The Charter is an agreement on health and safety between the leaders of a number of government organisations and companies leading the rebuild.
Site of the official New Zealand Government appeal to help the people of Christchurch and the Canterbury region following the Feb. 22 earthquake.
The Government seems likely to face higher costs as it looks to strengthen the country's infrastructure in the wake of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Hundreds of public servants are on their way to Christchurch to relieve their weary colleagues and bolster the Government's response to Tuesday's earthquake.
The thousands of Christchurch residents expected to be forced into temporary Government-supplied accommodation by earthquake damage will be required to pay rent.
A group of legal scholars says the Government has set a dangerous precedent with its law to assist recovery from the Christchurch earthquake.
Some Canterbury business owners say their employee's jobs are still in serious jeopardy, despite the Government extending its wage subsidy for another month.
Thousands in Christchurch still without power and water supply after yesterday's earthquakes and the government will soon decide which suburbs must be abandoned.
On the day the the government and council jointly announced who will fund what, for the Christchurch rebuild, a rainbow appears over the rebuild of the Latimer Hotel. For the central city the figures are: NZ$4.9 billion with $2.9 billion coming from central government and $1.9 billion coming from the local city council (us ratepayers in Christc...
20140521_1080_1D3-24 It has started! Removal of the double-glazed windows is underway at my "red zone" house, now owned by the Government of New Zealand. Sold to CERA (the government agency) in October 2012 and has remained empty since, despite having little damage, apart from the tilt to the front from the land damage that occurred during the...
The HMNZS Canterbury moored at Lyttelton Port.
The HMNZS Canterbury moored at Lyttelton Port.
The HMNZS Canterbury moored at Lyttelton Port.
Environmental Health Officers collecting air readings in the Christchurch central city.
The New Zealand Army Dental Team.
A view down damaged Chancery Lane through cordon fencing. A large crack can be seen in the former Government Life building to the right.
A digger clearing rubble from a demolished building in the central city.
More on our top story now where the Government is offering to buy five thousand of the most badly quake damaged homes in Christchurch.
"Extraordinary powers for extraordinary times."The Government says that's what it's giving to the new Christchurch earthquake authority it's set up to lead the rebuild.
The Government has a clear picture of what areas of Christchurch cannot be rebuilt because of earthquake damage but will not reveal them yet.
The Minister for Earthquake Recovery, Gerry Brownlee, is due to give the government's response to the Christchurch City Council's draft central city plan tomorrow.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Asko Design and Mod's Hairdressing on Victoria Street.
Object Overview of 'Hunter Hills Fault Zone study – Earthquake hazard assessment (Yetton, 2008).'
Frustrated Christchurch home-owners have delivered a 3000 strong petition to the government, calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into shoddy earthquake repairs.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 01 February 2014 entitled, "Rapid Recovery".
A photograph of workers in Latimer Square preparing food for emergency management personnel.
A photograph of a car, crushed by falling masonry, on Lichfield Street.
Object Overview of 'Canterbury region earthquake source identification and characterisation (Kingsbury and Pettinga, 2008).'
A photograph of cars driving near a large crack in the pavement of Gayhurst Road.
A photograph of scaffolding around a building on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street.