Christchurch ‘must not get bogged down’
A CLEAR vision for the restoration of Christchurch must be outlined as quickly as possible to ensure the shattered city’s economy is not strangled.
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Locals still angry with MP who chose Labor
SIX months after Rob Oakeshott horrified his electorate by helping Labor into government, constituents are not yet willing to forgive and forget.
Polling shows Oakeshott’s support is shot
VOTER support for Rob Oakeshott has fallen through the floor according to confidential polling conducted for the NSW Nationals.
Business faces leave or rebuild dilemma
For James Scott, packing up and leaving Christchurch would be “the easy option”
Fallen statue yields message in a bottle
For almost 150 years, 19th-century Irish statesman John Robert Godley has been hiding some of the city’s secrets
Nation stands in silence
From the smallest towns to the steps of the nation’s parliament, New Zealand fell silent and wept for its lost
Grief for tragedy’s youngest victim
THE youngest known victim of the Christchurch earthquake disaster, five-month-old Baxtor Gowland, was laid to rest yesterday.
Religious grieve in makeshift churches
FOR many among the dozens of displaced congregations littered across Christchurch, yesterday was their first real chance to grieve.
Agonising wait over sister’s fate
EVEN through her tears of grief Kate Busson can see why the authorities need to take their time in retrieving bodies from the rubble.
All the news, hot off the garage floor
SURROUNDED by gardening tools in a dimly lit suburban Christchurch garage, the staff of The Star don’t have time to stop and think.
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