Canterbury Earthquakes
Rebuilding a broken city
It's more than a decade since the Canterbury earthquakes, but how far has the Christchurch rebuild come? Audio
Rebuilding a broken city
It's more than a decade since the Canterbury earthquakes, but how far has the Christchurch rebuild come?
Audio$12m rescue buy-up for Christchurch Town Hall company
A $12 million share buy-up has been funded by Christchurch City Council to try to salvage the now-$164 milllion Town Hall repair project.
Lockdown stalls Southern Response appeal against class action
A class action by Christchurch landowners against Southern Response has been delayed, but a lawyer says the firm faces a hit of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Christchurch couple misled by Southern Response speak out
A couple who defeated the government's quake insurer in the High Court say its deceptive actions were nefarious and they want an apology and inquiry.
In 2012 Southern Response gave Karl and Alison… Video, Audio
EQC inquiry deadline pushed back due to ‘volume of information’
The deadline for the government's much anticipated inquiry into EQC has been pushed back, with the draft report now expected to be complete by Christmas and the final report by March next year. Logan… Video, Audio
Confidence new tribunal will aid aggrieved quake claimants
A Christchurch insurance advocate says he is optimistic the new Canterbury Earthquake Insurance Tribunal will finally resolve the long-standing issues.
Kaikōura's post-quake growth pushes tour operator to expand
Whale Watch Kaikōura is planning to build a new boat that will set it apart from other tour operators, its general manager says.
Cancer patient relieved after finally settling with EQC
Eight years after her home started sinking, Beverley Guy has finally had a breakthrough in her battle with EQC to fix ongoing problems with her earthquake damaged home. Video, Audio
Australian funding firm signs on to Southern Response class action
A class action lawsuit is being taken, backed by an Australian litigation funding firm, seeking redress for Canterbury earthquake claimants.
Quake-hit Port Hills road set to re-open after eight years
The road between Sumner and Lyttelton on Christchurch's Port Hills is set to re-open at the end of March.
CERA 'took too long to put basic systems in place'
The Canterbury earthquake recovery body took too long to introduce systems and controls, a forum has been told.
The university club lending a hand to Canterbury farmers
Six uni mates in Canterbury were looking for a way to support farmers under stress... so they set up Handy Landys. It's now a fully functioning club at Lincoln University with more than 50 members. Audio, Gallery
The university club lending a hand to Canterbury farmers
Six uni mates in Canterbury were looking for a way to support farmers under stress... so they set up Handy Landys. It's now a fully functioning club at Lincoln University with more than 50 members.
AudioNew Canterbury earthquake help hub opens
The government is hoping a new one-stop shop will help homeowners in Canterbury still struggling with insurance claims, but as Logan Church reports, this isn't the first initiative of its kind in the… Video, Audio
Chessie Henry - Canterbury earthquakes and a family memoir
In the hours after the February 2011 Canterbury earthquake, Chessie Henry's father Chris Henry, a Kaikoura-based doctor, crawled into makeshift tunnels in the collapsed CTV building to rescue the… Audio
New Brighton businesses blast city leaders' 'lack of unity'
Businesses in the Christchurch suburb of New Brighton are demanding urgent action to pull the area out of an economic slump. The seaside town has struggled since the Canterbury Earthquakes, with… Audio
Parkland shooting survivors arrive in Christchurch
Survivors of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school in Florida arrived in Christchurch this morning and will spend a week with the Student Volunteer Army. Audio
Work on Chch cathderal site expected within weeks
It might only be weeks before some work on the quake-damaged Christ Church cathedral site finally begins. The cathedral has sat desolate since the 2011 quake, and locals think it's taken too long for… Video, Audio
'I've got nothing left' - homeowners who bought on EQC paperwork
Christchurch homeowners who bought their properties based on EQC paperwork saying they'd been scoped, assessed and repaired, but later discovered significant damage, explain why they're taking the… Video, Audio
