Latest from Christchurch earthquake

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.

Another fire strikes Christchurch CBD

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.

Hard-hit Fulton Hogan keeps busy

Property Matters: Seismic work put at $100b

Property sector could face bills dwarfing the leaky building issue.

Quickfire demolition in 48 hours

A unique quick-fire demolition of the eight-storey URS House in Christchurch. The building owners have chosen to demolish it rather than repair, and they are managing the demolition works privately. That work plan will see the former office block leveled in under 48 hours by two separate crews using two high-reach excavators.

Timelapse: Before the quake

This video is a remembrance of how Christchurch looked, and of lives that have changed forever. It was filmed by Lukas Kaupenjohann over two years ago, just before earthquakes ravaged the city. The exchange student filmed with friends taking more than 10.000 photos to make the movie; the stills were shot in about 2 weeks and the post production took him about one month. Courtesy of Lukas Kaupenjohann.

Fulton Hogan profit plunges 89pc

Fulton Hogan has suffered an 89 per cent drop in annual profit which its departing chairman described as "disappointing and totally unacceptable".

Christchurch quake sequences settling down

Quickfire demolition for eight-storey quake building

Brighton's bum baring protest

A protest called Bare Your Bum for Brighton has been organised by a fed-up Christchurch businessman who says the city council has neglected the beachside suburb for too long.

Church groups commit to building new cathedral