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| Fox glacier plane crash - nine dead reported |
| Nine people are believed to have died in a plane crash on the West Coast this afternoon.Emergency services were at the scene of the crash, which happened shortly before 1.30pm near the Fox Glacier airstrip.St John Ambulance... |
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Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:58 p.m. |
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| Caravans dip into craters in earthquake-hit motor camp |
| Craters opened up at a Kaiapoi motorcamp during this morning's earthquake, with caravans sinking in the earth up to their axles.Jan Reid, manager of the council owned Woodend Beach Holiday Park, said the earthquake had cut a diagonal... |
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Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:29 p.m. |
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| Storm headed for Christchurch |
| Weary Canterbury residents struggling to cope with this morning's devastating earthquake will also have to cope with a storm, forecasters say.The 7.1 magnitude quake has left many homes exposed to the elements, which are expected... |
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Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:50 p.m. |
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| Christchurch quake: The facts |
| This morning's magnitude 7.1 quake hit at 4.36am. It was at a depth of 10km and was centred 40km west of Christchurch.Seismologist Dr Warwick Smith from earthquake monitoring system GeoNet told One News he believed this morning's... |
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Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:44 p.m. |
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| Water, sewage top priorities after quake |
| Sewage and water concerns are among the top priorities for emergency services in the wake of this morning's 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch.The city was left devastated after the quake struck 30km west of the city at... |
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Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:02 p.m. |
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| Christchurch earthquake: Tale of a damaged city |
| It struck in the wee small hours, a rumbling roar and intense swaying that lasted for the best part of a minute.Christchurch was a city paralysed today after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit the city at 4.35am.Historic buildings... |
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Published: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:00 p.m. |
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