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February 22 marks 13 years since Christchurch's devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake, and the urban recovery is still in progress. Audio

Nutritional supplements proven to lower the risk of PTSD should be part of our public health response to disasters such as the Christchurch mosque attacks, says the University of Canterbury psychology… Audio

Commemorating the anniversary of the deadly Canterbury quake was a huge undertaking for the media this week.  Video, Audio

How the physical, mental, emotional and financial aftershocks of Christchurch's deadly earthquake which claimed 185 lives, are still being felt 10 years on. Audio

Information from past earthquakes can be used to prepare a more resilient society that will be better able to cope with future shakes. Video, Audio

How do you help children cope with a life-threatening incident? And what if you’re stressed yourself?  Katy Gosset looks at the far reaching emotional effects of the Canterbury earthquakes. Audio

New Zealand could emerge from level-4 lockdown next week and set off down the slow, uncertain road to recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. Peter Griffin looks at what we can learn from previous… Audio

There are hopes an earthquake simulation in Porirua might result in homes being better prepared for a big shake. Houses on Christchurch's Port Hills suffered more damage than houses in other areas… Video, Audio

Budget -1 and counting. Today a new MP gets his first crack. Here’s what the House will try to do today.

It’s budget week but before the big day on Thursday there are other things to work through. Here’s what the House will try to do today.

Today MPs will work through an iwi settlement bill and some bills on earthquakes before breaking for the weekend.

Each sitting day in the House MPs work through business which is set out on the order paper. Here's what they’ll try to get through this week. Audio

Nerviness from aftershocks has given way to the frustration and depression of trying to rebuild, Kaikōura psychologist Lisa Moffat says.

25 expelled students from Christchurch were taken to Nepal last year on an initiative from the YMCA to help turn their lives around, called Project Hope. Video, Audio

After being rocked awake by the massive 7.8 earthquake that hit North Canterbury last November, RNZ reporter Phil Pennington was among the first reporters to be sent to Kaikoura to assess the damage.

Resilience and community spirit have shone through in North Canterbury in the aftermath of the earthquake. With no active civil defence post in operation in Cheviot in the days after the 7.8 quake, a… Audio, Gallery

After the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck at 12.02am on Monday 14th November near Hanmer Springs in the South Island of New Zealand, Simon Morton takes a trip by mountain bike north of Kaikoura to… Audio, Gallery

With CERA shutting up shop and transitioning power to a shared local-central governing body, is this a new era of governance for Christchurch? And how can the city start involving the public with… Video

On Monday it will be the fifth anniversary of the earthquake that killed 185 people. Five years on, Christchurch is still in transition, between the loss, the cost and what will be. Video, Audio