50% of Christchurch business unlikely to return
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New research suggests about half the Christchurch businesses which left the central city after the Canterbury earthquakes are unlikely to return.
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Some Christchurch people are living in dire straits
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The head of the Earthquake Commission is questioning why some Christchurch people are living in dire straits when there's help available.
Census confirms big changes to the Christchurch population
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Three years on from the earthquakes of 2011, Census data now confirms massive changes to the face and shape of Christchurch.
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.
Call for more temporary villages in Christchurch
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For people in Christchurch who have to temporarily leave their earthquake damaged home, two housing villages are filling the accommodation gap.
Call for better focus on quake rebuilding
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A Canterbury business leader says local firms are worried that the earthquake rebuilding effort is in danger of losing its way.
Domestic flights resume from Christchurch
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The airport was closed to passenger services yesterday following the earthquake. We're joined by the airport's chief executive, Jim Boult.
Engineers shocked by scenes of devastation
Audio, Radio New Zealand
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 books deteriorate
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Government's books are continuing to deteriorate as the cost of the Christchurch earthquake is added to a rising operating deficit.
Immigrants sign up for citizenship in Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Two shattering earthquakes and a few thousand aftershocks haven't put off a hundred immigrants becoming New Zealand citizens in Christchurch.
Gerry Brownlee says 12,000 Christchurch homes could go
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The number of homes likely to be demolished in Christchurch because of earthquake damage could be as many as twelve thousand.
Government package for workers and businesses
Audio, Radio New Zealand
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
Audio, Radio New Zealand
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.
Christchurch schools call for leeway on 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.
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.
GNS's quake risk assessment questioned by US expert
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An American quake expert has criticised the risk assessment done following the Canterbury earthquake, and suggested authorities are being too cautious.
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.
Update on power cuts in Christchurch
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Let's return to the situation in Christchurch where there have been nine earthquakes this morning, cutting power to 10 thousand homes.
Midday News for 2 January 2012
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The mayor of Christchurch, Bob Parker, has admitted the city council's handling of the September 2010 earthquake was not good enough.
Red-zone residents greet Labour recovery plan cautiously
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Residents living in Canterbury's red zones are praising Labour's plan to help them recover from the effects of the region's earthquakes.
Christchurch remembers destruction wrought one year ago
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Morning Report comes from Christchurch as the city remembers the devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck a year ago tomorrow.
Government to pay wages subsidy to Canterbury employers
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The government's announced a $350 a week subsidy for some workers who have lost their income due to the Canterbury earthquake.
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.
School children return to class in Canterbury
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Thousands of school children in Canterbury went back to school today, for the first time since the earthquake nine days ago.
Bill for quake damaged roads millions of dollars
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The Transport Agency says initial repairs to State Highways damaged in the Canterbury earthquake could cost up to six million dollars.