Richard Langston - Things Lay in Pieces
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Poet/Journalist Richard Langston's fifth collection 'Things Lay in Pieces' starts with a sequence about the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
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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.
Call for better focus on quake rebuilding
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A Canterbury business leader says local firms are worried that the earthquake rebuilding effort is in danger of losing its way.
Hundreds of public servants head to Christchurch
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Hundreds of public servants are on their way to Christchurch to relieve their weary colleagues and bolster the Government's response to Tuesday's earthquake.
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.
Christchurch's Court Theatre finds new temporary home
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Christchurch's Court Theatre devastated by February's earthquake has found a temporary new home - an old grain store in the suburb of Addington.
Wait finally over for some Christchurch people
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The wait will finally be over for some Christchurch households when they find out whether their earthquake-damaged properties will be abandoned.
Funeral planning for earthquake victims
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Simon Manning is a Wellington funeral director who is part of the funeral industry's disaster response team, which is mobilising in Christchurch.
Key announces 100-million dollar plus package
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The Prime Minister has announced a more than 100-million dollar package to help workers and businesses hit by last week's Christchurch earthquake.
Researchers begin to analyse effects of quake
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Some parts of central Christchurch may have been hit by rogue seismic energy during last week's earthquake, amplifying the level of destruction.
Earthquake coverage - local helps others
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Christchurch man Tom Brittenden tells Simon Mercep of the scenes of chaos around Cashel Mall with a story of both survival and tragedy.
Insurance cancelled for landmark Chch buildings
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Insurance cover has been cancelled for Christchurch's historic Arts Centre and its Catholic Cathedral which were both badly damaged in the February earthquake.
Report shows quakes slow, not stall, Canterbury economy
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A new report suggests economic activity in Canterbury has not reduced as a result of the September and February earthquakes.
CANCERN leaders discuss frustration for thousands in Chch
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The Canterbury Communities' Earthquake Recovery Network or Cancern acts as an advocate for those in damaged homes.
Canterbury residents plan for tsunami evacuation
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It's been more than two months since New Zealand braced for a tsunami following a massive earthquake off the coast of Chile.
New Zealand Red Cross launches earthquake appeal
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There is now a single appeal fund being managed by the New Zealand Red Cross to help those affected by Canterbury's earthquake.
Owners of quake damaged heritage buildings in Chch briefed
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The Christchurch City Council says it needs Government money to help repair its earthquake damaged heritage and character buildings.
Minister of Housing asks Canterbury properties to help
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People in Canterbury who own empty houses are being urged to help put a roof over the heads of homeless earthquake victims.
Canterbury geo-tech report shows majority of land repairable
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The Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says all but a few Cantabrians will be able to rebuild on their original properties.
Lyttleton's port still has damaged but waterways on mend
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Christchurch's Lyttelton Port says business has picked up about five per cent, as shops replace stock lost in the earthquake.
Quake victims should use consumer legislation to get help
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The Commerce Commission says Canterbury earthquake victims, struggling with mortgage and credit card repayments, should use consumer legislation to get help.
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.
Buses of tourists visited damaged parts of Christchurch
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The Christchurch City Council is investigating ways to prevent buses from going through Avonside and other earthquake damaged suburbs.
Householders unhappy about changes to EQC repair rules
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Some Christchurch homeowners fear they're being rail roaded into using the Earthquake Commission's preferred builders when it comes to earthquake repairs.
Decision about Christchurch suburbs close
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The Government has a clear picture of what areas of Christchurch cannot be rebuilt because of earthquake damage but will not reveal them yet.
Anger, frustration and tears at Sumner residents meeting
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Sumner residents whose properties have been condemned have vented their frustrations at a meeting with the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority.
Earthquake simulations to start today near QE II stadium
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A second round of earthquake simulations, using explosives are to begin in Christchurch today; upsetting some residents in the area.
EQC gets 20 calls a day wanting work reviewed
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A landmark court settlement two months ago has led to a growing workload for the Earthquake Commission in Christchurch. Conan Young reports.
A decade on in Christchurch, earthquake aftermath
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How the physical, mental, emotional and financial aftershocks of Christchurch's deadly earthquake which claimed 185 lives, are still being felt 10 years on.