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Quake hearing told building in use despite yellow placard
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A property manager has been questioned at the Royal Commission investigating the Canterbury earthquakes about why he didn't tell tenants the building they worked in was unsafe.
The Panel with Michelle Boag and Brian Edwards (part 1)
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The cost of insurance could rise by 20 per cent as a result of the Government bailout of AMI Insurance and the mounting cost of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Quake Authority sets deadline to speed up city rebuild
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Demolition companies and building owners in central Christchurch hope efforts by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority will speed up the city's rebuild after it's been languishing for weeks.
English warns deficit will climb above 11 billion
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Treasury is forecasting the Christchurch earthquake will slow economic activity and the Finance Minister says the forecast 11-billion dollar Budget deficit this year will also climb.
Finance Minister says govt will borrow to cover quake costs
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Finance Minister says the Government will cover the ten billion dollar cost of the Christchurch earthquake by borrowing more rather than cutting spending or putting up taxes.
Christchurch councillor worries residents may be by-passed
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A Christchurch City Councillor is worried the wishes of local residents and the council could be by-passed once the Earthquake Recovery Authority takes over rebuilding the city.
Demand for temporary homes expected to be high in Chch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Demand for temporary accommodation in Christchurch for earthquake evacuees is expected to be intense once the rebuild work kicks into action in coming months - despite a slow start.
Powers now transferred to CERA by law
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury earthquake authority has now been legally vested with the extraordinary powers given to the Government under the state of national emergency declared after the February disaster.
Chambers at 241
Audio, Radio New Zealand
From the ashes of the earthquakes which have destroyed so much of Christchurch over the past year, are starting to rise new venues and new opportunities for artisits.
Rubble scanner to sniff out quake survivors
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Scientists in Europe have developed a technology which could be used to find survivors buried in rubble from collapsed buildings in events like the Christchurch and Japanese earthquakes.
PGC building owner says he did all he could to make it safe
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Pyne Gould building tenants in Christchurch have told the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Canterbury Earthquakes hearing they didn't feel safe there after the September quake.
BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 299
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A woman standing beside a house on Avonside Drive that has been abandoned due to damage from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Its front garden has become overgrown.
BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 297
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A house on Avonside Drive with cracks in the asphalt of its driveway showing where the land has shifted as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 300
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A woman standing beside a house on Avonside Drive that has been abandoned due to damage from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Its front garden has become overgrown.
Townsend Telescope: Part Photograph 10
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of the top cover of the clock from the Townsend Telescope. Parts of the cover were bent out of shape during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Observatory Tower Photograph 08
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of cracks around a window of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The cracks formed as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Observatory Tower Photograph 04
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of cracks around a window of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The cracks formed as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Observatory Tower Photograph 02
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A photograph of cracks in the masonry of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The cracks formed as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Observatory Tower Photograph 06
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of cracks around a window of the Observatory tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. The cracks formed as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath, 2011:02:23 06:46:37
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Liquefaction at the St Martins Shopping Centre and New World supermarket in St Martins, Christchurch".
BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 412
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A view down Avonside Drive showing cracks in the road from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Concrete blocks have been placed next to power poles to provide support.
BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 407
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A view down Avonside Drive showing cracks in the road from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Concrete blocks have been placed next to power poles to provide support.
WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 71
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a block of earthquake-damaged shops on Colombo Street, between Gloucester and Armagh Streets. Piles of rubble from the shops lie on the street below.
BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0130
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Colombo Street bridge, badly damaged in the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The large steel beams supporting the bridge are distorted".
Photograph number UC 11-0372-68
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Bronze award presented to Jonathon Atkins, from Christchurch. Pictured here with Prime Minister John Key, Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr, and Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee.
Do You Think It's Hungry?
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A vehicle parked beside a broken streetlight in Parklands. The photographer comments, "This street light was shaken apart during the one of the double earthquakes on 23 December".
Sonja Farmer Photograph 48
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the entrance of the Bealey Denture Clinic. Tiles from the bottom of the building have broken and fallen to the footpath.
Rebekah Rogers WEMO Photograph 095
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a minister from the International Disaster Relief Team giving a massage at a temporary emergency management centre set up after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Rebekah Rogers WEMO Photograph 094
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a minister from the International Disaster Relief Team giving a massage at a temporary emergency management centre set up after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 59
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of an excavator clearing rubble from earthquake-damaged buildings on Manchester Street. In the foreground groups of emergency management personnel in hazmat suits are looking on.