Christchurch Art Gallery update

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With earthquake damage worse than first, gallery staff are thinking laterally, and this weekend sees the beginning of the Rolling Maul Exhibition. Director Jenny Harper gives us an update.

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.

The Canterbury Earthquake Memorial

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When the new Canterbury Earthquake Memorial was revealed last month, something unusual happened for a work of public art. It was universally appreciated! Christchurch filmmaker Rick Harvie has documented the two year long project from seeking submissions though to the official ceremony. Rick tells Lynn Freeman he's about to put his now finished documentary, including footage of the ceremony and feedback from a range of people, online.

Escape from the CTV building

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Nilgun Kulpe a counsellor with Relationship Services in Christchurch who was working on the 5th floor of the CTV building when the earthquake struck.

Canterbury Television's Emily Cooper

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CTV journalist Emily Cooper was out filming when the Canterbury earthquake hit. Fifteen of her colleagues are unaccounted for.

Suzanne Craig

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Suzanne Craig has not heard from her husband since the Canterbury earthquake.

Mark Quiqley

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Dr. Mark Quiqley is Senior Lecturer in Active Tectonics and Geomorphology in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Canterbury. He is part of the team involved in the scientific response to the Canterbury earthquake and has been monitoring it from the air.

Fran Vertue

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Fran Vertue is a Clinical Psychologist with experience in truama counselling. She speaks about how to handle children dealing with the trauma of the Canterbury earthquake.

Disaster recovery lessons from Hurricane Katrina

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Admiral Thad Allen was the principal federal official in charge after Hurricane Katrina battered the US Gulf Coast in 2005, killing more than 1,700 people and displacing many more. Prime Minister John Key says the structure of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority was decided upon after an examination of the way other governments responded to disasters like Hurricane Katrina.

Govt set to make announcement about future of AMI

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The Government has confirmed it is closely monitoring the insurer, AMI, whose $1 Billion in reinsurance and capital is believed to have been exhausted by the two Canterbury earthquakes.

Insurance premiums

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How much are insurance premiums going to increase by after the Christchurch earthquakes?

Filipino caregivers

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Filipino caregivers, after working long hours in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake, are now being denied work permits.

Christchurch quake compensation to be announced

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Residents will find out today if they can remain, or if they'll have to leave their homes. With guests Pam Harrison, a Dallington resident who expects she'll have to abandon her home; Leanne Curtis, CanCERN spokesperson and Avonside resident; and David Middleton, former Chief Executive of the Earthquake Commission for 17 years.

Quake damage - how were the land damage assessments made?

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Nick Rogers, project director, Canterbury Land Assessment for Tonkin & Taylor. Tonkin & Taylor is the environmental and engineering consultancy doing the Canterbury land damage assessment work for EQC and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority.

Tenants' rights after the earthquake

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Helen Gatonyi is the Manager of the Christchurch Tenants Protection Association, whose own office was destroyed in the quake.

Skylight Trust counselling services

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Earthquake Crisis Phone Counselling telephone number for those directly impacted by the Christchurch earthquake: 0800 299 100.

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.

Science

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Christchurch based science commentator Simon Pollard, talks about his earthquake experience.

The cost of the earthquake

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How will the government pay its estimated $5 billion share of the rebuild of Christchurch?

Parenting with Ian Lambie

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How do you help your children understand the gravity of the Christchurch earthquake without them becoming too frightened or overwhelmed, and helping those children who've experienced the quake to move on.

Financial assistance in the wake of the Canterbury earthquake

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Minister for Social Development and Employment, Paula Bennett discusses Financial assistance in the wake of the Canterbury earthquake.

Tech news: Earthquake uses and iPad 2

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Our tech/science correspondent Peter Griffin takes a look at technology use after the Christchurch earthquake. Plus version 2 of the iPad.

Focus on Politics for 4 March 2011

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In the wake of last week's devastating earthquake in Christchurch, political parties put aside partisan differences as they offered support to the city.

Earthquake Symphony

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A short symphony written by eight-year-old Bob Gaudin in response to the Christchurch earthquake.

Heritage versus demolition in Christchurch

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Gerry Brownlee, Earthquake Recovery Minister.

Heritage versus demolition in Christchurch

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Anna Crighton, Chairperson, Canterbury Earthquake Heritage Building Trust Board.

Business - Rod Oram

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Discusses the uneven economic cost of the Christchurch earthquake.

Media - Denis Welch

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Denis discusses the performance of the media in covering The Christchurch earthquake.

First interest rate review after the Christchurch quake

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RNZ Business Editor live from the Reserve Bank, where Governor Alan Bollard is reviewing interest rates, the first scheduled window since the Christchurch earthquake.

Te Ahi Kaa mo 13 o Poutu te Rangi (March) 2011

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Te Ahi Kaa check out the relief effort following the Christchurch earthquake on February 22, 2011.