Rugby World Cup organiser say tournament won't be transferred

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Fears the Rugby World Cup could be relocated to Australia in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake are unfounded say tournament organisers.

Tourists forced to stay in marae, arts centre in Wellington

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Hundreds of tourists have spent the night in makeshift accommodation in Wellington after fleeing earthquake hit Christchurch. The tourists were flown to the capital by the Royal New Zealand Airforce, many without passports, money and belongings left behind in hotels.

Canterbury Television's Emily Cooper

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CTV journalist Emily Cooper was out filming when the Canterbury earthquake hit. Fifteen of her colleagues are unaccounted for.

Christchurch Cathedral

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Dean of Christchurch Cathedral Peter Beck talks about what the people of Christchurch are going through in the aftermath of the earthquake.

Suzanne Craig

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Suzanne Craig has not heard from her husband since the Canterbury earthquake.

Mark Quiqley

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Dr. Mark Quiqley is Senior Lecturer in Active Tectonics and Geomorphology in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Canterbury. He is part of the team involved in the scientific response to the Canterbury earthquake and has been monitoring it from the air.

Canterbury Earthquake update

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Canterbury Earthquake updateRadio New Zealand Head of News Don Rood summarises the recent media conferences.

Fran Vertue

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Fran Vertue is a Clinical Psychologist with experience in truama counselling. She speaks about how to handle children dealing with the trauma of the Canterbury earthquake.

Media conference and Judith Collins' thoughts on todays events

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The Prime Minister says he expects the death toll from this week's Christchurch earthquake will rise to more than two hundred.

Schools to focus on emotional recovery

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Christchurch principals say schools' recovery from Tuesday's earthquake will focus more on emotional issues than infrastructure.

Best of the Week - 25 February 2011

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Highlights from Radio New Zealand National's programmes for the week ending Friday 25th February . This week.......we have coverage of the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit Christchurch on Tuesday 22 Febraury.

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.

Farmers and rural businesses bring fresh water to city

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Farmers and rural businesses have been combining their efforts to bring desperately needed fresh water supplies to earthquake shattered Christchurch.

Death toll passes 100

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Almost three days on from the 6 point 3 earthquake that shattered central Christchurch and Lyttleton and searchers are continuing to find more bodies but no more survivors in the rubble.

Quake clean-up begins in Avonside for a second time

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In Avonside, one of the suburbs most badly affected by the September 4th earthquake in Christchurch, a second massive clean-up operation is underway.

Expectant, new mums escape disruption of Christchurch

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Pregnant women and new mothers are escaping the disruption and risk of Christchurch in the wake of Tuesday's earthquake.

Extra Time for 25 February 2011

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As the search for victims continues and the long recovery from Tuesday's disastrous earthquake in Christchurch begins there've been suggestions the stricken city's rugby world cup matches could be transferred to Australia. We hear from Rugby World Cup 2011's chief executive Martin Snedden, who says that's not the case. We look at the second round of Super Rugby, and hear from the Olympic 1500 metres silver medalist Nick Willis who's hoping his belated medal presentation will boost effort to raise money for Christchurch earthquake relief funds. And we also talk to a veteran Black Sticks defender who's quit international hockey.

Evan Coster - helping hand

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There are many tales of generosity beginning in emerge in Christchurch. Evan Coster from Rangiora was working in Harvey Norman when the earthquake struck on Tuesday. He doesn't know if he has a job to go back to and with time on his hands wanted to do something useful. He started visiting local businesses in Rangiora such as Warehouse, Countdown, New World and service stations for donations of cups, coffee, sugar and milk. Then he rallied friends and family together and started delivering refreshments to emergency workers in all of the cordons in the CBD.

Cowles Stadium welfare centre closed

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The Cowles Stadium welfare centre for Christchurch earthquake evacuees has closed for health reasons.

The Week in Review - week ending 25 February 2011

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A review of the week's news with extensive coverage of this week's devastating earthquake in Christchurch

Census cancelled because of quake

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This year's census has been cancelled following the Christchurch earthquake.

Burial service held for soldier killed in Afghanistan

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A New Zealand soldier killed in Afghanistan last week has been laid to rest in Hamilton but without full military honors because of the Christchurch earthquake.

Parties uncertain about special tax for earthquake

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The country's political parties are uncertain about whether a special tax might be needed to help pay to rebuild Christchurch after this week's devastating earthquake.

$1.5 million donated to earthquake fund by Auckland Council

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Offers of assistance to quake-ravaged Christchurch are flooding in from around the country.

Checkpoint Top Stories for 25 February 2011

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Earthquake bus survivor, Mike Ardagh - Christchurch Hospital, Reporter Erina O'Donohue live from Christchurch, Where to obtain water, Murray McCully thanks international community, Cowles Stadium welfare centre closed, Man escapes from 12th floor of Forsyth Barr building, Aussie medics set up field hospital, Schools need significant rebuilding and Fourteen supermarkets closed in Christchurch.

Hamish Campbell: earthquake geology

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Geologist and paleontologist at GNS Science Hamish Campbell discusses the geology behind the Christchurch earthquake.

Simon Morton: mucking in

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Host of the Radio New Zealand programme This Way Up, currently assisting friends in Christchurch affected by the earthquake.

Prime Minister calls for two minute silence

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In the last hour the Prime Minister, John Key, has called for a two-minute nationwide silence on Tuesday, exactly one week on from the Christchurch earthquake.

Death toll from Christchurch earthquake rises

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Police have confirmed the death toll from the Christchurch earthquake has risen.

Police Urge People To Stay Off Central City Roads

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Police have confirmed the death toll from the Christchurch earthquake has reached 145.