christchurch.
Christchurch shaken by yet another strong aftershock
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Christchurch has been shaken by another strong aftershock. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit ten kilometres east of Lyttleton harbour.
Extra police provide reassurance on Christchurch streets
Audio, Radio New Zealand
In Christchurch, 75 police officers from across the country remain on the beat, bolstering the local contingent following February's earthquake.
The Week in Review - week ending 14 October 2011
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A review of the week's headline news including the unfolding environmental disaster in the Bay of Plenty, the Earthquake Commission expected to face tough questioning on its handling of the Canterbury earthquakes, the finance minister says more belt tightening on the way, Labour refusing to accept the Prime Minister's explanation of his Standard and Poors comments, the Greens sceptical of claims that insurgents caught by the SAS in Afghanistan have not been tortured, the only All Black team to win the Rugby World Cup gathers for the first time in 24 years and business confidence plunges.
Priorities for the new Christchurch 'Disaster Czar'
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Roger Sutton, the chief executive of networks company Orion has taken up a five-year contract as the CEO of the Christchurch Earthquake Reconstruction Authority, the top bureaucrat in the post-quake city.
New quake safety doubts over police stations, hospitals
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It's been revealed that not a single one of New Zealand's 315 police buildings constructed before 2011 have had a full earthquake safety check. Canterbury's district health buildings and a central Wellington cinema are among other major structures needing checks. Phil Pennington joins us with the details.
Survey: business confidence rebounds
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Businesses appear to be getting over the shock of the February earthquake in Canterbury with many more now saying they expect better times ahead.