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Engineers followed protocol in CTV assessment, expert says
Audio, Radio New Zealand
An overseas expert has defended the structural engineer who declared the Canterbury Television building sound after the September 2010 earthquake.
Engineers defend expertise at Earthquake Commission
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Two engineers who prepared a critical report on the CTV building spent much of the day yesterday defending their expertise and credentials at the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission.
Royal Commission hears of deficiences in CTV structure
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Royal Commission into the Canterbury earthquakes has been told of new deficiencies in the structure of the CTV Building.
Families react to firm destroying CTV design information
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The director of the structural engineering company that designed the CTV building came under fire yesterday over documents missing from evidence his firm submitted to the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission.
Gerry Brownlee says Chch work will begin soon
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Is Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee pleased with the initial response to the plan?
Labour accuses Government of underfunding skills training
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Labour Party has accused the Government of sitting on money set aside to provide skills training needed for the Canterbury earthquake rebuild.
Royal Commission investigates CTV building
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission begins looking into the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building today, with dramatic evidence due to be heard from some of the survivors.
Key witness in CTV Building collapse refuses to give evidence
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The man in charge of the construction of the Canterbury Television Building is continuing to refuse to give evidence at the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission
Builder says he couldn't wait to leave CTV days before collapse
Audio, Radio New Zealand
An experienced builder says he couldn't wait to get out of the Canterbury Television Building after seeing how damaged it was in the September 2010 earthquake.
Families reflect on first week of evidence about CTV collapse
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission hearing into the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building has ended for the week after four days of compelling evidence.
New housing village opens for quake-displaced residents
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A new temporary housing village for residents with earthquake-damaged homes in Christchurch has opened in the east of the city.
Midday Business News for 9 July 2012
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Canterbury retail spending surges following earthquake disruptions. Traders face potential prison terms in Britain's rate-rigging scandal and the sharemarket falls half a percent.
Head of firm that designed CTV building accepts responsiblity
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The head of the structural engineering firm that supervised the design of the Canterbury Television building appeared yesterday at the Royal Commission into the Canterbury Earthquakes.
Commission hears crucial evidence was destroyed
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard that evidence crucial to working out what caused the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building, was destroyed by the firm which oversaw its design.
Insurers will go as fast as they can in Canterbury
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Insurance Council says it can give Cantabrians a guarantee that insurers will go as fast as they can to settle earthquake-related claims.
Brownlee says excuses have run out for insurers
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee says insurers have obligations under their policies.
Playing Favourites with Coralie Winn & Ryan Reynolds
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Co-founders of Gap Filler, a creative urban regeneration initiative started in Canterbury in response to the earthquakes.
'When a City Falls' director praises blueprint for CBD
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The man who documented the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquakes with the film 'When A City Falls' says this week's plan for a new Christchurch CBD will forge a new path for the damaged city.
CTV design company faces more criticism at Royal Commission
Audio, Radio New Zealand
An engineer who worked for the company that designed the CTV building, has criticised the attitude of his former boss at the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission.
Govt buyout offer for red zoners to expire next week
Audio, Radio New Zealand
As the first of a series of Government earthquake buy-out offers approach their deadline, some home-owners in Christchurch's residential red zone are pleading for more time.
Rain latest woe for Christchurch's quake-damaged homes
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The downpours have added yet another problem for Christchurch residents living in earthquake-stricken homes.
Christchurch City Council looking at 7 percent rates increase
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Christchurch City Council is proposing a rate increase of more than 7 percent to help cover the rebuild of the city's earthquake damaged infrastructure.
Earthquake Recovery Minister denies central govt takeover
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee is denying accusations he's about to engineer a central government takeover of the rebuild of central city Christchurch.
Badly hit Sydenham aims to become revitalised quarter
Audio, Radio New Zealand
One of the Christchurch suburbs badly hit in the Canterbury earthquakes is being rebranded as the Sydenham Quarter - a future haven for artists, artisans and industrialists alike.
Midday News for 18 May 2012
Audio, Radio New Zealand
In today's news, the last two former directors of Bridgecorp are sentenced, and details on the fate of more Christchurch earthquake damaged land.
Spiritual Outlook for 27 May 2012
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Sam Harvey says that holding on to grace is one of the things that keeps him striving towards his calling to help others. He's a young pastor of the Beach Campus of Grace Vineyard Church in Christchurch, and moved to the city on the eve of the first earthquake. Sonia Sly finds out what it takes to adhere to the faith during difficult times, and candidly asks about God's voice, New Zealand's attitude to Christianity, and the process of healing through exorcism.
Demolition prompts hope for damaged Christchurch buildings
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The destruction of the Radio Network building in Christchurch has prompted hopes that explosive demolition could be used to bring down other earthquake-damaged buildings.
Anger, frustration and tears at Sumner residents meeting
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Sumner residents whose properties have been condemned have vented their frustrations at a meeting with the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority.
Engineers urge prompt use of Commission report
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The first part of the Royal Commission's report into the Canterbury earthquakes has been released - and includes 70 recommendations.
Frustration at lack of answers on foundations
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Some Christchurch residents are frustrated at the time it's taking to work out what sort of foundations their homes will require when earthquake repairs are carried out.