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Quake package 'huge weight lifted'
A Govt package for displaced homeowners is the 'first really positive thing' since the Canterbury quake, a resident says.
Govt to help quake residents with accommodation
Cantabrians forced out of their earthquake-damaged homes are set to get financial assistance and help finding accommodation from the Govt.
Brownlee denies telling quake residents to sell on open market
Gerry Brownlee has rejected claims he told Canterbury residents that selling their quake-damaged homes would be the best way to withdraw equity.
Late night quake rocks Gisborne
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake, centred 30 kilometres south of Gisborne, struck just after 10pm last night.
Quakes rattle Gisborne area
Gisborne and Northern Hawke's Bay were rocked by a series of earthquakes on Monday between magnitude 4.2 and 3.3 at a relatively shallow depth, but no damage has been reported.
5.9 earthquake widely felt
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake this morning was felt widely across the North Island, causing many people to leap out of bed.
Flurry of tremors jolt Canterbury
The aftershocks keep coming for Canterbury, with another 3.9 magnitude quake near Christchurch this afternoon following this morning's 5.1 tremor.
Quake shook house 'like dog with a bone'
Tony Stuart awoke today wondering how much more damage his house could absorb after the latest aftershock in Canterbury.