Is this NZ's biggest insurance payout?
Nearly $200m is being paid by insurer Vero to the Education Ministry for quake-damaged schools in Christchurch, in one of the country's biggest-ever payouts.
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'It will be nice to have an apology.' Police are to compensate pensioner John Bennett for the way he was roughed up by armed officers in his own home two years ago.
4.1 earthquake rattles Christchurch
A shallow 4.1 magnitude earthquake has rattled Christchurch this afternoon.
Mystery flashes linked to quakes
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Nine Christchurch schools are preparing to close their doors for the final time in the next few days as part of the Ministry of Education's post-quake shake-up.
NZ warning - be ready for the big one
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Husband of quake victim calls for CTV site tidy up
A man who lost his wife when the Canterbury Television building collapsed in the February 2011 earthquake is adding his voice to calls for the unkempt site to be tidied.
Christchurch 'red zone' lawfully created
The 'red zone' created in the aftermath of Christchurch's earthquakes was legal, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
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Christchurch trams back on track today
The trams are returning to Cathedral Square after an almost three-year absence following the February 2011 earthquake.
Post-quake rate of serious stomach bugs increased 14-fold
The rate of serious stomach bugs in Christchurch increased 14-fold in the month after the 2011 earthquake, a Canterbury University researcher has found.
Crucial meetings over quake damage payments delayed
Crucial meetings between Christchurch City Council's insurer and its re-insurers over earthquake damage payments have been pushed into next year.
'Mass land movement' areas on Port Hills
A long-awaited report looking at the slope stability of the Port Hills above Christchurch has identified 36 areas of "mass land movement" since the earthquakes.
Kiwis visit family of CTV victim in Japan
A Christchurch couple has returned from a trip to Japan to visit the family of a student they hosted who was killed in the February 2011 earthquake.
Quake repairs 'painfully slow'
The rate of repairs to earthquake-damaged Housing New Zealand homes in Christchurch has been slammed for being "painfully slow".
'Tears of joy' for school
A tiny Christchurch school that today won a David vs Goliath legal battle against a government-forced closure is hosting a victory party tonight.
Vote on $91k pay rise for council boss
Acting Christchurch City Council boss Jane Parfitt may get a $90,000-plus pay rise today.
School fights post-quake closure
The "unlawful" decision to merge a Christchurch school will see 70 per cent of its pupils "scatter" to other city schools, a court heard today.
Thief caught during quake damage assessment
A property owner and a builder who were meeting to assess earthquake damage found someone already at work on the house - stealing a hot water cylinder.