Maureen Garing talks with Vaughan Milner, chief executive of Presbyterian Support in the upper South Island, about the Church's role in responding to community emergencies. The conversation deals particularly with the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake and was recorded prior to the Pike River mine tragedy.
A new report by the Greater Wellington Regional Council paints a grim picture if the capital was struck by a 7 point 1 earthquake, similar to that which hit Canterbury in September.
The transport agency says its earthquake strengthening of bridges has repaid itself in Canterbury after September's quake.
Deborah Nation dusts off a series of recordings made with successive generations of a Canterbury lineage whose family homestead was one of the casualties of the earthquake on 4 September 2010 .
The Christchurch Mayor, Bob Parker has hit back at a Civil Defence report that says his constant media presence after the earthquake created an artificial air of crisis.
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.
Christchurch businesses, councils, MPs and individuals have banded together to turn the rubble of the Canterbury earthquake green.
Over half of the $21 million donated to the Red Cross in the wake of September's Canterbury earthquake has been paid out. More than ten thousand grant applications have been received to date, including about six thousand since the beginning of November.
The creator of Christchurch's online 'earthquake map' explains its mechanics and its wide appeal around the world.
Noelle talks with researcher Jesse Dykstra.
The Canterbury University student Sam Johnson mobilised more than two thousand students on Facebook to help clean up after the earthquake in September.
Senior Constable Bruce Lamb is the Christchurch police dog handler who narrowly survived being shot in the course of duty on 13 July 2010, his police dog, Gage, was killed. Then Bruce's house was red stickered following the Canterbury earthquake in September, condemned and to be demolished.
The Earthquake Commission says it's had to dismiss assessors who've not met its standards when dealing with Canterbury claimants.
An earthquake aftershock measuring five-point-one on the Richter Scale shook Christchurch this morning, just after six o'clock.
An earthquake aftershock measuring five-point-one on the Richter Scale hit Christchurch this morning, just after six o'clock.
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 Commission is promising swift changes following criticism of the rebuilding efforts necessitated by September's big quake.
A Canterbury business leader says local firms are worried that the earthquake rebuilding effort is in danger of losing its way.
The Christchurch earthquake was obviously a huge story this year, and for one couple it will always be particularly memorable. Christchurch lawyer Katherine Ewer and her husband David got married that day.
Christchurch woman Lavina Pockson and her family live in a house with big cracks in it, on land that's among the most damaged from the big September earthquake.
In Canterbury, work has started on re-surveying the region's landscape, following the 7.1-magnitude earthquake in September.
The head of an international team of engineers who are expert in designing for disasters says Wellington should look closely at the lessons from the Canterbury earthquake.
A series of aftershocks on Boxing Day has rocked Christchurch, hitting businesses hard over the post-Christmas sales.
Some Canterbury residents are returning to homes damaged in last year's 7.1 earthquake, because they can't afford to live anywhere else.
Thousands of new jobs will be created this year as the rebuilding of Canterbury begins.
Canterbury's Earthquake Recovery Commission says it accepts criticism of its work in coordinating the recovery effort.
A study by Canterbury University shows businesses have withstood the 7-point-one-magnitude Canterbury earthquake well.
Some earthquake-affected residents in Christchurch are having their pensions and benefits cut, because they are earning interest on their insurance payouts.
A major area of possible earthquake liquefaction has been identified south of Christchurch.
Hewitt Humphrey summarises news of the Canterbury Earthquake.