Northern Outlook Image: Jinny Reynolds 2010:09:24 00:42:29

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake reminder: Wendy Quigley's 'You rock my world' t-shirts feature the time and date of the damaging 7.1 shake".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:12:23 13:11:46

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Teresa Lewis, back in Christchurch after moving to Wellington on her doctors advice as she wasn't coping after the earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:12:23 13:10:46

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Teresa Lewis, back in Christchurch after moving to Wellington on her doctors advice as she wasn't coping after the earthquake".

Minister refuses to intervene to overturn logburner ban

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The minister for Earthquake Recovery, Gerry Brownlee, is refusing to intervene and force the Canterbury regional council, to loosen rules around log burners in Christchurch.

Third Canterbury council in insurance strife

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Christchurch city and Waimakariri District councils have from today got no insurance cover for future earthquakes after their existing policies expired at 4pm.

Chch council workers on standby incase of more flooding

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Christchurch city council says today's flooding would have been much worse had it not been for post-earthquake upgrades to the storm water system.

Lianne Dalziel wouldn't be leaving if not for quakes

Audio, Radio New Zealand

In her valedictory speech to Parliament, the Christchurch East MP Lianne Dalziel said she would not be leaving Parliament if not for the Canterbury earthquakes.

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:10:23 13:13:39

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together in Christchurch's Hagley Park as a post-earthquake party. Gillian Forsyth and son Andrew enjoy a day out together".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:10:23 05:15:32

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together concert in Hagley Park for earthquake relief. Christchurch mayor Bob Parker (middle) playing guitar on stage with The Bats".

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:11:26 09:47:51

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Matthew Carpenter, a white-ware retailer in Christchurch, is lobbying the government for more help for businesses damaged in the earthquake".

Fire service managers criticised for dysfunctional response

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A independent review of Fire Service's response to deadly February earthquake in Christchurch has heavily criticised the organisation for allowing tensions to fester for years.

CTV designer blamed for collapse

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Royal Commission into the Canterbury Earthquakes has heard the CTV building collapsed because of the incompetence of the man in charge of designing it.

Midday News for 11 September 2012

Audio, Radio New Zealand

South Island motorists are warned to take care as snow falls and the Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission is told the engineering profession is in crisis.

Seismologists say new information answer questions about quakes

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Seismologists studying the Canterbury earthquakes say aftershocks from the September 2010 quake were so unusually strong because of the type of rocks along the faultline.

Super-Council may be on the Cards for Canterbury

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A super council, along the lines of Auckland city could be on the cards in Canterbury, but not until the earthquake recovery is well underway.

Social impact of Chch quakes similar to Hurricane Katrina

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Canterbury's health officials say an increase in binge drinking, not taking medicines, and domestic violence are signs of the ongoing effect of the region's earthquakes.

Quake felt widely throughout New Zealand

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The earthquake was felt as far afield as Te Awamutu and Christchurch, with residents from all the places in between describing it as extremely frightening.

Rebuild fraud will be pursued to full extent of law

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Recovery Minister says he's instructed government agencies to prosecute any fraudulent activity during the Christchurch rebuild, to the full extent of the law.

KPMG forensic services talk about Christchurch rebuild fraud

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Recovery Minister says he's instructed government agencies to prosecute any fraudulent activity during the Christchurch rebuild, to the full extent of the law.

Recipient of EQC email says don't play politics

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The man who received Earthquake Commission files detailing claims by 83,000 Christchurch people says he's appalled the slip-up has become a political football.

Liability fears hinder the assessment of quake-prone buildings

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The president of the Structural Engineers' Society, John Hare, says since the Christchurch earthquakes, engineers have been too conservative in evaulations for fear of liability.

Cantabs confused about who pays for flood risk mitigation

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Christchurch residents whose houses have sunk since the earthquakes want to know who will pay to raise and remediate their land to prevent flood risk.

Chch population shifts have implications for council

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A property expert says a dramatic shift in the population north and west of Christchurch after the earthquakes has serious implications for council's rate take.

Port Hills residents debate zoning decisions

Audio, Radio New Zealand

One hundred or so people who live in Christchurch's port hills have faced off with earthquake recovery leaders in a heated debate over zoning decisions.

Chch City Council and govt hammer out deal

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Christchurch City Council and the Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, have hammered out a compromise deal over setting the council's long term spending priorities.

Community groups upset about wastewater rebuild plans

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Some Christchurch community groups say a programme to rebuild the city's wastewater and storm water systems to a pre-earthquake equivalent isn't good enough.

John Key gives rundown of widespread damage in Canterbury

Audio, Radio New Zealand

An emergency Cabinet Meeting is being held at Parliament as reports begin to come in of the damage in Canterbury caused by this afternoon's earthquake.

Escape from the CTV building

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Nilgun Kulpe a counsellor with Relationship Services in Christchurch who was working on the 5th floor of the CTV building when the earthquake struck.

Quake clean-up begins in Avonside for a second time

Audio, Radio New Zealand

In Avonside, one of the suburbs most badly affected by the September 4th earthquake in Christchurch, a second massive clean-up operation is underway.

Christchurch residents hope for options on fate of homes

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Some residents have been waiting for the verdict on the fate of their home and land since the first earthquake hit in September last year.