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Survivors of the collapsed Pyne Gould building in Chch

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Surviors of the collapsed Pyne Gould building in Christchurch where 18 people died in February's earthquake have today relived their experiences on that day.

Up to 50 additional buildings damaged in red zone

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The Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Authority says today's aftershocks have caused up to 50 additional buildings in the city's redzone to collapse or partially collapse.

Third Canterbury council in insurance strife

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The Christchurch city and Waimakariri District councils have from today got no insurance cover for future earthquakes after their existing policies expired at 4pm.

Students return to Shirley Boys High School

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Students at Christchurch's Shirley Boys High School were upbeat about their return today to their old school, for the first time since the February earthquake.

170 Christchurch City Council jobs gone

Audio, Radio New Zealand

More than 170 people employed by the Christchurch City Council have been told their jobs are gone as a result of the earthquake in February.

National Christchurch Memorial Service - Archbishop David Moxon

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Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the memorial service in Hagley Park, marking the February 22 earthquake.

Canterbury Crusaders victory a win over adversity

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Despite being homeless following the February earthquake, the Canterbury Crusaders have made it through to the finals of the Super Rugby tournament.

Labour MPs demand details of land to be abandoned

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Labour MPs in Christchurch are calling on the Government to tell people now if their earthquake damaged land has to be abandoned.

RWC organiser say tournament won't move to Australia

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Fears the Rugby World Cup could be relocated to Australia in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake are unfounded say tournament organisers.

Govt reconsiders legal aid for quake families

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The Attorney General, Chris Finlayson, says he'll reconsider funding legal representation for the families of the victims of the Christchurch earthquake.

Disgruntled red-zone residents back Labour's plan

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Disgruntled Christchurch red-zoners who want the government to rethink its policy on quake-damaged homes are backing Labour's Earthquake Recovery Package.

Charles Drennan

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Parish priest of St Anne's Woolston, Christchurch, and Administrator of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament which was partially destroyed during the February earthquake.

Focus on Politics for 8 April 2011

In quake-ravaged Christchurch businesses are tentatively restarting, and infrastructure is being restored, but there's ongoing uncertainty about job losses and how people will survive financially. Within six days of the February earthquake; the Government had introduced a subsidy scheme for businesses and their employees, as well as people who'd found themselves out of a job. Now there's growing disquiet about what will happen to thousands of Cantabrians when that support scheme finishes at the end of May.

Rugby World Cup 100 Days Away.

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Rugby World Cup organisers say they are struggling to resell tickets to some of the Christchurch games moved elsewhere because of the earthquake.

Akaroa tourism

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Tourist operators in Akaroa on the Banks Peninsula hit hard by the effects of the Christchurch earthquake are making a desperate push to lure back the tourists.

Memorial Garden for CTV victims opens in Christchurch

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The cleared site, where 115 lost their lives in the February 22, 2011 earthquake, has been turned into a memorial garden, which is intended to be a place for reflection and rememberance.

Optimism for Christchurch quake insurance tribunal

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A Christchurch insurance advocate says the new Canterbury Earthquake Insurance Tribunal may finally be the solution to get unresolved claims from the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes settled. The government has launched an earthquake insurance tribunal to try to finally resolve outstanding insurance claims from the Canterbury earthquakes. Dean Lester, who acts as a insurance claim preparer in Christchurch, told our reporter Rachel Graham the tribunal will have the power to get on and make a decision on the key sticking points, without people facing the huge cost of a high court trial.