Tiny temporary village opens in town hit by Kaikoura quake
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A temporary village has opened in the small Canterbury town of Waiau to help residents who lost their homes in the Kaikoura earthquake.
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Ministry apologises to Chch schools for handling of closures
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Ministry of Education has been forced to apologise for its flawed handling of school closures and mergers after the 2011 Canterbury earthquake.
Woolston Brass perform in Christ Church Cathedral
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Musical instruments rang out in the Christ Church Cathedral last night for the first time since the Canterbury earthquakes. Anna Sargent was there.
MPs in Parliament pay tribute to people of Canterbury
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Politicians have praised the courage and resilience shown by Canterbury residents following Saturday's earthquake. MPs from all the parties in Parliament had an opportunity to address the House this afternoon.
Quake-hit North Canterbury farmers in need of accomodation
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Many farmers' homes have been red-stickered after the Kaikoura earthquake, but they say they can't leave because their farms aren't just their homes, they're their livelihoods
Feature Guest - Mark Quigley
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Canadian-born Mark Quigley is a senior lecturer in Active Tectonics and Geomorphology at the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Canterbury. He's become an unwitting star as the go-to scientific voice throughout the Canterbury earthquakes, using plain language to help people understand what's behind the earthquake sequence. He's also had his own personal quake story - his Avonside home was badly damaged and is in the red zone.
Protestors greet Brownlee at recovery strategy launch
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The Earthquake Recovery Minister's released what he says is a how-to strategy for the rebuild following the Canterbury earthquakes. Gerry Brownlee says the strategy for improving investment, innovation and job creation will extend beyond economic recovery and into education, culture and social recovery.
New research shows Alpine Fault may be worse for Canterbury
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New research shows that if a major earthquake ruptures the Alpine Fault Christchurch is likely to suffer more intense damage than some areas closer to the fault.
An all-Christchurch Chapter and Verse
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Canterbury novelist Joanna Orwin has a new, futurist story of a New Zealand changed by cataclysmic volcanoes and tsunami, Sacrifice. And we hear about some of the stories in a post-earthquake Christchurch anthology, Tales for Canterbury.
Kiwi egg hatches despite being rocked in Canterbury quake
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A kiwi chick hatched at Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch had a shaky start to life after being rocked about in an incubator during the 7.1 earthquake nearly three weeks ago.
Call for more school support for stressed Canterbury kids
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Five years on from the Canterbury earthquakes, many children are still showing signs of stress. Our health correspondent Karen Brown says child health and education experts want children to get more help.
Research shows quakes produced millions of tonnes of waste
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New research shows the Canterbury earthquakes generated eight million tonnes of waste - forty times what would normally come from local households in a year.
Town close to first quake epicentre getting back to normal
Audio, Radio New Zealand
It was just a little under an hour and a half ago, two years today, that a seven-point-one magnitude earthquake shook Canterbury.
Misleading EQC level estimates a worry for house values
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Some Canterbury homeowners say their houses are dropping in value because of misleading estimates of damage to foundations from the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.
Midday News for 7 December 2012
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West Auckland residents begin the cleanup after yesterday's tornado. The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission calls for the seismic grading of all non-residential buildings.
Survey: business confidence rebounds
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Businesses appear to be getting over the shock of the February earthquake in Canterbury with many more now saying they expect better times ahead.
Quake chief happy, despite $200,000 pay cut
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Despite taking a 200-thousand dollar pay cut, the new head of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority says he's delighted to have the job.
One week on, country asked to fall silent to recall dead
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Later today at 12.51 many parts of the country will be stopping for two minutes silence for the victims of the Canterbury earthquake.
Fletcher wins NZ's largest ever building contract
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Fletcher Construction has won the largest building contract in New Zealand history to repair half of the Canterbury homes damaged in last month's earthquake.
Quake inquiry looks at whether heritage outweighed safety
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Witnesses before the Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission have been questioned over whether preservation of heritage buildings was given more consideration than preserving human lives.
Midday Business News for 9 July 2012
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Canterbury retail spending surges following earthquake disruptions. Traders face potential prison terms in Britain's rate-rigging scandal and the sharemarket falls half a percent.
Sediment tsunami choking Christchurch streams
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A freshwater biologist says a tsunami of sediment and sand caused by the Canterbury earthquakes is choking the city's riverbeds and killing aquatic life.
Christchurch couple told they can't use driveway
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The Christchurch couple told they can't use part of their property because the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) might need access to it.
Calls for public inquiry into EQC after settlement
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What's being called a landmark settlement with the Earthquake Commission has been reached today, which may have far-reaching consequences for Canterbury home-owners.
CER Act used to speed up redevelopment of Lyttelton Port
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Lyttelton Port is applauding a government decision to use the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act to speed up the redevelopment of the badly damaged port.
Some homeowners reject assurances from authorities on asbestos
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Some Canterbury homeowners are rejecting assurances from authorities that they wouldn't have been exposed to asbestos in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes.
The plight of Kaikoura's bees
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Since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake jolted North Canterbury on Monday, the HMNZS Canterbury has evacuated about 640 people, 9.3 tonnes of baggage, a cat, 17 dogs. And, about 30,000 bees. But South Island beekeepers will face ongoing challenges. John Hartnell, is a Canterbury-based board member of Apiculture New Zealand.
Chances of magnitude aftershock hitting rapidly decreasing
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Two earthquake scientists say the chance of a magnitude six aftershock hitting the Canterbury region is decreasing day by day and is now unlikely. A Victoria University professor in geophysics and a GNS seismologist have put into perspective the weekend's devastating earthquake at a lecture in Wellington.
Canterbury Uni: projected budget deficit of $17-million
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Since the earthquake in February the university has faced spiralling insurance costs and a decline in student enrolments. Now 24 staff have agreed to voluntary redundancy effective next year and the vice chancellor, Rod Carr, says despite that, it's largely business as usual.
Minister refuses to intervene to overturn logburner ban
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The minister for Earthquake Recovery, Gerry Brownlee, is refusing to intervene and force the Canterbury regional council, to loosen rules around log burners in Christchurch.