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Everything’s grey if you’re in the Christchurch orange zone
RED means stop. Green means go. Orange means…? For Graham and Jo Williams, it tells them their home in the Christchurch suburb of Southshore is in a zone of uncertainty. “I know no more than I knew...
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Orange zone decision late, but letters coming
HOMEOWNERS in Christchurch’s orange zone are still waiting to hear when they will hear about the zone reclassification of their properties. Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority chief executive...
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Fred’s home for art and music closes its doors
NEWTOWN DRUMS: Newtown based percussion group Sendam Orchestra play for the crowd. WELLINGTON’S avant-garde music scene has been struck a blow by the closure of Fred’s, the rickety old Chinese Mission...
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Stuff hit with glitches and flood of quake comment
One of New Zealand’s dominant news websites, stuff.co.nz, suffered major technical issues as readers rushed for information about the quake last night. Mark Stevens, editor of Stuff, says the site...
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Three different quake magnitude readings
ONE VERSION: The http://beta.geonet.org.nz/ rating for the quake. The use of different magnitude scales has created three different readings for last night’s earthquake. Last night’s initial figure of...
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Two years after the Christchurch quakes it’s a tale of two cities
UNITED VOICES: Protest march, 1st Sep 2012 PHOTO: Gudrun Gisela CHRISTCHURCH Press and Dominion Post columnist Jane Bowron says although she is aware there is still anger and frustration over the...
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Marie Shroff bids farewell to a decade of privacy
LAST Friday, Marie Shroff bid farewell to her role of Privacy Commissioner, a job she has held for the past 10 years. The privacy commission serves as an independent watchdog for New Zealand, keeping...
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