EQC to meet with Institute of Surveyors

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The Earthquake Commission has agreed to meet with the Institute of Surveyors next week over concerns about how assessments of earthquake damaged Christchurch homes are being done.

Poetica

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Poetica is a series of large-scale paintings of 20 different poems in twenty different languages, paying tribute to the different nationalities lost in the Christchurch earthquake.

KPMG forensic services talk about Christchurch rebuild fraud

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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.

CERA officials used positions for financial gain

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Two former Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority officials attempted to use their positions for their own financial gain and their actions will now be referred to the Serious Fraud Office.

Repairs on the homes of vulnerable people took too long

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An audit of the Earthquake Commission's quake repairs in Christchurch has found many dissatisfied home owners and others being left in the dark.

Playing Favourites with Peter Marshall

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Peter Marshall is managing director of architectural firm Warren and Mahoney, part of the team selected to carry out the task of the redesign of Christchurch after the earthquakes.

Chch population shifts have implications for council

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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.

Engineering profession is in crisis - engineer

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A structural engineer has told the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission that illegal building techniques are being used in the Christchurch rebuild because the engineering profession is in crisis.

Police in Canterbury are honoured

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Police officers and staff in Christchurch, who have been called the heroes of the February 2011 earthquake, have been honored today for their actions including a daring crane rescue.

Chch City Council and govt hammer out deal

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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

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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.

Evening Business for 25 May 2012

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Tower's half year profit has jumped by more than eighty percent, as it recovers from the costs associated with the Canterbury earthquakes and improves revenue growth.

John Key gives rundown of widespread damage in Canterbury

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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.

Prime Minister calls for two minute silence

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In the last hour the Prime Minister, John Key, has called for a two-minute nationwide silence on Tuesday, exactly one week on from the Christchurch earthquake.

Quake chief happy, despite $200,000 pay cut

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Despite taking a 200-thousand dollar pay cut, the new head of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority says he's delighted to have the job.

Coroner's inquest hears details of victims final moments

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Harrowing details of the final moments of some of those who died in February's devastating earthquake have been spelled out at a coroner's inquest in Christchurch.

Quake inquest lifts load despite harrowing stories

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The first day of a coroner's inquest in Christchurch has heard harrowing details of the final moments of some of those who died in February's earthquake.

Evening Business for 23 May 2011

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Kathmandu has announced plans to build its new national distribution centre in the Christchurch suburb of Woolston, in a vote of confidence for the earthquake-damaged city.

Christchurch residents gather to mourn

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This morning tens-of-thousands are expected to gather to mourn the lives lost in Tuesday's earthquake. We hear from the Anlican Bishop of Christchurch.

Rebuilding Christchurch will take time and money

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The task of rebuilding Christchurch is being compared to what was required to restore the Japanese city of Kobe after its massive earthquake in 1995.

Government to unveil quake economic package today

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Economics Correspondent Nigel Stirling talks about expectations from the Government's economic package to be announced this afternoon to help meet the cost of the Christchurch earthquake.

Buy A Brick

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The collapse of the Christchurch Cathedral during the devastating earthquake of February the 22nd struck a powerful blow to the core of Canterbury and New Zealand as a whole.

Christchurch trying to convince foreign students to stay

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The private education sector in Christchurch is working on how to convince foreign students to keep coming to the city after last week's earthquake.

Are Wellington and Gisborne ready for a big earthquake?

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The devastation caused by the Christchurch earthquake has other cities reviewing how well they are prepared for a similar shake.

Are Wellington and Gisborne ready for a big quake?

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The devastation caused by the Christchurch earthquake has other cities reviewing how well they are prepared for a similar shake.

John Key confirms cuts to Working for Families

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The Prime Minister has confirmed the Government is looking at cuts to the Working for Families package to help pay the costs of the Christchurch earthquake.

Tech news: Earthquake uses and iPad 2

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Our tech/science correspondent Peter Griffin takes a look at technology use after the Christchurch earthquake. Plus version 2 of the iPad.

Laundry service set up for earthquake victims

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With many people in Christchurch still without power and water and the streets covered in a thick layer of silt, getting clean clothes is proving difficult.

Treasury forecasts quake to slow economic activity

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The Treasury is forecasting the Christchurch earthquake will slow economic activity, taking about 15 billion dollars out of the economy over the next five years.

National memorial service

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The Prime Minister, John Key, has just announced that a national memorial service to mark the Christchurch earthquake will be held in the city on Friday March the 18th.