Update on Christchurch aftershocks

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More reports on earthquake aftershock damage from Christchurch.

Canterbury's Earthquakes

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GNS seismologists explain why the Darfield and Christchurch earthquakes were so damaging and 'punchy'

Canterbury Earthquake - James McMullan

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Christchurch resident James McMullan's house was badly damaged.

Deadline looms for Christchurch quake claims

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

Quake Damaged churches

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We are taking a look at some of Christchurch's icon and heritage buildings lost, or at least badly damaged by last Tuesdays earthquake.

Another Christchurch hotel will be pulled down

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Another landmark hotel in Christchurch has been condemned because of earthquake damage.

Roading contractor start repairing Christchurch streets

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Roading contractors are already repairing many Christchurch streets damaged by last week's earthquake.

Bookings open for public tours of Christchurch's red zone

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

Hundreds of engineers assess damage in Christchurch

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Hundreds of engineers are on the ground in Christchurch, assessing the damage in the wake of Tuesday's earthquake and are heading into the CBD en masse for the first time.

First pictures of fresh quake damage to Chch CBD

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The first media pictures have been taken of the most recent damage to Christchurch's central city in Monday's earthquake.

More damage to risky buildings in centre of Christchurch

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The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's manager of demolitions, Warwick Isaacs.

Christchurch Cathedral has suffered massive damage

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The Christchurch Cathedral has suffered massive damage, with its spire reduced to rubble and the roof caved in. There were visitors inside the building when the earthquake hit, and it is still unclear whether anyone was trapped beneath the rubble.

Christchurch spirits flagging after weeks of making do

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Most parts of Christchurch damaged by last month's 6.3 earthquake now have power and water.

International research sheds new light on Christchurch quake

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International research has shed new light on why the February earthquake in Christchurch was so damaging.

Blooming earthquake

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The Aromaunga Flowers nursery in Heathcote, Christchurch sits right above the point where the earthquake struck on 22 February. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes visits the growing business to find out what damage has been done and how owner John Baxter and his partner Elisabeth Marsh are coping.

Earthquake Minister outlines Govt payout

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More on our top story now where the Government is offering to buy five thousand of the most badly quake damaged homes in Christchurch.

Efforts to save quake damaged buildings

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A Christchurch MP is working with a group trying to prevent historic buildings damaged in last month's earthquake from being torn down unnecessarily.

Decision about Christchurch suburbs close

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The Government has a clear picture of what areas of Christchurch cannot be rebuilt because of earthquake damage but will not reveal them yet.

Police investigate first cases of fraudulent earthquake claims

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Christchurch police have made their first arrest for false claims over earthquake damage, charging a local woman with obtaining by deception.

Brash and Cunliffe react to latest deficit figures

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The damage from the Christchurch earthquakes is now being felt in the government's books.

Wait finally over for some Christchurch people

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The wait will finally be over for some Christchurch households when they find out whether their earthquake-damaged properties will be abandoned.

Earthquake recovery minister defends land-puchase plan

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The Goverment has offered to pay out five thousand home owners in Christchurch of the most severely quake damaged properties.

Heritage supports want Christchurch headstones repaired

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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.

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.

Jobs are to go at the Christchurch department store Ballantynes

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Thirty to fourty jobs are to go at the Christchurch department store, Ballantynes, because of earthquake damage to it's central city shop.

Unsafe buildings in Christchurch mall down by mid July

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A new plan will see all dangerous earthquake-damaged buildings in Christchurch's Cashel Mall pulled down or made safe by mid-July.

Catholic community faces tough decision over Cathedral

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The Catholic basilica in Christchurch was further damaged in Monday's earthquake making its demolition all but inevitable.

Quake-hit Christchurch Residents having to return home

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Some Canterbury residents are returning to homes damaged in last year's 7.1 earthquake, because they can't afford to live anywhere else.

AMI stadium owner may not insure pitch against further damage

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The owner of Christchurch's AMI stadium is refusing to guarantee it will insure its playing field in future, despite taking a multimillion-dollar taxpayer handout to fix earthquake damage.

Skills shortage looms ahead of Christchurch rebuild

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Members of the building industry say a serious skills shortage is looming as the Government releases new estimates of the number of homes seriously damaged in the Canterbury earthquakes.