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Some pockets of the Christchurch city are still awaiting their fate, including the town hall, and locals are worried about the loss of history

Christchurch's ever-changing cityscape video

More than 1000 dangerous buildings are already gone from inside the central city, but even more must come down to make way for the rebuild.

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Christchurch City Council officials had ruled that the site's only amenities block was an earthquake risk but today they were overruled

Chch campground residents get reprieve video

A popular Christchurch campground has been given a reprieve, much to the relief of its 25 permanent residents who were told they must move out.

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The temporary corridor through Cathedral Square (Photo: Hamish Clark/ 3 News)

Christchurch cordon continues to shrink video

Christchurch residents will have access to more of the city as the red zone cordon continues to contract.

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Matt and Valerie O'Loughlin

Insurance Council welcomes ruling

A court ruling that a Christchurch couple should be paid for the full replacement value of their red zoned home brings much needed clarity for insurers and property owners, the Insurance Council says.

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Matt and Valerie O'Loughlin have won in an interim decision against Tower

Chch couple win in interim decision video

The Chch couple who took their insurance company to court over the rebuild of their quake-damaged, red-zoned home have come out on top in an interim decision.

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Anne Tolley opening the new station (photo: supplied)

New Chch police station opens video

Christchurch’s new central police station was officially opened today, replacing the 10-storey building damaged in the February quake.

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Mr Collins says none of the texts would have given rescuers more information to save them (photo: file)

Inquest hears texts from trapped CTV victims

Four students trapped in Christchurch's collapsed CTV building after the 2011 February earthquake tried to contact family and friends before they died, an inquest has heard.

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Schools are being closed in Christchurch despite a growing population

Too soon to close the schools? video

Why is the Ministry of Education closing schools in Christchurch?

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Thirty, not 13 schools to close video

Not 13, but 30 schools are due to close.

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Journalist Emily Cooper

Telling the stories of Christchurch video

A talented Canterbury journalist strives to build a career from the ashes, in memory of her colleagues who cannot.

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Colin Macnab left working for the insurance companies and he now works for the insured

An advocate for the insured in Chch video

A man named Colin Macnab left working for the insurance companies and he now works for the insured. He’s an advocate for them.

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Raelene and Kevin Hocken

Family's EQC offer $60,000 short video

Three months before the September 2010 quake, the Hockens commissioned a valuation on their home which valued it at $60,000 more than EQC would pay them now to move out.

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The Ibis Hotel has spent $10 million on repairs and is the first of five major hotels set to re-open in the coming year

Ibis Hotel re-opens after more than a year video

A hotel on the edge of Christchurch’s red-zone will re-open tomorrow on the second anniversary of the September earthquake.

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The workshop was created to let imagination run wild in Christchurch as residents took part in the re-build of their dream city

Chch residents build dream city video

Hundreds of Christchurch residents gathered today to build the city of their dreams out of cardboard.

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About 300 people attended the protest

Hundreds protest insurance delays

Almost two years since the first devastating earthquake hit Christchurch, hundreds of residents have turned out to protest against delays in settling insurance claims.

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Specialised canines from Urban Search and Rescue spent the day trying to locate people hidden in the rubble of the former Orion building

Search dogs train in Chch rubble video

Specialised canines from Urban Search and Rescue spent the day trying to locate people hidden in the rubble of the former Orion building.

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Post-quake ChCh gets into recycling video

Where is all the rubble going? Well initially a lot of it went straight to the tip. In the last year however, other, greener avenues have opened up.

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Australian arrivals at Christchurch airport dropped off by 19 percent (file pic)

Aussies urged to revisit Christchurch

Christchurch earthquakes have wiped out one in five Australian arrivals to the South Island city's airport, says Canterbury tourism boss Tim Hunter.

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The QEII stadium was damaged in the February 2011 earthquake

The demolition of the QEII stadium video

It was for the Commonwealth Games the QEII stadium was built - and now it is being pulled apart.

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Alan Reay of Alan Reay Consultants

CTV building inquiry hears of name-calling

The head of the structural engineering firm that built the CTV building in Christchurch called his nemesis at the city council "Colonel Tapper", an inquiry has been told.

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