Conan Young

Two years on, the central city Red Zone has become the rebuild zone but hundreds of homeowners have still not been able to move on with their lives. Audio

Two years on from the February twenty second earthquake, large parts of Christchurch Hospital are a construction site as repairs to damaged wards continue. Audio

The seven schools the Government still wants to close in Christchurch may have to shut their doors by the end of the year, up to two years earlier than originally planned. Audio

Christchurch City Council staff have been given the hurry up from councillors over the length of time it is taking to repair or replace earthquake-damaged council housing. Audio

The Christchurch City Council and the Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, have hammered out a compromise deal over setting the council's long term spending priorities. Audio

Auckland ratepayers could end up one of the biggest victims of Mainzeal Construction's decision to declare itself bust. Audio

A geotechnical expert says some Christchurch homes, now too dangerous to enter because of the risk of rockfall, should in hindsight not have been granted building permits. Audio

A company owned by Dunedin City Council has been told by the coroner to improve its workplace safety after one of its workers was killed trying to repair a broken powerline. Audio

A Christian group has told MPs the majority of church-goers are not opposed to same sex marriage and that opposition to it is coming from a vocal Christian minority. Audio

Conan Young visits Reefton where they're experiencing a mining boom. Audio

A company helping to demolish earthquake damaged buildings in Christchurch, has come to the rescue of the heritage-listed Peterborough Centre. Audio

A Christchurch business group is urging the city council to work more closely with the Government over the rebuild. Audio

A central-Christchurch property owner says attempts by insurance companies to limit the amount of money they end up paying out for earthquake damage, is just part of doing business. Audio

Shoppers are feeling more optimistic about the economy. Audio

In Samoa, the true extent of the damage caused by Cyclone Evan is beginning to be revealed. Audio

Some of the survivors of the collapse of the CTV building and family members of the victims are considering a bid for compensation. Audio

The inquest into the deaths of eight people who initially survived the collapse of he CTV building has finished with the coroner reserving his findings. Audio

An American firefighter says if teams had got to the CTV collapse earlier that could have made a real difference to the chances of finding people alive. Audio

A senior Los Angeles fire fighter has told the CTV inquest New Zealand Fire Service managers put the lives of those carrying out rescues at risk and were derelict in their duty. Audio

The inquest into the collapse of the CTV building has heard a vital piece of equipment used to locate bodies under rubble, lay idle at the collapsed CTV building, because nobody knew it was there. Audio