http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Content for Christchurch en-nz Copyright 2012 APN HOLDINGS NZ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:25:07 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/headlines.cfm?l_id=187 The catastrophic collapse of the CTV building a year ago has prompted an investigation into 350 similar buildings, and also widespread reassessment of commercial offices by companies nationwide. A combination of building defects... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10784825&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:30:20 +1200 Sheer economics demand that Christchurch gets on with its rebuild Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker has done a great job as the official cheerleader for his city since the devastating earthquake nearly one year ago in which 185 people... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10784774&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:30:18 +1200 Srecko "Alec" Cvetanov is still haunted by his final cellphone conversations with his wife, Tamara, as she lay trapped and dying in the rubble of the Canterbury Television building. Cindy Gibb's husband, Sam, died in the same collapsed... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10784795&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:30:08 +1200 The outgoing Dean of quake-crippled Christ Church Cathedral, Peter Beck has won a place on Christchurch's troubled city council. Preliminary results for the Burwood-Pegasus by-election in the eastern suburbs show Reverend Beck is... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10784745&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:59:40 +1200 A casino worker made redundant while on parental leave to have a baby has been awarded $12,000 in compensation for "humiliation and distress". Tanya Cooper was granted 13 months of parental leave for the birth of her son in 2009... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10784739&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:44:11 +1200 High-profile Christchurch broadcaster Mike Yardley says bereaved families of those who lost their lives in the CTV building collapse are split over whether charges should be sought against any accountable parties. The damning conclusions... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10784700&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:14:40 +1200 When the first big earthquake struck and wrecked the home of his gourmet burger bar, Andrew Brown found the will to start again. The second time it happened, it was nearly too much to take. "It was almost getting into the too hard... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10784456&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 The Canterbury Television Building would have had a "much better" chance of staying intact if it had met building codes, says an engineer who worked on an inquiry into its collapse. A long-awaited report on the Department of Building... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10784248&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:44:16 +1200 An 18 year-old woman accused of helping the man charged with the murder of Christchurch teenager Hayden Miles to evade police was back in court today. A judge this morning continued a name suppression order on the advice of a medical... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10784396&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:47:20 +1200 Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei has scored its second major ultra-fast broadband contract and will supply equipment for the Christchurch leg of the internet scheme. Enable Services, one of the Government's partners in the... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10784256&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:30:00 +1200 New Zealand First MPs have made their official introductions to Parliament, speaking about their heritage, their respective roads to politics, their future plans, and where the Government has it wrong. Among the six first-term MPs... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10784279&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:13:23 +1200 Formal identification of a woman who died in a house fire in Christchurch yesterday could take some days, police say. Fire Services were called to the blaze on Stourbridge St, in Spreydon about 5.50pm. Assistant area fire commander... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10784237&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:56:13 +1200 Chinese telcommunications giant Huawei has scored its second major ultra-fast broadband contract and will supply equipment for the Christchurch leg of the internet scheme. Enable Services, who is one of the Government's partner in... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10784186&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:02:12 +1200 Canterbury Rugby's sent the biggest signal yet their redeveloped stadium will be ready for Super Rugby. Season tickets go on sale today for home matches at the redeveloped Rugby League Park, their temporary home after the February... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10784093&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:51:34 +1200 Earthquake repair work and Auckland house building could boost New Zealand's $8.9 billion building sector and turn the downturn into a new growth phase. A report out today from consultants BIS Shrapnel's forecast activity through... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10784040&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:15:18 +1200 Plans for Christchurch's rebuild have been criticised by commercial developers who believe it is unworkable. The Property Council made a submission to the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority calling the Christchurch City Council's... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10784035&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:10:14 +1200 Report dates for the inquiries into the Pike River mine tragedy and the Christchurch earthquake building failures have been extended. Explosions at the West Coast coal mine in 2010 left 29 men dead, and a Royal Commission of Inquiry... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10784004&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:35:28 +1200 Jon Gadsby has avoided jail for his fourth drink driving conviction, but his lawyer said the Christchurch comedian has suffered from being in the public spotlight. The 58-year-old was sentenced to 120 hours community work and six... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10783882&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:46 +1200 Prime Minister John Key is dismissing accusations of cronyism in the Government's choice of appointments to boards and working groups, adding that he gave the country's biggest diplomatic post to former Labour Prime Minister Mike... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10783229&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:20:00 +1200 Historian Buddy Mikaere imagines a Waitangi Day that will mean something special to all New Zealanders In a few days' time we will mark 172 years since that sunny day on February 6, 1840 when a group of northern chiefs gathered... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/christchurch/news/article.cfm?l_id=187&objectid=10783253&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:40:00 +1200