A review of the week's news including... The bill to fix botched EQC repairs from the Canterbury earthquakes is now four times what the previous Government predicted just two years ago, immigrants are being computer profiled, MPs are told that medicinal cannabis should be legalised for more people, Middlemore Hospital's woes continue, the Government orders a compulsory recall of 50 thousand vehicles with faulty airbags, Auckland drivers face a double tax hike under proposed sweeping changes to transport funding, Parliament changes the law so New Zealand men with historical homosexual convictions can have them wiped, a bus company wants to recruit more than 100 drivers from overseas because it can't find enough people to do the job here, Dunedin has its biggest weekend ever in terms of money spent thanks to Ed Sheeran, first it was closing - now it's not, Kaikohe's Warehouse is to stay, it all comes together for the New Zealand cricket team against England, an international consortium reaches a verbal agreement to buy the New Zealand Warriors and the woman who was RNZ's Washington correspondent for more than 20 years has died.
Canterbury's Earthquake Recovery Commission says it accepts criticism of its work in coordinating the recovery effort.
Red Cross believes it will be responding to earthquake-related issues in north Canterbury for years to come, dealing with the psychological toll.
A man who set fire to a Christchurch church told police it was retaliation against God for killing his friends in the earthquake.
"If you're that woman get in touch it would be amazing to put those two together again."
Engineers have removed a rock the size of a car from a cliff face in Christchurch after it shifted during an earthquake.
Cafe Metro has re-opened on Papanui Road. Previously it was located in the CBD.
A car has been damaged after a section of the building has fallen onto it.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect..
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
It's five years since the earthquake, and for the first time I feel a sense that the rebuild is taking effect.
A photograph captioned, "I miss living here, right by the river. I'd been there for quite a long time, 12 years or so. I realize now I took it for granted a bit. I used to get a bit bored with having a big old house that was cold, difficult to clean, and perhaps hard to keep warm. But now, when I go back there, I miss living in a big house by the river with an open fire and a big lounge and everything. I had the park there on the other side of the river. And there was a little bridge down there where you could walk over to it. There was actually a circuit you could do, up to the New Brighton Bridge and back. Yeah, it was beautiful".
Southern Response is back in court today - this time having a final go at arguing that a class action against it should not be an 'opt-out'. Christchurch residents Brendan and Colleen Ross say the state insurer deliberately withheld the true cost of repairing their home which was damaged in the Canterbury earthquakes. They are now among 3000 people represented in a class action led by Christchurch lawyer Grant Cameron. In September last year the Court of Appeal decided the class action could proceed on an 'opt-out' basis - which means it would cover more people and potentially cost the state-owned insurer more money if it loses. Southern Response is challenging that decision in the Supreme Court, a two day hearing wrapped up on Tuesday. Checkpoint reporter Logan Church was there.
Text reads 'ROCK STAR' and below is an image of a large rock named 'Rocky'. Context - When a 25-tonne boulder crashed through the garage roof of Phil Johnson's home and left it in ruins during the Christchurch earthquake of 22 February he sold it at an online auction for NZ$60,500 (#27,652). Mr Johnson dubbed it "Rocky". The money will be used to help quake victims. Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Christchurch City Councillor Aaron Keown has brought a building down on top of himself by hammering it with a mallet in his attempt to chain himself to it. Context: Refers to the start of the demolition of the Christchurch Cathedral in the wake of the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. Aaron Keown has said he will chain himself to the cathedral to stop it being demolished. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Text above reads 'Cathedral rebuild?... The cartoon shows the Christchurch Cathedral as a bouncy cathedral full of jumping children. Context - Debate about the rebuilding of the cathedral after it was severely damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. There is a strong view that it needs to remain an icon at the heart of the city. It may have to be brought down completely as engineers consider the future for the iconic building. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
The Christchurch City Council has confirmed the demolition of the earthquake-damaged Lancaster Park sports stadium will begin this year. Lancaster Park Cricket club was one of the sports ground's first tenants when it was established in 1881. An act of parliament means the ground has to be used for sport and recreation. "We're certainly looking foward to being able to get back on the ground and for it to be turned back into green space," Ric Horsfall from the cricket club says.
A photograph of Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace. Allfrey has placed a sign in the garden which reads, "It's been a lot of fun - yeah right!". The photographer comments, "'It's been a lot of fun' is a quote from John Key about the Canterbury earthquakes and the 'yeah right' is a play on the Tui Beer advertisements".