Firsthand quake experience for US PhD student
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A PhD student from the United States who moved to Canterbury to study earthquakes says his firsthand experience in Christchurch has been extremely useful.
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Christchurch girls' school surprises Polyfest organisers
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A Christchurch kapa haka group took to the stage in Auckland today, surprising organisers who didn't expect they'd be able to perform after last month's earthquake.
Midday News for 5 August 2011
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Earthquake Minister Gerry Brownlee says its taking too long to consent new sub divisions in Christchurch. The sharemarket and dollar fall following turmoil on world markets.
Christchurch council admits failure
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The Christchurch City Council has admitted it failed to provide a second line of defence in checks on a building that killed a woman during last February's earthquake.
Two earthquake damaged high rises set to be demolished
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Park Terrace and Salisbury Street in Christchurch will be blocked off today ahead of the staged demolition of two high rise apartment blocks.
Canterbury quake expected to hit NZ economy in short term
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Economists and business leaders predict the Canterbury earthquake will lead to a rash of business failures and cut economic growth this year.
Quake affected residents say they are being neglected
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More than two weeks after the massive earthquake that rocked Canterbury, some living in one of Christchurch's worst hit suburbs are feeling neglected and abandoned.
Key promises announcement next week on damaged land
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The Prime Minister, has promised people in Canterbury they will know next Wednesday whether they can rebuild on ground badly damaged by this month's earthquake.
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.
Quake inquiry looks at whether heritage outweighed safety
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Witnesses before the Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission have been questioned over whether preservation of heritage buildings was given more consideration than preserving human lives.
Business owners faced hard decision to leave Christchurch
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When the earthquake demolished Christchurch's central business district, some business owners had no option but to pack up and start again in a different city.
Christchurch man challenges insurer to live in his house
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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.
Midday Business News for 9 July 2012
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Canterbury retail spending surges following earthquake disruptions. Traders face potential prison terms in Britain's rate-rigging scandal and the sharemarket falls half a percent.
Chch residents furious at Regenerate Chch plans
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Christchurch's earthquake rebuild authority, Regenerate Christchurch, has released a new report setting out a timeline for what to do with the land - but angry residents are calling for action.
Architecture graduate turned illustrator celebrates beauty of New Zealand …
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Josh Currie sells hand-drawn illustrations of houses, including requests from people whose much-loved homes were lost to tragedies like housefires or the Christchurch earthquakes.
Warning that a return to pre-quake housing levels not enough
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There's a warning that a return to pre-earthquake numbers of houses in Christchurch may not be enough to ease the city's housing crisis.
Earthquake survivor says Wgtn must cordon around unsafe sites
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A woman crushed to within milimetres of her life in the Christchurch earthquake says it is murderously cavalier for Wellington's council not to cordon off weak or prone buildings.
EQC tells Chch homeowners focus is on mergency repairs
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With Christchurch having its first real taste of winter , the Earthquake Commission is telling Christchurch residents that its focus is on emergency repairs.
Local heroes acknowledged in Kaiapoi
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Several earthquake volunteers, including those who helped deliver more than 400 tonnes of food to hard hit suburbs, have been recognised at a ceremony in the Canterbury town of Kaiapoi.
Concerns highlighted about high costs of dumping quake rubble
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Record fines for two companies and a director who illegally dumped contaminated demolition material has highlighted problems with the costs of dumping earthquake rubble from Christchurch.
Tower insurance admits seeking cheapest option
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Tower Insurance has increased the amount it is willing to pay towards repairing an earthquake-damaged Christchurch home, but is still refusing to pay for a more expensive rebuild.
Elderly low on priority list for earthquake repairs
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A forum's heard from older people in Christchurch saying they feel vulnerable, misled, and left out in the cold when it comes to earthquake repairs and payouts.
Cantabs confused about who pays for flood risk mitigation
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Christchurch residents whose houses have sunk since the earthquakes want to know who will pay to raise and remediate their land to prevent flood risk.
Midday News for 20 February 2013
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About 70 percent of Canterbury's residential earthquake claims have not been dealt with and submissions on the closure of Christchurch schools show some are willing to sacrifice their neighbours.
Burial service held for soldier killed in Afghanistan
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A New Zealand soldier killed in Afghanistan last week has been laid to rest in Hamilton but without full military honors because of the Christchurch earthquake.
Work begins replacing lost rest home beds
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Health officials in Christchurch have today begun work on a recovery plan for how they will replace hundreds of beds lost in rest homes because of the recent earthquake.
Quake victim families want answers
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The families of some of those killed by falling rubble in February's Christchurch earthquake are desperate to know why buildings that had been deemed safe collapsed.
Firefighters share remarkable stories of bravery
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Christchurch firefighters who were sent to the CTV and Pyne Gould Corporation buildings after Tuesday's massive earthquake share some remarkable stories of bravery and survival.
Christchurch: return of 60-thousand quake 'refugees'
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Civil Defence says as many as sixty thousand people are expected to return to Christchurch after fleeing the city because of last month's earthquake.
Hundreds of Christchurch firms expected to fail post quake
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Most Christchurch firms are back on their feet a month after the devastating earthquake, but it remains a difficult city to do business in.