Fans of The Boss ready themselves for Chch concert tonight

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The sounds of Bruce Springsteen will ring out around Christchurch tonight, ahead of the sixth anniversary of the deadly February 2011 earthquake in the region. Long time fans join us to discuss what they're expecting from tonight's gig.

Chch clean up underway, as calls made for more shelter

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Some people in Christchurch who spent last night in freezing earthquake damaged homes with no power, are backing a call from the community group Cancern for emergency shelters to be set up when the next winter storm hits.

Survey shows most sectors in Chch have laid off staff

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The most comprehensive survey carried out so far of Canterbury businesses following the earthquakes, has found the majority of sectors have had to lay off workers.

Plumbers in Chch say they're struggling to keep solvent

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The plumbing industry says there is festering discontent in Christchurch, over what it calls unnecessary red tape from the Earthquake Commission.

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.

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.

Cabinet announces 5-million-dollars for the Chch mayoral fund

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Cabinet has decided to make an initial 5-million-dollar contribution to the Christchurch mayoral fund set up to help with the earthquake clean up.

Founders of Chch's post-quake market take it to Kaikoura

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The founders of a post-quake farmers market in Christchurch have taken the idea to Kaikoura, and has set up shop in the earthquake hit town.

The implications of the discord at the Chch City Council

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Leanne Curtis is a Canterbury Communities' Earthquake Recovery Network board member and Peter Townsend is the chief executive of the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce.

Springsteen to play in Chch on eve of quake anniversary

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Boss is back - and he and his band, the E Street band, are going to Christchurch on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the Canterbury earthquake this summer.

First freight chugs into Chch from Picton since Kaikoura quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The first freight train since the devastating Kaikoura earthquake has chugged into Christchurch, after an historic 348 kilometre journey from Picton.

Chch family has little faith EQC settlement will be forthcoming

Audio, Radio New Zealand

EQC said it would provide the Ross family with a cash settlement by February 20, almost seven years to the day since the Christchurch earthquake. Now it's commissioning another rebuild estimate.

New Chch City Council has first meeting with EQ Minister

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The newly elected Christchurch City Council had its first meeting with the Earthquake Recovery Minister last night, and councillors say it was the beginning of a much better working relationship.

50 year old message in a bottle found in Chch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A message in a bottle, hidden under the floor of a Christchurch home for over fifty years, has been discovered during earthquake repairs and its writer's been tracked down.

Council allays public fears of sewerage damage to CHCH waters

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Experts trying to restore Christchurch's busted sewerage system have faced up to concerned residents about what happened when raw sewage was allowed to flow directly into the sea in the months after the February earthquake.

Hubbard, James, 1949- : Chch. World Cup games. 16 March 2011

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

The cartoon shows a rugby goalpost in a bad state of repair; it is held together with bandages and when a player kicks a ball that represents 'World Cup Games' towards the goalpost, it hits one of the side posts that flies a Christchurch flag, causing the post to break. Context - the decision that Christchurch will not be able to host any of the Rugby World Cup games because of the damage caused by the earthquakes of 4 September 2010 and 22 February 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :New ChCh subdivision?... 17 August 2011

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

Text reads 'New Chch subdivision?...' The cartoon shows a very snowy scene with several igloos; The subdivision is called 'Igloo Park' and the sign says 'Polar packages available'. Context: Christchurch, after being battered by the February 22 earthquake, the June 13 aftershock and last month's snowstorm have had another week of snow. The cartoon suggests that new subdivisions, necessary because of the earthquakes, could be filled with igloos. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Treasury says delays in anchor projects slow govt spend on Chch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Listening to that has been Gerry Brownlee -- he was the Earthquake Recovery Minister but is now the Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration.

HB farmers donate over 350 stock to raise $40K for chch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Sheep and cattle farmers in Hawke's bay have rallied round to help raise over 40 thousand dollars for the Christchurch Earthquake Fund.

Anger from a chch firefighter on the anniversay of the quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A Christchurch firefighter says the Fire Service's management team should be sacked because of poor conduct during the February earthquake emergency response.

Chch's new super school opens in Aranui with a bumper roll

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Haeata is the first public school in Christchurch to cater for all ages, replacing three eastern suburbs schools that were closed after the earthquakes. RNZ joined more than 900 students for the first day.

Limitation periods for Chch quake due to expire despite 'bloody mess'

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As IAG and Southern Response's limitation periods for claims resulting from the February, 2011 earthquake nears, Christchurch lawyer Peter Woods says the current situation is a "bloody mess".

All Blacks meet families of those killed in the Chch quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The All Blacks have met with the families of those killed in the February earthquake, as part of their three day visit to Christchurch.

Chch East locals want an MP to breathe life into electorate

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Voters in Christchurch East say many are still suffering - three years on from the devastating earthquakes and want a new MP who will breathe life into the electorate.

Israeli spy ring may have been caught up in Chch quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

There are suggestions this morning that a Mossad agent working for the Israeli government may have been one of those killed in the Christchurch earthquake.

Chch councillor Raf Manji to take on Gerry Brownlee in Ilam

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Christchurch councillor Raf Manji announces plans to stand against Earthquake Minister Gerry Brownlee in Ilam at the general election. He tells John Campbell why he is standing as an independent.

EQC accused of ignoring true extent of damage to Chch homes

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A Christchurch man says EQC misled him about the earthquake damage to his home and deliberately under-scoped the repairs that were needed. David Townshend said his warnings were ignored.

Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Census night in ChCh...5 March 2013

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

A couple in a red-zoned dog kennel, completing the dwelling census. Their accommodation has one room;, their only heating is by body heat and burning furniture; their rent is $1000 per week. Two years after the earthquakes, the living conditions of many in the 'red zones' of Christchurch was poor, owing to local body, government and insurance companies' tardiness. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

All Right? Five Years On I Feel: Community 4

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph Chris from St Albans taking part in #FiveYearsOn. Chris holds a sign which reads, "Five years on, I feel... I happy new ch// I New Building// I happy in Chch Art gallery been opened [sic] // Chris Farrow, St Albans Merivale".

Chch man told insurance will go up by $10,000 a year

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A Christchurch man has been left stunned after his insurance premium rose by 440 percent after his insurer decided his property was at a higher risk from earthquakes.