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Damning report reveals minefield of EQC shortfalls
The minister in charge of the Earthquake Commission has called for immediate changes to the organisation in response to a damning report.
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Christchurch gets extra $300m to get rebuild going
Christchurch is one step closer to a new stadium after its long slow rebuild got a $300 million boost in yesterday's budget. Audio
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Budget 2018: Multi-million boost for special education
Children with disabilities and complex needs will get the biggest boost from education funding in the government's Budget.
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Adrian Orr on giving up in Christchurch
Audio 16 May 2018The Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr has revealed he gave up trying to invest in the Christchurch rebuild when he was at the NZ Super fund, out of frustration.
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The Panel with Penny Ashton and Tim Watkin (Part 1)
Audio 16 May 2018North Korea has suspended talks with South Korea over military drills the south and the US. North Korea has called the war games a provocation. The panelists discuss whether the honeymoon may be over… Audio
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South Island plan for the next Alpine Fault quake
Audio 15 May 2018For centuries, the Alpine Fault has regularly ruptured in a major quake, and another is considered likely in the next 50 years. Civil Defence is preparing for a South Island-wide response. Video
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Niue eyes recycled plastic in its road seal
Niue may use recycled plastic in the repair of its roading network.
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Question Time for 10 May 2018
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Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Finance: Why will he borrow more money and increase taxes and levies?
Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Minister of Housing and Urban Development: Is the KiwiBuild:…
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‘We thought we were buying our future’
Neither EQC nor Georgina Hanafin's insurer will take responsibility for the repair work required on her Christchurch home, which she bought based on assertions EQC repairs were complete. John Campbell… Video, Audio
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Education funding gap 'no surprise' - National
Claims of a funding shortfall left by the former government have spread from health to education.
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ChCh Metro Sports Facility
Economist Eric Crampton says anchor projects for the Christchurch rebuild were a terrible idea. He talks about that and the government's announcement about the Metro Sports Facility project in the… Audio
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The Panel with Clare de Lore and Allan Blackman (Part 1)
Audio 27 Apr 2018The huge fall from grace for Bil Cosby the man with the image of the dad everyone wants. Economist Eric Crampton says anchor projects for the Christchurch rebuild were a terrible idea. He talks about… Audio
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Panelists Friday 27 April 2018
Audio 26 Apr 2018Former political journalist Clare de Lore and AUT chemistry professor Allan Blackman are both in our Auckland studio.
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Christchurch school zoning change seen as part of 'drift west'
Ministry of Education is rebuilding two schools but much further north than their current locations, upsetting families in some areas. Shirley Boys headmaster John Laurenson says the "drift west" has… Audio
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Row in eastern Christchurch over proposed school zone changes
Some Christchurch families feel betrayed and fear they will be out of pocket if the Ministry of Education goes ahead with a proposal to change Shirley Boys School and Avonside Girls School zones. Audio
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Super Rugby: One team needs a roof, the other needs to win
Two New Zealand Super Rugby teams played in front of sparse crowds over the weekend. The reasons were different, but they're nothing new: people don't like to be cold, or watch their teams play badly. Video
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Templeton quarry application delayed
Fulton Hogan is delaying a possible resource consent application for a proposed quarry near Christchurch.
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Middlemore Hospital: A timeline of building issues
Middlemore Hospital is blighted by rot and mould, earthquake weaknesses and asbestos that will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to fix.
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Head of Christchurch rebuild organisation steps down
The chief executive of the Christchurch rebuild organisation, Ōtākaro Limited, is to step down.
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Brownlee's claim that repairs weren't botched 'outrageous' - lawyer
A lawyer representing Canterbury homeowners with failed EQC work says claims by Gerry Brownlee that their repairs were not botched are outrageous.
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Nats didn't scrimp on EQC costs, says Brownlee
Former Canterbury Rebuild Minister Gerry Brownlee has angrily rejected accusations his government drove the Earthquake Commission to cut costs, leading to slipshod repairs to quake-damaged houses.
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Brownlee on EQC repair bill blow-out: 'You can't walk away'
The former Canterbury Rebuild Minister says he is not surprised the bill to fix botched EQC repairs has hit $270m, but the government could not walk away from its obligations. Audio
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Christchurch's Victoria Square to be a market place again
Christchurch's Victoria Square will once again be a central city market place in a one-off event to celebrate its reopening.
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$100,000 damage by vandals of revamped Vic Square
The central Christchurch square has sustained damage of more than $100,000 less than a month after reopening after extensive repairs.
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Templeton ratepayers consider seceding over quarry
A ratepayers' rebellion is brewing in Christchurch with Templeton residents considering "Texit", fed up with the council over proposals for a quarry.
