Christchurch mental health services struggle with demand
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The number of emergency psychiatric assessments in Christchurch has more than doubled since the earthquakes struck.
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Jazz Footprints for 22 June 2011 - Neill Pickard
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Colette Jansen talks to guitar and banjo played Neill Pickard about establishing the Christchurch Jazz School, working in and around Christchurch with his Dixieland Jazz Band, and life after the Christchurch Earthquake. Due to copyright issues all music has been removed.
Hardest winter for Christchurch hospitality since quakes
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch moteliers say this has been the hardest winter since the Canterbury earthquakes - and they are blaming both AirBnB and a lack of events. RNZ Christchurch reporter Logan Church spoke with Comfort Inn motel owner, Bob Cringle, about the state of the sector.
Remote-controlled digger starts work on Christchurch Cathedral
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A remote-operated digger has started work on Christchurch Cathedral removing rubble from the historic building. It's a job project managers are describing as a world first - and a significant breakthrough in the clean up of Christchurch's earthquake damaged Cathedral. Adam Burns reports.
Consensus over Christchurch in danger of collapsing.
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The political consensus over the response to the Christchurch earthquake is in danger of collapsing.
Christchurch rescue operation formally moves to recovery phase
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Rescue operation following Christchurch's earthquake has now officially moved to a recovery operation.
Three time capsules opened in Christchurch today
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Three time capsules, recovered after the Christchurch earthquake, have been opened in the city today.
Christchurch couple reflects on quake's seventh anniversary
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Javier and Jackie Garcia Knight look back on the earthquake that changed Christchurch and New Zealand forever.
Number of Christchurch burglaries has increased after quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The police say there have been more burglaries in Christchurch following the February earthquake.
Adelaide mourns today for sister city Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Today's memorial for the victims of the Christchurch earthquake is also being marked in Adelaide.
Nation marks one year since quake struck Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Today, the nation marks a year since the 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch.
Insight for 31 January 2016 - Christchurch 5 Years On
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Belinda McCammon tracks progress in Christchurch 5 years after the earthquake that killed 185 people
Retail therapy another strand to Christchurch's recovery
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Shopping or retail therapy is helping some Christchurch residents return to normality after the February earthquake.
T-Rex earthquake machine begins soil tests in Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A truck that simulates earthquakes to test soil quality is being tried out in Christchurch today.
Hunt for Christchurch rebuild workers in Wellington
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch employers have been in Wellington today signing up tradespeople to help rebuild the earthquake damaged city.
Christchurch Earthquake - Matthew Carpenter and Gerry Brownlee
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Matthew Carpenter is from the Canterbury Business Recovery Network. Gerry Brownlee is a Christchurch MP.
Engineers work to restore Christchurch flood protection
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Construction teams are working to fix earthquake damaged stopbanks in the Waimakariri and Kaiapoi rivers near Christchurch.
Rain latest woe for Christchurch's quake-damaged homes
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The downpours have added yet another problem for Christchurch residents living in earthquake-stricken homes.
Christchurch's art community struggles to regroup after quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A lack of affordable space after Christchurch's earthquake threatens to fracture the city's arts community.
Trades people in Christchurch in short supply
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch trades companies say they are struggling to find experienced staff as the earthquake rebuild begins.
Time capsules from Christchurch's ruins reveal secrets
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Three time capsules recovered from the ruins of Christchurch in the days following the February earthquake have been opened. Two came from the John Robert Godley statue plinth in front of the Christchurch Cathedral, while the other came from the old civic building on Manchester Street.
Architect fights to preserve Christchurch Catholic Cathedral
Audio, Radio New Zealand
An architect and art historian is setting up an action group to oppose the demolition of one of the most well-known churches in Christchurch, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The church, registered as a Category 1 building with Heritage New Zealand, was damaged in the 2011 earthquakes and has sat in a state of disrepair ever since. Dr Anna Crighton is from Historic Places Aotearoa. She talks to Susie Ferguson.
Lianne Dalziel on Christchurch, 2011, and now
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel has experienced her fair share of earthquakes as a resident, MP and then Mayor. She joins Checkpoint.
Christchurch rebuild offers training for Pasifika peoples
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Six years after Christchurch's destructive 6.3 magnitude earthquake the rebuild programme is now being used to provide training for workers from the Pacific. Twenty-four workers from Fiji, Tonga and Samoa are helping rebuild the city while learning new skills and earning money they can send home.
Christchurch cycleways disastrous for St Albans business
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Christchurch City Council is investing $156 million in 13 cycleways across the city, in a post-earthquake overhaul of the city's transport network.
Christchurch has rebuilt - now it needs people
Audio, Radio New Zealand
It's more than eight years since the earthquakes saw Christchurch crumble. Forty billion dollars has been poured into rebuilding - but what's missing now, is people.
Catharsis as Christchurch quake redzone development opens
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch residents forced away from their redzone homes returned today for the unveiling of the the Avon loop pathway - the first redevelopment, nine years on from the deadly earthquake. Reporter Conan Young went along to hear from them.
Christchurch hospital quake risk endangers patients, staff
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Construction delays and cost over-runs are prolonging the earthquake risks facing patients and staff at Christchurch hospital. Six major hospital buildings at the central city site have been listed as earthquake prone since May, but there is no safer space to shift patients into. Christchurch Hospital boss David Meates pron; Mates says the hospital is still basically a construction site. One earthquake prone building has roof tanks containing 75 tonnes of water. Mr Meates told RNZ reporter Phil Pennington removing the water from the tanks in the meantime is not an option.
Christchurch red zone decision one step closer
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The decision on what to do with Christchurch's earthquake damaged redzone is one step closer, with the end of the public consultation period on the plan for the area. Over the past month Christchurch people have been asked to comment on a draft land use plan for the 602 hectares of land. Now those pitching ideas want the authorities to get on with the next step, so they can have some certainty about whether their projects can go ahead.
Marjory Douglas students join Christchurch tree planting
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Two tragedies have brought two groups of young people from opposite sides of the world together for a special tree planting in Christchurch. Twenty-eight students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida -- the scene of a deadly shooting in February -- are spending the week with the Student Volunteer Army, established after the Christchurch earthquake. Jonathan Mitchell reports.