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No sign of devastating earthquakes in New Zealand, elsewhere, as people react ...As New Zealand and other areas in the Pacific Ocean passed the May 21, 6 pm local time unscathed, despite predictions by Harold Camping that the hour would signal the beginning of the end of the world, many seemed to breathe a public sigh of relief ... read more
Can we rebuild Christchurch's fields of dreams?
When David Abercrombie, the chief executive of Yachting New Zealand, visited Christchurch last weekend to inspect quake damage to the city's sailing venues, he was staggered. The former All Blacks physio is based in Auckland. ... read more
They give, and they take away
The fund will initially include up to $5.5 billion to meet the Government's earthquake-related costs, other than those funded by EQC and ACC. A new four-year maturity earthquake bond will be launched for New Zealand investors with proceeds directed to ... read more