Requests pour in for EQC to review repairs

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Commission could have a big job on its hands fixing quake damaged Christchurch homes for a second time.

Midday Sports News for 22 February 2021

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Black Caps captain will lay a wreath in Christchurch for the Canterbury earthquake remembrance service. Brenton Vannisselroy has te pūrongo hakinakina.

Fragments: First-hand accounts of the February 2011 Earthquake

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In less than a minute, Christchurch and its people will be changed forever. Produced by Katy Gosset and Justin Gregory.

Homeowners fight Southern Response over pay-out costs

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Forty Christchurch homeowners have headed back to court, as they seek to take a class action against earthquake insurer Southern Response.

Living with Earthquakes

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It might feel like the Christchurch earthquakes struck a lifetime ago, but the city and its residents are still recovering, both physically and mentally.

CERA closing its doors after five years.

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Five years after being created the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, commonly known as CERA, will officially close its doors on Monday.

Chch businesses call on council to keep Brighton pier open

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Christchurch businesses are calling on the council to keep the New Brighton pier open while earthquake repairs are completed.

How has Christchurch's earthquake recovery compare with Japan's

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Our Christchurch reporter Rachel Graham travelled to Japan, with the support of the Asia New Zealand Foundation, to find out.

Rail returns between Picton and Christchurch

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The track will open this week after being closed for nearly a year after the line suffered extensive damage in last November's earthquake.

Canterbury land can't be farmed due to earthquake

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Tourism, native planting, and bee keeping are all possibilities a community lead working group is waiting on government funding to explore.

Council wants to use EQC money to build flood protection

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The Christchurch City Council and the Earthquake Commission are devising a wholesale solution to the city's flood protection.

Christchurch resthome fails elderly woman with infection

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A Christchurch resthome under stress after the earthquakes is being blamed for systemic failures that ended in a frail elderly woman dying.

Music back at the Christchurch Town Hall

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For the first time in six years, music has filled Christchurch's Town Hall, which suffered significant damage in the February 2011 earthquake.

Christchurch cleanup producing potentially toxic dust

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Medium-density fibreboard has been sitting at an old rubbish put in Wigram since the earthquakes and residents are worried it's harming their health.

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.

Policy on asbestos still being formulated after 2 years

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Christchurch builders are worried asbestos repairs in the earthquake rebuild will continue to cause problems for years to come.

Law students volunteer to help homeowners battle EQC.

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Forty law students in Christchurch are volunteering their time to help local residents take the Earthquake Commission to the High Court.

Tower upbeat about future performance

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Insurance company, Tower, says it's started the year on a positive note despite bad weather and lingering complex claims from the Christchurch earthquakes.

Southern Response quake claimants close to settling

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It is understood 26 Christchurch earthquake claimants who took class actiona against Southern Response are close to reaching an out of court settlement.

Christchurch flooding caused by earthquake

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Fifteen hundred people in Christchurch are without power tonight and more than a hundred homes evacuated after a 'once in a hundred year flood'.

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.

Katy Gosset

Audio, Radio New Zealand

To Canterbury now where the recent earthquakes have reignited interest in civil defence. Katy Gosset drops in on a major training exercise where there's no shortage of fresh blood.

Chch English language schools far from recovered

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Four years after the Christchurch earthquakes, English language student numbers are still only just over half what they were before the 2011 quake.

Survivor Stories

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Kiwi director Christopher Dudman on his television documentary The Day that Changed My Life, which features those who survived in the immediate aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake, 22 February 2011.

Class action against Southern Response to proceed

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The High Court has said 40 Christchurch homeowners wanting to take a class action against earthquake insurer Southern Response can move forward with their claim.

Christchurch cycleways disastrous for St Albans business

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The Christchurch City Council is investing $156 million in 13 cycleways across the city, in a post-earthquake overhaul of the city's transport network.

Union rejects claims of illegal activity

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More on allegations from the Earthquake Commission that some contractors have been filing false invoices for work done on the Christchurch rebuild.

Police investigate first cases of fraudulent earthquake claims

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Christchurch police have made their first arrest for false claims over earthquake damage, charging a local woman with obtaining by deception.

Victim of Chch earthquake says design shows little empathy

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A woman who was badly injured in the February 2011 earthquake is critical of the proposed design of the Canterbury Earthquake Memorial.

The different fates of Christchurch's Catholic and Anglican cathedrals

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Both of Christchurch's big cathedrals were destroyed in the earthquakes. Their fates have been very different, and only one will rise again.