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![Economy surges - GDP up 0.8pc](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Economy surges - GDP up 0.8pc
New Zealand's economy kicked off 2011 with a bang, growing at twice the forecast pace and the fastest since December 2009 as a resurgent manufacturing sector drove the nation's revival in the face of Canterbury's earthquakes.
![More heart attacks for quake-hit Christchurch women](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
More heart attacks for quake-hit Christchurch women
A study of Christchurch Hospital clinical records has found a significant link between the quake heart attacks in women.
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Cops crack down on autistic looter
New Zealand's top police have ignored a judge's recommendation and again denied diversion to an autistic man found taking light fittings in the wake of the Christchurch earthquake.
![Quake trapped couple billed for hotel room](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Quake trapped couple billed for hotel room
Two guests trapped on the 22nd floor of Christchurch's Hotel Grand Chancellor and who had to smash...
![Fran O'Sullivan: Taupo quake a sharp reminder of risks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Fran O'Sullivan: Taupo quake a sharp reminder of risks
Quake-ravaged Canterbury and Auckland are clearly the two major infrastructural challenges facing New Zealand.
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EQC pays out $1b worth of claims
The Earthquake Commission has paid out $1 billion in claims from the Canterbury earthquakes.
!['Girls Day Out' bus takes quake shoppers to Timaru](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Girls Day Out' bus takes quake shoppers to Timaru
"Girls' Day Out" trips to Ballantynes' small Timaru branch store are proving a huge hit.