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Jobs on the line at Canterbury University
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The University of Canterbury has put one-hundred-and-fifty jobs on the line as it tries to recover from the Christchurch earthquakes.
Christchurch man challenges insurer to live in his house
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A Christchurch man, whose house was damaged in the earthquakes, has challenged his insurer's CEO to live in it if she truly believes it's repairable.
Inquiry begins into collapse of CTV building
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A woman who was in Christchurch's CTV building when it collapsed during the February's earthquake says it felt like being in a falling lift.
Our Changing World - Earthquake Data
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Using mini-seismometers which connect to home computers by a USB connection, volunteers in Christchurch are collecting a huge amount of earthquake data.
Southern Story for 19 July 2012 - Christchurch Hospital
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch Hospital has just celebrated its 150th anniversary. The major medical facility is in the heart of the city, beside Hagley Park, and played a key role in the February earthquake, treating the many who were seriously injured. Christchurch correspondent Katy Gosset discovers the hospital faces its own quake-related challenges as it plans for the future.
CERA wants insurers to give homeowners clearer time lines
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority wants private insurers to provide homeowners with clear timeframes for when earthquake repairs will be carried out.
High Court rules Brownlee wrong to use quake powers
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The High Court in Christchurch has ruled the Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee was wrong to use his special powers to fast track housing development following the earthquakes.
Vertical shaking from February earthquake not unique
Audio, Radio New Zealand
An earthquake engineer has told the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission that the intense vertical shaking during the February 2011 earthquake wasn't unique and was similar to events overseas.
Baseless excuses for delaying earthquake claims
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Recovery Minister says he's sick of insurance companies giving baseless excuses for delaying earthquake claims in Christchurch .
More from Gerry Brownlee
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says Christchurch will be a better city.
Sediment tsunami choking Christchurch streams
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A freshwater biologist says a tsunami of sediment and sand caused by the Canterbury earthquakes is choking the city's riverbeds and killing aquatic life.
Has the exodus from Christchurch stopped?
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The worst of the exodus from Christchurch after last year's earthquakes is over, according to a group which studies population trends.
17 jobs lost at Christchurch Art Gallery
Audio, Radio New Zealand
17 jobs have gone at the Christchurch Art Gallery, which is closed for earthquake repairs until at least June next year.
Christchurch residents concerned about impact of asbestos
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Christchurch city council is reconsidering its plan to dump five thousand tonnes of asbestos contaminated rubble in Bottle Lake Forest Park landfill which has been reopened to take earthquake debris.
Chch homeowners consider legal action against State Insurance
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A group of angry Christchurch locals are considering legal action against one of the country's biggest insurance companies because they say their earthquake claims are taking too long to settle.
CTV designer apologises to families for the first time
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The man whose firm designed the CTV building has apologised for the first time to the families of the 115 people killed when the building collapsed in the Christchurch earthquake.
CTV designer apologises to families for the first time
Audio, Radio New Zealand
For the first time the man whose firm designed the CTV building has apologised to the families of the 115 people killed when it collapsed in the Christchurch earthquake.
Bereaved husband rejects CTV designer's apology
Audio, Radio New Zealand
For the first time Alan Reay, whose firm designed the collapsed CTV building, has apologised to the families of the 115 people killed in the Christchurch earthquake 18 months ago.
Risk of another large earthquake hitting Chch has declined
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The risk of another large earthquake hitting Christchurch has declined and is getting smaller.
Quake inquiry recommends tougher concrete and steel standards
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Canterbury earthquakes is recommending toughening the standards for concrete buildings and structural steel.
Southern Story for 12 April 2012 - The Pianist
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Our Christchurch correspondent, Katy Gosset takes us on a musical journey with the help of one of the city's longest serving pianists. For 23 years Peter Lewis played the piano in the Crowne Plaza Hotel before being made redundant by the February 2011 earthquake. Peter has since struggled to find a way to share his music with others. Today Katy seeks out some city pianos and takes him on a mystery tour to rediscover the pleasure of playing.
Earthquake Recovery Minister denies lobbying claims
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Recovery Minister and the Insurance Council both deny that insurance companies pressured the Government to relax building guidelines in Canterbury.
Newly formed Chch management unit
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The rebuild of central Christchurch has been taken out of the control of the city council and will now be managed by a newly formed unit within the Government's Earthquake Recovery Authority.
Plea for rates relief from Christchurch locals
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch locals made homeless by the earthquakes have made an emotional plea to the council for 100 percent rates relief.
Nomadic home owner pleads for full rates relief
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch residents made homeless by the earthquakes have made an emotional plea to the city council for 100 percent rates relief.
Student Volunteer Army get ANZAC award
Audio, Radio New Zealand
In the next few minutes, the Student Volunteer Army in Christchurch is being presented with the ANZAC of the Year award, to recognise the huge clean up job the students did after the earthquakes.
Spectrum for 12 February 2012
Audio, Radio New Zealand
At least five companies are busy working in and around Christchurch blasting rock on unstable slopes in the hope of reducing danger since the earthquakes. Spectrum's Deborah Nation joins backcountry construction company Solutions 2 Access, as the team blasts rock on the Port Hills above Lyttelton.
Spectrum for 15 April 2012
Audio, Radio New Zealand
With half his life work destroyed by earthquakes, Christchurch conservator Graham Stewart is on a mission to save what is left of Canterbury's remarkable stained glass history.
Spectrum for 9 September 2012
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Stonemason Mark Whyte puts sculpting commissions aside in order to respond to the Christchurch earthquakes and save classic street facades from the 1870s. Across the Red Zone and 3 generations of the Aires family- Bob, Rob and Suzie are at work on the Heritage Hotel which were the old government buildings.
Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :'Man...these mutant mossies really suck!'.1 April…
Images, Alexander Turnbull Library
Shows huge mosquitoes attacking a man. Context: It could be that there is a larger population of mosquitoes in Christchurch at the moment because of stagnant areas left by the earthquakes. And it could be that a new mosquito species may be causing Cantabrians to suffer bad reactions to bites. The species is known as the striped mosquito, or Aedes notscriptus. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).