Conan Young

The rescue operation at the collapse of the CTV building has been described as haphazard, with nobody in charge overall as police and firefighters tried desperately to rescue those who were still… Audio

A new investigation has found the management of the rescue effort at the CTV building where 115 died in last year's February earthquake, wasn't good enough. Audio

A lawyer for a family at the Earthquakes Royal Commission says the police are unlikely to investigate the man in charge of building the ill-fated CTV building. Audio

The proposed closure of the Spring Creek mine is already taking a toll on people in Greymouth as families face the prospect of having to leave town in order to find work. Audio

Despite Solid Energy being state owned, its chief executive Don Elder says he hasn't asked the Government for a financial bailout because the company's problems are on a global scale. Audio

There's hope the Christchurch rebuild will provide some work in Greymouth for the 234 workers and 130 contractors who have lost their jobs at the Spring Creek Mine. Audio

The fight back has begun in Christchurch against a proposal to close or merge 31 schools with news today two schools have laid complaints with the Waitangi Tribunal. Audio

The government is being accused of exploiting the Christchurch earthquakes to force through sweeping changes to schools in the city. Audio

Schools across Christchurch now face a nervous wait to see if they will close or merge as part of one of the most significant shake-ups New Zealand schools have seen. Audio

Radio New Zealand has been tolda Korean flagged fishing boat, the Pacinui, did not respond to distress calls from the Amaltal Columbia yesterday and instead headed in the opposite direction. Audio

Community leaders in Christchurch are angry to learn the Earthquake Recovery Authority spent more than three-and-a-half million dollars on communications in the past financial year. Audio

The Royal Commission into the Canterbury Earthquakes has heard the CTV building collapsed because of the incompetence of the man in charge of designing it. Audio

Spring Creek workers are already starting to look for work across the Tasman despite rowdy support from a community trying to save the hundreds of jobs under threat by the mine's possible closure. Audio

About a thousand people marched in Greymouth today in support of 370 workers and contractors at the Spring Creek mine whose jobs are under threat. Audio

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

Lessons are still being learned about what authorities got wrong in their response to this quake and the one that followed in February. Audio

Some Christchurch residents are frustrated at the time it's taking to work out what sort of foundations their homes will require when earthquake repairs are carried out. Audio

A Christchurch woman who lives close to where a 17-year-old girl was inhaling what's believed to have been butane gas shortly before her death on Saturday, says she hopes the incident will deter her… Audio

The bodies of the three soldiers killed in Afghanistan on Sunday have returned home with a special ceremony at Christchurch Airport this afternoon. Audio

The risk of another large earthquake hitting Christchurch has declined and is getting smaller. Audio