Long wait ahead for owners of Canterbury's damaged sections
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The owners of more than three-thousand properties damaged by the Canterbury earthquake have been told the repair job could take nearly three years.
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Inquest looks at PGC building collapse in February's quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The first details surrounding the deaths of 18 people in the PGC building collapse in February's earthquake have been revealed at an inquest in Christchurch.
Anger from a chch firefighter on the anniversay of the quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A Christchurch firefighter says the Fire Service's management team should be sacked because of poor conduct during the February earthquake emergency response.
Structural engineer breaks down at Royal Commission
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A structural engineer has broken down at the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission after admitting he contributed to a woman's death in the February the twenty second earthquake.
Evidence given on how close Chch hotel came to collapsing
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard how close the city's tallest building came to collapsing entirely during the February 22nd earthquake.
Canterbury schools to lose teachers because rolls have fallen
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch schools will lose the equivalent of 167 teaching jobs next year as the government removes support for schools that lost pupils after February's earthquake.
Founders of Chch's post-quake market take it to Kaikoura
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The founders of a post-quake farmers market in Christchurch have taken the idea to Kaikoura, and has set up shop in the earthquake hit town.
Heathcote family say EQC failed them
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A Christchurch family have found themselves stuck with a house that is too unsafe to live in after a fire revealed earthquake damage, which EQC admits it failed to identify.
Quake hearing told 300 more would have died
Audio, Radio New Zealand
An additional 300 people could have died in the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch, if it wasn't for the earlier quake in September.
Survivors of the collapsed Pyne Gould building in Chch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
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.
Reaction to proposed charter schools
Audio, Radio New Zealand
More now on the charter schools which the Government is planning to trial in South Auckland and in some parts of Christchurch, which were hit badly in the earthquake.
Quake affected residents say they are being neglected
Audio, Radio New Zealand
More than two weeks after the massive earthquake that rocked Canterbury, some living in one of Christchurch's worst hit suburbs are feeling neglected and abandoned.
Key promises announcement next week on damaged land
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Prime Minister, has promised people in Canterbury they will know next Wednesday whether they can rebuild on ground badly damaged by this month's earthquake.
Southern Story for 5 July 2012 - The Quake Box
Audio, Radio New Zealand
To Christchurch now, where the people most affected by the region's earthquakes are getting a chance to tell their stories to a wider audience.
Christchurch man challenges insurer to live in his house
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A Christchurch man, whose house was damaged in the earthquakes, has challenged his insurer's CEO to live in it if she truly believes it's repairable.
Up to 50 additional buildings damaged in red zone
Audio, Radio New Zealand
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.
Christchurch sitting on mental health 'time bomb'
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Dr Sue Bagshaw, the head of a youth health clinic Christchurch, fears the high rates of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among children will skyrocket due to the earthquake.
Earthquakes expose hidden artefacts in central Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
When the Canterbury earthquakes brought about the destruction of almost all of the buildings in central Christchurch, it created a unique opportunity for an insight into the past.
Royal couple meet with families of Chch earthquake victims
Audio, Radio New Zealand
In Christchurch today the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge took time to talk to some of the families of those who died in the February 2011 earthquake.
Frustration mounts in Christchurch over 7 years battling EQC
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Nearly seven years on from the Christchurch earthquake, some quake damaged homeowners with unresolved insurance claims say they are being driven to the point of complete exhaustion.
Gerry Brownlee acted 'unlawfully' over uninsured land, court rules
Audio, Radio New Zealand
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.
Ombudsman report details inefficiencies at EQC
Audio, Radio New Zealand
An earthquake community group in Canterbury says a damning report on the ineffectiveness of the Earthquake Commission highlights the frustration of getting information on their own homes.
Evening Business for 21 April 2011
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Consumer confidence has stabilised after falling to a two year low in March, following the Christchurch earthquake.
Brighter Future: Govt's Chch earthquake decisions
Audio, Radio New Zealand
'Is this the Brighter Future?': Rachel Graham looks at how the Government's decisions have impacted the lives of people in Christchurch.
Roger Sutton discusses Christchurch's recovery
Audio, Radio New Zealand
In the wake of the February disaster, the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority was set up to coordinate the overall recovery.
EQC accused of manipulating its customer satisfaction survey
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A former Earthquake Commission assessor is accusing the agency of manipulating its customer satisfaction survey in Christchurch.
Economic recovery programme launched
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An economic recovery programme for Christchurch - including multi-billion dollar investments - has been announced by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister.
Bev Salter - Sumner-Redcliffs RSA
Audio, Radio New Zealand
President of Sumner-Redcliffs RSA, which was destroyed in the Christchurch earthquake, talks about their plans for Anzac Day.
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.
Christchurch Cathedral
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Dean of Christchurch Cathedral Peter Beck talks about what the people of Christchurch are going through in the aftermath of the earthquake.