New Zealand's best cats battle for glory
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The National Cat Show is on in Christchurch on Sunday, the first time cat lovers from across the country have met in Christchurch since the earthquakes.
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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. .
New quake safety doubts over police stations, hospitals
Audio, Radio New Zealand
It's been revealed that not a single one of New Zealand's 315 police buildings constructed before 2011 have had a full earthquake safety check. Canterbury's district health buildings and a central Wellington cinema are among other major structures needing checks. Phil Pennington joins us with the details.
NZ's second community fridge opens in New Brighton
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Christchurch suburb of New Brighton was hit hard by the Christchurch earthquakes, with roads that still haven't been fixed and many families on struggle street. One local is hoping a fridge offering free food, will help.
Chch's new super school opens in Aranui with a bumper roll
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Haeata is the first public school in Christchurch to cater for all ages, replacing three eastern suburbs schools that were closed after the earthquakes. RNZ joined more than 900 students for the first day.
Families attend Chch earthquake memorial unveiling
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial was unveiled to the public at a memorial attended by more than 3000 people.
Christchurch remembers the deadly quake six years ago today
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch remembers six years on from the deadly earthquake.
Cruise ships coming back to Christchurch in 2019
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Lyttelton Port Company, owned by Christchurch City Council, will spend $56 million on a new berth for cruise ships, which haven't visited the garden city since the 2011 earthquake.
A Dunedin faultline
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A fault line on Dunedin's doorstep could cause an earthquake as destructive as 2010's Canterbury quake.
Rail returns between Picton and Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The track will open this week after being closed for nearly a year after the line suffered extensive damage in last November's earthquake.
Canterbury land can't be farmed due to earthquake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Tourism, native planting, and bee keeping are all possibilities a community lead working group is waiting on government funding to explore.
Music back at the Christchurch Town Hall
Audio, Radio New Zealand
For the first time in six years, music has filled Christchurch's Town Hall, which suffered significant damage in the February 2011 earthquake.
Christchurch cleanup producing potentially toxic dust
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Medium-density fibreboard has been sitting at an old rubbish put in Wigram since the earthquakes and residents are worried it's harming their health.
First freight chugs into Chch from Picton since Kaikoura quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The first freight train since the devastating Kaikoura earthquake has chugged into Christchurch, after an historic 348 kilometre journey from Picton.
Ministry apologises to Chch schools for handling of closures
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Ministry of Education has been forced to apologise for its flawed handling of school closures and mergers after the 2011 Canterbury earthquake.
North Canterbury locals struggling after Kaikoura quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Thirty properties are unlivable while another 170 have restricted access following the Kaikoura earthquake last year. RNZ reporter Conan Young reports from a town meeting.
Truck drivers quit over safety fears
Audio, Radio New Zealand
More than five people have died on crashes on SH1 between Picton and Christchurch since it became a main arterial route following the Kaikoura earthquake.
Kids and post-quake anxiety
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Kim Button of the Neighbourhood Trust talks about the emotional scars Christchurch child are bearing after the earthquakes.
Tiny temporary village opens in town hit by Kaikoura quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A temporary village has opened in the small Canterbury town of Waiau to help residents who lost their homes in the Kaikoura earthquake.
Cultivate Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Earthquake demolition work in Christchurch has made way for an urban farm that is equipping young people with life and work skills.
Quakes, fires, insurance claims - and then a parking ticket
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch woman Pam Sharpe has endured earthquakes, fires and dealing with insurance companies, but then she received a parking ticket. She tells Checkpoint what happened next.
CERA officials used positions for financial gain
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Two former Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority officials attempted to use their positions for their own financial gain and their actions will now be referred to the Serious Fraud Office.
Heathcote family say EQC failed them
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A Christchurch family have found themselves stuck with a house that is too unsafe to live in after a fire revealed earthquake damage, which EQC admits it failed to identify.
Christchurch sitting on mental health 'time bomb'
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Dr Sue Bagshaw, the head of a youth health clinic Christchurch, fears the high rates of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among children will skyrocket due to the earthquake.
Gerry Brownlee acted 'unlawfully' over uninsured land, court rules
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The former Earthquake Recovery Minister's decision to exclude uninsured Canterbury landowners under the Recovery Plan was unlawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled in an interim judgement.
Brighter Future: Govt's Chch earthquake decisions
Audio, Radio New Zealand
'Is this the Brighter Future?': Rachel Graham looks at how the Government's decisions have impacted the lives of people in Christchurch.
Re-start container mall wanted in Kaikōura
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Kaikōura's struggling business community wants a container mall similar to Christchurch's re-start mall set up after the Canterbury earthquakes.
Justice for CTV families
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The families of those who died in the CTV building collapse in Christchurch's 2011 earthquake say they will continue to fight for justice.
Memorial for quake victims to be revealed on 6th anniversary
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A memorial for the 185 people who died in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake will be blessed tonight, ahead of the unveiling tomorrow, on the sixth anniversary.
Earthquake survivor says Wgtn must cordon around unsafe sites
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A woman crushed to within milimetres of her life in the Christchurch earthquake says it is murderously cavalier for Wellington's council not to cordon off weak or prone buildings.