
Brian Fallow: Quake levy wrong answer for NZ
Kick them while they are down is no one's idea of how to administer first aid.
Kick them while they are down is no one's idea of how to administer first aid.
nzherald.co.nz reporter Paul Harper on the newest problem facing earthquake-hit Christchurch - dust, dust and more dust.
Hundreds of Afghanis who fled their home country have become refugees again - this time from Christchurch.
Jetstar has apologised to a couple after demanding photographic proof that their home was damaged.
After two days of hot weather, the reeking sewage-laden silt has dried and the wind sends its dust billowing out.
It will take more than 10 years to rebuild Christchurch, says acting Economic Development Minister David Carter.
One of the world's biggest reinsurers estimated today that last week's Christchurch earthquake would cost insurers between $8.1 billion and $16b.
Applications for financial support following last week's deadly Christchurch quake are flooding in.
Adventurer and wild man Bear Grylls, in New Zealand filming an episode of his television series, has paid tribute to the Kiwi spirit.
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.
Earthquake victim 8-month-old Jayden Harris was today farewelled at a funeral service at the chapel of John Rhind Funeral Directors in Christchurch.
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.
The grief-stricken family of eight-month-old quake victim Jayden Harris farewelled him in a moving ceremony in Christchurch today.
Richard Ballantyne, of Ballantyne's department store, says there had been concerns about the central district even before the first earthquake in September.
John Key says his "strong preference" is to hold Rugby World Cup games in Christchurch, and says it's still possible if AMI Stadium is fit for matches.
Temporary toilets are deemed assets of importance so Civil Defence has to co-ordinate where they are placed in quake-hit Christchurch.