Rachel Graham

The Christchurch city council is reconsidering its plan to dump five thousand tonnes of asbestos contaminated rubble in Bottle Lake Forest Park landfill which has been reopened to take earthquake… Audio

A pathologist who carried out a post mortem on ten-year-old girl has told the court that sexual assault is the only explanation for her injuries. Audio

The next piece to open will be the west side of Latimer Square and the block up to Manchester Street. Audio

Medical staff have recounted in the High Court in Christchurch how they struggled to figure out what was wrong with a ten year old who died from her injuries. Audio

Several hundred people gathered in central Christchurch yesterday to voice their anger at a growing list of complaints about local and central government's response to the earthquake. Audio

For people in Christchurch who have to temporarily leave their earthquake damaged home, two housing villages are filling the accommodation gap. Audio

The rebuild of central Christchurch has been taken out of the control of the city council and will now be managed by a newly formed unit within the Government's Earthquake Recovery Authority. Audio

A cardboard church will be built in Christchurch as a temporary replacement for the Anglican cathedral that's being demolished. Audio

A campaign has been launched to try and save the Otago women's rugby team from becoming a casualty of the Otago Rugby Union's financial woes. Audio

Christchurch trades companies say they are struggling to find experienced staff as the earthquake rebuild begins. Audio

A Christchurch cafe is defying an order to leave a quake-damaged building that's set to be demolished. So far the customers at Blax cafe on Montreal Street are happy to keep coming along, despite a… Audio

The Canterbury District Health Board owes staff more than a million hours of leave - but says that's not unusual for health boards. Audio

A major Canterbury property developer is warning a lot of land won't get subdivided because it's too expensive to do new tests on it. Audio

Some in Christchurch who found out today they will have to abandon their properties fear they've been rezoned to make way for a park on banks of the Avon River. Audio

Some Christchurch people with properties in the red zone say they feel bullied by the government's insistence they have to abandon their homes. Audio

Police say it could be several days before they can speak to a man detained after a stabbing rampage in Christchurch yesterday. Audio

Federated Farmers says Transpower is embarking on a land grab that will see landowners lose property rights over thousands of hectares. Audio

Former All Black and Rugby Union administrator Jock Hobbs is being remembered for his huge legacy to the game of rugby and to New Zealand. Rachel Graham spoke to some of the people who knew him. Audio

Tributes have been flowing-in for former All Black captain and long-time Rugby Union chairman Jock Hobbs who died yesterday aged 52 - including this one from a former Canterbury rugby captain Don… Audio

More than twenty thousand people stood patiently in line for the chance to get one last glimpse of Christchurch Cathedral before it's partially demolished. Audio