Major aftershock jolts shaken city

Major aftershock jolts shaken city

A 5.1 magnitude aftershock hit Christchurch shortly before 8am today, causing more damage and another evacuation of the city's central business district.

Tremors taking their toll

Tremors taking their toll

Christchurch residents just want the shaking to stop, as dozens of aftershocks further damage not only the community's fragile emotional state but buildings and infrastructure as well.

Sky-high stink still a mystery

Sky-high stink still a mystery

Smelly luggage may have forced a flight from Invercargill to Christchurch to divert to Dunedin in the second incident involving a mysterious smell on an Air New Zealand Christchurch-Invercargill service.

Dunedin

20 staff jobs affected by Polytech cuts

20 staff jobs affected by Polytech cuts

Cost-cutting at Otago Polytechnic will see about 20 staff losing their jobs or reducing their work hours by the end of the year.

Wastewater backup closes Cardrona

Wastewater backup closes Cardrona

"Significant" financial impacts at Cardrona Alpine Resort have been accepted as an inevitable outcome, as the skifield presses on to reopen as soon as possible after wastewater backups shut the operation down yesterday.

Business

SCF assets expected to attract attention

Premium South Canterbury Finance assets - Scales Corporation, Helicopters (NZ) Ltd and Dairy Holdings Ltd - will attract a lot of attention as receivers McGrathNicol look to dispose of them.

Foreshore law may not be final: MP

Foreshore law may not be final: MP

The new marine and coastal legislation may not be a final solution to the divisive foreshore and seabed issue and could be relitigated in future, Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell says.

Similarities in sector programmes

Debate continues on whether the new plate-to-pasture red meat programme is reinventing the wheel or an extension of Beef and Lamb New Zealand's central progeny test.

Labor retains power in Australia

Labor retains power in Australia

Labor Party leader Julia Gillard will form the first minority federal government in Australia since 1940 after winning the support of key rural independents.

Inquiry into Google search rankings

Google's methods of recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the internet's dominant search engine.

Mulling over the mullet

Mulling over the mullet

Year 12 student David Vaughan, of Mount Aspiring College, considers the complex history and changing fortunes of an oft-maligned hairstyle.

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