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Quake-damaged port has $600m in insurance to draw on
Wellington's quake-damaged CentrePort has about $600 million worth of insurance to draw on in the aftermath of the Kaikoura earthquake.
Tax relief for quake testing buildings
Owners of earthquake-stricken buildings are likely to get tax relief on some of their costs.
Judge considers Corrections' release date error
A High Court judge has reserved his decision in a case that could affect hundreds of people kept in jail for longer than they should have been.
Council unaware of residents in damaged Wgtn high-rise
A family who was unknowingly living illegally in a high-rise building now set for demolition says they have had no help from the property managers. Video
Earthquake damage at Wellington's CentrePort will affect council dividend earnings
Wellington's regional council is bracing for a dividend hit as the capital's port faces repair costs, fewer ships calling and the loss of waterfront rent.
EPA to publish blacked-out mining info ASAP
The Environmental Protection Authority has pledged to publish previously redacted information about a major mining project on its website as soon as it can.
Fight over blacked-out mining documents heads to court
Activists are fighting to see hundreds of blacked-out pages of information about an application to mine ironsand from the Taranaki seabed.
NZ on the road to cars that talk to each other
The world is moving rapidly toward an environment where car crashes are unlikely to happen, no matter how bad other drivers are, auto experts say.
Bioenergy sector concedes heat still left in coal industry
Bioenergy industry players have conceded that a revived coal industry will continue to provide energy for industry for years to come.
Oil and gas royalties plummet
Earnings from oil and gas royalties have fallen again, according to the Ministry for Business Innovation and Employment's annual report.
Filipo should have been jailed, court told
A court has been told rugby player Losi Filipo should have been sent to jail for three-and-a-half years for assaulting people on a Wellington street.
NZ's greenhouse gas bill could top $70 billion
New Zealand could face a $72 billion bill to meet its obligations under the Paris climate change agreement unless there's an effective international carbon market, an official says.
Statoil to stop looking for oil in Reinga Basin
Norwegian-based oil company Statoil has told New Zealand's government it will stop looking for oil and gas in the Reinga Basin.
Collins' poverty comments simplistic - Te Puea chair
Police Minister Judith Collins is oversimplifying the causes of child poverty by saying it's down to bad parenting, an Auckland marae chairman says. Audio
'I see ... a poverty of parental responsibility'
Many of the problems blamed on child poverty can be blamed on parents, Police Minister Judith Collins says. Audio
Collins hints at increased police numbers
Police Minister Judith Collins has hinted the government will approve a substantial boost to police numbers.
NZ lags in bid to improve energy efficiency
New Zealand continues to lag behind other developed countries in improvements to energy efficiency, a new report says.
Businesses criticise calls for NZ constitution
Business New Zealand has criticised suggestions that New Zealand should have a written constitution.
NZ vows to help clear the air of emissions
The government will join an international agreement to deal with greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation industry, the Transport Minister says.
HRC defends denying legal help to expletives cake woman
The Human Rights Commission is defending its decision to deny legal help to a woman who went on to get the second highest-ever award for a breach of her privacy.
Expletives cake woman fears system deters human rights claims
A woman who received the second highest-ever award from the Human Rights Review Tribunal over a cake iced with expletives, says she was discouraged from taking any action.
Trains to return to part of Napier-Gisborne line
Trains are set to return to the railway line north of Napier by the end of next year after being washed out by storms in 2012.
Bids close on Solid Energy's assets
The defunct state coal miner Solid Energy says bids to buy its assets have now closed.
NZX spending $5.5m to beef up electricity trading market
The Stock Exchange is spending $5.5 million over two years to beef up its trading systems for the wholesale electricity market.
New Zealanders' debt levels at amber alert - economist
People are borrowing more money than at any time since 2000 and more than people do in most OECD countries.