Prince to speak at next week's memorial service
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The Prime Minister says Prince William will speak at next week's national memorial service being held for the victims of the Christchurch earthquake.
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Relative, friends of quake lost describe pain of waiting
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Friends and relatives of those missing after the Christchurch earthquake have described the pain of not knowing the fate of their loved one
Rugby World Cup 100 Days Away.
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Rugby World Cup organisers say they are struggling to resell tickets to some of the Christchurch games moved elsewhere because of the earthquake.
The Panel with Irene Gardiner and Chris Wikaira (part 1)
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The possibility of another earthquake in Christchurch, the Prime Minister's son planks, and lighting up inside an Auckland bar on No Tobacco Day.
China asking NZ Government for quake compensation
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The Chinese Government is calling on New Zealand to give special compensation to the families of Chinese people killed in the Christchurch earthquake.
Insurance cancelled for landmark Chch buildings
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Insurance cover has been cancelled for Christchurch's historic Arts Centre and its Catholic Cathedral which were both badly damaged in the February earthquake.
Cathedral Square opens to public for first time since quake
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Christchurch people will be allowed to walk through the heart of the city this weekend for the first time since February's devastating earthquake.
Prime Minister says Labour writing cheques it can't afford
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The Prime Minister says the Labour Party is threatening to write cheques the country can't afford with its Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Package.
Community law centre expecting flood of quake cases
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Christchurch's community law centre is expecting many cases to be lodged as people struggle to cope with the effects of the Canterbury earthquake.
Canterbury cemeteries damaged in quake
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Some Christchurch residents fear there's a risk to the region's history if headstones damaged by September's 7.1 magnitude earthquake are not repaired.
Kaikoura residents injured, some airlifted to Chch Hospital
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Two Kaikoura residents have been airlifted to Christchurch for medical treatment following the earthquake. Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says health services are managing.
Jobs on the line at Canterbury University
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The University of Canterbury has put one-hundred-and-fifty jobs on the line as it tries to recover from the Christchurch earthquakes.
Midday News for 14 June 2011
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Thousands in Christchurch still without power and water supply after yesterday's earthquakes and the government will soon decide which suburbs must be abandoned.
Midday News for 18 May 2012
Audio, Radio New Zealand
In today's news, the last two former directors of Bridgecorp are sentenced, and details on the fate of more Christchurch earthquake damaged land.
Chapter and Verse - Ruth Todd
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Ruth Todd is a stalwart of the Christchurch Writers and Readers Festival - which returns after a four year hiatus due to the earthquakes.
CCC's bill to settle insurance claim $9M and climbing
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Official figures show the Christchurch City Council's legal bill to settle its earthquake insurance claims is sitting at nine million dollars, and climbing.
Cathedral Square's first dawn service since 2010
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Earlier this morning Christchurch's Cathedral Square saw its first dawn service since the earthquake in 2011. The city's Mayor Phil Mauger was there.
A decade fostering start-ups & entrepreneurs
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Marian Johnson has spent years helping build businesses out of the rubble following Christchurch's earthquakes as Chief Executive of the Ministry of Awesome.
Chch police to start cold-calling over domestic violence
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Staying with the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquake, the police in Christchurch are to start cold-calling on homes in the city where there is either a history of domestic violence, or the potential for it.
Sumner residents seek answers to when they can return home
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Some Christchurch residents say the Christchurch City Council has been too slow to resolve the threat of rock fall to their homes, and they now hope the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority will take over the job.
Developer says they 'rejected' builder involved with earthquake prone buil…
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A property developer says he rejected an approach from a company who went on to build a substandard multistorey building in Christchurch's central mall. The building at 230 High Street is in limbo, having finally been ruled substandard with numerous design weaknesses that are an earthquake risk. Phil Pennington reports.
Christchurch unveils $2 billion central city rebuild
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Christchurch has unveiled an ambitious $2 billion plan to re-create the central city as a green, people friendly, low rise zone, inside a garden. Almost six months on from the destructive February earthquake most of the centre still sits cordoned off, and half the buildings need to come down.
Picton-Christchurch Coastal Pacific train to roll again
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KiwiRail's Coastal Pacific scenic journey will roll again between Picton and Christchurch from December 1, two years after the service was put on hold because of the devastating Kaikoura earthquake. KiwiRail's sales manager Alan Piper tells Susie Ferguson the details.
Christchurch remains shut down as safety fears continue
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Christchurch city remains shut down this morning as authorities seek to make the city safe after Saturday's massive earthquake. All schools are closed today, workers in the central city are being told not to go to work and city buses are cancelled.
Focus on Politics for 18 July 2014
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Christchurch and its surrounding towns are slowly starting to be rebuilt after the devastating earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. Our political editor Brent Edwards has been in Christchurch to find out whether the rebuild debate will dominate the election campaign in the city.
New technology - Nat Torkington
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Nat's been working on Earthquake relief in Christchurch with the development of the Christchurch Recovery Map and when not doing that, he's been looking at the iPad II, 3D Printers for schools, anti-lasers and other cutting edge tech.
Checkpoint Top Stories for Monday 6 September 2010
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Army takes control of central Christchurch, Cabinet earmarks money for Canterbury quake, More on the damage from the Christchurch earthquake, Heavy rain causes flooding in lower North Island and Fox Glacier crash report could take two years.
NZ's second community fridge opens in New Brighton
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The Christchurch suburb of New Brighton was hit hard by the Christchurch earthquakes, with roads that still haven't been fixed and many families on struggle street. One local is hoping a fridge offering free food, will help.
Upbeat for Thursday 22 Feb
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Today marks seven years since the devastating Christchurch Earthquake. We turn out attention to the Garden City, first celebrating the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra’s 60th anniversary with violinist Natalia Lomeiko, then organist Martin Setchell on the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church organ rising from the rubble.
Cathedral Square rebuild stalls
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More than four years after the February 2011 earthquake devastated Christchurch's city centre, the rebuild in and around the iconic Cathedral Square has stalled.