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Photograph of the Gas Company Building, 94-96 Gloucester Street (4)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of the windows of 96 Gloucester Street.
Trades people in Christchurch in short supply
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch trades companies say they are struggling to find experienced staff as the earthquake rebuild begins.
Tower counts cost of earthquakes
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Insurance company Tower says yesterday's earthquake in North Canterbury will cost it a maximum of just over seven million dollars.
Illegal dumping of earthquake rubble investigated
Audio, Radio New Zealand
At least five companies are being investigated by the Canterbury Regional Council for dumping or burning earthquake demolition rubble illegally.
Baseless excuses for delaying earthquake claims
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Recovery Minister says he's sick of insurance companies giving baseless excuses for delaying earthquake claims in Christchurch .
Southern Response Earthquake Services Ltd.
Other, National Library of New Zealand
Site of government-owned company responsible for settling AMI policy-holders' claims for Canterbury earthquake damage.
Christchurch Press Infographic: 17 October 2012 (1)
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A chart showing relationships between public sector entities, private companies, Ngai Tahu, and Canterbury earthquake recovery tasks.
Questions raised over earthquake victims insurance
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Canterbury earthquake victims say they've got new cause for anxiety - whether or not insurance companies will reinsure them.
Earthquake Recovery Minister denies lobbying claims
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Recovery Minister and the Insurance Council both deny that insurance companies pressured the Government to relax building guidelines in Canterbury.
Chch's historic Peterborough Centre saved from wreckers
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A company helping to demolish earthquake damaged buildings in Christchurch, has come to the rescue of the heritage-listed Peterborough Centre.
Tower upbeat about future performance
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Insurance company, Tower, says it's started the year on a positive note despite bad weather and lingering complex claims from the Christchurch earthquakes.
Book Barons – the Whitcombe & Tomb’s Story
Articles, Lost Christchurch
New Zealand’s largest and most iconic booksellers, publishers and printing company was Whitcombe & Tombs of Christchurch. It was established in 1882 by Mr. George Hawkes Whitcombe, a seem…
Samo Lyttelton cafe Photograph 6
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of the outdoor seating area of the Samo Lyttelton cafe.
Quake damaged unisurable homes up for rent
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Earthquake damaged Christchurch homes written off by insurance companies are becoming hot property for investors wanting to make money renting them out.
The Square and the Disappearing Old World of Christchurch
Articles, Lost Christchurch
Dominating a once simpler Cathedral Square, are the formidable buildings – Government Life Insurance Building, the Grand Theatre, the Crystal Palace Theatre, the Reuters Telegram Company Buil…
Samo Lyttelton cafe Photograph 1
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a staff member behind the counter at the Samo Lyttelton cafe.
Samo Lyttelton cafe Photograph 4
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a customer reading a newspaper in the Samo Lyttelton cafe.
Quake claimants band together to take on insurers
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Frustrated Christchurch residents are banding together to take on their insurance companies, who they say are taking too long to process their earthquake damage claims.
Quakes, fires, insurance claims - and then a parking ticket
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch woman Pam Sharpe has endured earthquakes, fires and dealing with insurance companies, but then she received a parking ticket. She tells Checkpoint what happened next.
New Zealand’s Tallest Building – NZ Express Co. 1905
Articles, Lost Christchurch
New Zealand’s first skyscraper was built on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets between 1905 – 06 for the New Zealand Express Company. This state of the art seven storey buil…
1880s Christchurch – Dull and as Flat as a Kitchen Table
Articles, Lost Christchurch
In 1886, an English woman who called herself ‘Hopeful’, wrote of her experiences after emigrating to Christchurch, New Zealand. She berated the agents of shipping companies who painted…
John Peacock and his Controversial Fountain
Articles, Lost Christchurch
A Tale of Convicts, Ship Wrecks, Strange Family Relations, and a £500 Bequest. Before the Canterbury Settlement was inaugurated, a young Australian lad landed at Port Cooper in the company of his f…
Canterbury Rebuild Safety Charter
Other, National Library of New Zealand
The Charter is an agreement on health and safety between the leaders of a number of government organisations and companies leading the rebuild.
No insulation for earthquake-damaged homes
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The company hired by the Government to carry out earthquake repairs in Canterbury is refusing to install insulation at the same time as it replaces old cladding on houses.
Christchurch couple lower damages sought in High Court
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Christchurch couple taking their insurance company to the High Court over their earthquake payout have knocked almost a quarter of a million dollars off their claim.
Concerns highlighted about high costs of dumping quake rubble
Audio, Radio New Zealand
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.
Orion lifts annual profits and sales 3%
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury electricity lines company, Orion, says electricity use in its region is starting to recover following the earthquakes, helping it lift both annual profit and sales 3 percent.
Tower Insurance slips to bigger H1 loss on quake, IT, cost
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Listed general insurance company Tower has reported a bigger first half loss on lingering Canterbury earthquake claims and a write down in its computer systrems.
D.I.C. Opens for Business in Cashel Street, 1884
Articles, Lost Christchurch
“…the advent of a new Company that will sell goods at reasonable profits for cash…” To the Editor of the Press. Dear Sir, All undertakings of a public beneficial nature, whi…
Manu Korihi News for 4 July 2012
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A research project on news coverage about Maori, has found that tangata whenua are still regarded as lower class citizens; Ngai Tahu iwi says it's learnt from the Canterbury earthquakes, just how important it is to safeguard important documents such as its whakapapa database in a digital form, in case there's another natural disaster; New Zealand's largest Maori owned fishing company wants to see the unique Maori story pushed by companies doing business in Asian countries; Meanwhile Ngati Kahungunu Chairman, Ngahiwi Tomoana, who was the business group convenor, says Maori business leaders are keen to set up an office in China.