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Canterbury lines company squeezed

Dividend delayed at request of Christchurch council’s holding company

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Christchurch mayor backtracks on asset sales

Phil Mauger isn’t ruling out the outright sale of council-held companies, report David Williams and Jonathan Milne

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TOP promises leg up for under-30s, with civic service on the side

The Opportunities Party's political fortunes rest on winning a Christchurch electorate seat, writes David Williams

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Councils forced to consider asset sales as insurance premiums go through roof

The three 'i's of inflation, interest and now insurance hikes of up to 56% are tipping local authorities into an unprecedented cashflow crisis. Some are leaving halls, pools and libraries uninsured – or looking to sell them off. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Port company keeps cost of party secret

Lyttelton’s port closed for a staff party – but the company won’t reveal the cost, reports David Williams

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Cash retention payments to stop Three Waters engineers fleeing uncertainty

The Government created 10 water corporations to give local communities more control, but new changes to the Three Waters reform package ensure they will share the same employment contracts, the same IT systems, and more. Jonathan Milne reports from the Local Government NZ conference in Christchurch.

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Act chases National in the heartland

Christopher Luxon’s drive for party votes hits an Act-shaped judder bar

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Battered trust the biggest hurdle to bold new local government funding model

City mayors are pushing for new funding deals that would devolve more responsibility for infrastructure and social services to local communities. Jonathan Milne reports from the Local Government NZ conference in Christchurch.

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Book of the Week: It happened in Christchurch

Two new novels explore a city battered by earthquakes and hanging on among "the motley motels and paint-peeled homes"

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Emergency resilience and infrastructure are two sides of same battered coin

As the country's mayors meet for their big Local Government NZ conference in Christchurch, the quake-stricken city's former mayor warns of a renewed failure to align resilient infrastructure and robust emergency management.

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Women's World Cup 2023 / N.Z. defeats Norway in Cup opener

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand, kicked off Thursday with a month of intense competition leading up to the final on Aug. 20. The first match following the opening ceremony was a victory by cohost New Zealand, 1-0 over…

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Dorset firm REIDsteel is one of first members to join Jobs Foundation

The Christchurch-based structural engineering business has thrown itself behind the new initiative, which aims to do more in local communities

Birmingham Post

Christchurch council staff vent anger on leadership

Staff at Christchurch’s beleaguered city council unleash on the top brass

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Elon Musk’s Twitter took days to remove resurfaced Christchurch shooter footage

The repeated spread of the killer’s livestream suggests the platform is no longer automatically blocking its upload.

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Christchurch terror attacks board ‘a waste of time’

A board set up to help victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings is a 'joke', a former member says.

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Christchurch’s cycleway blow-up falls flat

A memo to outspoken Christchurch councillors – read your memos

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Seismology at light speed: how fibre-optic telecommunications cables deliver a close-up view of NZ's Alpine Fault

Aotearoa New Zealand experiences frequent earthquakes, including destructive ones such as those that struck Christchurch in 2010 and 2011, and near Kaikōura in 2018.

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Beleaguered city council drops ball on pay

Christchurch’s beleaguered council pledged to review pay and conditions by March, but it didn’t.

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Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern becomes a dame

The ex PM was awarded the title as part of King Charles III’s Birthday Honours for her service during the pandemic and Christchurch terror attacks

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Ardern receives New Zealand top honour for leadership during COVID, mosque attack

Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday received one of New Zealand's top honours, recognising her efforts for leading the country through the COVID-19 crisis, the terror attacks on two Christchurch mosques and the White Island volcanic eruption.

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Jacinda Ardern becomes a dame as New Zealand honours former PM

Ardern, who said she felt conflicted about the honour, was recognised for her service to the country during the pandemic and Christchurch terror attacks

Birmingham Post

Dorset firm REIDsteel to expand with acquisition of new site

The Christchurch-based structural engineering business plans to build a new factory and offices

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Public ‘flying blind’ on Tarras proposal

Objectors continue to push for the canning of a mooted new Central Otago airport as the company pushing it buys the critical final piece of the site.

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Words matter. Leadership matters. But instead the right gives us slurs and slogans

If leaders of political parties remain silent against the hate spread by neo-Nazis and their ilk, they’re showing they haven’t taken a stand.

The Conversation

Free public transport is a great start – but young people won’t give NZ governments a free ride on climate change

It isn’t often people get a free ride, but last week’s budget offered just that: free public transport fares for children aged five to 12 and permanent half-price fares for people under 25.

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