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CTV hearing: Inspectors had no engineering experience
Inquiry told that CTV building was green-stickered after a one-hour site visit.
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Govt tax take falls short, pushes out operating deficit
New Zealand's operating deficit was wider than forecast in the first five months of the government's fiscal year as personal income tax continued to come up short of the Treasury's expectations.
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Christchurch population faces decimation as quakes drag on
Bank economists fear as many as one in 10 Christchurch residents will leave the region if major aftershocks continue in coming months.
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The levellers - making Christchurch buildings even again
Companies specialising in the tricky task of re-levelling buildings are gearing up for a massive amount of work fixing up damaged land in Christchurch.
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No one knows how much quake will cost, says PM
No one knows how much the Christchurch earthquake will eventually cost, but the government's balance sheet is still in a strong position to pay its part of the possibly $25b bill, says PM John Key.