New agency to reduce quake impact on international students
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The Government has created an agency to try to lure foreign students back to New Zealand after the Christchurch earthquake.
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Government appoints experts to look at building collapses
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The Government has appointed the panel of experts that will investigate why so many buildings collapsed during Christchurch's February earthquake.
Auckland council discourages staff quake fundraising
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The country's largest local body has told its staff not to fundraise at work for victims of the Christchurch earthquake.
Jetstar cutting services partly due to ChCh quake
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The budget airline Jetstar is cutting back on some of its flights out of Christchurch partly because of the earthquake.
Canterbury University bailout not on National or Labour's cards
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The acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Ian Town, speaks to Checkpoint about the massive losses sustained because of the Christchurch earthquake.
Inquest into deaths of 106 of quake victims get under way
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The inquest into the deaths of over a hundred of February's earthquake victims will get underway in Christchurch today.
Our Own Odysseys: Sendai Volunteer
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Christchurch resident Nigel Rushton recently cycled through Japan and spent a week helping with the clean-up of another earthquake ravaged region.
Architect fights to preserve Christchurch Catholic Cathedral
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An architect and art historian is setting up an action group to oppose the demolition of one of the most well-known churches in Christchurch, the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The church, registered as a Category 1 building with Heritage New Zealand, was damaged in the 2011 earthquakes and has sat in a state of disrepair ever since. Dr Anna Crighton is from Historic Places Aotearoa. She talks to Susie Ferguson.
Christchurch contractors face financial pressure from EQC
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Many Christchurch trades people are refusing to carry out quake repairs unless the homeowner agrees to pay the bill, saying it takes too long to get the money out of the Earthquake Commission. Some contractors say they still haven't been paid for jobs done after the quake in September and the amount of debt some businesses are carrying are putting them in jeopardy.
Police investigate first cases of fraudulent earthquake claims
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Christchurch police have made their first arrest for false claims over earthquake damage, charging a local woman with obtaining by deception.
Media conference and Judith Collins' thoughts on todays events
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The Prime Minister says he expects the death toll from this week's Christchurch earthquake will rise to more than two hundred.
Christchurch Town Hall reopens its doors
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Its budget may have blown out by almost a third more than the original figure, but this weekend the doors to the Christchurch Town Hall will re-open for the first time since the 2011 earthquakes. It was touch and go whether the 47 year-old building would even be repaired after the 6.2 quake eight years ago today. 167-million-dollars later and the city is finally getting its town hall back. Conan Young was allowed inside for a sneak peak ahead of Saturday's official opening.
Japan Report
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Our correspondent Motoko Kakubayashi on Japan's response to the Christchurch earthquake, being that it appears that a number of Japanese students will be counted as fatalities.
Charles Drennan
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Parish priest of St Anne's Woolston, Christchurch, and Administrator of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament which was partially destroyed during the February earthquake.
Feature Story - New Life
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Richard Collins' food retail business was destroyed after the February earthquake in Christchurch. He has started a new life in Kakanui in Waitaki.
Musician Fiona Pears
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Lyttelton-based musician Fiona Pears is putting her life back together after the Christchurch earthquake. She's written a song, called Calm After The Storm.
What to look out for when buying a house in Christchurch
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Hundreds of Christchurch homeowners have discovered extensive damage to the on-sold properties they purchased after the 2010/2011 earthquakes. Licenced Building Practictioner Dan Paltridge talks to Logan Church about what people need to look out for, and what they need to do before buying a home in the city.
Man who broke neck in quake walks in front door
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Ken Hird is back home today for the first time since breaking his neck during an earthquake aftershock in Christchurch.
Latest quake throws up five times more silt than September
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The amount of silt and sand collected following the Christchurch earthquake is now almost five times more than September's quake.
Christchurch's last street closed by quake to reopen
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The only Christchurch street still closed following the 2011 earthquake will reopen later in 2018 only to close again in 2019 so the council can extend the route for the tram. The proposal has raised the ire of fledgling businesses along High st worried about the disruption the road works will cause them and wanting the work done now, before they open their doors to the public.
Police air their frustrations at inquiry into CTV response
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The first police officer at the scene of the collapsed and burning CTV building has recounted harrowing details of his efforts in the hours after the February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch.
Union rejects claims of illegal activity
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More on allegations from the Earthquake Commission that some contractors have been filing false invoices for work done on the Christchurch rebuild.
Quake-hit beneficiaries get payments docked
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Some earthquake-affected residents in Christchurch are having their pensions and benefits cut, because they are earning interest on their insurance payouts.
Funeral planning for earthquake victims
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Simon Manning is a Wellington funeral director who is part of the funeral industry's disaster response team, which is mobilising in Christchurch.
Researchers begin to analyse effects of quake
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Some parts of central Christchurch may have been hit by rogue seismic energy during last week's earthquake, amplifying the level of destruction.
Grim picture for the Capital if quake hits
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The Christchurch earthquake is prompting Wellington residents to prepare for the possibility that their city could be struck by a major tremor.
Japanese disaster problem for NZ government deficit
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The Japanese earthquake may have an impact on plans by the government to borrow more to meet the earthquake rebuilding in Christchurch.
Govt reconsiders legal aid for quake families
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The Attorney General, Chris Finlayson, says he'll reconsider funding legal representation for the families of the victims of the Christchurch earthquake.
Minister for Earthquake Recovery
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Minister for Earthquake Recovery, Gerry Brownlee, responds to Christchurch residents in limbo awaiting a geotech report into which suburbs will be abandoned.
Surge in young Cantabrians seeking mental health help
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The increase began after Christchurch's 2011 earthquakes, but the District Health Board is expecting to face even more challenges following effects of the Port Hills fires and last year's earthquake in Kaikoura.