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Images & Report: Christchurch’s Shaky Weekend

Talia Shadwell reports first hand accounts of the aftermath of this wknd's quake The earthquake that rocked Canterbury early Saturday morning had Riccarton students Scarlett Moody, Lilly Pomeroy, Samantha Keepa and Taygen Hughes shrinking in the doorways of their Balgay St flat.

Their power cut out, the girls conjured up some candles amid rolling aftershocks.

“At first I thought it was a heavy truck driving past, but then the floor started to shake and there was this unbelievable rumbling sound. I had to clamber to get a hold on a door frame. Images: Emily Hartley-Skudder More>>

Transport Minister Steven Joyce has extended sincere condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of those aboard the Skydive New Zealand plane that crashed near Fox Glacier this afternoon. More>>

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TV3 Video - Investigators look into Fox Glacier plane crash - Plane crash in Fox Glacier, 9 dead

WEEKEND WATCH: Bomber's Blog - The War On News! (video)

Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury delivers his weekly current affairs expose, the war on news! The show broadcasts weekly on Triangle/Stratos TV and on Scoop. Bomber also posts on the Tumeke! blog... More>>

Waterview Project: Motorway Put On Fast Track

Transport Minister Steven Joyce says confirmation today that the application for resource consent and route designation for Auckland’s Waterview Connection will be assessed by a Board of Inquiry is an important day for Auckland transport and the economy. More>>

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NZ Govt - Waterview Connection goes to Board of Inquiry
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Hospitals: Three Day Radiographers Strike Begins In Auckland

Minister of Health Tony Ryall must take at least some of the blame for the radiographers’ strike that will this weekend affect hundreds of patients, Labour Health spokesperson Ruth Dyson says. More>>

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Military: Minister Pays Tribute To Merchant Seamen

The hard work and sacrifice of New Zealand merchant seamen during WWII made an important contribution to Allied victory in 1945, Veterans Affairs Minister Judith Collins said today. More>>

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Pharmac: Cancer Drug Deal Will Benefit More Patients

Health Minister Tony Ryall has welcomed a cancer drug agreement between Pharmac and pharmaceutical company Roche that will enable more patients to get new cancer drugs, and more cancer patients overall to receive treatment. More>>

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Foreign Investment: "Is The PM A Racist Too Mr Williamson?"

Maurice Williamson is wrong to call New Zealanders who are concerned about the loss of our productive farmland to overseas interests racist, Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman said today. More>>

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Labour - Kiwis want to own their own future
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Retirement: Govt Plans To Cut Supergold Card Travel Subsidy

The possibility that pensioners in Dunedin may have to pay for what have been free bus trips under the SuperGold Card free travel scheme shows National can’t be trusted to keep the scheme going anywhere, says Labour transport spokesperson Darren Hughes. More>>