Canterbury's Earthquakes
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GNS seismologists explain why the Darfield and Christchurch earthquakes were so damaging and 'punchy'
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Earthquake News Bulletin
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News breaks of an earthquake causing large amounts of damage in Canterbury.
Earthquake News Bulletin
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News breaks of an earthquake causing large amounts of damage in Canterbury.
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.
No insulation for earthquake-damaged homes
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The company hired by the Government to carry out earthquake repairs in Canterbury is refusing to install insulation at the same time as it replaces old cladding on houses.
Canterbury Earthquake - James McMullan
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Christchurch resident James McMullan's house was badly damaged.
Earthquake funding shock
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Principal of Banks Ave School, Murray Edlin, and Canterbury Primary Principals Association president, John Bangma, discuss the issue of earthquake damaged schools in property repairs funding shock.
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.
Update on Christchurch aftershocks
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More reports on earthquake aftershock damage from Christchurch.
Canterbury Earthquake - Jim Palmer
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Jim Palmer says there is significant damage, but it is not as bad as the September 4 earthquake last year.
Hunting Kiwis project
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Helen Leggatt's started photographing Canterbury's earthquake-damaged cemetery headstones.
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.
Quake damage - how were the land damage assessments made?
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Nick Rogers, project director, Canterbury Land Assessment for Tonkin & Taylor. Tonkin & Taylor is the environmental and engineering consultancy doing the Canterbury land damage assessment work for EQC and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Another Christchurch hotel will be pulled down
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Another landmark hotel in Christchurch has been condemned because of earthquake damage.
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.
More damage to risky buildings in centre of Christchurch
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The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's manager of demolitions, Warwick Isaacs.
John Key gives rundown of widespread damage in Canterbury
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An emergency Cabinet Meeting is being held at Parliament as reports begin to come in of the damage in Canterbury caused by this afternoon's earthquake.
Roading contractor start repairing Christchurch streets
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Roading contractors are already repairing many Christchurch streets damaged by last week's earthquake.
Residents frustrated waiting for EQC claims
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People in Canterbury with homes damaged by the February 22nd earthquake have less than six hours left to lodge a claim with the Earthquake Commission.
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.
Famous pie recipe under hammer for earthquake
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In June, the Hororata hotel in Canterbury closed after it became clear there was no economic way to repair damage caused by the September earthquake.
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.
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.
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.
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.