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Business 3 Aug 2012
Christchurch retailer named NZ entrepreneur finalist, despite the earthquakes

CHRISTCHURCH — A Christchurch retailer has beaten the odds to be named as a finalist in the Ernst and Young New Zealand entrepreneur of the year awards.

Simon Thwaites at one of his Christchurch stores.

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Art 2 Aug 2012
Timber from crushed hill side houses recycled for post-quake Christchurch art exhibition

CHRISTCHURCH — Timber from Sumner and Mt Pleasant homes crushed in the February 22 earthquake last year have been recycled and finely shaped for an emotional art exhibition which opens in Christchurch on Saturday.

Artist Simon Jones with one of his quake-recycled pieces

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Food 26 Jul 2012
Clinical trial finds Christchurch green shell mussel extract better than glucosamine

An Australian clinical study trial has found Christchurch-made green shell mussel extract product to be more beneficial for arthritic conditions than glucosamine.

 Aroma director Ben Winters Jr, left, and managing director Ben Winters at a mussel farm in the Marlborough Sounds.

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News 25 Jul 2012
Special commemoration tribute show dedicated to dancer director, the late Sheryl Robinson

CHRISTCHURCH — Two special commemoration tribute shows dedicated to the late dancer director Sheryl Robinson will be staged at the Hagley Community College in Christchurch this weekend.

The late Sheryl Robinson

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Art 11 Jul 2012
Major emotional art exhibition – homage to Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH — A major art exhibition poignantly paying homage to Christchurch will be emotional for everyone who visits it at the Bryce Gallery in Riccarton next week.

Denise Bryce with a McKenzie & Willis corner, High Street painting by Christchurch artist Philip Beadle.

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Squash 29 Jun 2012
Christchurch's Ruby Turnbull win Queensland squash title

Christchurch’s Ruby Turnbull has won the Queensland state under-13 squash championships on the Gold Coast.

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Fashion 20 Jun 2012
Major top end London-based online shopping mall launches into Australia

A London-based online luxury shopping mall was today launched across Australia bringing 100 of the best designers and labels from around the world.

EmmaPonsonby

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School 20 Jun 2012
Special education principals urge ministry to retain residential schools at reduced levels

Special Education principals today urged the Government to retain some residential facilities around the country.

Graeme Daniel

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Accommodation 20 Jun 2012
Leading NZ bed and breakfast named among top 10 in the South Pacific

CHRISTCHURCH — Despite battling through earthquakes and an initial slump of visiting tourists, a Christchurch luxury bed and breakfast has been named in the top 10 places to stay in the South Pacific, including Australia.

Linda Estall-Bone at Pacific View Paradise, with guests

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Art 21 May 2012
Kaikoura woman possibly first NZ artist to have painting on steel

KAIKOURA — A Kaikoura woman is possibly the first artist in New Zealand to have her paintings digitised and printed onto white and stainless steel, using cutting edge technology.

Ruth Stirnimann with a painting on steel.

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Accommodation 21 May 2012
The Boot near Nelson named as New Zealand's most unusual place to stay

The Boot near Nelson has been name the most unusual place to stay in New Zealand, according to an author and travel writer who stays at the most unusual places around New Zealand.

The Boot Bed and Breakfast

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Fashion 14 May 2012
Kiwi in London launches online shopping mall for New Zealand women keen on fashion

A Kiwi in London has today launched an online shopping mall for women keen on the top international fashion labels.

Emma Ponsonby

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Building 9 May 2012
Christchurch should follow Queenstown's model to resolve the affordable housing crisis

CHRISTCHURCH — Leading New Zealand builder David Reid today suggested Queenstown’s example of how to produce a large stock of affordable housing could be the key to earthquake-recovering Christchurch’s affordable housing shortage.

David Reid

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Building 8 May 2012
Significant law change needed to kick-start Christchurch's urgent residential rebuild

CHRISTCHURCH — Significant law change may need to be introduced for earthquake recovering Christchurch to accelerate an urgent residential rebuild, a leading builder said today.

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Building 8 May 2012
Significant law change needed to kick-start Christchurch's urgent residential rebuild

CHRISTCHURCH — Significant law change may need to be introduced for earthquake recovering Christchurch to accelerate an urgent residential rebuild, a leading builder said today.

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News 1 May 2012
First ever golf clubs made in New Zealand go under the hammer in London

Possibly first ever golf clubs made in New Zealand will come under the hammer at Sotheby’s auction in London in a fortnight.

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Building 19 Apr 2012
NZ's first prefab housing show opens in Christchurch on Saturday

CHRISTCHURCH — Latest cutting-edge designed prefab houses will provide a safer future for earthquake-hit Christchurch people, PrefabNZ chief executive Pamela Bell said today.

Pamela Bell - prefabnz

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Fashion 10 Apr 2012
Christchurch lingerie company recovers from quake to win award

CHRISTCHURCH —   A Christchurch lingerie and swimwear store which rose rapidly from the September 2010 earthquake has just won a major Recover Canterbury award for its tenacity and resourcefulness.

Kirsten Billcliff at Savoir

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Community 6 Mar 2012
Many emergency earthquake workers still struggling; years before full impact surfaces

CHRISTCHURCH — Many Christchurch emergency and rescue workers, police, ambulance, fire and hospital staff traumatised by the initial events and efforts following February 22's earthquake are still struggling a year on, according to a group of counsellors.

Durham Centre counsellors Bev Mason, Karin Schaeper, Sharon Wilson, Bryan Wright, Valerie Attrill, outside their centre on the old Marli House site.

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Health 6 Mar 2012
Children in the presence of mental illness the focus of Schizophrenia Awareness Week

The needs of young people in families coping with mental illness are the primary focus this week of the annual Schizophrenia Awareness Week.

Jim Crowe

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Health 5 Mar 2012
Medical mag publishes study on Christchurch green lipped mussel extract

CHRISTCHURCH — An international medical magazine has published a study on New Zealand's freeze-dried mussel powder produced in Christchurch.

Ben Winters

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Fundraiser 28 Feb 2012
Heart strings guitars auction fetches $111,000 for Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH — Seven hand-made guitars commemorating the loss of life and buildings in the Christchurch earthquakes fetched total of $111,000 at an auction in Christchurch at the weekend.

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Earthquakes 23 Feb 2012
How a quake victim's father has coped in 12 months

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch secondary school drama teacher Robert Gilbert has had a tortuous 12 months since his son Jaime, 22, was killed by falling masonry outside the Iconic Bar in Manchester St on February 22 last year.

The damaged Cathedral Square

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Earthquakes 22 Feb 2012
100 percent increase in Christchurch people with post traumatic stress disorders

CHRISTCHURCH — Today is a day for recalling the terrifying events of February 22 last year but mental anguish and post-traumatic stress disorder have rocketed in Christchurch since the earthquakes began.

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News 21 Feb 2012
Heart Strings guitars for earthquake hit Christchurch arts community to be sold Friday

CHRISTCHURCH — Seven hand-made guitars commemorating the loss of life and buildings in the Christchurch earthquakes will be sold at a live auction and cocktail evening in Christchurch on Friday.

Christchurch singer Mandy Pickering and guitarist husband, Jason with the unique guitars.

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Earthquakes 20 Feb 2012
Christchurch – a year on since February 22, 2011 – rebuilding begins, but a time to reflect

CHRISTCHURCH — As a former UK-Europe Bureau Chief NZPA media correspondent, Kip Brook is no stranger to putting his thoughts into words following a crisis.

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News 16 Feb 2012
Leading NZ tenor to perform at St Paul's School concert in London

New Zealand singer Keith Lewis will perform at a special Wathen Hall concert in St Paul’s School, London, on February 27.

New Zealand singer Keith Lewis

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News 13 Feb 2012
Gardner wins UK New Zealander of the Year Award in London

Kent Gardner, who helped raise funds for the Canterbury earthquake appeal, was today named the UK New Zealander of the Year 2012 winner at a gala function in London.

Kent Gardner

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News 9 Feb 2012
Top design experts to speak at national workshop to help Christchurch's tricky rebuild

CHRISTCHURCH — More than 50 structural engineers, geotech experts and architects will thrash out how Christchurch can rebuild on its soft land at an international workshop next Monday.

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Music 3 Feb 2012
Kiwi singer/songwriter Jackie Bristow announces Coming Home NZ tour next month

US-based Kiwi singer /songwriter Jackie Bristow will make a flying visit this month with her Coming Home New Zealand 13-gig tour.

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Earthquakes 30 Jan 2012
Christchurch's soft soil red zone and CBD can be rebuilt on

Rebuilding in Christchurch red zone and crumpled CBD is absolutely possible, a global structural earthquake engineering rebuild expert says.

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News 27 Jan 2012
Profiles of Air New Zealand New Zealander of the Year Award finalists (in alphabetic order)

Kent Gardener Kent is a founding partner and chief executive of property fund manager Evans Randall.

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Art 19 Jan 2012
Major art exhibition at Kaikoura to include an earthquake-dedicated work

KAIKOURA — A major art exhibition including a work dedicated to the Christchurch earthquake has opened in Kaikoura.

Artist Ruth Stirnimann

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Earthquakes 12 Jan 2012
Decades before Christchurch returns to normal – American expert says

CHRISTCHURCH — It could be decades before life in Christchurch returns to normal, a Californian earthquake says.

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Architecture 4 Jan 2012
International workshop to help Christchurch rebuild lightly on the land

CHRISTCHURCH — An international workshop is being arranged for mid-February to help the Christchurch rebuild by placing new structures lightly on the land.

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Food 3 Jan 2012
Possibly NZ's only restaurant and dance studio to open in Kaikoura tomorrow

KAIKOURA — Possibly New Zealand’s only restaurant and dance studio will open in Kaikoura tomorrow.

Piera Fromm and Sebastian Burgin

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Travel 8 Nov 2011
London in the lap of luxury – royalty, artists, Ghost and Boris

‘Mind the gap between the train and the platform edge’ ...ah, the old London tube message: don’t you just love the place.

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Architecture 5 Oct 2011
Oamaru – the most wonderfully anachronistic centre in New Zealand

OAMARU — Oamaru is as wonderfully anachronistic as a 21st century tourist attraction as fax machines are to businesses.

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Art 20 Sep 2011
Art: A passion for iconic Kiwi beach and coastal paintings

Kirsty Nixon, one of New Zealand’s foremost artists portraying iconic Kiwi beach and coastal scenes, is staging her biggest solo exhibition in Devonport during the final weeks of the Rugby World Cup tournament.

Kirsty Nixon

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Art 12 Sep 2011
Leading NZ carver to donate significant commemorative pounamu koru for Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH — A leading New Zealand greenstone carver is gifting a significant and commemorative pounamu koru sculpture to the people of Christchurch as a symbol to guard over the earthquake-hit city.

Glen Surgenor

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Earthquakes 8 Sep 2011
Difficult time for Christchurch without any World Cup games, but enjoy the tournament says expert

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch people have not fully comprehended the damage to their city and the impact of missing out on hosting Rugby World Cup games, an international sports expert says.

Lise Valcour, an international sports psychology consultant from Canada

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Comedy 7 Sep 2011
Special concert brings hope to mill town of Kawerau

KAWERAU — Two of New Zealand's best comedians, the Laughing Samoans, will headline a special comedy concert to be held in Kawerau on September 24.

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Art 22 Aug 2011
Many of NZ's most famous and finest cartoonists exhibiting at the Auckland Grammar School art expo this weekend

AUCKLAND — Many of New Zealand's most celebrated editorial newspaper cartoonists including former New Zealand cricketer Murray Webb will feature in this year's Auckland Grammar School art expo which opens on Friday night.

Chris Slane rugby artwork

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Business 3 Aug 2011
World Cup winning All Black buys 50 percent of 52 Jim's Mowing franchises in Auckland

World Cup winning All Black Bernie McCahill who used to sprint across the turf at Eden Park is these days turning his safe hands to the business of lawn mowing.

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Business 3 Aug 2011
McCahill buys 50 percent of 52 Jim's Mowing franchises in Auckland

World Cup winning All Black Bernie McCahill who used to sprint across the turf at Eden Park is these days turning his safe hands to the business of lawn mowing.

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Community 21 Jul 2011
First steps to set up first village inside Christchurch CBD

CHRISTCHURCH — The first steps have been taken in a bid to set up the first community village inside Christchurch’s quake-hit central business district.

Peterborough Village

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Art 12 Jul 2011
About 500 works for one of the biggest college art events in NZ

AUCKLAND — More than 120 artists from all over the country will take part in one of the biggest New Zealand school art events, the 15th annual Carmel College exhibitions in Auckland on August 12-14.

Amber Emm

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Art 5 Jul 2011
Artists collaborate to raise funds for disadvantaged NZ kids

AUCKLAND CITY — A group of artists nationwide has collaborated their works into one giant piece for charity to be unveiled at the Mairangi Art Centre in Auckland on July 26.

Artists collaborate to raise funds for disadvantaged NZ kids

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Tourism 4 Jul 2011
No high winds or earthquakes, really: Auckland has everything

AUCKLAND — Poor Auckland: they've been missing out.

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Pets 28 Jun 2011
100 dogs and 50 competitors to contest gruelling NZ sled dog championships near Taupo next month

TAUPO — About 50 people and more than 100 dogs will take part in the gruelling New Zealand sled dog championships in the Kaiangaroa forest near Taupo next month.

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Art 27 Jun 2011
Leading Swiss-born NZ artist set for NZ maths conference exhibition in Dunedin

DUNEDIN — Kaikoura’s international artist Ruth Stirnimann will fittingly stage a major geometric art exhibition at the New Zealand maths teachers’ conference in Dunedin next month.

Kaikoura's international artist Ruth Stirnimann

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Travel 22 Jun 2011
Slowing down in snow-less Queenstown – the Adventure Capital of the World

QUEENSTOWN — This has been the most unusual winter for Queenstown, the adventure capital of the world.

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Accommodation 20 Jun 2011
Leading NZ petite lodge named among the top 10 in the world – Trip Advisor

CANTERBURY — At last New Zealand tourism has got some great news.

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Building 15 Jun 2011
Bottle Lake Forest should be explored as safe option to relocate quake-hit eastern suburbs

CHRISTCHURCH — The 800 hectare Bottle Lake Forest 10km north east of central Christchurch should be urgently investigated as a safe option for relocating the quake hit Christchurch eastern suburbs.

Christchurch Eco Systems Map

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Pharmacy 7 Jun 2011
Clinical trial results confirm arthritic benefits of Christchurch mussel health product trial study

CHRISTCHURCH — An Australian clinical study trial of a Christchurch-made green shell mussel health product has found arthritic conditions improved by 43 percent for people taking the supplement.

Aroma NZ director Ben Winters

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Community 2 Jun 2011
Reality of grim statistics and worrying predictions taking toll 100 days on

CHRISTCHURCH — - By Kip Brook, Word of Mouth Media NZ And so it is, after 100 days, the grim statistics and warnings of possible more big ones to come keep mounting for hundreds of thousands of February 22 Christchurch earthquake victims.

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Building 26 May 2011
Huge opportunity to restore Christchurch as the best garden city in the world – public meeting

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch has a huge opportunity to reinstate as the best garden city in the world again, as it begins the unprecedented city-rebuild after being shattered by the February 22 earthquake.

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Travel 26 May 2011
Cloud 9 – one step away from heaven – one of New Zealand's must-stay havens

RUSSELL — I could hear the waves below washing over the golden sands along Long Beach, massaging my mind and soul.

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Softball 23 May 2011
NZ team fund-raising to take part in Asia-Pacific little league tournament in Guam

New Zealand will take part in the Asia-Pacific little league baseball tournament in Dededo, Guam in July.

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Health 23 May 2011
Five day yoga symposium will help people struggling with quake trauma

CHRISTCHURCH — Simple yoga techniques will significantly ease many of Christchurch earthquake-shaken residents’ post traumatic stress disorders so they can take control of their lives again, a leading expert said today.

Donna Fahri

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Building 26 Apr 2011
Rebuild up to tree-height: no more than four storeys, says a leading NZ landscape architect

CHRISTCHURCH — The rebuild of the Christchurch central business district (CBD) should be up to tree-height, seldom higher than four storeys, a leading New Zealand landscape architect Di Lucas said today.

Aerial shot of the city taken a few days after February 22 showing the 1850's waterways through the city

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Building 21 Apr 2011
Christchurch's CBD should not be fully rebuilt to what it was – landscape architect expert

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch’s earthquake-battered central business district (CBD) should not be rebuilt back to what it was before February 22, one of New Zealand’s leading landscape architects Di Lucas said today.

Christchurch's CBD should not be fully rebuilt to what it was

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Building 20 Apr 2011
Groundhog Day for parts of Christchurch since February 22

CHRISTCHURCH — They talk about the recovery and the rebuild.

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Art 13 Apr 2011
The meaning of moko: major solo exhibition opens at Ashburton art gallery this weekend

ASHBURTON — A compelling exhibition of facial moko film and photos will be launched at the Ashburton art gallery this weekend.

This is an exhibition along a journey of New Zealanders as never seen before

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Earthquakes 23 Mar 2011
Quake-rattled Christchurch – the only place in the world with cordoned off inner city

CHRISTCHURCH — Earthquake-devastated Christchurch today is the only city in the world without a central business district.

Christchurch is still under a national state of civil emergency

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Accommodation 21 Mar 2011
Hope Villa aptly named as a romantic haven after big earthquake rocks Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH — This was the most relaxing, cathartic and re-energising but surreal holiday ever, after a devastating earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Hope Villa

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Business 11 Mar 2011
New website shows which Christchurch businesses are open again after earthquake

CHRISTCHURCH — A national barter company has set up a website www.mychristchurchbusinessisopen.co.nz to help businesses and customers resuming trading after the February 22 earthquake destroyed the central business district.

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Health 8 Mar 2011
Urgent support plea for people and families with mental health illness in wake of earthquake

CHRISTCHURCH — Urgent support needs to go out to Christchurch people with a mental health illness in the wake of last month’s devastating earthquake, Supporting Families in Mental Illness New Zealand (SFNZ) spokesman Jim Crowe said today.

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Earthquakes 4 Mar 2011
Christchurch – a city one the one of the safest in the world – reels but begins to regroup

CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch was known as the most English of New Zealand cities.

A car is left on top of the rubble once a house on Bealey Avenue, across from the cordoned off city under state of emergency

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Earthquakes 25 Feb 2011
Merivale supermarket open and fully stocked, including big water bottles

CHRISTCHURCH — Merivale’s supermarket is open again and fully stocked including big water bottles.

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Earthquakes 23 Feb 2011
Christchurch earthquake – scene-setter

CHRISTCHURCH — This is a war zone; but no sign of the enemy.

House just around the corner from where I live

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Theatre 21 Feb 2011
Raunchiest theatre show ever seen in NZ to open as part of Auckland's fringe festival next week

AUCKLAND CITY — The Sex Show, one of the raunchiest theatre shows ever to be seen on a New Zealand stage, will open next week as part seen of Auckland’s fringe festival.

S-Show actors Colin Garlick and Jacqui Nauman, outside the Galatos in Newton

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Fundraiser 4 Feb 2011
Tea with John Key, or Dan Carter's signed boots – big ticket items in Pike River dinner event

CHRISTCHURCH — Afternoon tea with Prime Minister or Dan Carter’s signed rugby boot are just two of a host of auctions at possibly the biggest charity-fund-raiser for the Pike River will be held in Christchurch next week,.

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Travel 1 Feb 2011
Hokitika's Mahinapua walk – a step away from heaven

HOKITIKA — We wobbled back to our Kapitea Ridge lodge on the hilltop north of Hokitika, plonked ourselves down on the upper deck and didn’t move.

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Earthquakes 22 Dec 2010
Canterbury earthquake victims much better off than Californians

CANTERBURY — Canterbury earthquake victims head into 2011 knowing they are much better off than the people of California whose lives are mostly ruined by earthquakes.

A common sight around the city after a Powerful 7.4 quake hit Christchurch on 4 September 2010

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Real Estate 22 Dec 2010
End of an era for Strathfield: one of the grand of ladies of the lower Cashmere slopes

CHRISTCHURCH — One of the last grand properties of Cashmere’s lower slopes could soon but sliced up as a property goes on offer next year.

77-year old Strathfield

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Art 20 Dec 2010
Leading NZ artist to stage exhibition at the Wai in Queenstown

QUEENSTOWN — Leading New Zealand artist Lisa Wisse of Christchurch will next week open a special exhibition of dedicated works at the Wai on Steamer wharf in Queenstown.

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Art 9 Dec 2010
Leading SI artist to launch 11.11.1.11.11 studio opening exhibition in Kaikoura next month

KAIKOURA — A leading South Island artist will open New Zealand’s newest art studio next month with her 11.11.1.11.11 exhibition in Kaikoura.

Artist Ruth Stirnimann

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Art 6 Dec 2010
Leading NZ artist to stage emotive exhibition at Sydney's arthouse

Leading New Zealand artist Lisa Wisse will next week open an emotive exhibition of special works –highlighting the massive Christchurch earthquake - at Sydney’s Arthouse in Pitt Street.

Pike River 29

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Fundraiser 6 Dec 2010
Special prints of Pike River 29 to be offered to raise appeal funds

WEST COAST — A special edition of 500 prints from Lisa Wisse’s Pike River 29 painting is being made available to the public to help raise funds for the West Coast mining disaster appeal.

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Art 1 Dec 2010
Leading NZ artist pays tribute to Pike River 29 in a painting for all the Coasters

CHRISTCHURCH — Leading NZ artist Lisa Wisse has paid tribute to the 29 Pike River coal miners with a painting to be gifted to the West Coast community.

Leading NZ artist Lisa Wisse has paid tribute to the 29 Pike River coal miners with a painting to be gifted to the West Coast community.

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Legal 29 Nov 2010
Coasters approach Cave Creek lawyer with regard to Pike River

The lawyer that represent the families of the Cave Creek tragedy – just 10-12km away in Paparoa national park – has already been approached by West Coasters to prepare for a Pike River commission of inquiry.

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News 29 Nov 2010
Memories, eerie reminder for Kiwi in London on July 7

The events this week of the Pike River coal mine tragedy have triggered eerie memories for a New Zealander in London during the July 7 terrorist bombings in 2005.

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Fundraiser 18 Nov 2010
Former NZ women's squash champion to fight against police in charity forces event

CHRISTCHURCH — Former New Zealand women’s squash champion Sarah Cook has put away up her racket and slipped on her boxing gloves as she prepares for the forces fight for charity event in Christchurch on February 12.

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Education 18 Nov 2010
From Aranui to the Globe in London - young drama student rising rapidly

CHRISTCHURCH —  From Aranui to London, from the rugby fields to the drama stage, Christchurch schoolboy Teone Kahu is rising fast in the world of performance art.

Teone Kahu has been selected to act and train at the Globe Theatre

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Art 18 Nov 2010
Leading NZ impressionist photographer set for K Road exhibition next month – Auckland Uni course changed her life

AUCKLAND CITY — Polish-born impressionist photographer Eva Polack is one of 10 emerging New Zealand artists who will feature in Auckland’s K Road art exhibition opening on December 2, thanks to an Auckland University course which changed her life three years ago.

Polak will exhibit her ballerina works at the Te Karanga Gallery on Auckland's Karangahape Rd

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Art 18 Nov 2010
Northland builder wins first NZ quirkiest letterbox competition

NORTHLAND — Northland builder Iain Cathcart has won the first-ever quirkiest New Zealand letterbox competition.

Iain Cathcart has won the first-ever quirkiest New Zealand letterbox competition

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Food 17 Nov 2010
Young London chef takes Craft Guild of Chefs & NZ-UK Link Foundation culinary challenge title

Ben Murphy, a 19 year old commis chef from The Berkeley a five star hotel in London, has won the coveted NZ-UK young chef’s culinary challenge at a cook-off today at Westminster’s Kingsway College.

Winner Ben Murphy

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Art 16 Nov 2010
New Zealand's quirkiest letterbox to be announced this weekend

 New Zealand’s quirkiest new letterbox will be unveiled this weekend.

David Bayly with one of the letterbox entries

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Earthquakes 15 Nov 2010
NZ-UK Society gifts $15,000 to Christchurch quake fund

CHRISTCHURCH — The New Zealand-UK Society, an established group of Kiwis working in London, today gave Christchurch mayor bob Parker $15,000 to the Canterbury earthquake fund.

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Tourism 11 Nov 2010
World best city Wellington has more cafes, bars etc per capita than New York – so what's it like?

WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington has just been named the fourth best city in the world; and might just be the best little capital in the world, according to travel guide Lonely Planet.

Beach Babylon Cafe owners from left – Kelly Chappell, Maura Rigby and Lydia Suggate

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Fashion 5 Nov 2010
Untouched World's Peri Drysdale resumes links with the Clintons

CHRISTCHURCH — When it comes to timing, Untouched World’s Peri Drysdale doesn’t miss a beat.

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Art 5 Nov 2010
Leading contemporary artist gifts a NZ painting to Hillary Clinton

CHRISTCHURCH — Leading New Zealand artist Lisa Wisse today had one of her NZ scene paintings gifted to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a special reception in Christchurch today.

Leading New Zealand artist Lisa Wisse

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Rugby 1 Nov 2010
Russian coach seeking eligible NZ players for Russian World Cup squad

Russian coach Steve Diamond is seeking eligible New Zealand players for his Russian World Cup squad for next year.

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Art 1 Nov 2010
Pohutukawa about to bloom early in Dunedin for first time -- airport art exhibition

DUNEDIN — Dunedin Airport will this month open a special solo art exhibition by leading Otago artist Kerry Fenton-Johns, featuring pohutukawa – the New Zealand Christmas tree.

 Kerry Fenton-Johns

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Business 28 Oct 2010
K9 of Christchurch – the fastest growing pet food company in NZ in the Deloitte's top 10

CHRISTCHURCH —  A Christchurch pet food company that is increasing sales by more than 320 percent a year has been named one of the fastest growing companies in New Zealand.

Geoff Bowers, a former English police dog handler and dog trainer

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