Canterbury Earthquakes

The Christchurch City Council is considering selling $400 million of assets to address a nearly $1 billion shortfall in financing the city's rebuild. The Cameron Partners report… Audio

Philippa Tolley revisits Christchurch to see how people are coping more than 3 years on Audio

Fletcher's Chief Executive, Graham Darlow had previously insisted that encapsulation has never happened - but now the company says that is not correct. Audio

Worksafe has confirmed it is investigating four cases involving asbestos exposure associated with the rebuilding of Christchurch. It has raised concerns that companies in the city are still… Audio

We are slowing seeing the rebuild of Christchurch happening. Lots of different ideas have been discussed and blue-printed. Audio

Haydon Wilson of Kensington Swan discusses the ongoing legal ramifactions of the Canterbury Earthquakes, in particular the Quake Outcasts case. Audio

With Michael Stiassny - Partner at KordaMentha and author of independent report into the Christchurch City Council's finances and Lianne Dalziel - Christchurch mayor. Audio

The Christchurch City Council will today decide whether to seek 75 million dollars from the Government to help provide more rental housing for the city, which has a desperate shortage of residential… Audio

The "Wikihouse" is a new global open source building movement that's trying to revolutionise how we build our homes. Designers Danny Squires and Martin Luff are hoping wikihouses can play a part in… Audio

Susan Krumdieck: transition engineering Researcher in mechanical engineering at the University of Canterbury, and a founding member of the National Energy Research Institute. Audio

Canadian-born singer brought up in the Neilson Family Band, now resident in New Zealand and on tour with a new album, Dynamite!. Audio

Nick Harte, the man behind Shocking Pinks is another artists compelled to create following the Christchurch earthquakes. He's just released his first material in six years Guilt Mirrors, an album… Audio

The Audacious Festival of Sonic Arts resounded throughout Christchurch in early March. Justin Gregory talks with sound artist and musician Bruce Russell about his work, No Mean City and what it means… Audio

Katharine Watson of Underground Overground Archaeology is an urban archaeologist using the Christchurch rebuild to find out what life was like in 19th century Canterbury. Audio

Who's having all the say in the rebuilding of  Christchurch?  Are the people being listened to? Belinda McCammon is joined by the chief executive of Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce, Peter… Audio

A web only special where Roger Dennis explains why he believes Christchurch could become the world's first smart city Audio

In the first project for Sensing City, school students are testing water quality with smart phones and paper diagnostic kits Audio

With EQC funds depleted after the quakes in Canterbury, Eric Frykberg asks if NZ can afford another big quake. Audio

A team of University of Canterbury geologists, led by Mark Quigley, explores the region's tectonic history Audio

As Christchurch rebuilds, archaeologists are uncovering a wealth of clues about life during the city's earliest decades Audio