Aerial image of Cathedral Square taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
The Earthquake Commission has increased its liability for the Canterbury earthquakes by 4 billion dollars to 7.1 billion dollars.
The Canterbury earthquakes will wipe out all the funds held in reserve to cover claims to the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of the PGC Building site on Cambridge Terrace, taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Scientists from GNS Science have faced tough criticism at the Royal Commission into the Canterbury earthquakes, being accused of funneling resources into the wrong areas and giving vague advice on earthquake risks.
The smaller buildings that collapsed in the Christchurch earthquake, killing those in them as well as passers by, will be the focus of the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission when hearings resume today
Aerial image of the PGC Building site on Cambridge Terrace, taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of the CTV Building site on Madras Street, taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Steve Simpson from the Earthquake Commission at work in Lyttelton".
Aerial image of Lyttelton taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of Lyttelton taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of the Christchurch City Centre taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission. The Knox Church can be seen.
Aerial image of Lyttelton taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Aerial image of Lyttelton taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
Canterbury's Earthquake Recovery Commission says it accepts criticism of its work in coordinating the recovery effort.
A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Saturday 23 July 2011.
There's disagreement about whether a Royal Commission of inquiry into building collapses in the Canterbury earthquakes should apportion blame.
The chairman of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Commission, Murray Sherwin, joins us for the morning in our Wellington studio.
A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Wednesday 12 October 2011.
A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Friday 14 October 2011.
Aerial image of the Christchurch central city taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission. High Street can be seen in the middle of the image.
Aerial image of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street, taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Canterbury earthquakes concludes its hearing into the collapse of the Pyne Gould building today.
People have until midnight tonight to lodge a claim with the Earthquake Commission for property damaged in the February Christchurch earthquake.
The Earthquake Commission is expected to face tough questioning when its handling of the Canterbury Earthquakes is reviewed early next year.
The Earthquake Commission has more than doubled its estimate of costs from the Canterbury earthquakes, to 7-point-1 billion dollars.
The EQC (Earthquake Commission) has developed new standards and designs to help rebuild Christchurch after the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. The Department of Building and Housing have produced some generic building foundation and floor designs that can be used for residential homes being built or repaired on liquefied, tilting, unsettled and/or damaged land. (RebuildChristchurch.co.nz) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
The Royal Commission into the Canterbury Earthquakes continues today with the focus on the Pyne Gould Corporation building, where 18 people were killed.
It's been revealed that the Earthquake Commission knew a wall which crushed two people in Christchurch's February earthquake was at risk of collapsing.