Academics have done some number crunching and decided where 10, 000 words sit on a happiness index. What the Panelists Tim Watkin and Selwyn Manning have been thinking about. Ros Rowe of the Leg Up Trust talks about funding cuts which are affecting her horse therapy business which helps disadvantaged young people. The Cathedral has been in a state of limbo since the Christchurch earthquakes. Now roosting pigeons are adding to the damage. Are you keen on the Pokemon Go craze? Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch has been killed by her brother in a so-called honour killing.
A Christchurch man with terminal cancer is using his final days to battle his insurance company, a decade on from the deadly earthquakes. Brian Shaw owns an apartment that's in a block of 11. They were all damaged in 2011. Shaw is a building consent officer. He says getting technical reports and chasing a settlement with insurer Vero has already cost the unit owners about $400,000, and they still have not even made it to court. On Friday morning he will be protesting outside Vero's Christchurch office, along with other unhappy customers.
A photograph of a man and a muzzled dog standing on Press Lane, between Gloucester Street and Worcester Street.
A man sits in front of two stained-glass windows inside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, seen before the earthquakes.
The Royal Commission into the Canterbury Earthquakes has heard the CTV building collapsed because of the incompetence of the man in charge of designing it.
Christchurch man Tom Brittenden tells Simon Mercep of the scenes of chaos around Cashel Mall with a story of both survival and tragedy.
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.
A man stands outside the damaged Newstalk ZB building on Worcester Street. Security fencing has been place around the building to restrict access.
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.
A Christchurch man has begun a hunger strike over an earthquake insurance claim. Fonterra changes its policy and promises to pay bills more promptly.
A man and woman read the paper and watch the news on television. The man says 'Roll on 2011' after reading the long list of disasters in New Zealand in 2010. They are 'Blizzards, South Canterbury Finance, Earthquakes, kiwifruit, Pike River' The TV announcer is discussing 'road deaths'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A man reciting poetry at a poetry reading that was held at Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street.
A man reciting poetry at a poetry reading that was held at Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street.
A photograph of a man and a child laying concrete at the site of the Gap Filler Community Chess project.
The man who heads California's earthquake insurance agency says Christchurch is much better placed to recover from earthquake devastation than his state.
A man walks past a bus shelter beside the Carlton Hotel. In the background a news crew has set up a temporary studio in a tent.
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.
A man talking to two soldiers in front of a cordon on Worcester Street. 'Emergency Police' tape has been placed across the street.
A photograph of a sign reading, "If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. William Blake".
A man walks along Hereford Street, past the former site of the ANZ bank in Cathedral Square. In the background is the partially-demolished BNZ building.
A man inspects damage to his garden. Liquefaction and cracking can be seen on the path and lawn. The photographer comments, "Lateral spreading and liquefaction".
A large crack running through the surface of Bridge Street on the approach to the bridge. In the background a man is photographing cracks in the road.
A man walks across his cracked and liquefaction-covered lawn in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Andy Corbin checks liquefaction and surface water in his lawn".
A dust-covered table in Man's Bakery and Cafe on Hereford Street. On top sits the remains of a lunch abandoned on 22 February 2011.
In Christchurch Hospital’s busy, twenty first century entrance foyer, patients, staff and visitors hurry past a distinguished man immortalised in bronze. These days, many do not have time to …
A man performing a haka at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service. The service was held in Hagley Park on 18 March 2011.
A man performing a haka at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service. The service was held in Hagley Park on 18 March 2011.
A man performing a haka at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service. The service was held in Hagley Park on 18 March 2011.
A photograph of a man and a child preparing the ground for one of the holes of Gap Filler's Gap Golf course.
A man playing the bagpipes at the Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service. The service was held in Hagley Park on 18 March 2011.