High Court rules Brownlee wrong to use quake powers

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The High Court in Christchurch has ruled the Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee was wrong to use his special powers to fast track housing development following the earthquakes.

Christchurch residents concerned about impact of asbestos

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The Christchurch city council is reconsidering its plan to dump five thousand tonnes of asbestos contaminated rubble in Bottle Lake Forest Park landfill which has been reopened to take earthquake debris.

Chch homeowners consider legal action against State Insurance

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A group of angry Christchurch locals are considering legal action against one of the country's biggest insurance companies because they say their earthquake claims are taking too long to settle.

CTV designer apologises to families for the first time

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For the first time the man whose firm designed the CTV building has apologised to the families of the 115 people killed when it collapsed in the Christchurch earthquake.

EQC knew wall was unsafe before it collapsed killing two

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It's been revealed that the Earthquake Commission knew a wall which crushed two people in Christchurch's February earthquake was at risk of collapsing.

Community stunned at council CEO's 14-percent pay rise

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A payrise of nearly 70 thousand for the Christchurch City Council's chief executive has stunned people in the community, many of whom have been struggling financially since the earthquakes.

Newly formed Chch management unit

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The rebuild of central Christchurch has been taken out of the control of the city council and will now be managed by a newly formed unit within the Government's Earthquake Recovery Authority.

Good Coconuts

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Professional and personal partners Victoria Flight and John Drew about the nutritional benefits of coconut oil, and the decision to develop their business 'Blue Coconut' after experiencing a deeply traumatic event in Christchurch's earthquake of February 2011.

Restored Kaikōura train ‘the best it’s ever been’

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The first passenger train from Piction to Christchurch since the devastating Kaikōura earthquake has arrived in the Garden City - Kathy Templeman was on board and says it was an emotional experience.

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

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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.

Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 31 March 2014

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Police link a West Coast attack on two tourists with the death of another woman in Christchurch. A swarm of earthquakes in Hawkes Bay and Teina Pora will be released on parole.

Memorial Garden for CTV victims opens in Christchurch

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The cleared site, where 115 lost their lives in the February 22, 2011 earthquake, has been turned into a memorial garden, which is intended to be a place for reflection and rememberance.

Sign of the Kiwi re-opens in Christchurch - locals delight

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Built in June 1917, the popular 'Sign of the Kiwi' heritage building in Christchurch's Port Hills has re-opened today after being closed for six years due to earthquake damage.

Quake-hit North Canterbury farmers in need of accomodation

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Many farmers' homes have been red-stickered after the Kaikoura earthquake, but they say they can't leave because their farms aren't just their homes, they're their livelihoods

Historic telescope back in business

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The historic Townsend Teece telescope in Otautahi Christchurch was badly damaged in the 2011 earthquake, but has been expertly restored and is now reinstalled back in its central city home at the Arts Centre.

Spectrum for 28 July 2013

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'Rekindle' is an initiative started since the earthquakes in Canterbury which provides purposeful work for young people by giving them the opportunity to design and fashion furniture from waste wood. Spectrum's Deborah Nation explores 'Rekindle'.

Pete Majendie on deafness, tea, and being part of Christchurch's story

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Artist Pete Majendie’s work 185 Empty White Chairs stood in Christchurch for over a decade honouring those who died in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. Now, he's released a memoir.

Emergency charger

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Sixteen-year-old Sam Mackwell and his mates from St Thomas of Canterbury College have created a device that uses boiling water to charge cellphones, power a light and run a radio. They came up with the idea for the small generator after the first earthquake in Canterbury in September when electricity supplies were cut to much of the city. They call the device"The Lion"and hope to sell it in retail stores soon.

Podcast Critic: Paul Bushnell

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Paul Bushnell is talking today about how different clichés are subverted by great storytelling: Fragments, an RNZ series about the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, and Carrier from the USA - what would once have been called a radio drama.

Media with Gavin Ellis

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Christchurch may become the most documented earthquake in history; The Teachers Council; Newspaper readership and circulation.

Digital Archive of Christchurch's Earthquakes

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The University of Canterbury's CEISMIC project is building a digital archive of earthquake-related information

Mini-seismometers

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Volunteers in Christchurch are collecting a huge amount of earthquake data with mini-seismometers and their home computers

Earthquake Recovery

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The Earthquake Recovery Minister accuses parts of the Christchurch council of slowing the recovery.

Chch English language schools far from recovered

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Four years after the Christchurch earthquakes, English language student numbers are still only just over half what they were before the 2011 quake.

Christchurch cycleways disastrous for St Albans business

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The Christchurch City Council is investing $156 million in 13 cycleways across the city, in a post-earthquake overhaul of the city's transport network.

Union rejects claims of illegal activity

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More on allegations from the Earthquake Commission that some contractors have been filing false invoices for work done on the Christchurch rebuild.

Victim of Chch earthquake says design shows little empathy

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A woman who was badly injured in the February 2011 earthquake is critical of the proposed design of the Canterbury Earthquake Memorial.

The different fates of Christchurch's Catholic and Anglican cathedrals

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Both of Christchurch's big cathedrals were destroyed in the earthquakes. Their fates have been very different, and only one will rise again. 

Brownlee's list of post-quake achievements received poorly

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Christchurch residents are pouring cold water on the Earthquake Recovery Minister's efforts to celebrate post-quake recovery in the city.

Councils told to focus on quake prone buildings

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The Insurance Council is mounting a legal challenge against the Christchurch City Council over its rules regarding earthquake-prone buildings.