Christchurch tram operator eyes return bi13702120 Christchurch-based Wood Scenic Line expects to restore the quake-hit tram and gondola that form the core of business by early 2013

Briton died crushed bus New Zealand's Christchurch earthquake bi13702120 An inquiry has heard how a Briton died travelling on a bus that was crushed by falling rubble the Christchurch earthquake

Christchurch tram operator eyes return bi13702120 Christchurch-based Wood Scenic Line expects to restore the quake-hit tram and gondola that form the core of business by early 2013

Christchurch gets big tick from travel guide bi13702120 Christchurch re-emerging as one of New Zealand's "most exciting cities'', according to travel guide Lonely Planet. read more..

Collapsed Colombo St buildings probe bi13702120 Approval to demolish seven Christchurch buildings whose facades collapsed killing 12 people was expected to take "several" months, a royal commission has heard

Killer block was due for demolition bi13702120 Approval to demolish seven Christchurch buildings whose facades collapsed, killing 12 people, was expected to take several months, a royal commission has heard

Heart Strings guitars commemorate loss bi13702120 Seven handcrafted guitars commemorating the loss of life and buildings the Canterbury earthquakes go on display at Wellington's Te Papa Museum on Sunday

Consent delayed demolition, inquiry told bi13702120 Safety repairs to a block of Christchurch buildings whose facades collapsed, killing 12 people were deemed uneconomical because demolition was expected, an inquiry has heard

Demolition powers 'draconian', inquiry hears bi13702120 Special powers enabling earthquake-damaged buildings to be demolished consent were "draconian" and were likely to be used sparingly, an inquiry has heard

Tougher standards for earthquake prone buildings says LGNZ bi13702120 Local Government New Zealand supports a more stringent national standard for strengthening earthquake prone buildings. This statement follows today?s release of the Technical Investigation the Structural Performance of Buildings Christchurch by the Department of Building and Housing

Internal inspection 'never carried out' bi13702120 An internal inspection of a block of buildings whose facades collapsed, killing 12 people, was recommended but never carried out, an inquiry has heard

No inspection done on buildings that killed 12 bi13702120 An internal inspection of a block of buildings whose facades collapsed, killing 12 people, was recommended but never carried out, an inquiry has heard

Heart Strings guitars commemorate loss bi13702120 Seven handcrafted guitars commemorating the loss of life and buildings the Canterbury earthquakes go on display at Wellington's Te Papa Museum on Sunday

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