Canterbury Earthquakes
A new disciplinary hearing against the CTV's building engineer
The lawyer for the engineer of the collapsed CTV building has told a disciplinary hearing it wasn't clear if Alan Reay was meant to declare any building failures he was involved with. Audio
Chch school says it's been blindsided by proposal to shut it down
A Christchurch school says it's been blindsided by a proposal to shut it down. Redcliffs School has been running out of a deaf education centre in Sumner since the earthquakes. Audio
New law considered to fix Christchurch boundary problems
A law change is being looked at to tackle the problem of property boundaries moving in the Canterbury earthquakes. Audio
Quake Outcasts in partial win over Govt
Retired Riccarton manager Bernie Shutt reckons he lost $700 000 in the Christchurch quakes, and even now that the Supreme Court's come out on his side, he's still not sure he'll see much of it back. Audio
Plan to preserve Chch Cathedral until final plan agreed on
A Christchurch engineer says he has a plan to preserve the city's 130 year old cathedral until a final decision on its fate is made. Audio
Survivor Stories
Kiwi director Christopher Dudman on his television documentary The Day that Changed My Life, which features those who survived in the immediate aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake, 22 February… Audio
Chch English language schools far from recovered
Four years after the Christchurch earthquakes, English language student numbers are still only just over half what they were before the 2011 quake. Audio
EQC picks holes in case against it
A lawyer for the Earthquake Commission has told the High Court there are major holes in the case brought by a Christchurch couple to have their home rebuilt. Audio
Christchurch public consider quake memorial options
The husband of a woman who died in the CTV building during the February 2011 earthquake is encouraging the public to have their say on a memorial to honour the 185 people who lost their lives four… Audio
Resilience and why some people cope with trauma better
This week marked the 4th anniversary of the Christchurch and Canterbury earthquake. New research from the University of Otago in Christchurch with earthquake survivors is shedding some light on the… Audio
Delays rebuilding quake damaged homes four years on
About 700 people packed Christchurch's Cardboard Cathedral last night to hear from a panel of experts on why, four years after the big earthquake, they're still waiting for their homes to be rebuilt.
…Christchurch marks fourth quake anniversary
Hundreds of people turned out in Christchurch yesterday to mark four years since the earthquake that changed the city forever. Audio
Smoking Cessation Targets
Canterbury GPs who fell short of anti-smoking targets were too busy to offer advice about giving up. Is it fair to expect GPs to have to give advice on stopping smoking on top of everything else? Audio
EQC defends its record
The Earthquake Commission is insisting the current model for settling earthquake claims is the right one. That's despite a report from one of the country's largest insurers that says the system is… Audio
Hundreds of Canterbury homeowners only now deemed overcap by EQC
More than four years after earthquakes first damaged home in Christchurch, hundreds of Canterbury homeowners are finding out that they may have to wait another two years before their damaged homes are… Audio
Neil MacLean: investigating death
District Court Judge who was appointed the first Chief Coroner of New Zealand under the Coroners Act 2006, and retired from the position on 13 February. Audio
Legal claim alleges quake insurers breached human rights
Steve Patterson is a Christchurch businessman taking a case to the OECD against New Zealand-based insurers and construction companies, alleging human rights abuses of Christchurch quake victims. The… Audio
Insight for 8 February 2015 - Japan Earthquake Recovery
As the fourth anniversary of the earthquake which devastated Christchurch approaches, the slow pace of the rebuild has surprised many. But how quickly have other earthquake hit cities returned to… Audio
How has Christchurch's earthquake recovery compare with Japan's
Our Christchurch reporter Rachel Graham travelled to Japan, with the support of the Asia New Zealand Foundation, to find out. Audio
Changes ahead for Earthquake Recovery Authority
The jury's still out on whether changes at the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority represent a winding back of the government's involvement in the rebuild of Christchurch or simply a shift in its… Audio