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The Government is flying more than thirty counsellors into Christchurch, to help people feeling the strain of the earthquake's aftermath.
Those clearing up earthquake-damaged buildings in Canterbury are being warned to beware of asbestos.
Donations to the Canterbury earthquake fund now total about $11 million. It comes as the Government announced early details of a recovery plan for people wanting money to fix their damaged homes or start rebuilding.
Two earthquake scientists say the chance of a magnitude six aftershock hitting the Canterbury region is decreasing day by day and is now unlikely. A Victoria University professor in geophysics and a GNS seismologist have put into perspective the weekend's devastating earthquake at a lecture in Wellington.
The Transport Agency says initial repairs to State Highways damaged in the Canterbury earthquake could cost up to six million dollars.
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The Treasury expects rebuilding after the Canterbury earthquake will help economic growth next year and put upward pressure on inflation.
Earthquake prone buildings in Christchurch are to be strengthened to new, higher standards. The new code was passed at an extraordinary council meeting today.
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A group of legal scholars says the Government has set a dangerous precedent with its law to assist recovery from the Christchurch earthquake.
It's estimated up to 150 businesses will go bust following the Canterbury earthquake.
People in Canterbury who own empty houses are being urged to help put a roof over the heads of homeless earthquake victims.
The Reserve Bank says it sees little pressure on inflation from rebuilding after the Canterbury earthquake.
The Government is considering introducing a new law to cover any natural disaster of a similar size to the Canterbury earthquake.
The Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce estimates up to 150 of the region's small businesses will fold if they're not given Government assistance to relocate from their earthquake-stricken premises.
The Canterbury earthquake could force up the cost of building in the region by five percent but the Reserve Bank says it'll ignore that kind of inflation unless it affects the whole country.
Heart attack rates have surged two weeks after the Canterbury earthquake, as aftershocks continue.
The Prime Minister, has promised people in Canterbury they will know next Wednesday whether they can rebuild on ground badly damaged by this month's earthquake.
In Canterbury, those carrying out sentences of community service are being put to good use - with teams of workers out helping with the post-earthquake clean-up.
A new agreement's been reached on how earthquake claims for seriously damaged mortgaged houses in Canterbury will be handled.
Business owners have told the Christchurch City Council they are haemorrhaging thousands of dollars a week, while it decides whether or not to demolish their buildings following last month's earthquake.
More than two weeks after the massive earthquake that rocked Canterbury, some living in one of Christchurch's worst hit suburbs are feeling neglected and abandoned.
Construction teams are working to fix earthquake damaged stopbanks in the Waimakariri and Kaiapoi rivers near Christchurch.
The Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says all but a few Cantabrians will be able to rebuild on their original properties.
The Christchurch City Council has voted to fast track the demolition of two heritage buildings that it says were severely damaged in September's earthquake and pose an immediate danger to people's safety.
While buildings and businesses bore the brunt of the Canterbury earthquake, some popular outdoor recreation places have also been hit.
Did his work in the earthquake aftermath sway the voters?
Dr Hamish Campbell of GNS Science talks about the Christchurch earthquake and it's subsequent aftershocks.
The Bishop of Christchurch has asked parishioners to think about the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Bishop Victoria Matthews is appealing to Canterbury Anglicans to give at least $100,000 for quake relief in Haiti.
