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EQC chief responds to highly critical report

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A new report says the Earthquake Commission was ill-prepared for a major earthquake and had to use inexperienced staff to respond to the Canterbury earthquakes.

Christchurch refugees report back on their new lives in Nelson

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A support group is being credited for helping Cantabrians settle in Nelson after escaping the earthquakes.

Govt announces 40 new houses for Chch

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A Government report into the depth of the housing shortage in Christchurch shows the number of rental properties has almost halved since the earthquakes.

Ombudsman report details inefficiencies at EQC

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An earthquake community group in Canterbury says a damning report on the ineffectiveness of the Earthquake Commission highlights the frustration of getting information on their own homes.

Lianne Dalziel wouldn't be leaving if not for quakes

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In her valedictory speech to Parliament, the Christchurch East MP Lianne Dalziel said she would not be leaving Parliament if not for the Canterbury earthquakes.

Brownlee's list of post-quake achievements received poorly

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Christchurch residents are pouring cold water on the Earthquake Recovery Minister's efforts to celebrate post-quake recovery in the city.

Christchurch Community group cries foul over OIA fee

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The Earthquake Commission has been labelled obstructive after it demanded 24 thousand dollars to provide documents under an Official Information Act request.

Christchurch earthquakes unveil window into past

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The Canterbury earthquakes succeeded in all but destroying modern-day Christchurch, but from the rubble has emerged a surprising bonus - an insight into the city's history.

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.

Brownlee to meet with Chch mayor over consenting today

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The Earthquake Minister Gerry Brownlee says it would be an absolute disaster for Christchurch, if the City Council stopped issuing building consents next week.

Concerns highlighted about high costs of dumping quake rubble

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Record fines for two companies and a director who illegally dumped contaminated demolition material has highlighted problems with the costs of dumping earthquake rubble from Christchurch.

Academic is concerned Chch will struggle to fully recover

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A professor studying the economics of disasters says Christchurch will struggle to ever fully recover from the earthquakes that have devastated the city.

Quake felt widely throughout New Zealand

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The earthquake was felt as far afield as Te Awamutu and Christchurch, with residents from all the places in between describing it as extremely frightening.

City Mission says there's a 'new level of poor' in Christchurch

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A Christchurch catering company has joined forces with the City Mission to tackle what is being described as a new era of poverty after the Canterbury earthquakes.

Not everybody in Chch excited about Council approvals

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The Earthquake Recovery Minister says the Christchurch City Council has wasted an opportunity in deciding to save the Town Hall, instead of building a new performing arts precinct.

Third year could be the worst for quake-stressed Cantabrians

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Mental health experts in Christchurch are warning the worst could be still to come for people suffering from anxiety, depression and stress related to the earthquakes.

City council could lose power to authorise building consents

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The Christchurch City Council has received a strong warning from the Earthquake Recovery Minister to speed up its processing of building consents or lose its power to authorise consents.

Earthquake Recovery Minister gives Chch council strong warning

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The Earthquake Recovery Minister says this is a final warning for the Christchurch City Council.

Christchurch mayor defends council's performance

The Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says officials have tried for months to help the Christchurch City Council but it's consistently failed to make the necessary improvements and is still taking far too long to process applications.

Christchurch council refuses to consider asset sales

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Despite Government pressure on the Christchurch City Council to sell off some of its assets to help fund its 40% share of the city's earthquake repairs, the council has instead decided to raise rates, and rents.

EQC respond to claims of inadequate assessments

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EQC's manager for the Canterbury home repair programme, Reid Stiven, respondes to claims of misleading estimates of damage to household foundations from the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.

EQC level assessments questioned

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Some Canterbury homeowners say their houses have dropped in value because the damage to their properties was inadequately assessed by the Earthquake Commission after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. Independent land surveyor, Adrian Cowie, and a Burwood homeowner affected by the quakes, Selwyn Stafford, talk about the issues facing them.