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Chch community groups worried about quality of home repairs

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Commission has brought forward its deadline for repairing thousands of earthquake-damaged properties in Canterbury by 12 months.

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.

Insurance industry slammed at Christchurch earthquake forum

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Insurance Council has shot down criticism the industry may be delaying earthquake claims for financial gain.

Earthquake Recovery Minister gives Chch council strong warning

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Recovery Minister says this is a final warning for the Christchurch City Council.

Hope for earthquake-stricken businesses in Sydenham

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A Christchurch MP is challenging earthquake-recovery agencies to clean up the suburb of Sydenham within a week.

Dispute over EQC payments

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Some Christchurch drainlayers repairing damage from the Canterbury Earthquake say there are delays and confusion in getting repayments from the earthquake commission.

$27million spent on earthquake strengthening bridges

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The transport agency says its earthquake strengthening of bridges has repaid itself in Canterbury after September's quake.

Canterbury Earthquake - Effect on the sharemarket

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The earthquake has also affected financial markets. The New Zealand dollar has tumbled, and the stockmarket has extended its losses.

Illegal dumping of earthquake rubble investigated

Audio, Radio New Zealand

At least five companies are being investigated by the Canterbury Regional Council for dumping or burning earthquake demolition rubble illegally.

Earthquake Commission looks at increasing size of fraud team

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Commission is looking at increasing the size of the team investigating fraudalent claims in Canterbury.

Christchurch's Ellerslie Flower Show has earthquake flavour

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Ellerslie International Flower Show opens in Christchurch today, a year after the February earthquake stopped the show.

Earthquake Impacts on the Heathcote-Avon Estuary

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The 2011 Christchurch earthquakes and the sewage outfall diversion have had profound impacts on the Heathcote-Avon Estuary

Freight costs rise in wake of earthquake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Firms can expect to pay more and wait longer to get goods delivered to their door following the North Canterbury earthquakes.

Liquefaction: lessons from the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Misko Cubrinovski is interested how the ground and the structures on - and in - it behave during an earthquake.

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.

EQC blowout pushes deficit to new record high

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Commission has more than doubled its estimate of costs from the Canterbury earthquakes, to 7-point-1 billion dollars.

EQC expected to face tough questions in performance review

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Commission is expected to face tough questioning when its handling of the Canterbury Earthquakes is reviewed early next year.

Bookings open for public tours of Christchurch's red zone

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The tours will allow people to see the earthquake damage closeup for the first time since the earthquake struck in February.

EQC has two days to settle almost 2500 quake claims

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Commission has just two days to settle all of the Canterbury earthquake claims worth less than 15-thousand-dollars.

Questions over measure used to judge quake resistence

The Royal Commission into the Canterbury Earthquakes has heard evidence questioning the measure used to judge how resistant a building is to earthquake damage. It's come on the second day of hearings into why unreinforced masonry buildings collapsed in Christchurch during the February 22nd earthquake, killing 40 people.