Christchurch
The Hills
Ep 1: A 6.3 aftershock surges out from near Lyttelton, across the Port Hills and into the surrounding suburbs. Produced by Katy Gosset and Justin Gregory. Video, Audio
Time to remember two traumatic Christchurch events
A frantic rewrite was required during the lockdown last year by novellist Janna Ruth, who'd set her novel Time to remember in Christchurch throughout 2020. The book's characters are mainly preoccupied… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Jane Clifton and Richard Harman
Our weekend panellists, Jane Clifton and Richard Harman look at the 10th anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake, riding bikes on the footpath, vaccines, and the New Zealand 'terrorist' arrested at… Audio
Calling Home: Sarah Argyle in Arnhem, the Netherlands
Despite the hassles and frustrations that Covid-19 has brought with it, Cantabrian Sarah Argyle has thoroughly enjoyed her experience of living abroad in the Netherlands with fiance JJ for the past… Audio
CTV widower determined for justice, 10 years since Feb 22 earthquake
Ten years after his wife and 114 others died in the CTV building collapse, Maan Alkaisi remains as determined as ever to see justice served.
Alkaisi has for the last decade acted as the vocal voice… Video, Audio
Doctor recalls amputation with pocket knife in Canterbury quake
Ten years since the deadly Christchurch quake, which devastated the city on February 22, Dr Lydia Johns Putra tells Lisa Owen about her experience of saving the life of Brian Coker.
He was trapped in… Video, Audio
Vero protestors say it shouldn't be needed to get quake claim
On Thursday's edition of Checkpoint, Christchurch man Brian Shaw told us about his terminal cancer and his desire to get his decade-long insurance claim with Vero settled before he dies.
On Friday… Video, Audio
Filmmaker: 'We need to talk more about Christchurch'
A decade on from Gerard Smyth's When A City Falls comes the sequel, When A City Rises - The People's Story, which screens tonight on TVNZ 1. The award-winning filmmaker joins the show to discuss the… Audio
Fragments: First-hand accounts of the February 2011 Earthquake
In less than a minute, Christchurch and its people will be changed forever. Produced by Katy Gosset and Justin Gregory. Audio
Liquefaction: lessons from the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes
Misko Cubrinovski is interested how the ground and the structures on - and in - it behave during an earthquake. Audio
Christchurch businesses fail to stymie new cycleway
Plans for a new Christchurch cycleway will continue, despite an attempt to halt the process earlier today.
Hundreds of residents and several business owners are frustrated and upset they weren't… Audio
Christchurch mayor responds to latest Covid case
The Christchurch mayor is reassuring Ōtautahi residents, after a managed isolation worker tested positive for Covid-19.
Lianne Dalziel, spoke with Māni Dunlop. Audio
Anxiety in Christchurch following Covid case
Anxiety levels in Christchurch are heightened after a worker at an Ōtautahi managed isolation facility tested positive for Covid-19.
The worker visited a Countdown supermarket in the city while… Audio
Arts galleries in Auckland and Christchurch join forces
Facing precarious times thanks to Covid-19, contemporary art galleries in Christchurch and Auckland have joined forces to work together on exhibitions they can share. Audio, Gallery
Calling Home: Rachel Scott-Leflaive in Beirut, Lebanon
Rachel Scott-Leflaive's permanent home is in the idyllic ski area of Chamonix, France, but following the devastating blast in Beirut last month she has been deployed to Lebanon where she is working… Audio
New Christchurch ED observation ward cannot open due to cuts
Christchurch hospital's newly built emergency department observation ward will not be able to open because the DHB cannot staff it, according to senior ED clinicians, who say this could result in more… Audio
A decade of earthquakes
Ten years after the Darfield earthquake, three seismologists from GeoNet reflect on a decade of big earthquakes and what we've learnt from them. Audio
Our Changing World for 3 September 2020
Three seismologists from GeoNet reflect on the decade of big earthquakes that began 10 years ago with the Darfield earthquake in Canterbury. Audio
Philanthropic Kiwi couple giving away more than $50 million
By the time Grant and Marilyn Nelson retire they would have given away more than $50 million. In the 1970s, the pair started a business in a garage which proved to be so successful that in 1995 they… Audio
Christchurch mosque shooting widow: 'I am my husband's voice'
Hamimah Tuyan lost her husband in last year's Christchurch terror attack. She's now based in Singapore and has had to use all of her holidays and leave both of her children behind to attend the… Audio