EQC chief responds to highly critical report
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A new report says the Earthquake Commission was ill-prepared for a major earthquake and had to use inexperienced staff to respond to the Canterbury earthquakes.
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Digital Archive of Christchurch's Earthquakes
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The University of Canterbury's CEISMIC project is building a digital archive of earthquake-related information
Andy Buchanan - timber and earthquakes
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Professor of Timber Design at the University of Canterbury, who is playing a key role in the international resurgence in the use of timber for large-scale buildings.
Earthquake Recovery Minister gives Chch council strong warning
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Recovery Minister says this is a final warning for the Christchurch City Council.
T-Rex earthquake machine begins soil tests in Christchurch
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A truck that simulates earthquakes to test soil quality is being tried out in Christchurch today.
Insurance industry slammed at Christchurch earthquake forum
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Insurance Council has shot down criticism the industry may be delaying earthquake claims for financial gain.
Chch community groups worried about quality of home repairs
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Commission has brought forward its deadline for repairing thousands of earthquake-damaged properties in Canterbury by 12 months.
Earthquake Commission referred fraud cases increase
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The number of fraud cases referred to the Christchurch police by the Earthquake Commission has doubled in the past five months.
Earthquake engineers told it will get easier
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Earthquake engineers working on the rebuild of Christchurch have been told they are in the most painful part, two years on.
Earthquake simulator being developed at Canterbury University
Audio, Radio New Zealand
An earthquake simulator designed to help people get over their fear of quakes is being developed at Canterbury University.
EQC has two days to settle almost 2500 quake claims
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Commission has just two days to settle all of the Canterbury earthquake claims worth less than 15-thousand-dollars.
The latest from EQC
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The head of the Earthquake Commission Ian Simpson says the claims from Friday's and July's earthquakes are being handled differently from the approach taken in Christchurch.
Earthquake claimant says he's glad someone's leaking EQC files
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Commission has been granted an interim injunction stopping a blogger sharing details from a leaked email with Canterbury home owners.
Christchurch earthquakes unveil window into past
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury earthquakes succeeded in all but destroying modern-day Christchurch, but from the rubble has emerged a surprising bonus - an insight into the city's history.
EQC to meet with Institute of Surveyors
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Commission has agreed to meet with the Institute of Surveyors next week over concerns about how assessments of earthquake damaged Christchurch homes are being done.
Ombudsman report details inefficiencies at EQC
Audio, Radio New Zealand
An earthquake community group in Canterbury says a damning report on the ineffectiveness of the Earthquake Commission highlights the frustration of getting information on their own homes.
Our Changing World - Christchurch Earthquake Geology
Audio, Radio New Zealand
University of Canterbury geologist Mark Quigley has earned a reputation for being a great science communicator on the subject of earthquakes. But when he's not in the media spotlight, he's out and about around Canterbury building a picture of the region's tectonic history, and trying to understand what might happen in the future.
EQC emails private information to wrong person
Audio, Radio New Zealand
In a serious privacy breach - the addresses and earthquake claim details of almost ten thousand Canterbury people have been mistakenly emailed by Earthquake Commission to the wrong person.
Elderly low on priority list for earthquake repairs
Audio, Radio New Zealand
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.
Lyttelton Port Expansion Worries some Banks Peninsula Residents
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Lyttelton Port near Christchurch is now almost three and a half hectares larger than it was before the earthquakes - as earthquake rubble is dumped in the harbour to reclaim land.
Summing up today in Tower earthquake insurance case
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Both sides are expected to sum up their cases today in the legal battle between Tower Insurance and a Christchurch couple, over the amount owed on an earthquake damaged home.
Southern Story for 21 February 2013 - Earthquake Anniversary
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Christchurch prepares for a challenging anniversary - two years on from the devastating earthquake that killed 185 people. Our correspondent there, Katy Gosset, hears the stories of local baristas who were in the CBD that day.
Testing completed but wait continues for Chch residents
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Earthquake Commission has completed ground tests in Canterbury.
Earthquake Recovery Minister on Orion price hike
Audio, Radio New Zealand
More now on Canterbury people having to pay an extra 5 dollars 20 on their monthly power bill from next April with the Commerce Commission telling the Orion lines company it can put up prices.
How tough should earthquake strengthening requirements be?
Audio, Radio New Zealand
With Adrian Regnault, the General Manager of Building Systems Performance at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment; Stefano Pampanin, an Associate Professor in Structural Engineering at Canterbury University and the President of the NZ Society for Earthquake Engineering and John Finnegan - structural engineer, Aurecon.
Tomorrow will be the same... but not as this is
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Earthquakes are one of the few natural disasters Australia seldom experiences. We find out from curator Felicity Milburn how our neighbours have responded to an exhibition of earthquake related art direct from Christchurch.
Cera head reflects on two years of Christchurch rebuild
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Listening to that was the Earthquake Recovery Authority chief executive Roger Sutton.
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.
Mayor on Christchurch council losing powers
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The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee refused to be interviewed on Checkpoint.
EQC level assessments questioned
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Some Canterbury homeowners say their houses have dropped in value because the damage to their properties was inadequately assessed by the Earthquake Commission after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. Independent land surveyor, Adrian Cowie, and a Burwood homeowner affected by the quakes, Selwyn Stafford, talk about the issues facing them.