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Canterbury a Mecca for job seekers
NZ's total of building trades workers needs to double to 155,400 over the next five years, say training groups.
Reason to hope
The headlines have been relentless. Disaster on a barely imaginable scale in this country over the past 12 months. And yet, as David Fisher reflects, there are reasons to cling to hope.
CTV building 'should not have pancaked'
Experts have pointed to tell-tale signs of problems in the CTV building before it collapsed.
Paul Callow: Quenching our thirst for water
Developing greater access to irrigation is critical to our economic prosperity and the private sector will likely play a big part.
Quake city demolition too slow, expert warns
Disaster expert suggests speeding up demolition to hasten recovery with rolling teams working every day
'Knackered' AMI Stadium may be next quake casualty
AMI Stadium may be the next high-profile casualty of the Christchurch earthquakes.
Quake city's credit rating drops
Christchurch City Council's holding company has had its credit rating downgraded. Standard and Poor's has dropped the rating from AA+ to...