Christchurch rentals market remains tough
Audio, Radio New Zealand
More than 18 months since the Canterbury earthquakes the rental property shortage continues to worsen, and there are predictions it won't be easing anytime soon.
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Survey shows most sectors in Chch have laid off staff
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The most comprehensive survey carried out so far of Canterbury businesses following the earthquakes, has found the majority of sectors have had to lay off workers.
Evening Business for 25 May 2012
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Tower's half year profit has jumped by more than eighty percent, as it recovers from the costs associated with the Canterbury earthquakes and improves revenue growth.
Fran Vertue
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Fran Vertue is a Clinical Psychologist with experience in truama counselling. She speaks about how to handle children dealing with the trauma of the Canterbury earthquake.
Royal Commission to hear plea for upgrade to old buildings
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission will hear this week that the cost of upgrading the city's unreinforced masonry buildings is more than the buildings are worth.
CTV building not inspected by engineer after Boxing Day quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Two separate chances to inspect the Canterbury Television building were missed before the February earthquake saw it pancake to the ground last year, killing 115 people.
Seismologist discusses latest Christchurch quakes
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Two weeks ago government scientists warned there was almost a one in four chance of a magnitude six to seven earthquake striking Canterbury within a year.
CTV design company faces more criticism at Royal Commission
Audio, Radio New Zealand
An engineer who worked for the company that designed the CTV building, has criticised the attitude of his former boss at the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission.
CERA says new labelling needed for building safety
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority says the language describing building safety is unhelpful and is worrying people needlessly. The Authority's CEO, Roger Sutton, joins the programme.
Rebuild halfway there but 5 years on, there's still pain
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The rebuild of the city of Christchurch is almost half way there five years on from the Canterbury earthquake that shattered the city and killed 185.
Govt mounts quake rebuild roadshow
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority will be travelling the length of New Zealand this week to drum up investment in the rebuild of Christchurch's city centre.
Spectrum for 15 April 2012
Audio, Radio New Zealand
With half his life work destroyed by earthquakes, Christchurch conservator Graham Stewart is on a mission to save what is left of Canterbury's remarkable stained glass history.
Mark Quiqley
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Dr. Mark Quiqley is Senior Lecturer in Active Tectonics and Geomorphology in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Canterbury. He is part of the team involved in the scientific response to the Canterbury earthquake and has been monitoring it from the air.
Structural engineer blasts engineering profession
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Royal Commission into the Canterbury earthquakes has been told illegal building techniques are being used in the Christchurch rebuild because the engineering profession is in crisis.
City Mission says there's a 'new level of poor' in Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A Christchurch catering company has joined forces with the City Mission to tackle what is being described as a new era of poverty after the Canterbury earthquakes.
Lack of engineering assessments investigated
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A lack of building inspections and the engineers to carry them out has come under further scrutiny at the Royal Commission of inquiry into the Canterbury earthquakes.
EQC respond to claims of inadequate assessments
Audio, Radio New Zealand
EQC's manager for the Canterbury home repair programme, Reid Stiven, respondes to claims of misleading estimates of damage to household foundations from the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.
Grand Chancellor deconstruction underway in weeks
Audio, Radio New Zealand
As for the demolition of the building, The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority deconstruction manager, Warwick Isaacs, says while it will be managed carefully, it is still risky.
Sports commentator Joseph Romanos
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Joseph Romanos discusses the potential impact of the Canterbury earthquake on the Rugby World Cup and Ross Taylor's innings in the Cricket World Cup match against Pakistan.
District councillor backs Kaiapoi to pull through
Audio, Radio New Zealand
People in the Canterbury town of Kaiapoi say they are determined to preserve their community despite learning yesterday hundreds of earthquake-damaged homes will have to go.
Authority has power to stop land prices sky-rocketing
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority says it could step into the property market to stop land prices sky-rocketing but is confident it won't have to.
Building codes minimised quake's injuries, damage
Audio, Radio New Zealand
New Zealand's strict building codes are being praised for minimising the injuries and damage caused by the seven-point one magnitude earthquake that shook Canterbury on Saturday.
The Panel with Jock Anderson and Neil Miller (part 2)
Audio, Radio New Zealand
How long does it take to form a first impression of someone, speeding cops, Bob Parker's profile and the Canterbury earthquake, and the latest on Pike River.
Tower full-year loss widens, proposes new quake claims company
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The insurance company, Tower, has strongly criticised the time it's taking to settle Canterbury earthquake claims and says the insurance system for handling such disasters is broken.
PGC property manager defends lack of detailed assessment
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard the property manager of the Pyne Gould building did not organise detailed engineering assessments after the first quake in September.
Criminals help quake victims.
Audio, Radio New Zealand
In Canterbury, those carrying out sentences of community service are being put to good use - with teams of workers out helping with the post-earthquake clean-up.
Builder says he couldn't wait to leave CTV days before collapse
Audio, Radio New Zealand
An experienced builder says he couldn't wait to get out of the Canterbury Television Building after seeing how damaged it was in the September 2010 earthquake.
Badly hit Sydenham aims to become revitalised quarter
Audio, Radio New Zealand
One of the Christchurch suburbs badly hit in the Canterbury earthquakes is being rebranded as the Sydenham Quarter - a future haven for artists, artisans and industrialists alike.
Christchurch tourism poised for rebound from quakes
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Christchurch's tourism sector is poised for a strong rebound five years after the Canterbury earthquakes, but tourist operators and leaders say there is still work to do.
Three years after quake, England rugby team in Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Three years after the earthquakes robbed Christchurch of its chance to host England during the Rugby World Cup, the tourists finally made it onto a Canterbury field.