Christchurch Earthquake 2011

Insurance woes go on and on

Karen Atkinson outside her quake damaged house, which has since been deemed a flood risk.

What's it like to be stuck in limbo? Three home owners describe their ongoing insurance nightmares.

'No red-zone deadline secrets'

Gerry Brownlee strap Claims that deadline extensions for some red-zone landowners have been kept secret have "deeply offended" Gerry Brownlee.

$840,000 boost for Blenheim theatre

Money, cash, New Zealand dollar The recipient of a $840,000 grant has been revealed as a Blenheim theatre.

'We don't know where we will go'

flat lady strap A Christchurch family need to find a wheelchair-accessible rental property within two weeks.

Quake-safe house interest

Structural Timber Innovation Company quake-proof house For sale: an experimental home built in a lab and able to withstand a mag-8 quake.

Survival against the odds

Olivia Cruickshank and Abigail Walls Two years after the deadly February 22, 2011 quake, a mother reveals the miracle tale of her survival after being buried in the rubble of City Mall with her 6-year-old daughter.

Red-zoners start over in Pegasus

Grandparents whose Bexley home was destroyed say they feel guilt at having a new home in Pegasus. »Time to buy a section?

Quake widow offers international aid

A love letter to Christchurch

Chch has Resilience and buzz

chch The good has far outweighed the bad in Aaron Horan's post-quake life in Christchurch.

Post-quake fear of being alone

The Christchurch earthquakes have brought Tony Becker's neighbourhood together.

Quakes changed my perspective

More petty crime post-quake

Chch life: Tough, but I love it

Lily Marr was new to Christchurch just two weeks before the February quake, but she hasn't left.

Councillor slams blueprint detail delay

Yani Johanson Repeated delays in releasing information behind the blueprint for the rebuild of central Christchurch are "ridiculous", a city councillor says.

Work on new pool to start 2013

Authorities want work to begin on Christchurch's new sports facility next year - but haven't got the land needed yet.

Christmas deadline unlikely to be met

Unwilling landowners to get ultimatum

Square remains the city's heart

Cathedral Square stays as the civic heart of Christchurch under the rebuild plan but will get a make-over.

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