Christchurch resthome fails elderly woman with infection

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A Christchurch resthome under stress after the earthquakes is being blamed for systemic failures that ended in a frail elderly woman dying.

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.

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.

Christchurch flooding caused by earthquake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Fifteen hundred people in Christchurch are without power tonight and more than a hundred homes evacuated after a 'once in a hundred year flood'.

Katy Gosset

Audio, Radio New Zealand

To Canterbury now where the recent earthquakes have reignited interest in civil defence. Katy Gosset drops in on a major training exercise where there's no shortage of fresh blood.

Greening the rubble

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A charitable trust which began after the earthquakes to create and maintain temporary public parks on cleared sites in Christchurch.

Brownlee describes mayor's speech as deeply disappointing

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, has described a 'state of the city' speech by the Christchurch mayor, Lianne Dalziel, as deeply disappointing.

Christchurch couple takes EQC, Southern Response to court

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A Christchurch couple fighting their insurer and the Earthquake Commission in court say accepting EQC's offer would leave them massively out of pocket.

Christchurch firefighter gets rare honour for bravery

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A Christchurch firefighter who helped amputate a man's leg to free him from earthquake wreckage has been given a rare honour for exceptional bravery.

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.

Govt mounts quake rebuild roadshow

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority will be travelling the length of New Zealand this week to drum up investment in the rebuild of Christchurch's city centre.

Remembering...

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Thousands of Chch residents await ruling on compensation

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Thousands of residents living in homes made vulnerable to flooding and liquefaction by the Christchurch earthquakes will find out today how they'll be compensated.

EQC to start flood payouts in

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The EQC has got the green light to start settling the claims of thousands of Christchurch people whose homes became more at risk of flooding after the earthquakes.

Episodic table : the stuff of life, mostly Christchurch

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Images of Christchurch following the earthquake, showing the demolition of buildings, street art, art, community and cultural life.

Temple for Christchurch

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A large scale interactive art installation that seeks to provide a mechanism for emotional healing alongside the physical rebuilding of the city.

Quake stressed Chch children seeking help from counsellors

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Staying with earthquakes and three years on from the deadly quake in Christchurch an increasing number of children are turning to counselling services for help.

CCC's bill to settle insurance claim $9M and climbing

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Official figures show the Christchurch City Council's legal bill to settle its earthquake insurance claims is sitting at nine million dollars, and climbing.

Hope and Wire

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Lyttelton singer-songwriter Adam McGrath talks about songwriting, free concerts after the Christchurch earthquakes, and lending his song - and its title - to TV mini-series Hope and Wire.

Labour to get locals to govern CERA if elected

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Labour Party wrapped up its Canterbury Recovery Package in Christchurch today, announcing it would appoint qualified locals to govern the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority.

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.

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.

CTV engineer says he's been treated unfairly

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The man who designed the CTV building that collapsed in the Christchurch earthquake has effectively scuttled any investigation into him by the Institution of Professional Engineers.

Me Korero

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury Women's Club had their first function since the 22nd Feburary 2011 earthquake last weekend, we speak with their president Margaret Arnald as the club celebrates it's 101st anniversary.

Deconstruction

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Our neighbours house during its "Deconstruction" yesterday... It has to be rebuilt after the Christchurch Earthquakes.

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In the know

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In the Know aims to make it faster and easier for Canterbury residents to get information about the residential rebuild and repair process.

Playing Favourites with Peter Marshall

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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.