Canterbury Earthquakes
Bookmarks - Andre Lovatt
On Bookmarks today, the newly appointed Chairman of "Regenerate Christchurch", the agency set up by central and local government co-ordinate the city's post-quake recovery. Andre Lovatt has a… Audio
Call for Royal Commission into shoddy quake repairs
Fed-up Christchurch homeowners have delivered a 3000-signature petition calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into earthquake repair failures. Audio
Steel mesh found to fail strength tests
The Commerce Commission says a sample of Steel & Tube's seismic mesh, which is used to reinforce concrete slabs, has failed its strength tests.
Demolished Christchurch houses 'could have been saved'
Hundreds of homes demolished in Christchurch's red zone could have been saved, according to one of the country's largest house relocation companies.
Chch homes needlessly destroyed says house mover
One of the country's largest house relocation companies says hundreds of homes demolished in Christchurch's red zone could have been saved. Tom Furley reports. Audio
Submissions close on plan for QEII site
Public consultation closes today on a plan to move two schools in Christchurch to the QEII site.
Redcliffs School's final plea to stay open
A Christchurch school that is fighting to stay open has made its final arguments to the Minister of Education. Audio
Hagley protections to be added to bill
Labour has secured National's support for an amendment to the Greater Christchurch Regeneration Bill that will enshrine protections for Hagley park.
Costly Harvard courses for CERA bosses
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority has spent almost $120,000 sending four managers to attend courses at Harvard University in the United States.
Substandard steel crisis compared to leaky homes
Engineers are backing calls for the government to tighten New Zealand's steel testing regime.
What to expect from Christchurch's draft annual plan
ANALYSIS: Christchurch ratepayers will soon find out how much their rates will rise and if more of the city's assets will be sold.
Extra $20m for mental health in Canterbury
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman has announced an extra $20 million in mental health funding for Canterbury over the next three years.
Amelia Dunbar and Emma Newborn: bitches and woolsheds
Creators of the hit touring show The Bitches' Box, who are acting as dogs again in the new show, Sons of a Bitch, which tours to 19 woolsheds throughout the South Island in April, alongside… Audio
Brittle steel mesh to be tested: MBIE
Reinforcing steel that could be broken by hand has prompted a wider investigation into failures with seismic mesh.
'No business case' for Christchurch stadium
Canterbury Rugby Union should put money towards the city's proposed sports stadium, the chairman of the new Crown company overseeing the anchor projects says.
Community service for Brownlee muck thrower
A man who threw sludge at Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has been sentenced to 80 hours of community service.
Katie Pickles - Ruptured Christchurch
Professor Katie Pickles says that the Canterbury earthquakes "shunted Christchurch society off its colonial tracks". She says that the physical ruptures of the earth forced an abrupt rupture with the… Audio
Sally Gardner
Prolific award-winning British author who worked in costume design and illustration before deciding to write for children full-time. Her books, including Tinder, Maggot Moon, and I, Coriander, have… Audio
Mark Anderson, Jony Easterby and Kathy Hinde: For the Birds
Leaders of the team of artists who have created the walk-through art experience For the Birds in the native forest of Otari-Wilton's Bush during the New Zealand Festival. Audio
Morgan Godfery: rethinking New Zealand
Wellington writer, commentator and trade unionist who specialises in Maori politics and international indigenous issues. He is the editor of a new collection of essays, The Interregnum: Rethinking New… Audio
