Christchurch beer industry adapts to survive
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The Canterbury earthquakes have shaken up many of the region's industries - and beer brewing is no exception.
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Quakes Commission checks on responsibility for cordon
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has tried to determine exactly who should have put a cordon around a central Christchurch building identified as an earthquake risk.
Quake inquiry looks at whether heritage outweighed safety
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Witnesses before the Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission have been questioned over whether preservation of heritage buildings was given more consideration than preserving human lives.
Chch Press editor says frustration with council intensifying
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The Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, has made plain his frustration with the performance of the Christchurch City Council, calling the mayor, Bob Parker, a clown and saying that he's at the end of his tether.
Mediawatch for 19 February 2012
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Marking the upcoming earthquake anniversary in Christchurch; right of reply on The Panel; newspaper stories with overhyped headlines; a controversial contest backfies on radio - but not really.
Business owners faced hard decision to leave Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
When the earthquake demolished Christchurch's central business district, some business owners had no option but to pack up and start again in a different city.
Tourism slowly recovering in Canterbury after difficult days
Audio, Radio New Zealand
After commemorating the anniversary of last year's deadly earthquake in Christchurch, many are now looking to the region's future.
Christchurch's Ellerslie Flower Show has earthquake flavour
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The Ellerslie International Flower Show opens in Christchurch today, a year after the February earthquake stopped the show.
CTV building not inspected by engineer after Boxing Day quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Two separate chances to inspect the Canterbury Television building were missed before the February earthquake saw it pancake to the ground last year, killing 115 people.
Engineers followed protocol in CTV assessment, expert says
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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.
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
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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.
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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
CTV design company faces more criticism at Royal Commission
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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
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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
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The downpours have added yet another problem for Christchurch residents living in earthquake-stricken homes.
Christchurch City Council looking at 7 percent rates increase
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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
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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
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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.