<i>Weather Watch</i>: Autumn rolls into Christchurch
Dust is again going to be a problem for Christchurch later today and again tomorrow as winds pick back up again.
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Christchurch earthquake: Battle of Port-a-loos in dusty suburbs
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Quake to cost insurers up to $16b
One of the world's biggest reinsurers estimated today that last week's Christchurch earthquake would cost insurers between $8.1 billion and $16b.
Quake-support packages needed for more than 20,000
Applications for financial support following last week's deadly Christchurch quake are flooding in.
Christchurch residents share their stories
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Working for families cuts targeted
Wealthy parents receiving money from Working for Families look set to lose the funding as the Govt looks to find financial relief for the Christchurch quake.
DHB head invokes Katrina to defend evacuating elderly
Canterbury DHB chief executive David Meates has invoked memories of Hurricane Katrina to justify evacuating hundreds of elderly out of the Christchurch in the wake of last week's earthquake.
'You warmed our hearts', baby Jayden's funeral told
The grief-stricken family of eight-month-old quake victim Jayden Harris farewelled him in a moving ceremony in Christchurch today.
Residents unable to hire temporary toilets
Temporary toilets are deemed assets of importance so Civil Defence has to co-ordinate where they are placed in quake-hit Christchurch.
Committee clamps down on low-ball stock offers
The new Financial Markets Authority will have the power to clamp down on low-ball stock offers the likes of which are used by Christchurch businessman Bernard Whimp.
Smith: ACC quake bill $370 million
The Accident Compensation Corporation's bill from the Christchurch earthquake has been put at $370 million, says ACC Minister Nick Smith.