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Near-decade of drought over in NSW
The drought that has crippled New South Wales for nearly a decade is over.
Top stars help Christchurch forget the aftershock blues
A star-studded line-up of Kiwi musicians will perform tomorrow in earthquake-hit Christchurch.
Quake victims struggling with uncertainty
Some Christchurch residents don't know when their land will be fixed or how they'll live meantime.
Christchurch mourns demolition of landmark
The demolition of an earthquake-ravaged historic building has begun despite an outcry from heritage campaigners.
Quakes continue to rock Canterbury
Aftershocks have continued this afternoon after a magnitude 5.0 quake hit late this morning, causing panic, power outages and damage.
No confirmed injuries after 5.0 aftershock
Civil Defence say today's 5.0 aftershock would have felt on the ground like a magnitude 7 quake.
Manchester Courts demolition begins
Demolition has begun on one of Christchurch's most famous buildings, Manchester Courts, which suffered irreversible damage during the massive September 4 earthquake.
Quake spells end for historic homestead
A pioneer homestead shattered by the Canterbury earthquake is to be pulled down.
Fletcher gets $1bn quake contract
Fletcher Construction will run the Earthquake Commission's (EQC) project management office to oversee the rebuild after the Canterbury earthquake, a contract worth around $1 billion.