Another Christchurch hotel will be pulled down
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Another landmark hotel in Christchurch has been condemned because of earthquake damage.
Another landmark hotel in Christchurch has been condemned because of earthquake damage.
The number of emergency psychiatric assessments in Christchurch has more than doubled since the earthquakes struck.
Putting his own subversive spin on Christchurch's proliferation of post-earthquake 'no go' and other public signs has kept artist Phllip Trusttum busy for the past few years. No Go! is the name of the latest exhibition of his 'Signs' series that's about to go on show in Picton. It includes a yellow dog straining at its leash to escape a No Dogs sign, while a cyclist tries to escape a prohibitive red circle. Phillip takes Lynn Freeman back to 2011 when his fascination with signs started. Philip Trusttum's exhibition No Go! opens on Wednesday, September 25, at the Diversion Gallery in Picton, Marlborough.
Colette Jansen talks to guitar and banjo played Neill Pickard about establishing the Christchurch Jazz School, working in and around Christchurch with his Dixieland Jazz Band, and life after the Christchurch Earthquake. Due to copyright issues all music has been removed.
Christchurch moteliers say this has been the hardest winter since the Canterbury earthquakes - and they are blaming both AirBnB and a lack of events. RNZ Christchurch reporter Logan Church spoke with Comfort Inn motel owner, Bob Cringle, about the state of the sector.
The political consensus over the response to the Christchurch earthquake is in danger of collapsing.
The Rescue operation following Christchurch's earthquake has now officially moved to a recovery operation.
Three time capsules, recovered after the Christchurch earthquake, have been opened in the city today.
Javier and Jackie Garcia Knight look back on the earthquake that changed Christchurch and New Zealand forever.
The last unidentified victims of the Christchurch earthquake have been laid to rest in a ceremony in Christchurch.
Topics, the Christchurch earthquake including live updates from Barry Corbett and Sue Wells in Christchurch and live aftershocks.
The police say there have been more burglaries in Christchurch following the February earthquake.
Today's memorial for the victims of the Christchurch earthquake is also being marked in Adelaide.
Today, the nation marks a year since the 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch.
Belinda McCammon tracks progress in Christchurch 5 years after the earthquake that killed 185 people
Shopping or retail therapy is helping some Christchurch residents return to normality after the February earthquake.
A truck that simulates earthquakes to test soil quality is being tried out in Christchurch today.
Christchurch employers have been in Wellington today signing up tradespeople to help rebuild the earthquake damaged city.
Matthew Carpenter is from the Canterbury Business Recovery Network. Gerry Brownlee is a Christchurch MP.
Construction teams are working to fix earthquake damaged stopbanks in the Waimakariri and Kaiapoi rivers near Christchurch.
The downpours have added yet another problem for Christchurch residents living in earthquake-stricken homes.
A lack of affordable space after Christchurch's earthquake threatens to fracture the city's arts community.
Christchurch trades companies say they are struggling to find experienced staff as the earthquake rebuild begins.
Three time capsules recovered from the ruins of Christchurch in the days following the February earthquake have been opened. Two came from the John Robert Godley statue plinth in front of the Christchurch Cathedral, while the other came from the old civic building on Manchester Street.
Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel has experienced her fair share of earthquakes as a resident, MP and then Mayor. She joins Checkpoint.
Six years after Christchurch's destructive 6.3 magnitude earthquake the rebuild programme is now being used to provide training for workers from the Pacific. Twenty-four workers from Fiji, Tonga and Samoa are helping rebuild the city while learning new skills and earning money they can send home.
The Christchurch City Council is investing $156 million in 13 cycleways across the city, in a post-earthquake overhaul of the city's transport network.
It's more than eight years since the earthquakes saw Christchurch crumble. Forty billion dollars has been poured into rebuilding - but what's missing now, is people.
Christchurch residents forced away from their redzone homes returned today for the unveiling of the the Avon loop pathway - the first redevelopment, nine years on from the deadly earthquake. Reporter Conan Young went along to hear from them.
Construction delays and cost over-runs are prolonging the earthquake risks facing patients and staff at Christchurch hospital. Six major hospital buildings at the central city site have been listed as earthquake prone since May, but there is no safer space to shift patients into. Christchurch Hospital boss David Meates pron; Mates says the hospital is still basically a construction site. One earthquake prone building has roof tanks containing 75 tonnes of water. Mr Meates told RNZ reporter Phil Pennington removing the water from the tanks in the meantime is not an option.