Govt may face higher costs to strengthen infrastructure

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Government seems likely to face higher costs as it looks to strengthen the country's infrastructure in the wake of the Canterbury earthquakes.

The Timaru Herald Image: Alexia Johnston 2010:09:14 16:42:32

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mellanie Brown of Timaru encourages people to support Com'on Canterbury, to help people affected by the Christchurch earthquake".

Quake-hit Christchurch Residents having to return home

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Some Canterbury residents are returning to homes damaged in last year's 7.1 earthquake, because they can't afford to live anywhere else.

Charity cricket match raises $500,000 for Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A star-studded charity cricket match in Wellington has raised half a million dollars for the Prime Minister's appeal for the Canterbury earthquake.

Reports swirl of new head of Earthquake Recovery Authority

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A senior Wellington public servant is reported to be the new head of the authority that will oversee the Canterbury earthquake recovery effort.

Science - Earth Science

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Erosion to earthquakes with geologist and paleontologist Dr Hamish Campbell from GNS science. Chatham Islands geology and it's links with Christchurch and Canterbury.

'White Lights of Hope' shine from Cathedral Square

Audio, Radio New Zealand

At one minute to seven last night, two beams of light were switched on to commemorate the anniversary of the first Canterbury earthquake.

Man in Forsyth Barr building talks about today's evidence

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard the earthquake resilience of stairways in the Forsyth Barr building was compromised when they were installed.

Evidence given on how close Chch hotel came to collapsing

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard how close the city's tallest building came to collapsing entirely during the February 22nd earthquake.

Earthquake muddies picture on future OCR rises

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury earthquake and a stuttering national economy mean the Reserve Bank is likely to leave the Official Cash Rate unchanged this morning.

Community law centre expecting flood of quake cases

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Christchurch's community law centre is expecting many cases to be lodged as people struggle to cope with the effects of the Canterbury earthquake.

Facebooking quake clean-up organiser

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury University student Sam Johnson mobilised more than two thousand students on Facebook to help clean up after the earthquake in September.

Quake response 'marathon, not a sprint'

Articles, TV3

Red Cross believes it will be responding to earthquake-related issues in north Canterbury for years to come, dealing with the psychological toll.

Royal Commission looks at PGC building collapse

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Royal Commission into the Canterbury Earthquakes continues today with the focus on the Pyne Gould Corporation building, where 18 people were killed.

Subsidy not enough to keep staff after earthquake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Some Canterbury business owners say their employee's jobs are still in serious jeopardy, despite the Government extending its wage subsidy for another month.

Labour accuses Government of underfunding skills training

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Labour Party has accused the Government of sitting on money set aside to provide skills training needed for the Canterbury earthquake rebuild.

Our Changing World for 3 September 2020

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Three seismologists from GeoNet reflect on the decade of big earthquakes that began 10 years ago with the Darfield earthquake in Canterbury.

Liquefaction

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video recording of a lecture presented by Associate Professor Misko Cubrinovski as part of the 2011 University of Canterbury Earthquake Lecture Series.

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:09 16:27:28

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Canterbury University. Steven Joyce Tertiary Education Minister's visit to Central Library. Earthquake damage to books and shelves".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:09 16:26:40

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Canterbury University. Steven Joyce Tertiary Education Minister's visit to Central Library. Earthquake damage to books and shelves".

Fairfax Media Image: Martin Hunter 2010:10:23 17:55:04

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A young girl is helped from the mosh pit during the Band Together concert for Canterbury at Hagley Park".

Fairfax Media Image: Martin Hunter 2010:10:23 15:24:44

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key and Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker during the Band Together concert for Canterbury at Hagley Park".

Fairfax Media Image: Martin Hunter 2010:10:23 19:05:23

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jordan Luck and Ray Columbus sing the last song during the Band Together concert for Canterbury at Hagley Park".

Fairfax Media Image: Peter Meecham 2010:09:17 13:09:55

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch designer Kathryn Leah Payne has had her preparations for Fashion Week in Auckland disrupted after the Canterbury earthquake".

Fairfax Media Image: Peter Meecham 2010:09:17 13:07:51

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch designer Kathryn Leah Payne has had her preparations for Fashion Week in Auckland disrupted after the Canterbury earthquake".

Fairfax Media Image: Martin Hunter 2010:10:23 19:03:15

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jordan Luck and Ray Columbus sing the last song during the Band Together concert for Canterbury in Hagley Park".

Fairfax Media Image: Peter Meecham 2010:09:17 13:09:58

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch designer Kathryn Leah Payne has had her preparations for Fashion Week in Auckland disrupted after the Canterbury earthquake".

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.

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.

IMG_2246

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The latest (but temporary) tourist attraction in mid-Canterbury! This was the previously unknown faultline where the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.