13 Christchurch schools set to close
The Government is set to close 13 Canterbury schools and merge another 18 in an overhaul of the education sector in the area that was revealed today.
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Red tape obstructing construction, inquiry told
New Zealand's top construction companies are at breaking point over a rising tide of red tape, an inquiry heard today.
Quake inquiry hearings end
The royal commission of inquiry hearings into the Canterbury earthquakes disaster closed today with the chairman giving a final acknowledgment to bereaved families.
5.3 earthquake strikes near Haast
A strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake has rocked much of the West Coast and Otago this morning.
Alpine Fault's rupture stronger than thought
The rupture stretched from Haupiri River on the West Coast of the South Island down at least as far as Milford Sound and the two researchers estimate it reached a magnitude of 8.1, higher than the previously thought mean magnitude of 7.9.
Magnitude 4.0 quake shakes Christchurch
Christchurch was rattled by a magnitude 4.0 earthquake this morning.