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Concerns over power new bill gives ministers
The Government has taken on sweeping powers to rebuild Christchurch after the earthquake.
The Government has taken on sweeping powers to rebuild Christchurch after the earthquake.
The Govt has won political support for emergency earthquake relief legislation that will bypass existing laws to speed up rebuilding in Canterbury.
The Canterbury earthquake will be the most costly natural disaster NZ has faced, John Key said today as the Govt announced new measures to deal with rebuilding ruined homes.
EQC-trained building inspector Peter Wei examined four homes in Auckland to see what improvements could make them safer in a natural disaster.
Waimakariri residents are being warned of burglars posing as bogus insurance agents to case homes hit by Saturday's earthquake.
The mayor of Christchurch says developers built on land that could turn into 'murky soup' after an earthquake, despite opposition from the council.
Some 1200 Canterbury school children will not be able to return to their schools for weeks.
Residents of earthquake-ravaged Kaiapoi say they are sick of being treated like a freak-show.
Welfare centres set up after last Saturday's earthquake in Christchurch are starting to focus on helping people return home.
Global re-insurance companies will probably take the bulk of losses for claims from the Christchurch earthquake not covered by EQC, says Moody's.
After another night of aftershocks, earthquake-hit Cantabrians woke to the news today that the cordons in Christchurch's CBD would remain for the time being.
New home owners are finding themselves in limbo as insurers refuse to write any new policies for Christchurch's shaken homes.
The first round of quake-affected businesses signed up to the Government's wage assistance package will see money in the bank tomorrow.
When the tremors return, residents at one Christchurch rest home band together with cups of tea and company.
At least 22 commercial properties and 50 homes in the small quake-damaged North Canterbury town of Kaiapoi have been deemed unsafe, with its mayor admitting the town is changed forever.
Most schools in the quake-devastated Canterbury region are not likely to open until Monday, the Education Minister says.
The final bill for the Christchurch earthquake may reach $4 billion, almost double initial estimates, Treasury Secretary John Whitehead said afternoon.
Aftershocks are continuing to hit Canterbury with one measuring 4.1 the latest in a series today that also included a 5.1.
Mayor Bob Parker says Christchurch city is coping "amazingly well" with the continuing fall-out from Saturday morning's earthquake.
The Government has set aside $2.4 million for trauma counselling for Christchurch earthquake victims, Paula Bennett says.
The state of emergency in Christchurch has been extended a further seven days following an aftershock of 5.1 on the Richter scale this morning.
An open source online map has been set up to help Cantabrians find help nearest to them.
Stricken homeowners and workers will start receiving compensation and emergency payouts within days as Christchurch's earthquake bill threatens to exceed $2bn.