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ERA rules that quake affected boss must pay
A worker who hasn't been paid after his employer's business was shut down by the Christchurch earthquake has been awarded nearly $5000 in unpaid wages by the Employment Relations Authority.
Quakes could lead to nationwide rates rises
Rates across the country could rise due to increased insurance bills in the wake of the Christchurch quakes.
Rugby: Crusaders' home for 2012 still in doubt
The All Blacks are booked to play a test in Christchurch next year, but that match and the Crusaders' home fixture list remains in limbo.
Taxpayers to cover quake damage
Taxpayers would pay most of the cost of repairing future earthquake damage to uninsured Christchurch infrastructure, a spokesman for Finance Minister Bill English says.
Future of Chch schools still undecided
Decisions on the future of Christchurch's quake-hit schools will depend on the relocation plans of the city's red-zone residents.
Christchurch shelters send pets north
Overflowing Christchurch animal shelters are sending ownerless pets north in the hopes of finding them new homes.
Survivors of the exodus: 'There is the guilt that we ran away'
The Haybittle family from Christchurch still feel guilty every time a new aftershock hits...
John Armstrong: Take a bow, Gerry, you got it just right
Handling the recovery plan for Christchurch was tricky, but it's not something we can begrudge.
Fran O'Sullivan: Forgotten disaster needs share of certainty
Mine contractors are waiting for money months after catastrophe.