Earthquake minister outlines government's response
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The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, is leading the government's response to the latest round of earthquakes.
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Feature Guest - Roger Sutton
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Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority boss Roger Sutton.
The Press doing their job and doing it well - academic
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The earthquake recovery minister, Gerry Brownlee, has called The Press newspaper the enemy of Christchurch's recovery.
Roger Sutton says CERA's PR spend is worth it
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The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority has spent more than three-and-a-half million dollars on communications in the past year. The Earthquake Recovery Authority chief executive is Roger Sutton.
Baseless excuses for delaying earthquake claims
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The Earthquake Recovery Minister says he's sick of insurance companies giving baseless excuses for delaying earthquake claims in Christchurch .
Law Society joins chorus attacking quake recovery legislation
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The Law Society is criticising the Government for rushing its Canterbury earthquake recovery legislation through Parliament under urgency.
Roger Sutton to head the Earthquake Recovery Authority
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Damaged properties, water, sewerage and the demolition of buildings in the city centre are first on the list for the new man in charge of the recovery operation in Canterbury.
Canterbury recovery commission chair faces new challenge
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The chairman of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Commission, Murray Sherwin, joins us for the morning in our Wellington studio.
Government makes concessions on quake recovery legislation
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Meanwhile, the Government has made concessions on its Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority legislation after complaints from the Labour Party.
Insight for 8 February 2015 - Japan Earthquake Recovery
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As the fourth anniversary of the earthquake which devastated Christchurch approaches, the slow pace of the rebuild has surprised many. But how quickly have other earthquake hit cities returned to their former glory? Radio New Zealand Christchurch reporter, Rachel Graham, visited Japan for an Insight documentary to compare the progress made in the Sendai area, almost four years after it was hit by a magnitude 9 earthquake and a mega tsunami. She also visited Kobe to look at the impact on that city, and the lessons learnt, 20 years after it was hit by a major earthquake.
CERA says about 100 CBD buildings still to be demolished
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The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's chief executive, Roger Sutton.
Former military man tipped to head recovery effort
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News that a former military man, Major General Martyn Dunne, is expected to head the first stage of earthquake recovery in Christchurch has reignited debate about how that recovery should be managed.
Brownlee's list of post-quake achievements received poorly
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Christchurch residents are pouring cold water on the Earthquake Recovery Minister's efforts to celebrate post-quake recovery in the city.
Canterbury leaders welcome quake recovery shift
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The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Commission is promising swift changes following criticism of the rebuilding efforts necessitated by September's big quake.
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.
More damage to risky buildings in centre of Christchurch
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The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's manager of demolitions, Warwick Isaacs.
Chief Executive of The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority
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The Government is considering introducing a state of emergency after a series of powerful earthquakes in Christchurch this afternoon.
Earthquake Minister on shift to recovery operation
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Families of people still missing after last week's Christchurch earthquake have been told there is now officially no hope of finding survivors, though searchers are still insisting they are not ruling out a miracle.
Hope for earthquake-stricken businesses in Sydenham
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A Christchurch MP is challenging earthquake-recovery agencies to clean up the suburb of Sydenham within a week.
Earthquake Recovery Minister on Orion price hike
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More now on Canterbury people having to pay an extra 5 dollars 20 on their monthly power bill from next April with the Commerce Commission telling the Orion lines company it can put up prices.
Earthquake recovery minister defends land-puchase plan
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The Goverment has offered to pay out five thousand home owners in Christchurch of the most severely quake damaged properties.
The new Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority - CERA
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Public and electoral law professor at Otago University, Andrew Geddis.
Labour to get locals to govern CERA if elected
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The Labour Party wrapped up its Canterbury Recovery Package in Christchurch today, announcing it would appoint qualified locals to govern the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority.
Cera head reflects on two years of Christchurch rebuild
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Listening to that was the Earthquake Recovery Authority chief executive Roger Sutton.
Earthquake Minister in Europe to speak to insurance companies
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The Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, is in Europe in an attempt to convince insurance companies not to pull out of New Zealand after the Christchurch earthquakes.
Gerry Brownlee acted 'unlawfully' over uninsured land, court rules
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The former Earthquake Recovery Minister's decision to exclude uninsured Canterbury landowners under the Recovery Plan was unlawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled in an interim judgement.
Christchurch Earthquake - Matthew Carpenter and Gerry Brownlee
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Matthew Carpenter is from the Canterbury Business Recovery Network. Gerry Brownlee is a Christchurch MP.
Earthquake Authority gets wide powers
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A stand-alone government department will be vested with the wide ranging powers the Government gave itself after last year's quake, to oversee recovery efforts in Canterbury.
Mayor on Christchurch council losing powers
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The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee refused to be interviewed on Checkpoint.
Social issues need to be kept in mind during chch rebuild
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Aid agencies in Canterbury say the earthquake recovery is putting buildings before people.