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Brownlee's list of post-quake achievements received poorly
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch residents are pouring cold water on the Earthquake Recovery Minister's efforts to celebrate post-quake recovery in the city.
Late Edition for 6 June 2013
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A Waikato primary school refuses to back down and re-enroll a violent eleven year old and the country's largest general insurer defends changes to home insurance policies in the wake of the Christchurch earthquakes.
Christchurch Community group cries foul over OIA fee
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Commission has been labelled obstructive after it demanded 24 thousand dollars to provide documents under an Official Information Act request.
Christchurch earthquakes unveil window into past
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury earthquakes succeeded in all but destroying modern-day Christchurch, but from the rubble has emerged a surprising bonus - an insight into the city's history.
Insurers warn economic damage from quakes will linger
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Public and private insurers are warning the damage from Canterbury's series of earthquakes will have economic impact for years.
Brownlee to meet with Chch mayor over consenting today
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Minister Gerry Brownlee says it would be an absolute disaster for Christchurch, if the City Council stopped issuing building consents next week.
Concerns highlighted about high costs of dumping quake rubble
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Record fines for two companies and a director who illegally dumped contaminated demolition material has highlighted problems with the costs of dumping earthquake rubble from Christchurch.
Academic is concerned Chch will struggle to fully recover
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A professor studying the economics of disasters says Christchurch will struggle to ever fully recover from the earthquakes that have devastated the city.
Top Stories for Monday 22 July 2013
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The latest news and updates on last night's earthquake; a former resident of a Christchurch complex, where a woman was found dead over the weekend, says altercations are common; NZ says law change on asylum seekers justified; doubts Kiwisaver tweaks would help first home buyers; and veterans want answers about exposure to radiation.
The Vault - Avon Loop
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Conversations between one-time residents of an historic riverside community - in the 1970s the late Elsie Locke and Rod Donald helped to create one of Christchurch's strongest riverside communities. The Avon Loop now subject to post earthquake re-classifation and demolition.
Third year could be the worst for quake-stressed Cantabrians
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Mental health experts in Christchurch are warning the worst could be still to come for people suffering from anxiety, depression and stress related to the earthquakes.
City council could lose power to authorise building consents
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Christchurch City Council has received a strong warning from the Earthquake Recovery Minister to speed up its processing of building consents or lose its power to authorise consents.
Earthquake Recovery Minister gives Chch council strong warning
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Recovery Minister says this is a final warning for the Christchurch City Council.
Christchurch mayor defends council's performance
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says officials have tried for months to help the Christchurch City Council but it's consistently failed to make the necessary improvements and is still taking far too long to process applications.
Christchurch council refuses to consider asset sales
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Despite Government pressure on the Christchurch City Council to sell off some of its assets to help fund its 40% share of the city's earthquake repairs, the council has instead decided to raise rates, and rents.
EQC respond to claims of inadequate assessments
Audio, Radio New Zealand
EQC's manager for the Canterbury home repair programme, Reid Stiven, respondes to claims of misleading estimates of damage to household foundations from the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.
EQC level assessments questioned
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Some Canterbury homeowners say their houses have dropped in value because the damage to their properties was inadequately assessed by the Earthquake Commission after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. Independent land surveyor, Adrian Cowie, and a Burwood homeowner affected by the quakes, Selwyn Stafford, talk about the issues facing them.
Misleading EQC level estimates a worry for house values
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Some Canterbury homeowners say their houses are dropping in value because of misleading estimates of damage to foundations from the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.
Top Stories for Thursday 25 July 2013
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Commission (EQC) criticised for misleading and inadequate measurements on housing foundations when assessing damage to Canterbury homes; Wellington historic building champions vow to save heritage structure in the capital; the spread of didymo in Fiordland; Defence Force sentencing today after drowning last year; the censorship of Maniac, arty audiences only please, and; the PM changes tack on working with NZ First.
More fraud cases expected in connection with Chch rebuild
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A further round of fraud cases sent to the police by the Earthquake Commission may just be the beginning as the rebuild of Christchurch moves into high gear.
Ideas for 1 September 2013
Audio, Radio New Zealand
UAVs or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or drones as they’re commonly known, are suddenly everywhere. Conservationists and academics are using them to map our rivers; engineers surveyed the interior of the earthquake damaged Christchurch Cathedral with one; and then, of course, there's the military drones used to such lethal affect in Pakistan and Yemen. Ideas visits Palmerston North's Skycam UAV – New Zealand's leading manufacture of UAVs; talks to the interim president of the Association of Unmanned Operations – a union of US drone pilots; and Professor James Cavallaro tells us about the findings of a report he co-authored: 'Living Under Drones: Death, Injury, and Trauma to Civilians from US Drone Practices in Pakistan'.
T-Rex earthquake machine begins soil tests in Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A truck that simulates earthquakes to test soil quality is being tried out in Christchurch today.
Rebuild fraud will be pursued to full extent of law
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Recovery Minister says he's instructed government agencies to prosecute any fraudulent activity during the Christchurch rebuild, to the full extent of the law.
KPMG forensic services talk about Christchurch rebuild fraud
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Recovery Minister says he's instructed government agencies to prosecute any fraudulent activity during the Christchurch rebuild, to the full extent of the law.
Fletchers assures taxpayers over Christchurch rebuild
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The company that has the main contract for repairing houses in Christchurch, Fletcher Earthquake Recovery, is assuring taxpayers it's doing everything it can to avoid any fraudulent behaviour.
Recipient of EQC email says don't play politics
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The man who received Earthquake Commission files detailing claims by 83,000 Christchurch people says he's appalled the slip-up has become a political football.
Professional groups say no legal action for CTV engineers
Audio, Radio New Zealand
It now seems unlikely that engineers involved in the most serious building collapse of the Christchurch earthquake will face any external action, with the profession's administrators telling the Government there's nothing more they can do.
Engineer points finger at 'widespread malaise' in industry
Audio, Radio New Zealand
It is unlikely engineers involved in the most serious building collapse of the Christchurch earthquake will face any external action, with the profession's administrators telling the Government there's nothing more they can do.
Liability fears hinder the assessment of quake-prone buildings
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The president of the Structural Engineers' Society, John Hare, says since the Christchurch earthquakes, engineers have been too conservative in evaulations for fear of liability.
Brownlee gives council one last chance on land plan
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Recovery Minister is giving the Christchurch City Council until this morning to approve a major land development plan otherwise he'll force it through himself.