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Govt borrowing $380m a week
The Government is borrowing $380 million a week and next week's budget will carry a record deficit.
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Mark Graham: Homeowners vulnerable if perfect storm hits
The building industry is in crisis.
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For the love of books - some of our top shops
Buying ebooks may be convenient but it can't compete with the personality and charm of our best bookshops, writes Danielle Wright.
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Weiyu Zhang
Weiyu Zhang, 30, from China, was studying at the King's Education language school in the CTV building at the time of the earthquake.
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<i>Dita De Boni</i>: Little girl lost is found
Hurrah for the safety of a nine-year old Wainuiomata girl who spent the night up a tree after becoming lost and was reunited with her family the following day.
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Inquest into unidentified earthquake victims
Unidentified victims of the Christchurch earthquake are set to be formally pronounced dead at an inquest.
![Earthquake cash goes on pokies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Earthquake cash goes on pokies
Stressed-out Cantabrians have been squandering Red Cross cash handouts on poker machines.
![Xiaoli Zhou](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Xiaoli Zhou
Xiaoli Zhou, from China, was studying to be a nurse and had been learning English at the King's Education language school in the CTV building for about a year when the earthquake struck.
![Two jailed for quake burglaries](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Two jailed for quake burglaries
Two men have been jailed for separate burglaries after raiding earthquake-damaged properties.
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Cattle truck crash victim named
A cattle truck driver killed when his truck and trailer rolled on SH1 north of Kaikoura has been named.
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'Amazing girl' falls from ute
A 10-year-old girl has died after falling from the back of a ute driven by her best friend's father.