Hunt for Christchurch rebuild workers in Wellington
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Christchurch employers have been in Wellington today signing up tradespeople to help rebuild the earthquake damaged city.
Christchurch employers have been in Wellington today signing up tradespeople to help rebuild the earthquake damaged city.
For people in Christchurch who have to temporarily leave their earthquake damaged home, two housing villages are filling the accommodation gap.
The Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, says he's nearing the end of his tether with the Christchurch City Council.
Morning Report comes from Christchurch as the city remembers the devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck a year ago tomorrow.
Recollections of the February earthquake, and coverage of the services and events being held to mark the events of one year ago.
In North Hagley Park thousands of people gather for a Memorial Service in a day of remembrance and to stand united in two minutes of silence. Then Hewitt Humphrey reads the names of those who died in the earthquake .
The chief executive of the Christchurch City Council says there's no pressure from Treasury officials or the Earthquake Recovery authority to sell assets.
The Ellerslie International Flower Show opens in Christchurch today, a year after the February earthquake stopped the show.
17 jobs have gone at the Christchurch Art Gallery, which is closed for earthquake repairs until at least June next year.
The Christchurch city council is reconsidering its plan to dump five thousand tonnes of asbestos contaminated rubble in Bottle Lake Forest Park landfill which has been reopened to take earthquake debris.
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.
Christchurch trades companies say they are struggling to find experienced staff as the earthquake rebuild begins.
Christchurch locals made homeless by the earthquakes have made an emotional plea to the council for 100 percent rates relief.
Ongoing post-earthquake stresses are having an effect on Cantabrians, resulting in increased demand for anger management counselling. We hear from Jo Westbury, clinical director of Stopping Violence Services, and Struan Duthie, director of Petersgate Counselling.
Several hundred people gathered in central Christchurch yesterday to voice their anger at a growing list of complaints about local and central government's response to the earthquake.
Christchurch hotels lost a million guest nights in the year following the February earthquake, but tourism in the city is now picking up again.
The last unidentified victims of the Christchurch earthquake have been laid to rest in a ceremony in Christchurch.
The downpours have added yet another problem for Christchurch residents living in earthquake-stricken homes.
A proof-reading error from the Earthquake Recovery Minister's office has caused ructions at the Christchurch City Council today.
Ready or not for an earthquake, many former Christchurch residents have left canterbury for what they describe as more stable pastures.
Christchurch poet Jeffrey Paparoa Holman whose new collection Shaken Down 6.3 looks at the impacts and aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes. It's published by Canterbury University Press.
After a year's earthquake-enforced absence, the New Zealand International Jazz and Blues Festival is back and opens in Christchurch this evening.
Christchurch Hospital has just celebrated its 150th anniversary. The major medical facility is in the heart of the city, beside Hagley Park, and played a key role in the February earthquake, treating the many who were seriously injured. Christchurch correspondent Katy Gosset discovers the hospital faces its own quake-related challenges as it plans for the future.
Jane Bowron is a newspaper columnist who lived in the red zone at the time of the earthquake.
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission says it will not re-open its inquiry into the CTV building collapse, despite fresh allegations against the building's construction manager.
Retired Christchurch people affected by the earthquakes are disappointed they have been left out of new rules aimed at giving people in retirement villages better payouts after natural disasters.
The earthquakes in Canterbury may have brought tragedy and economic hardship for many, but Christchurch business leaders say they're now seeing renewed signs of improving business confidence.
We are here broadcasting from Christchurch, as the city remembers the devastating earthquake that claimed 185 lives, and forever changed the city for those who survived.
While many businesses in Christchurch are still struggling to get back on their feet after over a year of earthquakes, car sales, including many luxury models, are booming.
The man who lead the US search and rescue in the aftermath of February's earthquake is back in Christchurch to accept a plaque of appreciation from the City Council.