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.
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Canterbury cemeteries damaged in quake
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Some Christchurch residents fear there's a risk to the region's history if headstones damaged by September's 7.1 magnitude earthquake are not repaired.
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.
Alpine Fault quake would severely damage Canterbury
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New research says Canterbury would suffer severe damage in an Alpine Fault earthquake.
Repairs to quake-damaged homes start today
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The first permanent repairs to Canterbury homes damaged in September's earthquake will start today.
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.
Building codes minimised quake's injuries, damage
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New Zealand's strict building codes are being praised for minimising the injuries and damage caused by the seven-point one magnitude earthquake that shook Canterbury on Saturday.
Quake damaged unisurable homes up for rent
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Earthquake damaged Christchurch homes written off by insurance companies are becoming hot property for investors wanting to make money renting them out.
Women relive fear when quake damaged mall
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Colleagues of a Christchurch man killed in February's earthquake today relived the frightening moments when the quake struck.
Insurers warn economic damage from quakes will linger
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Public and private insurers are warning the damage from Canterbury's series of earthquakes will have economic impact for years.
Bill for quake damaged roads millions of dollars
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The Transport Agency says initial repairs to State Highways damaged in the Canterbury earthquake could cost up to six million dollars.
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.
Owners of quake damaged heritage buildings in Chch briefed
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The Christchurch City Council says it needs Government money to help repair its earthquake damaged heritage and character buildings.
Victoria experiences earthquake, causes structural damage
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Victorian Authorities are warning residents of significant aftershocks following on from the magnitude 5.8 earthquake which shook Melbourne around 9am yesterday, causing significant structural damage across the city. The University of Melbourne's Dr Mark Quigley is a professor of tectonics, who became a familiar voice and face through the Christchurch quakes. Our producer Matthew Theunissen asked him how yesterday's quake compared to those he experienced in Christchurch.
Further assistance for Canterbury quake victims
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A new agreement's been reached on how earthquake claims for seriously damaged mortgaged houses in Canterbury will be handled.
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.
Update on Canterbury quake recovery
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Eleven million dollars has been donated so far to the Canterbury Earthquake Appeal. It comes as the Government announced early details of a recovery plan for people wanting money to fix their damaged homes or start rebuilding.
EQC botches rebuild of quake-damaged Chch home - twice
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Nikki Ross is still waiting on an insurance settlement almost seven years after her family home was damaged in the February, 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Trish Keith from EQC says they're hoping to offer the family a settlement in the next three weeks.
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.
Requests pour in for EQC to review repairs
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The Earthquake Commission could have a big job on its hands fixing quake damaged Christchurch homes for a second time.
Delays rebuilding quake damaged homes four years on
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About 700 people packed Christchurch's Cardboard Cathedral last night to hear from a panel of experts on why, four years after the big earthquake, they're still waiting for their homes to be rebuilt.
Legal action possible for onsold quake-damaged homes
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An insurance expert says a Supreme Court decision yesterday could open lawyers up to legal action from anybody who has bought a home in Christchurch since the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. The court's decision makes it clear that insurers cannot be held liable for meeting the full replacement cost of a quake damaged home by the subsequent purchaser of that house.
Rain latest woe for Christchurch's quake-damaged homes
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The downpours have added yet another problem for Christchurch residents living in earthquake-stricken homes.
8 million given to quake-damage community groups
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A school pool, a BMX bike club and a music school are among twenty organisations in Christchurch that have benefitted from the final grants from an international appeal for re-building the quake-damaged city. The Christchurch Earthquake Appeal has so far raised almost 100 million dollars, and as our reporter Teresa Cowie discovered, the latest 8 million dollars that's been released from the fund is giving a welcome boost to residents.
Disgruntled red-zone residents back Labour's plan
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Disgruntled Christchurch red-zoners who want the government to rethink its policy on quake-damaged homes are backing Labour's Earthquake Recovery Package.
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.
Quake wage subsidies wind down from tomorrow
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From tomorrow, the Government is winding down the subsidy that allows earthquake-damaged businesses in Canterbury to keep paying their workers' wages.
Christchurch homeowners upset at latest quake report
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Some Christchurch residents are angry they will have to wait almost three years before their severely earthquake damaged homes can be repaired.
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.
Repairs underway for quake-damaged statue of Antarctica's Scott
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The statue of the Antarctic explorer, Robert Falcon Scott, that toppled from its plinth and snapped at its ankles in the Christchurch earthquake is being repaired. all going well it will be reinstated later this year, just in time for the Antarctic summer.