Tourism slowly recovering in Canterbury after difficult days

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After commemorating the anniversary of last year's deadly earthquake in Christchurch, many are now looking to the region's future.

Hundreds spend a cold night after power cut

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With many in Christchurch still living in earthquake damaged houses, the cold snap has prompted a call for temporary emergency shelters. Daphne Lewis-Mannix lives in a quake-damaged home in New Brighton. Her power was out last night, and she's been shivering overnight, already sick with a cold before the storm hit.

Two years after first quake, many still finding their feet

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It all started two years ago today at 4:36 in the morning, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook Canterbury.

CTV building not inspected by engineer after Boxing Day quake

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Two separate chances to inspect the Canterbury Television building were missed before the February earthquake saw it pancake to the ground last year, killing 115 people.

Businesses in busy Chch Mall forced to close

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A new slew of Christchurch businesses are in limbo after Merivale mall was closed because of earthquake risks.

Christchurch's Ellerslie Flower Show has earthquake flavour

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The Ellerslie International Flower Show opens in Christchurch today, a year after the February earthquake stopped the show.

50% of Christchurch business unlikely to return

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New research suggests about half the Christchurch businesses which left the central city after the Canterbury earthquakes are unlikely to return.

Coroner to investigate Christchurch rescue operations

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Complaints about the response of emergency services after the February earthquake in Christchurch will be examined by a Coroner.

Has the exodus from Christchurch stopped?

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The worst of the exodus from Christchurch after last year's earthquakes is over, according to a group which studies population trends.

Broken River revisited

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A year after the 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch, Simon Morton revisits the Avon River to see how life's progressing along it and in it.

Engineers followed protocol in CTV assessment, expert says

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An overseas expert has defended the structural engineer who declared the Canterbury Television building sound after the September 2010 earthquake.

Midday News for 7 December 2012

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West Auckland residents begin the cleanup after yesterday's tornado. The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission calls for the seismic grading of all non-residential buildings.

Jazz Fest to kick off in Christchurch tonight

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After a year's earthquake-enforced absence, the New Zealand International Jazz and Blues Festival is back and opens in Christchurch this evening.

Chapter and Verse - Ruth Todd

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Ruth Todd is a stalwart of the Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival - which returns after a four year hiatus due to the earthquakes.

Structural engineer breaks down at Royal Commission

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A structural engineer has broken down at the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission after admitting he contributed to a woman's death in the February the twenty second earthquake.

Economics ensures a high level of Chch rubble recycling

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A year and a half after the February Earthquake, economics has ensured much of the waste material coming out of Christchurch's central city has been recycled.

Carpenter Chris Nutfield recieves bravery award

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Christchurch carpenter Chris Nutfield rescued three women from the collapsed PGC building. He's one of the many to receive a bravery and heroism award one year after the February 2011 earthquake.

Families reflect on first week of evidence about CTV collapse

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The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission hearing into the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building has ended for the week after four days of compelling evidence.

Too little too late for displaced Christchurch retirees

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Retired Christchurch people affected by the earthquakes are disappointed they have been left out of new rules aimed at giving people in retirement villages better payouts after natural disasters.

Royal Commission hearings continue in Christchurch

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A Christchurch city council manager has told the Royal Commission there was an element of chaos after the first earthquake in September 2010 as staff sought to get systems in place.

Christchurch car sales up as insurers pays out

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While many businesses in Christchurch are still struggling to get back on their feet after over a year of earthquakes, car sales, including many luxury models, are booming.

Builder says he couldn't wait to leave CTV days before collapse

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An experienced builder says he couldn't wait to get out of the Canterbury Television Building after seeing how damaged it was in the September 2010 earthquake.

Student Volunteer Army get ANZAC award

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In the next few minutes, the Student Volunteer Army in Christchurch is being presented with the ANZAC of the Year award, to recognise the huge clean up job the students did after the earthquakes.

Police air their frustrations at inquiry into CTV response

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The first police officer at the scene of the collapsed and burning CTV building has recounted harrowing details of his efforts in the hours after the February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch.

Southern Story for 26 April 2012 - Flower Auction

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While most people are asleep at 5am in Christchurch, the city's florists and wholesalers are already hard at it, bidding for the best blooms. The industry has struggled after the earthquakes, but Katy Gosset finds enthusiasm levels high.

The Panel with Linda Clark and Gary Moore (Part 1)

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Remembering the Christchurch February 2011 earthquake; the Crown is considering an appeal after bail was granted to Kim Dotcom; and Murray McCully's emails appear to demonstrate a desire to resist China's advances in the Pacific.

Council questioned at Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission

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A man whose wife was killed when the CTV building collapsed says the council's inspections after the September quake were in a mess and signage put on some buildings sent the wrong message that they were safe to occupy.

Top Stories for Friday 10 February 2012

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After a damning report into the CTV building, how many other Christchurch buildings had faults when the earthquake struck? Police investigate the tragic death of a five year old and when so many businesses are struggling, how did the country's big banks increase profits by a quarter?

Top Stories for Friday 17 February 2012

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A new report says the financial cost of a major earthquake in Wellington would be much bigger than the Canterbury quakes. Opposition parties attack the asset sales plan after Bill English's "it's just a guess" comment and cuts to jobs, services, and profits, hard times at Qantas.

Top Stories for Friday 19 October 2012

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The Maori Council confirms it will go to court to try and stop the partial sales of power companies. Advocates for sexual assault victims say the police have been too slow to improve the way they deal with complaints and concern that management problems at the Fire Service hampered rescue efforts after Canterbury's deadly earthquake.