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Dollar claws back ground - New Zealand Herald New Zealand Herald--The New Zealand dollar climbed yesterday to claw back a lot of the ground it lost on Monday after the 6.3 magnitude aftershock in -Christchurch-, and was at US81.85 at 5pm yesterday, up from its US81.34c exchange rate against the green - Date : Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:35:24 GMT+00:00 |
McDonald's still top of food chain with healthy result - Stuff.co.nz Stuff.co.nz--Perversely, the -Christchurch- earthquake had seemed to hit its North Island stores hardest. He suspected a drop in tourism, exacerbated by the quake, was behind a 4 per cent sales slip year-on-year in provincial areas such as Rotorua and Tau - Date : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:00:44 GMT+00:00 |
Christchurch swimmer among the best - Stuff.co.nz Stuff.co.nz---Christchurch- swimmer Sophia Batchelor has grabbed her first podium placing in the prestigious Mare Nostrum swim series. The 16 year old finished third in the 200m backstroke on the first day of the final leg of the series currently underway - Date : Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:09:02 GMT+00:00 |
Dave Henderson entry 'legal' - Stuff.co.nz Stuff.co.nz--Bankrupt -Christchurch- businessman Dave Henderson was granted access to the city's red zone after the February earthquake for "legal" and "legitimate" business, former Civil Defence Minister John Cart - Date : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:01:33 GMT+00:00 |
'Hero' in maroon van drove visitors to hospital - Stuff.co.nz Stuff.co.nz--A mystery man driving a maroon van has been called a hero for helping to save an Auckland woman in the -Christchurch- earthquake. University tutor Mark Werman believes his seriously injured wife, Audrey Moss, would have died on February 22 ha - Date : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:01:33 GMT+00:00 |
Christchurch gallery expands its horizons - TVNZ TVNZ--Source: Fairfax As the doors remain closed at -Christchurch- Art Gallery, staff are working on operating as a gallery without walls. Acting director Blair Jackson said although the Gallery had originally hoped to reopen in July, the need to continue - Date : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 03:31:00 GMT+00:00 |
Summerset to pay units' full value - Stuff.co.nz Stuff.co.nz--The company believes the move puts it at the front of the industry, which is coming to terms with insurance problems highlighted by the -Christchurch- earthquake. Residents who invested in units at the Kate Sheppard Retirement Village in -Chr - Date : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:00:46 GMT+00:00 |
'Onerous' legal clauses lurk in policy fine print - Stuff.co.nz Stuff.co.nz--Most insured -Christchurch- homeowners are at risk of being hit with "onerous" legal clauses for the rebuild of their earthquake-damaged houses, a -Christchurch- solicitor warns. Corcoran French partner Mark Henderson repres - Date : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:01:33 GMT+00:00 |
Christchurch's Vbase downsizing, jobs to go - TVNZ TVNZ--The company, which runs four key -Christchurch- venues, is being disestablished with the city council taking over its functions. Vbase chief executive Bryan Pearson has said there will be a large number of job losses. He says it is tough for everybo - Date : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 18:23:09 GMT+00:00 |
CTV victim 'felt unsafe in building' - Stuff.co.nz Stuff.co.nz--A -Christchurch- earthquake victim had been looking for a new job away from the CTV building because she was so concerned about its stability, her widower says. Dr Maysoon Abbas was working at The Clinic on the fourth floor of the Canterbury - Date : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:00:42 GMT+00:00 |