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The government's wage subsidy and universal redundancy for quake-affected workers is a start. But with 750 red-stickered buildings in the CBD alone and 200+ jobs already lost, it is just a start. The private sector won't rebuild without demand, that will have to be supplied…
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In planning its rebuilding, we need to remember that Christchurch has long been the nerve centre of New Zealand’s tourism industry. And I would suggest that it is so, not only because of its location in the scenic South Island, but also because its cosy…
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As of Tuesday morning, we have had about 249,250 comments since The Standard launched three and a half years ago. We're averaging a 317 comments a day since New Year's. Although politics has rightly cooled in the past week due to the quake, the quarter…
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Today at 12:51 pm marks exactly one week since the earthquake struck, and probably around 300 people lost their lives. PM John Key has called on the country to observe 2 minutes silence, starting at that time, to honour the victims of the quake. For…
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