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Christchurch earthquake: Repair bill nearer $20b, says Fletcher exec

Brothel brothers slam council report

Brothel brothers failed to ensure Palace Hotel safe - report

The Palace Hotel was moving by up to 5mm an hour towards the street when the decision was made to knock it down, the Auckland Council said today.

No official advice on abandoning suburbs - Key

Prime Minister John Key has conceded he received no official advice that some areas of quake-stricken Christchurch may need to be abandoned.

Key's 10,000 house claim queried

Official figures released today by Civil Defence tag the number of homes condemned to date in Christchurch at 2190 - about 7800 shy of John Key's estimate of 10,000 - causing some to question where the PM's office is getting its information

NZ home building slips further in December

Consents for quake subdivisions may be fast-tracked

Oz building slows for ninth month

Christchurch earthquake: Biggest bill for disaster since Ike

Insurance costs tipped to skyrocket

Christchurch earthquake: Listed companies caught in the fallout

Quake residential repair programme on hold

Fletcher Construction says its residential repair programme in Canterbury as agent for the Earthquake Commission (EQC) is temporarily on hold.

Hawkins counts the construction cost of quake

Building company fined for Heritage work

Fletcher Building extends Crane offer by two weeks

Quake package 'huge weight lifted'

A Govt package for displaced homeowners is the 'first really positive thing' since the Canterbury quake, a resident says.