Stress of PSA similar to that from Christchurch quakes
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The psychological stress caused by the vine-killing disease PSA is being described as similar to the anxiety people experienced in the Christchurch earthquakes.
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Christchurch man challenges insurer to live in his house
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A Christchurch man, whose house was damaged in the earthquakes, has challenged his insurer's CEO to live in it if she truly believes it's repairable.
Christchurch homeowners describe battles to get "as when new" repairs
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Christchurch homeowners speak to Checkpoint about their battles with EQC, to have their homes repaired to "as new" standard, not "pre earthquake".
Frustration mounts in Christchurch over 7 years battling EQC
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Nearly seven years on from the Christchurch earthquake, some quake damaged homeowners with unresolved insurance claims say they are being driven to the point of complete exhaustion.
Chch churches face tough decisions over rebuilding
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As part of the future of Christchurch it is expected a third of all Catholic and almost half of all Presbyterian churches damaged in Christchurch's February earthquake might not be rebuilt.
Covid-19 lockdown: Christchurch readies for more tough times
Audio, Radio New Zealand
As the nation prepares for lockdown, Christchurch's leaders says their city is prepared. Over the past ten years Christchurch has dealt with it's fair share of crisis, from earthquakes, Port Hills fires, the March 15 terror attacks, flooding, and a gas explosion. While Covid-19 has a global impact, some Cantabrians say their past experience will help them get through. Eleisha Foon reports.
Christchurch quake has changed private school bastion for ever
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Private schools in Christchurch have asked the government for help as they try to cope in the aftermath of February's earthquake.
Hundreds of Christchurch firms expected to fail post quake
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Most Christchurch firms are back on their feet a month after the devastating earthquake, but it remains a difficult city to do business in.
New audio of Christchurch quake at the moment it hit
Audio, Radio New Zealand
When the destructive February earthquake hit Christchurch, one of our reporters, Bridget Mills, was recording an interview at the very moment the earth started shaking.
A new inquiry into the quake rescue operation in Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Relatives of the victims of February's earthquake in Christchurch are backing a new police inquiry into how people were rescued in the aftermath of the disaster.
Lessons from Christchurch earthquakes used to heal in Fiji
Audio, Radio New Zealand
An expert in psychosocial care working with the Fiji Red Cross is using her experience after the Christchurch earthquakes to help people in Fiji recover from Cyclone Winston.
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.
Royal couple to meet families of quake victims in Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Today the Royal couple head to Christchurch, a city with which the Prince has built strong ties, since the earthquakes rocked the region three years ago.
Staples secures $45M deal to build sustainable city houses
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A Christchurch man who's made his name battling the Earthquake Commission says he has secured a forty-five-million-dollar joint venture with a Chinese company that will regenerate Christchurch's residential areas.
Canterbury Earthquake - James McMullan
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Christchurch resident James McMullan's house was badly damaged.
Canterbury Earthquake - Monique Oomen
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Monique Oomen is the communciations manager at Christchurch Airport.
Business - Rod Oram
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Discusses the uneven economic cost of the Christchurch earthquake.
Reporter Jessica Maddock
Audio, Radio New Zealand
An update on the Christchurch earthquake from Jessica Maddock.
Psychologist warns patients off seeking quake anxiety advice
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Aftershocks continue to rattle Christchurch following last week's earthquake.
The Week in Review - week ending 4 March 2011
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A review of the week's news including: Christchurch's emergency operation moves from rescue to recovery, two minutes' silence observed nationwide, government announces aid package, Finance Minister outlines cost of quake, a fifth of Christchurch population has fled, inquiry launched into collapse of damaged buildings, many Christchurch schools remain closed and some of their pupils enrol elsewhere, students and farmers roll up their sleeves to help quake victims, rescuers tell stories of survival, hundreds of Wellington buildings expected not to meet earthquake safety standards and time capsule discovered under statue of Christchurch founding father
PM pledges $301m boost for rebuild of Christchurch schools
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The Prime Minister Chris Hipkins today announced an additional three hundred and one million dollar boost for the rebuild of earthquake damaged Christchurch schools, and said the programme in Christchurch may be a template for repairing flood damaged schools in the North Island. Some schools are still waiting to be repaired more than a decade after the devastating quakes. On his first visit to Christchurch since becoming Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins visited one of the schools still in the midst of its rebuild process, and to celebrate the progress being made. Our reporter Rachel Graham and videographer Nate McKinnon went along.
Minister sticks by plan to close or merge Christchurch schools
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The Minister of Education has stuck with her proposals in February to close or merge earthquake-hit Christchurch schools, with the exception of some New Brighton schools.
First day back at school for some Christchurch pupils
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Schools will begin re-opening from today in Christchurch, helping children and their parents regain some sense of normality amidst the chaos caused by last month's earthquake.
New audio of Christchurch quake at the moment it hit
Audio, Radio New Zealand
When the destructive February earthquake hit Christchurch, one of our reporters, Bridget Mills, was recording an interview at the very moment the earth started shaking.
James Jameson
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Former Christchurch restaurateur James Jameson ran a cafe in the Christchurch Arts Centre until the Canterbury earthquakes of 2011. Last year, James moved to Mt Lyford – the area hit hard and isolated by this month's earthquakes.
Christchurch's central city bus tour come with stark warning
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Public bus tours of Christchurch's red zone will start off with a warning that the passengers could be trapped by an earthquake and may not make it out alive.
Cera keeps hold over Christchurch couple's land - just in case
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A Christchurch couple has been told they can't use a driveway that no longer leads to any houses because the Earthquake Recovery Authority may need access to it.
Sign of the Kiwi re-opens in Christchurch - locals delight
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Built in June 1917, the popular 'Sign of the Kiwi' heritage building in Christchurch's Port Hills has re-opened today after being closed for six years due to earthquake damage.
Progress made on 'dirty 30' derelict Christchurch CBD buildings
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Four years ago Christchurch City Council vowed to get tough on the owners of 30 central city buildings left derelict since the 2011 earthquake. A wander through central Christchurch shows many of the buildings, nicknamed the dirty 30, still look unchanged. There are boarded up windows, tarps covering gaping holes, and containers keeping bricks from falling on passers by. But council says progress is finally being made on most Rachel Graham has more.
Christchurch art project invites citizens to talk it out
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It's hoped a new art installation in Ōtautahi Christchurch can help people talk their worries away through a series of telephones by the riverside. Twelve telephones have popped up across sites commemorating the city's devastating 2011 earthquakes. The group behind the project is Flourish Kia Puawai. Its associate director Sharon Torstonson spoke to Corin Dann.