Business owners hope for answer to quake problems

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Business owners in the earthquake-stricken Christchurch suburb of Sydenham hope some of their many problems will be resolved tomorrow.

Chch businesses call on council to keep Brighton pier open

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Christchurch businesses are calling on the council to keep the New Brighton pier open while earthquake repairs are completed.

Ruth Gardner's Blog 30/06/2012: Bravo Ballantynes!

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 30 June 2012 entitled, "Bravo Ballantynes!".

QuakeStory 95

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A story submitted by Pedro Evlampieff to the QuakeStories website.

Work Notices in a business community

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An example of a tool SCIRT has used to communicate its projects to the business community.

Fairfax Video, December 2012 (5)

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Video of an interview with Tom Hooper, Chief Executive of the Canterbury Development Corporation, about the experiences of businesses in the aftermath of the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. Hooper talks about the changes in the workforce, business innovation, and the benefits of collaboration in Christchurch. He also talks about the importance of having a disaster recovery plan. This video is part of a series about businesses in Christchurch after the earthquakes.

Fairfax Video, December 2012 (6)

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A video of an interview with Tom Thomson, Managing Director of Elastomer Products, about the experiences of businesses in the aftermath of the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. Thomson talks about the importance of focussing on people, diversifying infrastructure, and informing customers after the earthquakes. He also talks about the need for businesses to understand their insurance policies and to have building and service fall-back plans. This video is part of a series about businesses in Christchurch after the earthquakes.

Orion lifts annual profits and sales 3%

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The Canterbury electricity lines company, Orion, says electricity use in its region is starting to recover following the earthquakes, helping it lift both annual profit and sales 3 percent.

Ak Port says strikes, quakes show NZ needs resilient ports

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Ports of Auckland says incidents such as the strikes which crippled its operations and the Canterbury earthquakes which disrupted the Port of Lyttelton's operations shows New Zealand needs a resilient port sector.

Economic activity in Canterbury reaches a post-quake peak

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Economic activity in Canterbury reached its fastest pace in July since the 2010/2011 earthquakes.

Tower counts cost of earthquakes

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Insurance company Tower says yesterday's earthquake in North Canterbury will cost it a maximum of just over seven million dollars.

Midday Business News for 4 September 2012

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Tower's profit is expected to be hit by the Christchurch earthquakes. Movie star legend Bruce Willis is reportedly eyeing up legal action against Apple and the stockmarket rises.

Evening Business for 25 May 2012

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Tower's half year profit has jumped by more than eighty percent, as it recovers from the costs associated with the Canterbury earthquakes and improves revenue growth.

Evening Business for 23 May 2011

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Kathmandu has announced plans to build its new national distribution centre in the Christchurch suburb of Woolston, in a vote of confidence for the earthquake-damaged city.

Air NZ issues profit warning

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Surging oil prices and the impact of devastating earthquakes in Christchurch and Japan have prompted Air Zealand to issue a profit warning.

Evening Business for 30 March 2011

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Tourism is in for a short, sharp shock as fewer people visit New Zealand after the earthquakes in Japan and Christchurch and Genesis Energy says customers have no one to blame but themselves when electricity prices spiked last Saturday.

Evening Business for 20 September 2011

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The Christchurch-based insurer, AMI, says it won't be until June next year before it knows the final cost of earthquake claims, though the company's confident it won't need to draw on the government's backstop support package.

Quake claims affect Suncorp NZ result

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The insurance arms of Suncorp New Zealand have reported lower profits off the back of the Kaikoura earthquake and a rise in Canterbury earthquake claims. .

Tower confident in new company to protect it

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The insurance company, Tower, is confident that putting its costly and complex outstanding Canterbury earthquake claims into a separate company will allow the rest of the group to flourish.

Tower full-year loss widens, proposes new quake claims company

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The insurance company, Tower, has strongly criticised the time it's taking to settle Canterbury earthquake claims and says the insurance system for handling such disasters is broken.

Midday Business News for 9 July 2012

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Canterbury retail spending surges following earthquake disruptions. Traders face potential prison terms in Britain's rate-rigging scandal and the sharemarket falls half a percent.

Tower takes further profit hit on lingering quake claims

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Shares in the insurance company, Tower, have plunged close to 20 percent today after it said its profits will likely fall more than 16-million dollars because of Canterbury earthquake claims.

Christchurch's Divine Cakes rebuilds post quake

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Divine Cakes in Christchurch has had a tough past five years building up again after the 2011 earthquakes.

Cost to build a home rises

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The cost of building a home in New Zealand's main cities has risen by 20 per cent since the Canterbury earthquakes.

Tower Insurance slips to bigger H1 loss on quake, IT, cost

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Listed general insurance company Tower has reported a bigger first half loss on lingering Canterbury earthquake claims and a write down in its computer systrems.

CER Act used to speed up redevelopment of Lyttelton Port

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Lyttelton Port is applauding a government decision to use the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act to speed up the redevelopment of the badly damaged port.

Tower upbeat about future performance

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Insurance company, Tower, says it's started the year on a positive note despite bad weather and lingering complex claims from the Christchurch earthquakes.

Farmers and rural businesses bring fresh water to city

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Farmers and rural businesses have been combining their efforts to bring desperately needed fresh water supplies to earthquake shattered Christchurch.

Ruth Gardner's Blog 06/07/2013: Michael's Mother, Mary

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 6 July 2013 entitled, "Michael's Mother, Mary".

Ruth Gardner's Blog 31/10/2010: Retropolitan Retirement

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 31 October 2010 entitled, "Retropolitan Retirement".