Rachel Graham

Our reporter Rachel Graham has just been at a Civil Defence briefing at the emergency operations centre which was set this afternoon. Audio

The owners of the worst quake damaged homes in Canterbury may have to wait up to four years for their houses to be fixed. Audio

The unidentified remains of the victims of the Christchurch earthquake will finally be interred just before the first anniversary of the February quake. Audio

Christchurch city councillors have signed off unanimously on a draft CBD rebuilding plan though a couple still have hesitations about it, including its price tag. Audio

A property manager has been questioned at the Royal Commission investigating the Canterbury earthquakes about why he didn't tell tenants the building they worked in was unsafe. Audio

A Christchurch City Councillor says his council doesn't have the courage to step in and deal with the problem of street prostitutes who have moved into suburban streets. Audio

The union for public service workers says it wants a more consistent approach taken to public buildings deemed to be earthquake prone. Audio

An engineer who gave the all-clear to the Pine Gould building after the September earthquake, has been challenged over whether he fulfilled his ethical obligations to those returning to the building. Audio

The man in charge of the hydro mining operation at Pike River has told the Royal Commission that he was promised support from experts in the field, but says that soon evaporated. Audio

A miner at Pike River at the time of the first explosion has told the Royal Commission that he wasn't able to get any training in hydro mining, despite being in charge of a crew carrying out the work.

A mining consultant who says he quit Pike River because of his fears it would explode, has been challenged over who he passed those concerns on to. Audio

A former employee at Pike River - who was there until a month before the blasts - says he warned that the mine could explode at any time. Audio

A Japanese miner who quit Pike River after three months because he feared for his life, has outlined a series of safety problems at Pike River Mine. Audio

A Japanese miner who quit Pike River because of fears it would explode, has said there was confusion over who was in charge of key projects, and a lack of strong leadership at the mine. Audio

The Royal Commission into the Pike River Coal disaster has been told that employees were under a huge amount of pressure to meet targets before the explosion. Audio

A mining consultant's told the Royal Commission inquiring into the Pike River disaster of a long list of problems - including no underground monitoring of gas levels - six months before the… Audio

There were some testy exchanges at the Royal Commission into the Pike River Mine disaster today, as questioning continued of the mine inspector who oversaw Pike River at the time of the explosion. Audio

The Christchurch City Council has been questioned over whether it was playing russian roulette with its citizens with its rules on earthquake prone buildings. Audio

A Christchurch businessman has told the royal commission the city council was a nightmare to deal with when he was trying to strengthen his building before the September quake. Audio

The Royal Commission has been told to seize on the public and political appetite for change in order to bring in tougher earthquake strengthening rules. Audio