Evidence given on how close Chch hotel came to collapsing
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The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard how close the city's tallest building came to collapsing entirely during the February 22nd earthquake.
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Man in Forsyth Barr building talks about today's evidence
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The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard the earthquake resilience of stairways in the Forsyth Barr building was compromised when they were installed.
Our Changing World for 3 September 2020
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Three seismologists from GeoNet reflect on the decade of big earthquakes that began 10 years ago with the Darfield earthquake in Canterbury.
Earthquake claimant says he's glad someone's leaking EQC files
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The Earthquake Commission has been granted an interim injunction stopping a blogger sharing details from a leaked email with Canterbury home owners.
Warwick Smith
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Senior Siemologist at GNS Science comments on this morning's earthquake in Canterbury.
Suzanne Craig
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Suzanne Craig has not heard from her husband since the Canterbury earthquake.
Business with Rod Oram
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The impact of the Canterbury Earthquake on insurance and the EQC's finances.
Christchurch property developers under pressure
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Two years ago today a seven-point-one magnitude earthquake shook Canterbury.
Changes ahead for Earthquake Recovery Authority
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Changes are on the way for the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority which from today becomes part of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Helping children cope with the ongoing impact of the Canterbury earthquakes
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How do you help children cope with a life-threatening incident? And what if you’re stressed yourself? Katy Gosset looks at the far reaching emotional effects of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Canterbury mental health worries dominate committee debate
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Worries about the mental health impacts of the Canterbury earthquakes dominated a fiery meeting at Parliament today.
Experts say larger earthquake could hit South Island
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Geologists say the South Island is likely to be hit with another, even larger, earthquake sometime in the next 50 years. Teams of earthquake experts are in Canterbury studying the previously undetected fault responsible for Saturday's 7.1 magnitude earthquake and dozens of aftershocks.
Quake claims affect Suncorp NZ result
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The insurance arms of Suncorp New Zealand have reported lower profits off the back of the Kaikoura earthquake and a rise in Canterbury earthquake claims. .
Economic activity in Canterbury reaches a post-quake peak
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Economic activity in Canterbury reached its fastest pace in July since the 2010/2011 earthquakes.
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.
Fletchers: Canterbury repairs could take years
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Fletcher Construction says it may take years to repair an estimated 50-thousand homes in Canterbury following the September 4th earthquake.
Earthquake muddies picture on future OCR rises
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The Canterbury earthquake and a stuttering national economy mean the Reserve Bank is likely to leave the Official Cash Rate unchanged this morning.
Reports swirl of new head of Earthquake Recovery Authority
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A senior Wellington public servant is reported to be the new head of the authority that will oversee the Canterbury earthquake recovery effort.
Disaster law
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University of Canterbury's John Hopkins and Toni Collins explain disaster law and shortcomings in NZ's legal system highlighted by the Canterbury earthquakes.
Aftershocks more mentally than physically damaging
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We're joined by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's chief executive Roger Sutton.
Quake inquiry recommends tougher concrete and steel standards
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Canterbury earthquakes is recommending toughening the standards for concrete buildings and structural steel.
Brownlee says excuses have run out for insurers
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Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee says insurers have obligations under their policies.
Social issues need to be kept in mind during chch rebuild
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Aid agencies in Canterbury say the earthquake recovery is putting buildings before people.
Mayor on Christchurch council losing powers
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The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee refused to be interviewed on Checkpoint.
Canterbury quakes behind record Government deficit
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The Canterbury earthquakes are behind a big blowout in the Government's deficit which has grown to a record 18-point-4 billion dollars.
North Canterbury farmers take another hit
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Farmers in North Canterbury say the earthquake is another blow to a region which has battled drought and volatile lamb and dairy markets
What are the implications of the leaked EQC documents?
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Phil Holdstock, a homeowner; Leanne Curtis, relationships manager for the Canterbury Communities' Earthquake Recovery Network, a network of residents association and community group representatives from the earthquake-affected neighbourhoods of Canterbury; and Jeremy Johnson, insurance partner at Wynn Williams in Christchurch.
Minister says recovery process from quake moving quickly
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The Minister for Earthquake Recovery, Gerry Brownlee, says the recovery process from Canterbury's earthquake is moving quickly, despite strong aftershocks yesterday setting back repair work.
Christchurch council grilled over buildings at quake commission
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The Christchurch City Council has faced tough questioning at the Royal Commission into the Canterbury earthquakes over its role in ensuring buildings are earthquake strengthened.
Canterbury homeowners fear cost of broken concrete foundations
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Some Canterbury homeowners are worried that missed earthquake damage to concrete slabs could result in another big bill for the taxpayer. This comes only weeks after EQC told Checkpoint that the cost of mis-scoped damage or defective repairs following the Canterbury earthquakes could cost up to $1 billion. This includes $450 million for botched repairs, including badly repaired rubble ring foundations, and $300 million for an ex gratia payment to about 1000 over-cap onsold homeowners. But some Canterbury homeowners who bought after the earthquakes - and did their due diligence - are only discovering damage to their concrete slab foundations now. Logan Church reports.