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Prime Minister says Labour writing cheques it can't afford

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The Prime Minister says the Labour Party is threatening to write cheques the country can't afford with its Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Package.

Disgruntled red-zone residents back Labour's plan

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Disgruntled Christchurch red-zoners who want the government to rethink its policy on quake-damaged homes are backing Labour's Earthquake Recovery Package.

NZ scientists unimpressed Italian study of Canterbury quakes

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An international study looking at the Canterbury earthquakes is attracting loud criticism from New Zealand scientists.

Heritage supports want Christchurch headstones repaired

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Heritage supporters are hoping that serious earthquake damage wrought upon Christchurch cemeteries will be repaired- but the issue of who funds that work remains unresolved.

Mossad expert - activities have hallmarks of spy training

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A researcher of the Israeli spy agency MOSSAD says the suspicious activity of four Israeli students during the Christchurch earthquake bears all the hallmarks of a classic intelligence operation.

John Key faces further questions

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The prime minister, John Key, has faced further questions about allegations of an Israeli spy ring operating in Christchurch at the time of the February earthquake.

Canterbury was shaken by a 5.1 earthquake around 5.30am

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Canterbury was shaken by a 5.1 earthquake just after 5.30 this morning.

Rubble scanner to sniff out quake survivors

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Scientists in Europe have developed a technology which could be used to find survivors buried in rubble from collapsed buildings in events like the Christchurch and Japanese earthquakes.

Red-zone residents greet Labour recovery plan cautiously

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Residents living in Canterbury's red zones are praising Labour's plan to help them recover from the effects of the region's earthquakes.

Israeli spy ring may have been caught up in Chch quake

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There are suggestions this morning that a Mossad agent working for the Israeli government may have been one of those killed in the Christchurch earthquake.

Earthquake panel chair says he did not ask for higher fees

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The four members of a panel set up to monitor emergency regulations governing the rebuilding of Canterbury say they did not ask for the higher-than-standard fees set by the Cabinet.

Jewish leader outraged at intelligence link to Chch dead

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The Jewish Community is outraged at the allegation Israeli citizens in Christchurch at the time of the February earthquake had links to Israeli intelligence.

Stress of PSA similar to that from Christchurch quakes

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The psychological stress caused by the vine-killing disease PSA is being described as similar to the anxiety people experienced in the Christchurch earthquakes.

Jobs to go at Sockburn meat works

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Workers at the Sockburn meat works in Christchurch say the announcement that the plant will close at the end of the season is a double blow after a year of coping with the aftermath of earthquakes.

Scientists dissect communication about Christchurch quake

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One year on from the February 22nd earthquake, scientists are meeting to discuss how the science behind the shaking was communicated.

Earthquake also reshapes Canterbury University

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Canterbury University has been heavily reshaped by the earthquakes. It suffered damage to buildings, and also a significant drop in enrolments.

One year on, we remember Christchurch's earthquake

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Recollections of the February earthquake, and coverage of the services and events being held to mark the events of one year ago.

CANCERN leaders discuss frustration for thousands in Chch

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The Canterbury Communities' Earthquake Recovery Network or Cancern acts as an advocate for those in damaged homes.

One year on, New Zealand remembers Christchurch quake

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It's one year today since a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch.

Cera chief executive reflects on progress a year on

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Dealing with the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes is a challenge unlike any New Zealand has faced in its history.

Remembering the 22 February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake

In North Hagley Park thousands of people gather for a Memorial Service in a day of remembrance and to stand united in two minutes of silence. Then Hewitt Humphrey reads the names of those who died in the earthquake .

Thousands take comfort from quake memorial service

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We look back at the first anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake.

Midday News for 6 March 2012

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The family of a Christchurch earthquake victim wants the Royal Commission to investigate all Search and Rescue efforts during the disaster. The Government faces a higher-than-forecast Budget deficit.

Coroner to investigate Christchurch rescue operations

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Complaints about the response of emergency services after the February earthquake in Christchurch will be examined by a Coroner.

Repairs underway for quake-damaged statue of Antarctica's Scott

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The statue of the Antarctic explorer, Robert Falcon Scott, that toppled from its plinth and snapped at its ankles in the Christchurch earthquake is being repaired. all going well it will be reinstated later this year, just in time for the Antarctic summer.