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Earthquake claimant says he's glad someone's leaking EQC files

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Commission has been granted an interim injunction stopping a blogger sharing details from a leaked email with Canterbury home owners.

Canterbury leaders welcome quake recovery shift

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The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Commission is promising swift changes following criticism of the rebuilding efforts necessitated by September's big quake.

Man in Forsyth Barr building talks about today's evidence

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard the earthquake resilience of stairways in the Forsyth Barr building was compromised when they were installed.

Evidence given on how close Chch hotel came to collapsing

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard how close the city's tallest building came to collapsing entirely during the February 22nd earthquake.

Christchurch Earthquake - Matthew Carpenter and Gerry Brownlee

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Matthew Carpenter is from the Canterbury Business Recovery Network. Gerry Brownlee is a Christchurch MP.

Changes ahead for Earthquake Recovery Authority

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Changes are on the way for the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority which from today becomes part of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Christchurch property developers under pressure

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Two years ago today a seven-point-one magnitude earthquake shook Canterbury.

Suzanne Craig

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Suzanne Craig has not heard from her husband since the Canterbury earthquake.

Business with Rod Oram

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The impact of the Canterbury Earthquake on insurance and the EQC's finances.

Warwick Smith

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Senior Siemologist at GNS Science comments on this morning's earthquake in Canterbury.

Experts say larger earthquake could hit South Island

Geologists say the South Island is likely to be hit with another, even larger, earthquake sometime in the next 50 years. Teams of earthquake experts are in Canterbury studying the previously undetected fault responsible for Saturday's 7.1 magnitude earthquake and dozens of aftershocks.

Quake claims affect Suncorp NZ result

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The insurance arms of Suncorp New Zealand have reported lower profits off the back of the Kaikoura earthquake and a rise in Canterbury earthquake claims. .

Canterbury mental health worries dominate committee debate

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Worries about the mental health impacts of the Canterbury earthquakes dominated a fiery meeting at Parliament today.

Economic activity in Canterbury reaches a post-quake peak

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Economic activity in Canterbury reached its fastest pace in July since the 2010/2011 earthquakes.

Reports swirl of new head of Earthquake Recovery Authority

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A senior Wellington public servant is reported to be the new head of the authority that will oversee the Canterbury earthquake recovery effort.

Earthquake muddies picture on future OCR rises

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury earthquake and a stuttering national economy mean the Reserve Bank is likely to leave the Official Cash Rate unchanged this morning.

Canterbury residents plan for tsunami evacuation

Audio, Radio New Zealand

It's been more than two months since New Zealand braced for a tsunami following a massive earthquake off the coast of Chile.

Fletchers: Canterbury repairs could take years

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Fletcher Construction says it may take years to repair an estimated 50-thousand homes in Canterbury following the September 4th earthquake.

Canterbury homeowners fear cost of broken concrete foundations

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Some Canterbury homeowners are worried that missed earthquake damage to concrete slabs could result in another big bill for the taxpayer. This comes only weeks after EQC told Checkpoint that the cost of mis-scoped damage or defective repairs following the Canterbury earthquakes could cost up to $1 billion. This includes $450 million for botched repairs, including badly repaired rubble ring foundations, and $300 million for an ex gratia payment to about 1000 over-cap onsold homeowners. But some Canterbury homeowners who bought after the earthquakes - and did their due diligence - are only discovering damage to their concrete slab foundations now. Logan Church reports.

Earthquakes force Govt to look more closely at infrastructure.

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury earthquakes have forced the Government to look more closely at the strength of the country's transport, water, sewerage, energy and communication networks.

What are the implications of the leaked EQC documents?

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Phil Holdstock, a homeowner; Leanne Curtis, relationships manager for the Canterbury Communities' Earthquake Recovery Network, a network of residents association and community group representatives from the earthquake-affected neighbourhoods of Canterbury; and Jeremy Johnson, insurance partner at Wynn Williams in Christchurch.