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Bev Salter - Sumner-Redcliffs RSA

Audio, Radio New Zealand

President of Sumner-Redcliffs RSA, which was destroyed in the Christchurch earthquake, talks about their plans for Anzac Day.

Earthquake property inspectors earning $750 a day

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Seven $750 a day - plus expenses. That's the sum being earned by more than 414 people employed by the Earthquake Commission to carry out property inspections in Christchurch.

First day back for Linwood College students

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Students forced to leave Christchurch's Linwood College by February's earthquake returned to their school for the first time today.

Canterbury Earthquake - Phil Goff

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Labour Party leader Phill Goff has been in Christchurch all day.

Canterbury Earthquake - Stephen Jacobi

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Today was the second day of a meeting of the US New Zealand Partnership Forum.

First day back at school for some Christchurch pupils

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Schools will begin re-opening from today in Christchurch, helping children and their parents regain some sense of normality amidst the chaos caused by last month's earthquake.

Emily Sanson-Rejouis who survived the Haiti earthquake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Founder of Purple Cake Day held on the 1st of March, fundraising for children in Haiti and Christchurch.

Day in the life of Canterbury Chamber of Commerce head

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The head of the the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce, Peter Townsend, says the effects of the Christchurch earthquake will dominate business in Canterbury for at least the next three years.

National earthquake memorial to be held next week

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Prime Minister John Key says the day will be a provincial holiday in Canterbury, but the Cabinet ruled out declaring a national holiday.

Christchurch residents pick up smoking again after earthquake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Many people in Christchurch have taken up smoking again or are going through more cigarettes a day since earthquakes began rattling the region.

Quake inquest lifts load despite harrowing stories

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The first day of a coroner's inquest in Christchurch has heard harrowing details of the final moments of some of those who died in February's earthquake.

Survivors of the collapsed Pyne Gould building in Chch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Surviors of the collapsed Pyne Gould building in Christchurch where 18 people died in February's earthquake have today relived their experiences on that day.

All Blacks meet families of those killed in the Chch quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The All Blacks have met with the families of those killed in the February earthquake, as part of their three day visit to Christchurch.

The Panel with Irene Gardiner and Chris Wikaira (part 1)

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The possibility of another earthquake in Christchurch, the Prime Minister's son planks, and lighting up inside an Auckland bar on No Tobacco Day.

A day in the post-quake life of a Christchurch family

Its now seven weeks since the February earthquake. Normality is returning to Christchurch, with most sewerage lines fixed and water no longer needing to be boiled before drinking. But that doesn't apply to everyone.

The Vault - Radio New Zealand and the Christchurch quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Radio New Zealand has had to abandon the Christchurch building that was our base and the home of Sound Archives - Nga Taonga Korero. In this edition of The Vault; Deborah Nation draws on recordings made on the day an earthquake finally evicted her and the other people there.

Questions over measure used to judge quake resistence

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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.

The Vault - Earthquake at Radio New Zealand House

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Deborah Nation recalls how it was in the Sound Archives and Radio New Zealand offices in Christchurch on the day of the February earthquake. The building on the corner of Durham and Chester Street West has been condemned. Please be aware that the first sounds of this report may be upsetting, especially to listenners who experienced the earthquake.

Timaru Welfare

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Thousands of Christchurch refugees have poured into Timaru since the earthquake on February 22, boosting its population by nearly 20 per cent. Social services are giving out hundreds of food parcels, blankets, toiletries and clothes every day as well as finding accommodation for people who have turned up in town with nothing. Major Dean Herring of the Salvation Army in Timaru has been helping evacuees find places to live as well as dealing with the huge piles of donated goods.

The Week in Review - week ending 15 July 2011

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A review of the week's news including: The Labour Party's capital gains tax policy announcement, Act's creative director resigns over newspaper ad, day two and three reports from the Pike River Mine tragedy Royal Commission Of Inquiry, the treatment of Crete veterans during recent 70th anniversary commemorations, Sydenham recovery following Christchurch earthquake, Lonely Planet puts Christchurch back on it's visit list and small brewers angry over Radler beer trademark ruling.

The closest home to Monday's quake epicentre

Audio, Radio New Zealand

When the 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch at 2:20 on Monday afternoon Barry Ross was outside his home at Godley Head on the Port Hills, where is he is the Department of Conservation caretaker. Barry's house is thought to be the closest to the epicentre that day and such was the force of the quake he was thrown to the ground and some of the cliff nearby fell away. He lost power and water for a few days but now he's back home, clearing up and determined to get on with life.