Big push on community facilities

Pressure is on Christchurch City Council staff to report back on options for repairing or replacing a top-27 list of damaged community facilities by the end of the year.

September destress courses

City Council approves list of top 27 facilities rebuilds

Govt Knew 'Very Fair' Buyout Offer was $5,600 Below Market Value

Community Board Meeting

The next meeting of the Shirley-Papanui Community Board will be on September 5 at 4pm.

Businesses in Christchurch recovering, two years later

Despite the anger and disappointment at its pace, there has been progress following the Canterbury earthquakes.

Building consent value will top $200 million

Committee recommends action on Communications Audit

New Christchurch hospital one step closer

Two long years in Christchurch

It’s been two years since the September quake and Pam Atkinson's neighbourhood has been decimated. Her friends have all moved away.

From The Mayor - Remembering 4 September 2010

Supporting Christchurch from the beginning

Council considers demolition moratorium

New Christchurch hospital one step closer

Gerry Brownlee | Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

Demo forces partial Gloucester St closure

Just Do It!

Free dental treatment for adults

Call for disaster volunteers to be paid

Greater Christchurch Recovery Update - Issue 13 (September 2012)

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Christchurch quake's effect on hearts and businesses

Quake claims to cut into Tower profit

Chch hospitals announcement expected

Christchurch: Two years and 10,000 quakes later

Insurance news

Quake scientists mind The Gap

Hororata keeps faith with church rebuild

Long before disputes over earthquake-damaged churches hit headlines, a rural Canterbury parish lost its home.

Cramped living over for quake-hit couple

Faces and places of the earthquakes

Poor communication EQC's biggest problem - survey

Chch hotel ready to welcome back travellers

Fifty people from the hotel industry have tested a central Christchurch hotel's beds, food and showers before today's reopening.

Sharing experiences of disaster

Christchurch pupils will join Prime Minister John Key's delegation to Japan this week to share earthquake experiences.

Two years on: anger over EQC

The Grumpy Ground-Our Story 2 Years On

Two years tomorrow and what a two years it has been. In spite of Jim Anderton's faux pas in the electoral race, who among us would have thought going to sleep two years ago tonight that we would be so rudely awakened from our sleep?

Insurance Issues in Christchurch

When buying a house in earthquake damaged Canterbury it has become commonplace to assign insurance claims to the new purchaser. This is obviously very convenient for both the buyer and the seller. If the buyer so chooses, if the repairs have not been completed, they can take on the benefit of  the claim and  deal with the insurer direct to have repairs effected.

However, recent interpretation of insurance law by IAG and Vero in particular have ...

Living in Earthquakes Reflection 2 years on

wishing wall

unity- zara, ameline, sathya, barbara

the transforming expo centre

temporary structure

Public Pod

PortaPlay

Paint Fiesta

Outdoor Dance

open your mind

information station

Compact Bach

art gallery- braeden scally, ryan pringle, victor huang

ben nichols

Life changed forever

Ibis Hotel re-opens after more than a year

An advocate for the insured in Christchurch

The Stapley home, 2 years after the quake

Day 557 - St Mary's Anglican Church in Heathcote to host co-op

St Mary's Anglican Church agreed to host a distribution centre for the Christchurch South Fruit & Veggie Co-op (CSFVC) after a meeting last Friday night in their hall. A public meeting has been called for September 26 to set up a committee to run the co-op


4 Truscotts Rd, Heathcote
Co-op enquiries Emily Cassels 328-8557, 022-070-2844
Wednesdays 12 noon -1pm
Open to anyone
Establishment meeting 12 noon September 26


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Quake expert praises CBD cordon

Aftershocks linked to suicide spike

The December 23 aftershocks may have contributed to a ''significant spike'' in suicides in January this year, the chief coroner says.

Networking for small firms

Keep moving forward

This is Wendys' Story. Her Reflection from the past two years

My Personal Reflection

Well where do we start. September 2011 seems to be a relevant place.

Lumley boosts Christchurch team

Lumley Insurance says it is expanding its Christchurch response unit to provide a faster resolution to all earthquake claims.