Canterbury Earthquake - James Thompson
Audio, Radio New Zealand
James Thompson is the Operations Manager for Civil Defence Christchurch.
James Thompson is the Operations Manager for Civil Defence Christchurch.
The All Blacks coach Graham Henry says he'd have wanted another test before the Tri-Nations, even if the New Zealand Rugby Union hadn't organised the Christchurch earthquake fundraiser match.
Christchurch will lose its Rugby World Cup games with a report finding the city's stadium is unfit to host matches in the wake of last month's earthquake, British media is reporting.
At the 2018 Word Christchurch writers' festival, Chessie Henry (and GP father Chris) discusses her family memoir We Can Make a Life with Bronywn Hayward.
Police have named three more victims killed in the Christchurch earthquake, with more names expected to be released shortly.
The Christchurch Casino reopened its doors last night for the first time since the February 22nd earthquake.
Among those businesses most affected by the end of the welfare scheme are cafes, restaurants and bars. 100 such businesses have closed in the central city alone because of the earthquake.
Royal Commission hearings into the Canterbury earthquakes started in Christchurch today, with a indication that questions will be raised about whether some of those trapped in collapsed buildings could have survived.
Hundreds of public servants are on their way to Christchurch to relieve their weary colleagues and bolster the Government's response to Tuesday's earthquake.
Christchurch's Court Theatre devastated by February's earthquake has found a temporary new home - an old grain store in the suburb of Addington.
Two shattering earthquakes and a few thousand aftershocks haven't put off a hundred immigrants becoming New Zealand citizens in Christchurch.
The wait will finally be over for some Christchurch households when they find out whether their earthquake-damaged properties will be abandoned.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the memorial service in Hagley Park, marking the February 22 earthquake.
This year's census has been cancelled following the Christchurch earthquake.
Coverage of John Key's speech to the people of Christchurch.
Highlights from Radio New Zealand National's programmes for the week ending Friday 25th February . This week.......we have coverage of the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that hit Christchurch on Tuesday 22 Febraury.
Christchurch based science commentator Simon Pollard, talks about his earthquake experience.
The many arts organisations left homeless by the Christchurch earthquake, including the Christchurch Arts Festival and the Symphony Orchestra, have received good news this week from Creative New Zealand. We hear from CEO of Creative New Zealand Stephen Wainwright, manager of the Christchurch Arts Festival Steph Walker, and James Caygill from the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.
Poet/Journalist Richard Langston's fifth collection 'Things Lay in Pieces' starts with a sequence about the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
The Christchurch City Council has been questioned over whether it was playing russian roulette with its citizens with its rules on earthquake prone buildings.
Lydia Ayden is Christchurch City Council's General Manager of Public Affairs.
Labour Party leader Phill Goff has been in Christchurch all day.
Orion's chief executive, Roger Sutton outlines the power situation in Christchurch.
An extended news bulletin with the latest news on the Christchurch earthquake.
Thousands of Christchurch residents have shared their views on how the central city should be rebuilt after February's catastrophic earthquake.
The Finance Minister, Bill English, says the Christchurch earthquake means the New Zealand economy is unlikely to grow this fiscal year.
Households in Christchurch are being warned many face a long wait before essential services are restored following last week's earthquake.
A month on from the Christchurch earthquake, all but a handful schools in the city are back up and running.
Christchurch school principals say they might not be able to implement the government's national standards properly because of the February earthquake.
The Dean of the Christchurch Cathedral says he's stepping down so he can better serve the city during the earthquake recovery.