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Eruptions, quakes, tsunamis: Barry's journey to policing legend
His contributions include work on the Christchurch earthquake and the Whakaari eruption.
Christchurch’s new covered stadium: How to be one of 20 lucky people to get a peek inside
Te Kaha is opening its doors for a limited tour as part of the Open Christchurch festival
Emergency management roadmap due early next year
The roadmap will precede new emergency management legislation.
Kāinga Ora job cuts and police cost-savings difficulties | Focus Morning Bulletin September 26, 2024
More job cuts proposed for Kāinga ora, police cost-savings difficulties and what key NZ institutions have fallen in public trust?
Christchurch cathedral rebuild hopes crumble as Govt declines funding
Government will not provide $60m of taxpayer cash to bail out troubled project.
'I'm not a freeloader:' Man who lived rent-free for 15 months overturns order he pay landlord $52k
The Camerons lived rent-free for 15 months, now they only have to fork out half the bill.
Woman electrocuted by etching machine salvaged from dumpster
Christine Rowley was found dead in her Inangahua Junction, West Coast store.
Public Purse: Reinstating the Christchurch Cathedral and the wobbly numbers it relies on
Victorian Gothic: Christchurch's ruined cathedral and romancing the rebuild numbers.
Christchurch’s new Catholic cathedral to be built on same site as last one
The original Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament was demolished in 2020 after quake damage.
'Indefinitely mothballed': Quake-hit cathedral's dire future unless $30m found by August
Landmark post-quake rebuild in dire trouble after $114m funding gap emerges.
NZ Herald investigation: Why insurance may not save your home
With severe weather events on the increase, homeowners may not be covered by insurance.
The many benefits of travelling to Christchurch with your family
Christchurch offers the best of both worlds for children little and large.
Editorial: 13 years on from deadly Christchurch earthquake, and a city still under repair
There have been success stories, but many ugly gaps remain.
CTV collapse candlelight vigil: 13 years on families of victims want ‘accountability’
Family members of those who died in the CTV building are still waiting for justice.
Class action launched claiming EQC underpaid victims
It is alleged EQC switched from settling claims based on repair cost to a cheaper option.
Judge allows professional body to investigate former engineer
ENZ wants to investigate whether Dr Alan Reay should have better supervised his employee.
‘It can be so overwhelming’: Child mental health professionals speak out
A major public appeal has been launched to raise $1 million for a new outpatient facility.
Christchurch earthquakes: Artist recreates lost buildings in miniature
Massage parlour, legendary hang-out spots, all recreated in miniature.
'Stale, not relevant': Engineer behind collapsed CTV building wants complaint dismissed
Alan Reay's lawyer says "no need for accountability", "no public interest” in pursuing it.
Couple nearing retirement start over after quake haven home burns
Firefighters allegedly considered aborting the job due to the heat of the blaze.
Former Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority workers sentenced to home detention for fraud
Two former public servants corruptly tried to profit from Christchurch earthquake rebuild.
The town NZ forgot: Meet those refusing to leave the abandoned post-disaster zone
Kurt Bayer reports on a stoic group who refuse to leave ‘paradise’.
An alliance to spearhead cyclone recovery effort
Downer aims to build back smarter in Cyclone Gabrielle recovery.
Christchurch street traps its residents in knee-high floodwaters for a decade
Locals have resorted to purchasing 4WDs to 'pick up groceries' as their cars get stuck.
'Magnet': She lost everything in two of NZ’s worst catastrophes
Dee Southall lost a home in Christchurch and another in Cyclone Gabrielle.
Editorial: Borrowing from past recoveries
OPINION: Our editorial on Chris Hipkins' plan for a cyclone appeal and Lotto draw.
Christchurch to lose post-quake chairs artwork as land put up for sale
The 185 white chairs have stood as a monument to the lives lost in the 2011 quakes.