ConstructionSeismic rules tipped to boost building workAuckland builder George Levick expects tougher new seismic standards to be a big boost to the construction sector.10 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandLoved ones crying out for justiceFamilies 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.10 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandNo closure for CTV familiesLessons will be learned, future lives saved, but for families of Canterbury Television building earthquake victims there will never be closure.10 Dec 06:05 AM
New ZealandCTV: 20 years of errorsA 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.10 Dec 02:00 AM
New ZealandCTV findings welcomedFamilies of Canterbury Television building collapse victims have welcomed the findings of a royal commission into the building's collapse.09 Dec 08:29 PM
WorldRepeat quake jolts northeastern JapanA strong earthquake struck the same Japanese coast devastated by last year's massive quake and tsunami, generating small waves but no immediate reports of heavy damage.07 Dec 09:24 PM
New ZealandEarthquake changes could cost $1.7bnUncompromising proposals to eliminate or strengthen earthquake-prone buildings could change the face of character areas such as Mt Eden's Dominion Rd.07 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandMost NZ buildings to be quake assessedAll 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.06 Dec 09:58 PM
New ZealandCTV inquest: High-tech equipment failedHigh-tech cameras designed to probe collapsed buildings and search for signs of life failed on February 22 and have since been replaced, an inquest was told today.04 Dec 05:36 AM
New ZealandUSAR team to give CTV evidenceThe actions of an Urban Search and Rescue team which tried to get to survivors trapped in the rubble of the CTV building will come under more scrutiny today.03 Dec 06:49 PM
New ZealandCTV rescue: 'More chiefs than indians'A woman trapped in the debris of the collapsed CTV building could hear her distraught husband shouting her name as he searched for her, an inquest was told.03 Dec 04:38 AM
OpinionAlexander Gillespie: Church heritage important to us allOur relationship with natural heritage is second to none but our relationship with cultural heritage is not so secure, writes Alexander Gillespie.25 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandWellington's earthquake risk revealedIf a big earthquake hits Wellington, the city could be cut off for four months and power and gas not fully restored for three months, a new report warns.12 Nov 08:09 PM
New ZealandBob Parker: My earthquake storyChristchurch mayor Bob Parker doesn't pull any punches in a personal account of the earthquakes that rocked his city.09 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandCTV: Bomb rescue techniques usedA search and rescue expert used Oklahoma City bombing terrorist attack rescue techniques to take control of the CTV Building collapse site, an inquest heard today.08 Nov 09:32 PM
New ZealandQuake revival no aid to jobless dataA shock jump in the unemployment rate to 7.3 per cent would have been worse without jobs being generated from the Christchurch rebuild.08 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandCTV: 'No confusion' over leadershipA Fire Service has disagreed strongly with some earlier witnesses at the CTV inquest that there was confusion over leadership on February 22 last year.06 Nov 05:42 AM
New ZealandStrong quake hits FiordlandA "strong" earthquake has struck Fiordland this morning, GeoNet reports.04 Nov 08:23 PM
New ZealandCTV: Emotional u-turn failed to pay offSearch and rescue units were told to stop scouring the collapsed CTV Building's rubble for survivors within 24 hours of it coming down.02 Nov 06:18 AM
New ZealandCTV site was 'chaos' after collapseA coroner's inquest today heard from a senior search and rescue expert who described the "chaos" at the disaster site when he arrived two hours after the building's collapse.01 Nov 09:40 PM
