Earthquake Commission referred fraud cases increase
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The number of fraud cases referred to the Christchurch police by the Earthquake Commission has doubled in the past five months.
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Earthquake engineers told it will get easier
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Earthquake engineers working on the rebuild of Christchurch have been told they are in the most painful part, two years on.
Chch's historic Peterborough Centre saved from wreckers
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A company helping to demolish earthquake damaged buildings in Christchurch, has come to the rescue of the heritage-listed Peterborough Centre.
Engineers shocked by scenes of devastation
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A huge team of engineers is in Christchurch to assess the state of buildings damaged but still standing after Tuesday's earthquake.
Media conference and Judith Collins' thoughts on todays events
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The Prime Minister says he expects the death toll from this week's Christchurch earthquake will rise to more than two hundred.
Government package for workers and businesses
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The Government has announced a 120-million dollar finance package to help workers and businesses hit by last week's Christchurch earthquake.
Tributes paid at London vigil
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In London's Westminster Cathedral about 1500 people have just finished a vigil in memory of the victims of the Christchurch earthquake.
Plumbers in Chch say they're struggling to keep solvent
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The plumbing industry says there is festering discontent in Christchurch, over what it calls unnecessary red tape from the Earthquake Commission.
People in Sumner are demanding answers
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People in Sumner with earthquake-damaged homes are demanding answers from the Christchurch City Council about the future of their properties.
Quake victim hopes to leave hospital to attend service
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The memorial service for those who died in the Christchurch earthquake will take place in Hagley Park just after midday today.
Calls for more leeway for Chch over national standards
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Christchurch school principals say they might not be able to implement the government's national standards properly because of the February earthquake.
Five thousand attend vigil in London for quake victim
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About five thousand people have attended a vigil in memory of the victims of the Christchurch earthquake at London's Westminster Cathedral.
Lyttleton community plans to be self reliant to safeguard food
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The community of Lyttelton, severely cut off from Christchurch access routes during the earthquakes, is planning to become more self reliant.
Midday News for 2 January 2012
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The mayor of Christchurch, Bob Parker, has admitted the city council's handling of the September 2010 earthquake was not good enough.
Social Development Minister makes earthquake announcments
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The Social Development Minister, Paula Bennett, says there are thousands of unemployed people in Christchurch who could help rebuild the city.
Kate De Goldi: Canterbury quake
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Saturday Morning's commentator on children's books talks about being in her old home city of Christchurch last Saturday during the earthquake.
Avalanche of legal cases emerging in wake of quake
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Christchurch's community law centre is braced for an avalanche of cases as people confront legal issues associated with the Canterbury earthquake.
National touts earthquake successes as reason for Chch seats
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The Labour party candidates in two of the closest-run election seats, Christchurch Central, and Waimakariri are refusing to accept defeat.
New housing village opens for quake-displaced residents
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A new temporary housing village for residents with earthquake-damaged homes in Christchurch has opened in the east of the city.
Nomadic home owner pleads for full rates relief
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Christchurch residents made homeless by the earthquakes have made an emotional plea to the city council for 100 percent rates relief.
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.
First freight chugs into Chch from Picton since Kaikoura quake
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The first freight train since the devastating Kaikoura earthquake has chugged into Christchurch, after an historic 348 kilometre journey from Picton.
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.
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.
Brownlee defends the way the government has dealt with crisis
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The Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, has defended the government's handling of the Christchurch City Council's consenting crisis in Parliament this afternoon.
Quake damaged unisurable homes up for rent
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Earthquake damaged Christchurch homes written off by insurance companies are becoming hot property for investors wanting to make money renting them out.
Quake-hit beneficiaries get payments docked
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Some earthquake-affected residents in Christchurch are having their pensions and benefits cut, because they are earning interest on their insurance payouts.
Rugby World Cup organiser say tournament won't be transferred
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Fears the Rugby World Cup could be relocated to Australia in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake are unfounded say tournament organisers.
Labour MPs demand details of land to be abandoned
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Labour MPs in Christchurch are calling on the Government to tell people now if their earthquake damaged land has to be abandoned.
Funeral planning for earthquake victims
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Simon Manning is a Wellington funeral director who is part of the funeral industry's disaster response team, which is mobilising in Christchurch.