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CER Act used to speed up redevelopment of Lyttelton Port
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Lyttelton Port is applauding a government decision to use the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act to speed up the redevelopment of the badly damaged port.
Call for ideas for Christchurch's red zoned land
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Turning parts of Christchurch's red zoned land into a flat water sports lake, a community garden or a wave garden are some of the ideas being put forward to revitalise the earthquake-ravaged eastern part of the city.
Gaylene Preston - Hope and Wire
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Gaylene Preston has been making feature films and documentaries with a distinctive NZ flavour for over 30 years. Her latest venture is an epic six part drama series called Hope and Wire, which she produced and directed. Set in Christchurch in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes, Hope and Wire is a fictionalised mix of characters - families that fly apart, others that come together - and what happens to a city that loses it's centre in an instant.
Council wants to use EQC money to build flood protection
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Christchurch City Council and the Earthquake Commission are devising a wholesale solution to the city's flood protection.
8 million given to quake-damage community groups
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A school pool, a BMX bike club and a music school are among twenty organisations in Christchurch that have benefitted from the final grants from an international appeal for re-building the quake-damaged city. The Christchurch Earthquake Appeal has so far raised almost 100 million dollars, and as our reporter Teresa Cowie discovered, the latest 8 million dollars that's been released from the fund is giving a welcome boost to residents.
Vege co-operative in Christchurch feeding stomachs
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A fruit and vegetable co-operative in Canterbury that started with just 140 members has grown to more than two thousand members in the three years since the region's earthquakes.
Rosie Belton - Wild Cook
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Former drama teacher and casting director Rosie Belton (right) has a motto she lives by: "When all else fails - cook!" Her new book Wild Blackberries explores her life through food. It's about how food enhances the feeling of celebration, and comforts in times of sadness. Having lived through nearly four years of earthquakes in her hometown of Christchurch, Rosie tells Wallace Chapman about why the kitchen and dining table provided so much solace in such unstable times.
Royal couple to meet families of quake victims in Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Today the Royal couple head to Christchurch, a city with which the Prince has built strong ties, since the earthquakes rocked the region three years ago.
Midday News for 14 April 2014
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are in Christchurch and the Solomon Islands escapes serious damage despite major earthquakes.
Late Edition for Monday 31 March 2014
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Fire Service responds to the Coroner's criticisms over the CTV building collapse in the Christchurch Earthquakes, Teina Pora will be released on parole after 21 years inside prison for crimes he says he did'nt commit, and in Dateline Pacific, A newly elected leader in Fiji issues a challenge to Rear Admiral Franf Bainimarama.
Brownlee: Flooding 'not entirely caused by earthquakes'
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Recovery Minister says Christchurch City Council must take responsibility for the city's flooding problems as it's not the government's problem to sort out.
Brownlee says flooding made worse - not caused by - quakes
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Recovery Minister is denying that Christchurch flooding has become worse since the quakes, and says it's not the government's mess to fix.
Prime Minister dismisses quake recovery cuts
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Prime Minister, John Key, denies money is being held back from the Canterbury earthquake recovery to make the Government's books look better.
Top Stories for Monday 12 May 2014
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Despite low international coal prices, the financially troubled State-owned coal company, Solid Energy, says its time to mine for more coal. A referendum on self-rule is held in eastern Ukraine overnight, we'll have the latest on the turnout and Prime Minister, John Key, is denying money is being held back from the Canterbury earthquake recovery to make the Government's books look better.
Top Stories for Tuesday 27 May 2014
Audio, Radio New Zealand
As a cemetary near her home is cordoned off, fears for Blessie Gotingco intensify. In Christchurch, there's questions over asbestos and potential danger in the earthquake rebuild and a sub zero wake up for the south, as temperatures plummet.
Staples secures $45M deal to build sustainable city houses
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A Christchurch man who's made his name battling the Earthquake Commission says he has secured a forty-five-million-dollar joint venture with a Chinese company that will regenerate Christchurch's residential areas.
EQC defends handling of asbestos in quake rebuild
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A project manager for a company doing home repairs in the Christchurch earthquake rebuild says it is highly likely as many as 60-thousand people have been exposed to potentially lethal asbestos fibres.
Midday News for 28 May 2014
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Investigations into handling of asbestos in Canterbury earthquake repairs and a man's appeared in court charged with the murder of the Auckland woman, Blessie Gotingco.
Some homeowners reject assurances from authorities on asbestos
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Some Canterbury homeowners are rejecting assurances from authorities that they wouldn't have been exposed to asbestos in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes.
Warning that a return to pre-quake housing levels not enough
Audio, Radio New Zealand
There's a warning that a return to pre-earthquake numbers of houses in Christchurch may not be enough to ease the city's housing crisis.
Policy on asbestos still being formulated after 2 years
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch builders are worried asbestos repairs in the earthquake rebuild will continue to cause problems for years to come.
Law students volunteer to help homeowners battle EQC.
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Forty law students in Christchurch are volunteering their time to help local residents take the Earthquake Commission to the High Court.
Quake victims welcome idea of earthquake court
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch people who have had to battle insurance companies over the repair or rebuild of earthquake damaged homes are welcoming the Labour party's idea of an earthquake court to settle disputes.
Seddon post-quake rebuild a different story to Canterbury
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Residents in the Marlborough town of Seddon say they are relieved their post-quake rebuild hasn't been hit by the same delays as Canterbury. Eight months on from the Cook Strait earthquakes, repairs and remedial works are continuing apace in Marlborough.
The Inner City - Address by Minnie Baragwanath
Videos, UC QuakeStudies
A video of an address by Minnie Baragwanath, CEO of Be.Institute, at the 2014 Seismics and the City forum. This talk was part of the Building Communities section and explored the extent to which the new city core will be a 'government-flavoured doughnut', the key issues with this concept, and the possible solutions.
Road Closed
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
Earthquake damaged building on a Walk around the city, May 1, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand. Demolition work on Christchurch's "distinctive" former civic building is under way. The category-2 heritage building was designed by G A J Hart and opened in 1939 as the Miller's department store. It featured the South Island's first escalator, which...
Eating Away Slowly
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
Demolition work on Christchurch's "distinctive" former civic building and the Front Runner store. On a walk around Christchurch May 9, 2013 New Zealand. Demolition work on Christchurch's "distinctive" former civic building is under way. The category-2 heritage building was designed by G A J Hart and opened in 1939 as the Miller's department s...
Just a Shell of Its Self
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
Earthquake damaged building on a Walk around the city, May 1, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand. Demolition work on Christchurch's "distinctive" former civic building is under way. The category-2 heritage building was designed by G A J Hart and opened in 1939 as the Miller's department store. It featured the South Island's first escalator, which...
The Inner City - Address by Brendon Burns
Videos, UC QuakeStudies
A video of an address by Brendon Burns, Facilitator at Brendon Burns & Associates MACRO Communications, at the 2014 Seismics and the City forum. This talk was part of the Building Communities section and explored the extent to which the new city core will be a 'government-flavoured doughnut', the key issues with this concept, and the possible solutions.
The Inner City - Address by Tim Howe
Videos, UC QuakeStudies
A video of an address by Tim Howe, Partner of Ocean Partners Ltd, at the 2014 Seismic and the City forum. This talk was part of the Building Communities section and explored the extent to which the new city core will be a 'government-flavoured doughnut', the key issues with this concept, and the possible solutions.