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University to offer quake rebuild course
Expert earthquake engineers will be trained in Christchurch to help with the $30 billion rebuild, it was announced today.
Christchurch rebuild Govt's 'final priority'
The Government today reaffirmed its commitment to driving the unparalleled $30 billion rebuild of post-earthquake Christchurch.
Quake sets new direction
Christchurch's Cindy Gibb made a deal with her husband - one day she'd be able to travel the world to places where nursing skills were in short supply and work.
Red-zone raider faces court
A man posing as an earthquake contractor will appear in court next month accused of raiding red-zoned houses in the hard-hit eastern suburbs of Christchurch.
$2b in payouts to be shared for land claims
Canterbury property owners with earthquake-damaged land are likely to share some $2 billion in payouts as the Earthquake Commission gears up to settle land claims.
Hague tours Christchurch red zone today
British Foreign Secretary William Hague lands in Christchurch today and has made touring the quake-battered inner city red zone a priority.
Unlocking quake secrets
Recently discovered rumblings deep beneath New Zealand's most threatening fault line have yielded some exciting possibilities.
Christchurch 2012: Rebuilding a shattered city
The aftershocks have all but stopped, but few in Christchurch dare mention the easing of the earth's fury.
Quake weary staff get Xmas wings
A travel company has given 100 of its staff affected by the Christchurch earth-quakes a special Christmas bonus.
Plan for Chch waterfront revealed
Christchurch will have a waterfront park development stretching for 3km along the Avon River as one the first key projects in the central city rebuild, announced today.
Kids accept award for quake hero dad
Levi and India-Rose Gilbert will never get to know their dad, a hero who died saving his sister from falling masonry during the February 22 earthquake.
$140m motorway a 'remarkable achievement'
A $140 million four-lane motorway officially opened in Christchurch today was a "remarkable achievement" given the city's earthquake damage and disruption, Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee said.
Design of new arena made by CTV firm
The manager of Stadium Southland says there are no concerns with the construction of the new $35 million arena, which is designed by Alan Reay whose firm designed Christchurch's CTV building.
CTV report: Protagonists go to ground
The three main protagonists highlighted in a royal commission report into the CTV disaster have gone to ground today.
Plan released to strengthen the role of Civil Defence
An inter-agency plan was released today to strengthen the role of Civil Defence, so it can better respond to civil emergencies such as the Christchurch earthquake.
Council may be unaware of buildings similar to CTV
The Christchurch firm that designed the ill-fated CTV office block may have built similar buildings that the council does not know about and have since gone unchecked, officials admitted today.
Loved ones crying out for justice
Families and friends of the 115 people killed in the February 2011 collapse of the CTV building are calling for legal action against those they feel are responsible.
No closure for CTV families
Lessons will be learned, future lives saved, but for families of Canterbury Television building earthquake victims there will never be closure.
CTV: 20 years of errors
A series of errors over 20 years led to the catastrophic collapse of the CTV building in the second major Christchurch quake, a Royal Commission has found.
CTV findings welcomed
Families of Canterbury Television building collapse victims have welcomed the findings of a royal commission into the building's collapse.
Most NZ buildings to be quake assessed
All non-residential buildings and high-rise, multi-unit apartments in NZ will be assessed for earthquake risk and the results made public under new proposals.