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Morning Report for Tuesday 4 September 2012
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Top Stories for Tuesday 4 September 2012
6:00 AM.Two years after first quake, many still finding their feet, Waimakariri District's mayor says Kaiapoi oft overlooked, Government to okay half-billion dollar Chch hospital rebuild, New Zealand forces… Read more Audio
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Town close to first quake epicentre getting back to normal
6:11 AM.It was just a little under an hour and a half ago, two years today, that a seven-point-one magnitude earthquake shook Canterbury. Audio
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Disaster recovery lessons are still being learned in Christchurch
6:13 AM.Lessons are still being learned about what authorities got wrong in their response to this quake and the one that followed in February. Audio
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Morning Rural News for 4 September 2012
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Pacific News for 4 September 2012
6:22 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 4 September 2012
6:27 AM.A water rights claimant is thanking the government for its decision to delay share sales in Mighty River Power until next year; A Horowhenua iwi is closer to commencing formal Treaty negotiations with… Read more Audio
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Christchurch property developers under pressure
6:35 AM.Two years ago today a seven-point-one magnitude earthquake shook Canterbury. Audio
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Maori party says Government trying to avoid a war with Maori
6:41 AM.The Maori Party says the Government is trying to avoid a fight with Maori by delaying the partial sale of Mighty River Power until early next year. Audio
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Morning Business for 4 September 2012
6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio
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Two years after first quake, many still finding their feet
7:09 AM.It all started two years ago today at 4:36 in the morning, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook Canterbury. Audio
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Many still find it tough in Kaiapoi, two years on
7:11 AM.One of those areas hardest hit two years ago was Kaiapoi, north of Christchurch. Audio
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Waimakariri District's mayor says Kaiapoi oft overlooked
7:16 AM.David Ayers is the mayor of Waimakariri District, which includes Kaiapoi. Audio
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Government to okay half-billion dollar Chch hospital rebuild
7:18 AM.In a piece of good news for the Canterbury region, the Government will announce today it's going to a rebuild of two Christchurch hospitals at a cost of more than half a billion dollars. Audio
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New Zealand forces to leave Afghanistan in April 2013
7:23 AM.The Government has confirmed New Zealand troops will make an early exit from Afghanistan. Audio
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Government pushes pause on share float
7:28 AM.The Maori Council says it's taking 'with a pinch of salt' the government's refusal to have direct talks with it and with all Maori about water rights. Audio
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New homestead to be built for Deans family at Homebush
7:35 AM.At the site yesterday, Louise Deans gave me an insight into how traumatic that decision had been. Audio
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Epicentre of 2010 quake going from strength to strength
7:39 AM.The small town of Darfield, 45 kilometres from Christchurch, managed to escape the widespread damage seen in the city. Audio
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Christchurch mayor reviews two years since September quake
7:44 AM.Joining us now is the Christchurch mayor, Bob Parker. Audio
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Sports News for 4 September 2012
7:50 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Miners freed amid fresh reports of shootings
7:53 AM.About 50 South African miners held over the killings at the Marikana platinum mine near Johannesburg have been freed in court, after murder charges against them were dropped. Audio
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Ryan's marathon fibbing grows legs
7:55 AM.Mitt Romney's running mate Paul Ryan is gaining a reputation for stretching the truth after he was caught out exaggerating how fast he had run a marathon. Audio
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Roger Sutton discusses Christchurch's recovery
8:08 AM.In the wake of the February disaster, the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority was set up to coordinate the overall recovery. Audio
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Cantabrians have upped their earthquake-preparedness
8:16 AM.Cantabrians have significantly increased their preparedness with many workplaces now holding regular earthquake drills. Audio
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Former Christchurch residents have new lives in new cities
8:20 AM.Ready or not for an earthquake, many former Christchurch residents have left canterbury for what they describe as more stable pastures. Audio
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'No rationale for asset sales' says water claiment
8:25 AM.Waitangi Tribunal claimants are calling the government decision to delay the sale of Mighty River Power so that water rights can be sorted out, 'a victory for common sense'. Audio
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Afghan forces to take over security before April withdrawal
8:28 AM.Returning now to the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, with the New Zealand contingent confirmed to leave in April next year. Audio
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Markets Update for 4 September 2012
8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Sports News for 4 September 2012
8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio
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Christchurch schools two years on from the Sept 4 quake
8:42 AM.Schools are an important part of any community, and two years on from the start of the earthquakes in Canterbury many are still coping with damage to classrooms, and with dramatically reduced rolls. Audio
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Manu Korihi News for 4 September 2012
8:48 AM.A water rights claimant is thanking the government for its decision to delay share sales in Mighty River Power until next year; A Horowhenua iwi is closer to commencing formal Treaty negotiations with… Read more Audio
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Otago Settlers Museum to be country's most modern
8:50 AM.A Dunedin museum says it will be the most modern and innovative in the country when it reopens after a 39 million dollar redevelopment. Audio
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Jane Bowron talks life in Christchurch's red zone
8:56 AM.Jane Bowron is a newspaper columnist who lived in the red zone at the time of the earthquake. Audio