Rachel Graham

The call for heads to roll in the Christchurch City Council is gathering steam. Thousands of residents protested outside the council offices demanding the city's chief executive be sacked and a new… Audio

In Christchurch dissatisfaction with the city council is growing. Thousands of people gathered in the central city yesterday to show their anger at the council's continued in-fighting, and to ask for… Audio

The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard evidence that a heritage order on a row of dangerous buildings may have contributed to the deaths of a dozen people in the February quake. Audio

Witnesses before the Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission have been questioned over whether preservation of heritage buildings was given more consideration than preserving human lives. Audio

The Government's defending its handling of the first home demolitions in Christchurch under criticism it's been insensitive to local people. Audio

Those Christchurch councillors have been warned at an unprecedented meeting with senior Government ministers today, to stop their infighting. Audio

Christchurch's city councillors are to hold a behind-closed-doors meeting with the local government minister tomorrow in a bid to avoid the council imploding. Audio

Witnesses before the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission have been questioned about why a building known to be earthquake prone was allowed to reopen, despite several red flags. Audio

The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has tried to determine exactly who should have put a cordon around a central Christchurch building identified as an earthquake risk. Audio

The Canterbury earthquake's Royal Commission has heard that the Hotel Grand Chancellor was checked for earthquake damage - and cleared for use four times prior to the February 22nd earthquake. Audio

An expert in structural engineering says to make buildings more eathquake proof there needs to be more emphasis on making them stronger, rather than mathematical modelling. Audio

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Canterbury Earthquakes will today begin to examine the failure of the building that's come to symbolise the damage to the central city. Audio

As residents leave parts of Christchurch's red zone, and plans are made to demolish entire streets of houses, some who have to abandon their properties are pushing for part of the land to be made into… Audio

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