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![NZ Civil Defence team back to Condamine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
NZ Civil Defence team back to Condamine
The NZ Civil Defence team helping residents of flood-stricken Queensland has been forced to return to the town of Condamine, as more floods again hit the town they had just left.
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NZ sending emergency team to Queensland
New Zealand will send a Civil Defence emergency response team to flood-ravaged Queensland.
![Civil defence deal signed with US](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Civil defence deal signed with US
New Zealand civil defence officials are to have access to American experts 24 hours a day.
![Contaminated whitebait warning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Contaminated whitebait warning
Whitebait caught from sewage-contaminated rivers could end up on the plates of unsuspecting diners at restaurants and cafes.
![<i>Paul Holmes:</i> A city battered but not bowed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
<i>Paul Holmes:</i> A city battered but not bowed
Broadcaster Paul Holmes returns to the city where he began his career to see how locals are coping in the wake of the earthquake.
![Jolt hits 'skittish' North Island residents](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Jolt hits 'skittish' North Island residents
A second big earthquake in three days sent lower North Island residents scrambling for cover.
![Disaster survival kit: Must have gadgets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Disaster survival kit: Must have gadgets
In the wake of the Christchurch earthquake, nervous Welly dweller Pat Pilcher looks at some useful gadgets for your survival kit.
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Earthquake: Kaiapoi ‘will never be the same’
At least 22 commercial properties and 50 homes in the small quake-damaged North Canterbury town of Kaiapoi have been deemed unsafe, with its mayor admitting the town is changed forever.
![Canterbury earthquake: Schools to stay shut](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Canterbury earthquake: Schools to stay shut
Most schools in the quake-devastated Canterbury region are not likely to open until Monday, the Education Minister says.
![Canterbury earthquake bill may top $4 billion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Canterbury earthquake bill may top $4 billion
The final bill for the Christchurch earthquake may reach $4 billion, almost double initial estimates, Treasury Secretary John Whitehead said afternoon.
![<b>Map:</b> Track the Christchurch aftershocks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
<b>Map:</b> Track the Christchurch aftershocks
Aftershocks are continuing to hit Canterbury with one measuring 4.1 the latest in a series today that also included a 5.1.
![Mayor: Christchurch coping 'amazingly well'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=798)
Mayor: Christchurch coping 'amazingly well'
Mayor Bob Parker says Christchurch city is coping "amazingly well" with the continuing fall-out from Saturday morning's earthquake.
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$2.4m for earthquake trauma counselling
The Government has set aside $2.4 million for trauma counselling for Christchurch earthquake victims, Paula Bennett says.