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Earthquake bill so far: $1.1 billion
Prime Minister John Key said the Government has more spending to come, pointing at an EQC net cost estimate of $1.5b for the latest quake.
Magnitude 4 aftershock hits Christchurch
The quake struck at 2.23pm, 10km east of Christchurch at a depth of 10km, GNS Science said.
Earthquake death toll hits 170
Police have named a woman who died in Christchurch's February 22 earthquake, bringing the total of number of names released to 170.
Quake-damaged church to be demolished
The congregation of St Paul's Trinity Pacific Church on Cashel St have come to accept the reality - their 135-year-old church is no more.
Sth Canterbury loans cost Govt extra $331m
The government's finances have taken a $331 million hit, largely due to problems recovering money from failed South Canterbury Finance's tangled set of related party loans.
Parker: Christchurch facing 'glorious challenge'
The Christchurch City Council has met for the first time since last month's quake, with Mayor Bob Parker saying the city "will have fight for its place in the sun again"...
Concern around local involvement as CERA announced
A new department will focus on Christchurch's recovery from its devastating earthquake but concerns are already being raised that locals will not have enough of a say as Wellington bureaucrats make calls on how to go ahead.
Traces of plutonium found near reactor
Plutonium has been detected in soil samples taken from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Quake: Outrage over penthouse crane visit
A high profile property investor who was able to hire a crane to get car keys and clothes from his 13th floor penthouse has angered central Christchurch business owners...
<i>Peter Bromhead</i>: An elite club for self-confessed experts
It's been an exhausting week for members of the Charlatan Society.
Quake hits central North Island
The central North Island has been shaken by an earthquake this morning.
Tsunami fears for Auckland coast
A "worst-case scenario" tsunami for Auckland would swamp the Viaduct and make Devonport an island, a council report shows.
Police recover half the cars from Chch CBD
Police are half way through recovering thousands of cars from the Christchurch central business district devastated by the February 22 earthquake.
Liam Dann: Britain opts to take its medicine now
British Prime Minister David Cameron and his Chancellor, George Osborne, this week delivered a Budget that was unambiguous in backing business to lead the nation out of the economic doldrums.