Canterbury Earthquakes
EQC sets up defective repairs team
The Earthquake Commission is setting up a team of 35 staff to deal with the ongoing issue of defective repairs. Last week, more than 100 Christchurch home-owners launched a class-action...
Extra $5.6m for Christchurch planning review
Christchurch City Council has approved an extra $5.6 million to carry out a review of the city's planning rules due to a budget blow-out.
Submissions on Earthquake Commission Act close today
Submissions on the proposed overhaul of the Earthquake Commission Act review close today. Earlier this year, the government announced several major reforms to the act. These include scaling back…
Call for Royal Commission over repairs
A group of Christchurch homeowners unhappy with their earthquake repairs are calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry.
Homeowners to take class action against EQC
More than 100 Christchurch homeowners are launching a class action against the Earthquake Commission, arguing it has failed to meet legal obligations. Audio
Alison Parr - Remembering Christchurch
Oral historian Alison Parr has given voice to the people of Christchurch five years on from the devastating earthquake that shattered their city in her recently released 'Remembering Christchurch… Audio
Small towns still recovering from quake
The September 2010 earthquake was for many in Canterbury a milder taste of the havoc to come, but for some it has left scars which still cause pain today.
Edgar Cahn: time banking
Former counsel and speech writer to Robert F. Kennedy, and a legal professor at the University of the District of Columbia, who is best known as the originator of time banking, a way to value the… Audio
Christchurch residents mark quake anniversary
It was a morning of reflection for Cantabrians, five years after Christchurch was shaken awake by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in September 2010.
Five years on, a Cantabrian remembers the earthquakes
Cantabrian Mike Crean recalls the heartbreak of the first quake five years ago, the trauma that followed, and his faith that the city he loves can thrive again.
Sunrise ceremony for quake anniversary
Cantabrians will watch the sunrise from New Brighton Beach tomorrow to mark five years since the September 2010 earthquake.
Decision on Waimakariri red zones to come in 2016
The future use of Waimakariri's earthquake red zones will not be decided for at least another year.
Work to start on Christchurch Catholic cathedral
The Christchurch Catholic Diocese has been given permission to start pulling down parts of its earthquake damaged cathedral so it can restore parts of the building. Audio
Rebuild peak not imminent, says Brownlee
Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says he is not worried Canterbury's economy has an over-reliance on the Christchurch rebuild.
Daughter: EQC tried to bully homeowner
The daughter of an 86-year-old Christchurch woman says she had to threaten to call police before two EQC staff members would leave her mother's home. Audio
Strategy to avoid region's reliance on rebuild
Canterbury's local authorities have launched a new regional development strategy which aims to ensure the region's economy doesn't come to rely on the Christchurch rebuild.
Christchurch Council to cut 60 jobs
Sixty jobs are expected to be cut at the Christchurch City Council as part of a planned restructure.
Battle-weary quake victims sue insurer
Frustrated Canterbury homeowners say legal action against their insurer is a last resort, after years of arguments over quake repairs.
Homeowners say quake claims are being lowballed
Frustrated Canterbury homeowners say taking legal action against their Crown-owned insurer is a last resort, after years of battling over earthquake claims. Audio
Quake victims file court action against insurer
A class action against a government-owned insurance firm handling thousands of Christchurch earthquake claims has been filed in the High Court.
