The new Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority - CERA
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Public and electoral law professor at Otago University, Andrew Geddis.
Public and electoral law professor at Otago University, Andrew Geddis.
A man whose wife was killed when the CTV building collapsed says the council's inspections after the September quake were in a mess and signage put on some buildings sent the wrong message that they were safe to occupy.
A new report says the Earthquake Commission was ill-prepared for a major earthquake and had to use inexperienced staff to respond to the Canterbury earthquakes.
The Government's response to the Canterbury earthquake, and the South Canterbury Finance bail-out and republicanism.
After calls for an inquiry into Christchurch home repairs, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee joins Checkpoint.
Four schools in quake hit Canterbury reopened today - the first since Saturday's shake closed about 165 schools in the area.
Insurance company Tower says yesterday's earthquake in North Canterbury will cost it a maximum of just over seven million dollars.
Canterbury was hit last night by a large aftershock, a month to the day since a seven point one magnitude earthquake struck the region.
The transport agency says its earthquake strengthening of bridges has repaid itself in Canterbury after September's quake.
The Earthquake Commission is looking at increasing the size of the team investigating fraudalent claims in Canterbury.
Denis discusses the Canterbury earthquake and the radiographers' strike.
Anna Crighton, Chairperson, Canterbury Earthquake Heritage Building Trust Board.
Helen Leggatt's started photographing Canterbury's earthquake-damaged cemetery headstones.
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's chief executive, Roger Sutton.
The Earthquake Commission has completed ground tests in Canterbury.
We hear the latest from Latimer Square where a make-shift hospital has been set-up outside the Canterbury TV building.
A study by Canterbury University shows businesses have withstood the 7-point-one-magnitude Canterbury earthquake well.
The Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial was unveiled to the public at a memorial attended by more than 3000 people.
As people in Canterbury continue to recover from the earthquake that struck 12 days ago, it's re-ignited the memories of those who survived the deadly 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake.
A group of legal scholars says the Government has set a dangerous precedent with its law to assist recovery from the Christchurch earthquake.
Those clearing up earthquake-damaged buildings in Canterbury are being warned to beware of asbestos.
Radio New Zealand's Jessica Maddock reports in from outside the remains of the Canterbury TV building where people are still trapped alive.
Canterbury homeowners are questioning the validity of a survey which was supposed to independently test the quality of earthquake repairs.
The Earthquake Commission has more than doubled its estimate of how much it will pay out for Canterbury earthquake claims, from three billion dollars to seven billion dollars.
The Earthquake Commission has brought forward its deadline for repairing thousands of earthquake-damaged properties in Canterbury by 12 months.
A debate on the architectural way forward for earthquake hit Christchurch ahead of an exhibition and series of talks initiated by the New Zealand Institute of Architects.
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's manager of demolitions, Warwick Isaacs.
Saturday Morning's commentator on children's books talks about being in her old home city of Christchurch last Saturday during the earthquake.
At least five companies are being investigated by the Canterbury Regional Council for dumping or burning earthquake demolition rubble illegally.
Canterbury earthquake victims say they've got new cause for anxiety - whether or not insurance companies will reinsure them.