A woman crushed to within milimetres of her life in the Christchurch earthquake says it is murderously cavalier for Wellington's council not to cordon off weak or prone buildings.
LVS acts as site brokers for a creative Christchurch, finding short and medium-term uses for the many vacant sites and buildings of Christchurch.
The Charter is an agreement on health and safety between the leaders of a number of government organisations and companies leading the rebuild.
A graphic listing the 14 people who died in the collapse of unreinforced buildings in the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A report covering the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes upon Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai ecology.
Photo of earthquake damage in Christchurch taken by Paul Gofton, 6 September 2010.
Photo of earthquake damage in Christchurch taken by Paul Gofton, 6 September 2010.
In a serious privacy breach - the addresses and earthquake claim details of almost ten thousand Canterbury people have been mistakenly emailed by Earthquake Commission to the wrong person.
A forum's heard from older people in Christchurch saying they feel vulnerable, misled, and left out in the cold when it comes to earthquake repairs and payouts.
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority is now double checking all of its paperwork following fears earthquake rubble dumped in a Christchurch land fill could have been contaminated by asbestos.
Witnesses before the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission have been questioned about why a building known to be earthquake prone was allowed to reopen, despite several red flags.
Political Editor Brent Edwards reports live from parliament on the implications of the rising costs of the Christchurch earthquake for the EQC and the Government's finances.
The first meeting for new civil defence volunteers in Christchurch since the earthquake last month has attracted more than four times the number that usually turn up.
Those repairing an earthquake damaged cliff in Christchurch have had to wrangle with home owners who don't want to sell, and relocating a rare flightless moth. Rachel Graham reports.
Seven $750 a day - plus expenses. That's the sum being earned by more than 414 people employed by the Earthquake Commission to carry out property inspections in Christchurch.
The Earthquake Commission and the Insurance Council are going to the High Court for a ruling on who's responsible for 10-thousand claims from the earlier Canterbury earthquakes.
Several hundred people gathered in central Christchurch yesterday to voice their anger at a growing list of complaints about local and central government's response to the earthquake.
Photo of earthquake damage in Christchurch taken by James Thompson, 6 September 2010.
Photo of earthquake damage in Christchurch taken by Paul Gofton, 6 September 2010.
Photo of earthquake damage in Christchurch taken by Paul Gofton, 6 September 2010.
Photo of earthquake damage in Christchurch taken by Paul Gofton, 6 September 2010.
Photo of earthquake damage in Christchurch taken by Paul Gofton, 6 September 2010.
An earthquake memories story from Pleayo Tovaranonte, Medical Registrar, Christchurch Hospital, titled, "Focus on the patients you can help".
Photo of earthquake damage in Christchurch taken by Paul Gofton, 6 September 2010.
An expert in psychosocial care working with the Fiji Red Cross is using her experience after the Christchurch earthquakes to help people in Fiji recover from Cyclone Winston.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 03 November 2013 entitled, "Goings-on on Gloucester".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 8 September 2010 entitled, "Earthquake Day Five".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 24 September 2010 entitled, "Earthquake Update 24/9".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 12 September 2010 entitled, "Volunteer Quake-catchers".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 1 August 2012 entitled, "Blueprint Brain-teasers".