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3News NZ
Crisis centre remaining open overnight
TVNZ
The National Crisis Management Centre is operating overnight to ensure any central government support is available for Canterbury. There has been widespread structural damage to buildings and smaller bridges and the centre is ensuring any help that ...
Quake: Drivers urged to stay off roadsNew Zealand Herald
Key services being restoredTVNZ
Crisis Centre open overnightNewstalk ZB
Radio New Zealand -New Zealand Police (press release) -Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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The Hindu
Canterbury earthquake really three quakes?
Stuff.co.nz
Scientists are investigating whether the 7.1 magnitude earthquake which struck Christchurch and its surrounding communities today was actually two or three shocks in quick succession. The US Geological Survey (USGS ) in Golden, Colorado, has said that ...
Canterbury quake: As it happenedTVNZ
Day of shocks leaves dozens homeless in ChristchurchRadio New Zealand
Police curfew after NZ earthquakeBBC News
Telegraph.co.uk -Voxy -Otago Daily Times
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3News NZ
Weather adds to Canterbury's woes
TVNZ
Severe winds predicted for tomorrow may be strong enough to further damage already fragile buildings after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Canterbury early this morning. Many homes have been exposed to the elements, which are expected to take a turn ...
Christchurch earthquake topped by storm3News NZ
Storm headed NZ quake areaSydney Morning Herald

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New Zealand Herald
Auckland traffic halves
New Zealand Herald
There are 50 per cent fewer cars than usual on the road in Auckland tonight, with a key part of the motorway system closed. The southbound lanes of the Southern Motorway were closed at 5pm so the complex procedure of moving an 800-tonne gantry across ...
Southern Motorway Now Closed - AucklandVoxy
Aucklanders brace for motorway closureTVNZ
Traffic chaos predicted in AucklandStuff.co.nz
3News NZ -Radio New Zealand -Auckland stuff.co.nz
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Telegraph.co.uk
Nine dead in Fox Glacier plane crash
New Zealand Herald
A pilot, four locals and four tourists have died in a skydiving plane crash. Photo / One News A fiery plane crash that killed nine people in Fox Glacier today happened just metres from the town's chief fire officer's house. Police have confirmed that a ...
Four tourists among 9 dead at Fox GlacierTVNZ
New Zealand plane crash kills nineThe Guardian
Police secure crash siteNZ City
BBC News -3News NZ -The Press Association
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New Zealand Herald
TelstraClear Kicks Off Christchurch Restoration Fund
Voxy
TelstraClear is kicking off the Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker's relief fund with a $100000 donation to the city rocked by today's earthquake. CEO Allan Freeth says: "Christchurch is a city of considerable importance to TelstraClear. ...
Mayor asks Chch to check on neighboursNew Zealand Herald
Banks Sends Support to ChristchurchScoop.co.nz (press release)
Mayor: Quake hit city 'like an iceberg',Canada Free Press

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Stuff.co.nz
Police back coroner's call for Arms Act review
Radio New Zealand
Police are supporting a coroner's recommendation to review the Arms Act in the wake of an armed siege in Napier last year. Jan Molenaar killed Senior Constable Len Snee, then wounded two other officers and a friend following a routine drug search in ...
Coroner points to police failingsNew Zealand Herald
Siege deaths coroner calls for shake upHawke's Bay Today
Gun laws under fire after siegeStuff.co.nz
Voxy -Voxy -New Zealand Police (press release)
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Otago Daily Times
'My friend saved me' - quake survivor
Stuff.co.nz
A Christchurch woman said a friend saved her life when he pulled her from her bed as the wall of her house collapsed this morning. St Albans woman Marsha Witehira narrowly escaped injury as the wall of bedroom came tumbling after the devastating quake. ...
NZ woman tells of lucky quake escapeSydney Morning Herald

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New Zealand Herald
'My friend saved me' - quake survivor
Stuff.co.nz
A Christchurch woman said a friend saved her life when he pulled her from her bed as the wall of her house collapsed this morning. St Albans woman Marsha Witehira narrowly escaped injury as the wall of bedroom came tumbling after the devastating quake. ...
NZ woman tells of lucky quake escapeSydney Morning Herald
Christchurch earthquake: I'm lucky to be aliveNew Zealand Herald

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3News NZ
Shaken residents say quake damage huge
New Zealand Herald
Shaken residents of Christchurch fear the damage from today's devastating earthquake today may have a far bigger impact than most realise. As aftershocks from the 7.1 magnitude earthquake continued to rock the city, people checked their friends, ...
Department Of Labour Warns - Be Careful If You Are Going Into Your Workplace ...Voxy

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Otago Daily Times
Christchurch earthquake: I'm lucky to be alive
New Zealand Herald
Many Christchurch residents are counting themselves lucky to be alive after this morning's massive 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck the city. Marsha Witehira, 30, was sleeping when the wall next to her bed collapsed in and falling ...
'My friend saved me' - quake survivorStuff.co.nz
NZ woman tells of lucky quake escapeSydney Morning Herald
New Zealand quake survivors feel lucky to be aliveThaindian.com

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What to do after the quake
Stuff.co.nz
2. Check yourself first for injuries and get first aid if necessary before helping injured or trapped persons. 3. Assess your home or workplace for damage. If the building appears unsafe get everyone out. Use the stairs, not an elevator and when ...

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Voxy
Waterview project on fast track
New Zealand Herald
Auckland's $1.4 billion Waterview motorway project will be rushed through its resource consenting phase in just over nine months, a board of inquiry said yesterday. Environment Minister Nick Smith said a five-member board chaired by ...
NZTA Welcomes Board Of Inquiry Decision On Waterview ConnectionVoxy
Greens: Waterview Fast Track To The 1950sVoxy
Motorway connection fast trackedNewstalk ZB
Radio New Zealand -Voxy -Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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New Zealand Herald
'He's the best con artist NZ has ever seen'
New Zealand Herald
A late-model BMW with the licence plate "Dadu" - Greek for Daddy - pulled over in Ponsonby Rd and parked outside a recently opened restaurant. On cue, Loizos Michaels, well dressed in a dark suit, sunglasses and gold jewellery, ...
The man who fooled everyoneNew Zealand Herald

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3News NZ
No more 'public domain' in seabed legislation
Stuff.co.nz
The Government is to scrap the term "public domain" in Foreshore and Seabed legislation to go before Parliament next week. A spokesman for Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson confirmed the term was changed ...
Foreshore And Seabed Legislation Next WeekVoxy
Foreshore and seabed bill around the cornerNewstalk ZB

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TopNews New Zealand
Patients 'at risk' in strike
Stuff.co.nz
Patients could die as a result of strikes under way and planned for next week by hospital staff, Auckland's chief medical officer of health is warning. Radiographers are midway through a three-day strike at Auckland city and Starship children's ...
Strike delays surgery in AucklandTVNZ
Strike action painful, say radiographersNew Zealand Herald
Offer to radiographers sensible, says KeyRadio New Zealand
3News NZ -Voxy -NZ City
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Stuff.co.nz
McCully ignoring aid officials' advice, says Labour
Radio New Zealand
The Labour Party has accused Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully of running aid by the seat of his pants and ignoring his officials' advice. Mr McCully announced on Friday a $3.5 million system to help Pacific nations deal with tsunamis. ...
NZ to spend $3.5m on Pacific tsunami systemNew Zealand Herald
New Zealand Labour party accuses McCully of ignoring officials' adviceRadio New Zealand International
McCully criticises Pacific aid organisation officialsStuff.co.nz
TVNZ -Scoop.co.nz (press release) -Solomon Star
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TopNews New Zealand
Staff of ANZ and National Banks Goes on Strike
TopNews New Zealand
According to reports, employees from ANZ and National banks are holding a strike in opposition to the plans put forward by the banks. The banks were unsuccessful in dealing with customer debt targets and decided to cut down the salaries of the staff. ...
Bank claims protestors have wires crossedNewstalk ZB
Bank workers strikeNewstalk ZB
Staff take action against less than perfect banksScoop.co.nz (press release)

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ABC Online
Late recognition for merchant sailors
TVNZ
The contribution of our merchant sailors has been honoured with official services being held across the country today. It's the first time they've been recognised and it came after ONE News took up the fight last year for the World War II sailors to be ...
Waterfront honour for merchant navyABC Online
Merchant seaman's war service honouredTaranaki Daily News
Honouring unsung heroes of merchant navyTimaru Herald
TheChronicleHerald.ca -Voxy -Southland Times
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Stuff.co.nz
Southerly storm batters Wellington
Radio New Zealand
A violent thunderstorm hit the capital on Friday evening, bringing heavy rain, lightning and hail to Wellington. The storm affected transmission of Radio New Zealand programmes in some areas. MetService earlier said the storm would hit the Marlborough ...
Snow falls as wintry blast moves northStuff.co.nz
Snow likely to low levels ahead of milder SundayStuff.co.nz
Snow and hail expectedOtago Daily Times

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