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Decision on CTV building investigation imminent
Police will decide soon on whether a formal investigation is warranted into the collapse of the Canterbury Television building, which killed 115 people.
Live music beats quake blues
Live music in hastily-built venues has helped shaken Cantabrians beat the post-quake blues, a university researcher says.
Clamour for survival kits after earthquake
Panicked Aucklanders have been snapping up emergency kits in the wake of last Sunday's earthquakes.
Consumer Watch: Policy shock for owners
How much would your house cost to build? If you don't know and don't want to rely on your CV or an insurer's online calculator, you may be facing a $500 bill from a valuer when a major change to the way insurance policies work kicks in.
Two shakes, maybe more to come
Aucklanders have been reassured that a big earthquake is highly unlikely, although a geologist says the rare pair that struck yesterday might be a sign of more to come.
Quake rattles Auckland
A "moderate" 3.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Auckland today was the biggest in the city since February 2007.
Red-zone insurance battle expected to wrap up
A closely-watched insurance battle is expected to wrap up at the High Court in Christchurch today.
Solomons reeling in wake of double disaster
More than 6400 people in the remote Santa Cruz Islands in Temotu Province, 500km east of Honiara in the Solomon Islands, are coming to terms with devastation and loss wrought by the double disaster of an earthquake and tsunami last month.
Red zone squatters a fire risk
Damaged chimneys and homeless people are likely to lead to more abandoned red zone properties going up in flames this winter, firefighters fear.
Presbytery in danger
The 1888 Gothic revival presbytery beside St Patrick's Catholic Cathedral in Auckland CBD is an earthquake-prone building.
NZ buildings on course for change
Our building stock could look radically different in the next few years as owners and architects introduce new seismic elements, an expert says.
Plan a massive over reaction to quakes: super-safe landlord
When Queen St's Imperial Laneway got its $15 million makeover a couple of years ago, owners poured $4 million into seismic strengthening.
Kingsland character on the line
Kingsland property owner Pam Willis says insurance premiums may reach the point where owners start tearing down commercial buildings.
Owners face cruel dilemma
Mark Simmonds who, with his wife Bronwyn Paul, runs a wedding and event venue in a renovated Edwardian building in Wanganui, can no longer get insurance cover for earthquake damage.
Shearer outlines his plans for Chch rebuild
Cantabrians would be helped into driving post-earthquake recovery if Labour returned to Government, party leader David Shearer vowed today.
Quake case 'impossible to resolve'
Challenging a $337,000 payout to repair a Christchurch home by lodging a $900,000 claim means the case will be "impossible to resolve", a court heard today.
Shock in store for building owners
The Government is proposing building owners strengthen earthquake-prone buildings within the next 15 years so that by 2028, we will be much safer if another major quake strikes.
Strengthening 'a cost burden with no return'
Affordability is a huge issue for small businesses and building owners, Mr Gudgeon says. "Strengthening is a cost burden - with no return".
Multibillion-dollar surprise for proprietors of heritage sites: lawyers
Some of New Zealand's historic buildings are about to be hit by a multibillion-dollar bombshell, as the Government forces their strengthening, experts claim.