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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.

Deadline looms for Christchurch quake claims

Audio, Radio New Zealand

People have until midnight tonight to lodge a claim with the Earthquake Commission for property damaged in the February Christchurch earthquake.

Powerful aftershocks strike quake-hit Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Chief Executive of the Christchurch Earthquake Reconstruction Authority, Roger Sutton.

Christchurch quake compensation to be announced

Residents will find out today if they can remain, or if they'll have to leave their homes. With guests Pam Harrison, a Dallington resident who expects she'll have to abandon her home; Leanne Curtis, CanCERN spokesperson and Avonside resident; and David Middleton, former Chief Executive of the Earthquake Commission for 17 years.

An all-Christchurch Chapter and Verse

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Canterbury novelist Joanna Orwin has a new, futurist story of a New Zealand changed by cataclysmic volcanoes and tsunami, Sacrifice. And we hear about some of the stories in a post-earthquake Christchurch anthology, Tales for Canterbury.

Some Christchurch earthquake victims are angry

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The families of some Christchurch earthquake victims are angry disappointed the Government is refusing to pay for lawyers for them at the Royal Commission of Inquiry.

Godwits welcomed by different Christchurch bells

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The annual arrival of the godwits in Christchurch has been marked, despite the city's cathedral being out of action following February's earthquake.

LIM reports in post-quake Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Christchurch MPs - Labour's Lianne Dalziel and National's Amy Adams - say it's not fair for seat-of-the-pants post-quake red/yellow and green sticker assessments to be formally recorded forever. They say the assessments were hastily done and inconsistent. But the Christchurch City Council says its required to do so under the provisions of the Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act.

Heritage supports want Christchurch headstones repaired

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Heritage supporters are hoping that serious earthquake damage wrought upon Christchurch cemeteries will be repaired- but the issue of who funds that work remains unresolved.

Royal Commission hearings start in Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Royal Commission hearings into the Canterbury earthquakes started in Christchurch today, with a indication that questions will be raised about whether some of those trapped in collapsed buildings could have survived.

Ballantynes celebrate reopening of Christchurch store

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Two weeks after re-opening, the landmark Christchurch department store, Ballantynes has thanked staff, contractors and customers for their hard work and loyalty since the February earthquake forced it to close.

Earthquake documentary opens in Christchurch cinemas

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The first full-length film documenting the lives of those affected by the Canterbury earthquakes had its premiere in Christchurch last night.

Bob Parker on the Christchurch earthquake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

We're joined by the mayor of Christchurch, Bob Parker.

Update on power cuts in Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Let's return to the situation in Christchurch where there have been nine earthquakes this morning, cutting power to 10 thousand homes.

Christchurch beer industry adapts to survive

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury earthquakes have shaken up many of the region's industries - and beer brewing is no exception.

Royal Commission hearings continue in Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A Christchurch city council manager has told the Royal Commission there was an element of chaos after the first earthquake in September 2010 as staff sought to get systems in place.

Scientists dissect communication about Christchurch quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

One year on from the February 22nd earthquake, scientists are meeting to discuss how the science behind the shaking was communicated.

A San Franciscan view of Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Spud Hilton knows what it's like to feel the fear of a large scale earthquake. As the Travel Editor of the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper, he lives in a city on a fault line. Spud Hilton has just published an article in the San Francisco Chronicle about the status of Christchurch as a tourist destination and as a city that must rebuild, rethink and reinvent itself.

Coroner to investigate Christchurch rescue operations

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Complaints about the response of emergency services after the February earthquake in Christchurch will be examined by a Coroner.

Has the exodus from Christchurch stopped?

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The worst of the exodus from Christchurch after last year's earthquakes is over, according to a group which studies population trends.

Public art installations on in Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A couple of the most intriguing public art installations on in Christchurch. Dr Jessica Halliday discusses COCA gallery's window space project and Riki Manuel describes his art installations made from the ruins of earthquake hit buildings.

Christchurch hit by magnitude 4 quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Christchurch was jolted by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake this lunchtime.

Protest march against Christchurch school changes

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A rowdy protest was held in Christchurch yesterday over the Government's plan to revamp education in the earthquake-hit city.

Calls for asbestos register in Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

An Earthquake Commission policy of covering over asbestos in quake-damaged Canterbury houses and not making that information publicly available, is being described as shortsighted and potentially harmful.

'Quake tourism' re-boots Christchurch market

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Two years on from the February earthquake, tourism is in Christchurch is recovering - slowly.

Fletchers assures taxpayers over Christchurch rebuild

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The company that has the main contract for repairing houses in Christchurch, Fletcher Earthquake Recovery, is assuring taxpayers it's doing everything it can to avoid any fraudulent behaviour.

Our Changing World - Christchurch Earthquake Geology

Audio, Radio New Zealand

University of Canterbury geologist Mark Quigley has earned a reputation for being a great science communicator on the subject of earthquakes. But when he's not in the media spotlight, he's out and about around Canterbury building a picture of the region's tectonic history, and trying to understand what might happen in the future.