http://3news.co.nz 3news.co.nz - a continuously updated news site with Video on Demand, Audio on Demand, a live stream of 3 News @ 6pm, local weather, TV listings & programme information, competitions, gig guide and more more more. en-NZ Copyright 2008 TV3 no_reply@3news.co.nz ChristchurchEarthquakehttp://feedburner.google.com Christchurch's red zone areas are gradually being emptied of their people. http://www.3news.co.nz/Stuck-in-the-red-zone/tabid/367/articleID/298928/Default.aspx Thu, 23 May 2013 19:49:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Stuck-in-the-red-zone/tabid/367/articleID/298928/Default.aspx The four Christchurch schools that have been ordered to close and merge as one have had a message of reassurance. http://www.3news.co.nz/Superschool-reassures-ChCh-schools/tabid/1607/articleID/298911/Default.aspx Thu, 23 May 2013 17:39:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Superschool-reassures-ChCh-schools/tabid/1607/articleID/298911/Default.aspx The Anglican church says more than half the public submissions on rebuilding Christchurch's famous cathedral want the more contemporary and modern replacement. http://www.3news.co.nz/Public-wants-modern-cathedral---church/tabid/423/articleID/298887/Default.aspx Thu, 23 May 2013 14:59:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Public-wants-modern-cathedral---church/tabid/423/articleID/298887/Default.aspx Anna Burns-Francis visited the suburb of Woolston where a man has taken it upon himself to help his neighbours. http://www.3news.co.nz/Woolston-resident-helps-neighbours/tabid/367/articleID/298767/Default.aspx Wed, 22 May 2013 19:13:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Woolston-resident-helps-neighbours/tabid/367/articleID/298767/Default.aspx Four Christchurch schools will merge into one 'super-school' under an interim decision announced by Hekia Parata. http://www.3news.co.nz/Four-Christchurch-schools-to-merge/tabid/423/articleID/298737/Default.aspx Wed, 22 May 2013 14:46:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Four-Christchurch-schools-to-merge/tabid/423/articleID/298737/Default.aspx Sky TV has pledged a million dollars to the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust. http://www.3news.co.nz/Sky-TV-pledges-1m-to-Chch-quake-appeal/tabid/423/articleID/298726/Default.aspx Wed, 22 May 2013 13:32:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Sky-TV-pledges-1m-to-Chch-quake-appeal/tabid/423/articleID/298726/Default.aspx Once again Campbell Live has a very powerful caravan of opinion about the private insurers. Responding is Tim Grafton. http://www.3news.co.nz/Chch-caravan-addresses-private-insurers/tabid/367/articleID/298626/Default.aspx Tue, 21 May 2013 19:55:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Chch-caravan-addresses-private-insurers/tabid/367/articleID/298626/Default.aspx The vast majority of Christchurch residents who spoke yesterday did so because of their EQC and insurance frustrations, but then there are some positive stories. http://www.3news.co.nz/Some-Chch-homeowners-remain-positive/tabid/367/articleID/298620/Default.aspx Tue, 21 May 2013 18:27:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Some-Chch-homeowners-remain-positive/tabid/367/articleID/298620/Default.aspx After a cliff-top home in Christchurch was demolished, the CERA staff and demolition crew struggled with how to get rid of the debris. http://www.3news.co.nz/CERA-staff-grapple-with-home-debris/tabid/423/articleID/298610/Default.aspx Tue, 21 May 2013 17:18:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/CERA-staff-grapple-with-home-debris/tabid/423/articleID/298610/Default.aspx Prominent filmmakers are joining a campaign to equip Christchurch's earthquake-damaged Issac Theatre Royal with a cinema. http://www.3news.co.nz/Isaac-Theatre-Royal-fundraiser-kickstarted/tabid/423/articleID/298602/Default.aspx Tue, 21 May 2013 16:14:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Isaac-Theatre-Royal-fundraiser-kickstarted/tabid/423/articleID/298602/Default.aspx A helicopter with a monsoon bucket has been deployed to remove debris from the site of a once-dangerously perched Christchurch house. http://www.3news.co.nz/Helicopter-called-in-for-cliff-top-demolition/tabid/423/articleID/298592/Default.aspx Tue, 21 May 2013 14:49:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Helicopter-called-in-for-cliff-top-demolition/tabid/423/articleID/298592/Default.aspx A key Christchurch road remains partially closed this morning after a demolition of a dangerously perched Christchurch house. http://www.3news.co.nz/Work-continues-on-dangerous-Chch-house/tabid/423/articleID/298547/Default.aspx Tue, 21 May 2013 09:41:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Work-continues-on-dangerous-Chch-house/tabid/423/articleID/298547/Default.aspx People in Christchurch are reaching the end of their patience – 32 months since the September earthquake. http://www.3news.co.nz/Brownlee-EQC-assessments-not-an-easy-challenge/tabid/367/articleID/298494/Default.aspx Mon, 20 May 2013 20:00:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Brownlee-EQC-assessments-not-an-easy-challenge/tabid/367/articleID/298494/Default.aspx Steve and Leon's home in St Albans, Christchurch was badly damaged in the September 2010 earthquake. http://www.3news.co.nz/Steve-and-Leons-home/tabid/367/articleID/298493/Default.aspx Mon, 20 May 2013 19:48:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Steve-and-Leons-home/tabid/367/articleID/298493/Default.aspx 32 months after the first earthquake, dozens of Christchurch residents are frustrated with the Earthquake Commission. http://www.3news.co.nz/Chch-residents-share-EQC-frustrations/tabid/367/articleID/298487/Default.aspx Mon, 20 May 2013 18:34:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Chch-residents-share-EQC-frustrations/tabid/367/articleID/298487/Default.aspx The Govet has done a U-turn and will now allow residents in the red zone to apply for an extension to stay in their homes for longer. http://www.3news.co.nz/Govt-extends-eviction-date-for-red-zoners/tabid/423/articleID/298482/Default.aspx Mon, 20 May 2013 17:40:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Govt-extends-eviction-date-for-red-zoners/tabid/423/articleID/298482/Default.aspx Christchurch's Pallet Pavilion has proved so popular that a fundraising campaign is now underway to keep the venue running. http://www.3news.co.nz/Sponsors-hope-to-keep-Christchurchs-Pallet-Pavilion/tabid/423/articleID/298484/Default.aspx Mon, 20 May 2013 18:05:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Sponsors-hope-to-keep-Christchurchs-Pallet-Pavilion/tabid/423/articleID/298484/Default.aspx Officials have blocked off a Christchurch road amid fears a quake-damaged house will fall over a cliff onto motorists. http://www.3news.co.nz/Chch-house-teeters-on-edge-of-cliff/tabid/423/articleID/298461/Default.aspx Mon, 20 May 2013 15:24:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Chch-house-teeters-on-edge-of-cliff/tabid/423/articleID/298461/Default.aspx A fraud inquiry by Australian police has failed to find wrongdoing by a New Zealand engineer who oversaw the construction of Christchurch's CTV building. http://www.3news.co.nz/Australian-police-find-no-case-against-CTV-fraudster/tabid/423/articleID/298434/Default.aspx Mon, 20 May 2013 12:24:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Australian-police-find-no-case-against-CTV-fraudster/tabid/423/articleID/298434/Default.aspx Bob Parker says there's a $600 million gap between what his city is prepared to spend on new projects and what the Govt wants. http://www.3news.co.nz/Christchurch-seeks-to-avoid-asset-sales/tabid/423/articleID/298392/Default.aspx Mon, 20 May 2013 08:02:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Christchurch-seeks-to-avoid-asset-sales/tabid/423/articleID/298392/Default.aspx 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. http://www.3news.co.nz/Christchurchs-ever-changing-cityscape/tabid/423/articleID/298190/Default.aspx Fri, 17 May 2013 17:03:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Christchurchs-ever-changing-cityscape/tabid/423/articleID/298190/Default.aspx Christchurch has been rattled by a minor aftershock this afternoon. http://www.3news.co.nz/Christchurch-rattled-by-42-aftershock/tabid/423/articleID/298186/Default.aspx Fri, 17 May 2013 16:16:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Christchurch-rattled-by-42-aftershock/tabid/423/articleID/298186/Default.aspx A Christchurch business leader says despite the city being a big winner in the Budget, its lack of detail leaves residents in limbo. http://www.3news.co.nz/Budget-spend-leaves-Cantabrians-in-limbo/tabid/423/articleID/298161/Default.aspx Fri, 17 May 2013 11:54:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Budget-spend-leaves-Cantabrians-in-limbo/tabid/423/articleID/298161/Default.aspx The Government has increased spending in Christchurch – it's now up to $15 billion dollars. But is that money working? http://www.3news.co.nz/The-Christchurch-families-still-waiting/tabid/367/articleID/298089/Default.aspx Thu, 16 May 2013 18:16:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/The-Christchurch-families-still-waiting/tabid/367/articleID/298089/Default.aspx 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. http://www.3news.co.nz/Chch-campground-residents-get-reprieve/tabid/423/articleID/298084/Default.aspx Thu, 16 May 2013 17:28:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Chch-campground-residents-get-reprieve/tabid/423/articleID/298084/Default.aspx The Government has increased its contribution to the Christchurch earthquake recovery by $2.1 billion. http://www.3news.co.nz/Budget-Quake-spending-up-21-billion/tabid/423/articleID/298056/Default.aspx Thu, 16 May 2013 14:38:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Budget-Quake-spending-up-21-billion/tabid/423/articleID/298056/Default.aspx A former project manager employed to work on the Christchurch rebuild has narrowly avoided jail. http://www.3news.co.nz/Red-zone-burglar-gets-home-detention/tabid/423/articleID/297906/Default.aspx Wed, 15 May 2013 15:59:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Red-zone-burglar-gets-home-detention/tabid/423/articleID/297906/Default.aspx Christchurch residents having difficulty with insurance claims, repairs and rebuilding will have a new tool from tomorrow. http://www.3news.co.nz/Quake-hotline-announced-for-Christchurch-residents/tabid/423/articleID/297895/Default.aspx Wed, 15 May 2013 14:23:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Quake-hotline-announced-for-Christchurch-residents/tabid/423/articleID/297895/Default.aspx Commuters in Christchurch will be able to walk through Cathedral Square today, for the first time since the February 2011 quake. http://www.3news.co.nz/Cathedral-Square-opens-to-public/tabid/423/articleID/297807/Default.aspx Wed, 15 May 2013 06:39:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Cathedral-Square-opens-to-public/tabid/423/articleID/297807/Default.aspx Christchurch residents will have access to more of the city as the red zone cordon continues to contract. http://www.3news.co.nz/Christchurch-cordon-continues-to-shrink/tabid/423/articleID/297710/Default.aspx Tue, 14 May 2013 12:22:00 +1200 http://www.3news.co.nz/Christchurch-cordon-continues-to-shrink/tabid/423/articleID/297710/Default.aspx