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Crash driver had been in two accidents
Police have confirmed that a Dutch businessman who caused a fatal accident in Canterbury at Queen's Birthday weekend had been involved in an earlier accident that day.
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The strain of recovery in Christchurch
The third year was always predicted to be a tough one for the Christchurch rebuild. Insight revisits the city to gauge how it's coping with the massive task. Audio
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Life in the mall
A report has found that Christchurch is "undersupplied" for shopping malls. Hamish Parkinson and Julian Vares ask what this could mean for the culture of the city.
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Insight for 22 June 2014 - Burden of Christchurch Rebuild
Philippa Tolley revisits Christchurch to see how people are coping more than 3 years on Audio
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New warning on white asbestos risk
Canterbury's Medical Officer of Health has warned white asbestos is more harmful than previously realised, it was a common building material between 1940 and 1990.
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NZ sharemarket down on Tuesday
New Zealand shares were slightly weaker on Tuesday, the benchmark Top 50 Index shedding 8 points to 5179.
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Jobs market to stay strong
A survey of employers has found the New Zealand jobs market will stay strong in the three months ending September, thanks to investment in Auckland and Christchurch.
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Quake victims welcome idea of earthquake court
Audio 10 Jun 2014Christchurch people who have had to battle insurance companies over the repair or rebuild of earthquake damaged homes are welcoming the Labour party's idea of an earthquake court to settle disputes. Audio
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Call to share show with Auckland
Christchurch City Council is being urged to consider sharing the Ellerslie International Flower Show with Auckland, after pulling the loss-making event for 2015.
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Earthquake Court plan 'misguided'
Critics are describing the Labour Party's proposals for a special 'Earthquake Court' in Christchurch as misguided and a nonsense. Audio
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The Panel with Sue Wells and Cas Carter (Part 1)
Audio 9 Jun 2014Topics - ready with the pumps at last this time, but thankfully not as much rain - so far - as feared for people in the low-lying Flockton Basin in Christchurch. Labour's proposing a special court be… Audio
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EQC makes payout for CCC housing
The Earthquake Commission has made a second interim payment to the Christchurch City Council for damage to its social housing stock.
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Neil Cox: Christchurch Theatre Royal CEO
Audio 6 Jun 2014Christchurch's historic Theatre Royal will reopen for business in November, with bookings about to open for the first show, the Royal New Zealand Ballet season of "A Christmas Carol" The 106-year old… Audio
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Policy on asbestos still being formulated after 2 years
Audio 6 Jun 2014Christchurch builders are worried asbestos repairs in the earthquake rebuild will continue to cause problems for years to come. Audio
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Worries Chch homeowners left vulnerable
Audio 5 Jun 2014Homeowners and construction contractors say people are being left vulnerable to asbestos exposure after the material has been covered up in Christchurch houses during the Canterbury rebuild. Audio
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Minister pleased by consents progress
Changes to the Christchurch City Council's consents processes are encouraging, Building and Construction Minister Nick Smith says.
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Big contracts slow in Christchurch
Big commercial contracts in Christchurch have been slower than expected in coming to the market, Horizon Energy chairman Rob Tait says.
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Cathedral lobby will fight demolition
The former MP for Wigram, Jim Anderton, says the lifting of an order preventing the demolition of Christchurch Cathedral doesn't mean the bulldozers will start rolling.
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The Week In Review for week ending May 30 2014
Audio 30 May 2014A review of the week's news including... Laila Harre says she is returning to politics to lead the Internet Party because young people, in particular, have been ignored by politicians, Kim Dotcom's US… Audio
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Christchurch Cathedral
Ruling favours Christchurch Cathedral's demolition.
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Co-ordination on asbestos risk slow
The Department of Labour did not have a clear position on asbestos in the Christchurch rebuild almost two years after the quake - according to documents seen by Radio New Zealand. Audio
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Medical Officer reacts to latest asbestos documents
Audio 30 May 2014Canterbury's medical officer of health says discussions about potential safety with asbestos and the Christchurch rebuild began as far back as 2012, and he personally raised them at the onset. Audio
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Emails show Worksafe not on top of asbestos until 2013
Audio 30 May 2014Documents obtained by Radio New Zealand show WorkSafe New Zealand was still grappling to get on top of asbestos dangers in the Christchurch rebuild nearly two years after the February 2011 earthquake.
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Estimator says no coordinated policy on asbestos until 2013
Audio 30 May 2014More people have come forward to Radio New Zealand with criticism about how asbestos has been dealt with as part of the Christchurch Home Rebuild Programme. Audio
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Asbestos register for Christchurch
An advocacy group for the Christchurch earthquake recovery has set up its own register to record asbestos information because no overall, single register exists in Canterbury. Audio
