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.
A support group is being credited for helping Cantabrians settle in Nelson after escaping the earthquakes.
Three years on from the Canterbury earthquakes there is a huge focus on getting the central city back up and running, but some suburban shopping areas are also struggling to attract customers.
The head of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, Roger Sutton, flew over the quake-hit city after today's first shake.
Sarah Johnston from Nga Taonga Sound & Vision was among over 8,000 people visiting the newly reopened Great Hall at the city's earthquake-damaged Arts Centre last weekend, and she's going to tell us about the connections between the Great Hall and some historic recordings in the sound archives.
RNZ is launching a new podcast today marking the tenth anniversary of Christchurch earthquake. It's called Fragments: Firsthand accounts of the February 2011 earthquakes. The podcast features interviews done with quake survivors recorded in the months following the devastating earthquake recorded by locals Julie Hutton and Sandra Close. RNZ checked in with some of the people Hutton and Close spoke to ten years on from the disaster. Katy Gosset produced and presented the podcast. An earlier version of this article failed to reference the work from Julie Hutton and Sandra Close.
One of New Zealand's most celebrated authors, Kate De Goldi's short fiction, novels and picture books engage children, teenagers and adults alike. Novel The 10pm Question was published to critical acclaim, quickly becoming an iconic piece of New Zealand literature. Her latest, Eddy, Eddy is being met with similar excitement.
An elderly Christchurch couple are crying foul over EQC's site visit policy under alert level two. EQC says the measures, outlined in emails to clients, are crucial for staff and customer safety. But John and Frances van Petegem, who have been waiting years to have botched earthquake repairs put right, say EQC's rules are causing further delays and stress. Nick Truebridge has the story.
The much loved 'Dux de Lux' pub in Christchurch could be set to open its doors again in the next few years if enough money can be raised to restore it. The building was badly damaged by the earthquake in 2011 and a group looking to rebuild the pub say it could take around 12 million dollars to see it welcoming Cantabrians back. James Stewart of Gemelli Consulting had a yarn with Nathan Rarere about a couple of schemes to raise the money.
Instead of concentrating on the buildings destroyed in and after the earthquakes in Christchurch's CBD, a new event is enticing people back to explore the heritage buildings that have survived. A new organisation, Te Putahi, is behind the Open Christchurch programme that celebrates the city's surviving architecture, starting with inner-city schools throwing open their doors to the public. Architectural historian and co-founder of Te Putahi, Dr Jessica Halliday tells Lynn Freeman they hope to encourage discussion around well-designed spaces and their impacts on peoples' lives. Open Christchurch starts next Sunday with a tour of The Cathedral Grammar Junior School.
Christchurch's first office and retail development since the earthquake gets the go ahead.
A major area of possible earthquake liquefaction has been identified south of Christchurch.
Radio New Zealand reporter Jessica Maddock reports from the Christchurch Central City cordon.
Radio New Zealand's Head of News, Don Rood, has just arrived in Christchurch.
Police have confirmed the death toll from the Christchurch earthquake has reached 145.
How much are insurance premiums going to increase by after the Christchurch earthquakes?
An inquest into another five victims of February's earthquake begins today in Christchurch.
Denise Torrey is the principal of Summerfield School in the south of Christchurch.
The Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says Christchurch will be a better city.
Katy Gosset meets one of Christchurch's top tailors. Mark van Roosmalen may have lost his premises in the earthquake but he's busier than ever, turning out bespoke garments for the city's style-conscious. Katy finds that amidst the high-viz vests of Christchurch there's still plenty of room for a sharp suit.
The song 'Antartica' is the latest offering from nine-year-old Christchurch songwriter Bob Gaudin. It's not the first song he's had released - in fact it's the third. He wrote his first song - a one minute thirty second symphony - when he was seven about the Christchurch earthquake, which was played and recorded by the NZ Symphony Orchestra!
Angry reaction to Government energy strategy, Tizard questions Goff's ability to win election, Auckland agencies criticised for secrecy, Christchurch residents worried as winter approaches, Foreign language students scared off by earthquakes, Christchurch's tourism flickers to life but limited by quake, and Harawira aims for April 30th launch of new party.
Canterbury schools to stay closed until Monday, Earthquake family tries to comfort traumatised children, Christchurch welfare centres start filling up, Independent Australian MPs back Labor, Universities raise fees to maximum, MPs in Parliament pay tribute to people of Canterbury, Prime Minister speaks from Christchurch, and Julia Gillard speaks about the newly formed government.
As the feature length documentary When A City Falls about the Christchurch earthquakes goes on general release in New Zealand, One in Five recalls a programme from earlier in the year when Mike Gourley sneaks inside the Christchurch cordon to meet up with red zone resident, Frank Film's Gerard Smyth.
People are leaving Christchurch for good at double the rate than before February's earthquake.
A Slovenian architect is come up with the winning design for Christchurch's earthquake memorial.
Polish pianist in NZ for the Christchurch Polish Association's earthquake fundraising concert this Saturday.
Bridget Mills is in the Christchurch central city with one of the rescue teams.
Colonel Roger McElwain has recently been briefed on the military response in Christchurch.
Christchurch Reporter Jessica Horn is at the emergency accomodation centre at Bernside High School.