Thousands of Christchurch residents attend expo on rebuild
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Thousands of Christchurch residents have shared their views on how the central city should be rebuilt after February's catastrophic earthquake.
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Christchurch inches towards normality but long haul ahead
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Households in Christchurch are being warned many face a long wait before essential services are restored following last week's earthquake.
Christchurch on track to getting students back to school
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A month on from the Christchurch earthquake, all but a handful schools in the city are back up and running.
Empty lots and makeshift public spaces: Why Christchurch's regeneration is…
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February 22 marks 13 years since Christchurch's devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake, and the urban recovery is still in progress.
50% of Christchurch business unlikely to return
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New research suggests about half the Christchurch businesses which left the central city after the Canterbury earthquakes are unlikely to return.
Census confirms big changes to the Christchurch population
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Three years on from the earthquakes of 2011, Census data now confirms massive changes to the face and shape of Christchurch.
17 jobs lost at Christchurch Art Gallery
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17 jobs have gone at the Christchurch Art Gallery, which is closed for earthquake repairs until at least June next year.
Call for more temporary villages in Christchurch
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For people in Christchurch who have to temporarily leave their earthquake damaged home, two housing villages are filling the accommodation gap.
Immigrants sign up for citizenship in Christchurch
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Two shattering earthquakes and a few thousand aftershocks haven't put off a hundred immigrants becoming New Zealand citizens in Christchurch.
Christchurch remembers destruction wrought one year ago
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Morning Report comes from Christchurch as the city remembers the devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck a year ago tomorrow.
Heritage supports want Christchurch headstones repaired
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Heritage supporters are hoping that serious earthquake damage wrought upon Christchurch cemeteries will be repaired- but the issue of who funds that work remains unresolved.
170 Christchurch City Council jobs gone
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More than 170 people employed by the Christchurch City Council have been told their jobs are gone as a result of the earthquake in February.
Christchurch quakes reveal buried city history
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Since the Christchurch earthquakes 15 years ago archeologists have been busy. They've dug up nearly a million artifacts, unearthing and illuminating the city's history.
The Canterbury Earthquake Memorial
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When the new Canterbury Earthquake Memorial was revealed last month, something unusual happened for a work of public art. It was universally appreciated! Christchurch filmmaker Rick Harvie has documented the two year long project from seeking submissions though to the official ceremony. Rick tells Lynn Freeman he's about to put his now finished documentary, including footage of the ceremony and feedback from a range of people, online.
Jane Bowron talks life in Christchurch's red zone
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Jane Bowron is a newspaper columnist who lived in the red zone at the time of the earthquake.
CERA could take over running of Chch within days
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Responsibility for dealing with the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake could pass from Civil Defence to the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority within a matter of days.
Quakes Commission checks on responsibility for cordon
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The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has tried to determine exactly who should have put a cordon around a central Christchurch building identified as an earthquake risk.
EQC to meet with Institute of Surveyors
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The Earthquake Commission has agreed to meet with the Institute of Surveyors next week over concerns about how assessments of earthquake damaged Christchurch homes are being done.
Hearing into Canterbury earthquakes begins today
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The Royal Commission hearings into the Canterbury earthquake begin in Christchurch today to examine why some of the newer buildings in the city's CBD failed so badly.
Royal couple meet with families of Chch earthquake victims
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In Christchurch today the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge took time to talk to some of the families of those who died in the February 2011 earthquake.
Some Christchurch people are living in dire straits
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The head of the Earthquake Commission is questioning why some Christchurch people are living in dire straits when there's help available.
Christchurch schools call for leeway on national standards
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Christchurch school principals say they might not be able to implement the government's national standards properly because of the February earthquake.
Dean of the Christchurch Cathedral runs for council
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The Dean of the Christchurch Cathedral says he's stepping down so he can better serve the city during the earthquake recovery.
Bob Burnett: better homes for better health
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Christchurch architect Bob Burnett founded the Superhome movement after his children got sick "bouncing around substandard rentals" after the Christchurch earthquake.
Shared Lines - art after an earthquake
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Wellington's about to host a symposium called Shared Lines, inviting artists from Japan, Kaikoura and Christchurch to talk about their experiences and their art.
Midday Business News for 5 October 2012
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Christchurch's first office and retail development since the earthquake gets the go ahead.
New report maps quake liquefaction zone
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A major area of possible earthquake liquefaction has been identified south of Christchurch.
Police Urge People To Stay Off Central City Roads
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Police have confirmed the death toll from the Christchurch earthquake has reached 145.
Insurance premiums
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How much are insurance premiums going to increase by after the Christchurch earthquakes?
Inquest for next five quake victims to be held today
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An inquest into another five victims of February's earthquake begins today in Christchurch.