Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake cleanup in Dallington. Transport Minister Steven Joyce and other officials inspecting damage on Avonside Drive at Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake cleanup in Dallington. Transport Minister Steven Joyce and other officials inspecting damage on Avonside Drive at Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake cleanup in Dallington. Transport Minister Steven Joyce and other officials inspecting damage on Avonside Drive at Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake cleanup in Dallington. Transport Minister Steven Joyce and other officials inspecting damage on Avonside Drive at Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake cleanup in Dallington. Transport Minister Steven Joyce and other officials inspecting damage on Avonside Drive at Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake cleanup in Dallington. Transport Minister Steven Joyce and other officials inspecting damage on Avonside Drive at Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Prime Minister John Key. Bedding is in high demand at The Addington Raceway Relief Centre".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key speaks with workers at Orion and thanks them for working tirelessly after the earthquake and restoring power to the city. From left: Orion CEO Roger Sutton introduces Simon Wilson to Prime Minister John Key".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake cleanup in Dallington. Transport Minister Steven Joyce (right) and other officials inspecting damage on Avonside Drive at Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning. Mayor Bob Parker".
The Prime Minister, has promised people in Canterbury they will know next Wednesday whether they can rebuild on ground badly damaged by this month's earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "John Key on his visit to Kaiapoi and Hororata to meet badly-affected people and see the damage from the earthquake. Prime Minister John Key talks to the media outside the Hororata church that was badly damaged by the earthquake".
Questions to Ministers 1. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard's assessment that the economic recovery is proving to be "slow and fragile"? 2. CRAIG FOSS to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received on the economy? 3. Hon TREVOR MALLARD to the Minister for Economic Development: What specific actions has he taken since becoming Minister of Economic Development to secure the New Zealand film industry? 4. KATRINA SHANKS to the Minister of Housing: What reports has he received about the stakeholder engagement carried out by the Housing Shareholders' Advisory Group? 5. Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE to the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery: Will he support my recommendation to set up an advocacy support service to provide earthquake-affected residents with help in dealing with their private insurers to prevent them being shunted between these insurers and the Earthquake Commission? 6. Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Minister of Conservation: What steps, if any, is she taking to protect the unique, rare and threatened Nevis "Gollum galaxiid", a native fish species found only in the Nevis River in Central Otago? 7. GRANT ROBERTSON to the Minister for Tertiary Education: How does removing $55 million from industry training help the growth of the productive economy? 8. CHRIS AUCHINVOLE to the Minister for the Environment: What progress is the Government making in improving New Zealand's freshwater management? 9. SUE MORONEY to the Minister of Education: Does she stand by all her statements about subsidies and fee controls in early childhood education? 10. Hon RODNEY HIDE to the Attorney-General: Is it Government policy to exempt the holders of customary marine title from the application of the Resource Management Act 1991 and provide the holders with the sole right to give, or deny, a Resource Management Act permission right with no right of appeal or objection against the decision, as described in Bell Gully's Newsletter Update October 2010 on the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill? 11. Hon NANAIA MAHUTA to the Minister responsible for Whānau Ora: Is she satisfied with the process to shortlist Whānau Ora providers? 12. PESETA SAM LOTU-IIGA to the Minister of Energy and Resources: Why is the Government funding the Energy Spot advertising campaign?
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Education minister Anne Tolley, local National list MP Kate Wilkinson and Kaiapoi Borough School Principal Ash Maindonald discuss earthquake damage".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key on his visit to Kaiapoi and Hororata to meet people badly affected and see the damage from the earthquake. John Key talks to Jenni Carter, Dean of the Hororata church, that was badly damaged by the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key on his visit to Kaiapoi and Hororata to meet people badly affected and see the damage from the earthquake. John Key talks to Jenni Carter, Dean of the Hororata church, that was badly damaged by the earthquake".
Questions to Ministers 1. Hon ANNETTE KING to the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery: Does he agree with the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce chief executive Peter Townsend that the reconstruction of Canterbury following the earthquake requires someone "to co-ordinate and oversee" reconstruction? 2. COLIN KING to the Minister of Finance: What steps is the Government taking to ensure the Earthquake Commission can meet claims arising from the Canterbury earthquake? 3. Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE to the Minister of Finance: What was the earliest date that Treasury formed the conclusion that South Canterbury Finance could fail, and when and by whom was that first raised with him? 4. DAVID GARRETT to the Attorney-General: Does he agree that "tikanga" as it is described in the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill will differ in meaning from iwi to iwi and hapū to hapū? 5. Hon RUTH DYSON to the Minister of Health: Are doctors and nurses having more say in how the health system is run? 6. NICKY WAGNER to the Minister for the Environment: What reports has he received on responses to the Canterbury earthquake, particularly with respect to the region's flood and waste management systems? 7. TE URUROA FLAVELL to the Attorney-General: What is the burden of proof under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Bill in relation to applications for customary interests, and what type of evidence would the Crown be required to produce to prove that a customary interest had been extinguished? 8. Hon DAVID PARKER to the Attorney-General: When he answered yesterday that "hopefully" the new foreshore and seabed bill "will settle the protracted controversy around the issues of the foreshore and seabed", was he aware that the Government's confidence and supply partner Hon Pita Sharples told TV3 that he was "not entirely happy" with the new bill? 9. JO GOODHEW to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: How have Government social services been supporting the people of Canterbury? 10. PHIL TWYFORD to the Minister of Local Government: Why did the Auckland Transition Agency award the $53.8 million contract for the Auckland Council's Enterprise Resource Planning computer system without a competitive tender? 11. Dr JACKIE BLUE to the Minister of Women's Affairs: Why is the Ministry of Women's Affairs celebrating Suffrage Day? 12. CATHERINE DELAHUNTY to the Minister of Women's Affairs: How will New Zealand's forthcoming report to the UN under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women explain the Government's decision to axe the Pay and Employment Equity Unit?
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Prime Minister John Key talks to media about a relief funding package. Behind is Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Minister of Education Anne Tolley visits Montessori Casa Dei Bambini preschool after the Christchurch earthquake. Pictured with Jessica Jennings aged 4".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning. Pictured with Mayor Bob Parker".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Minister of Education Anne Tolley visits Montessori Casa Dei Bambini preschool after the Christchurch earthquakes. Pictured with Alice Booth, aged 4".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Tony Ryall, Minister of Health visits Christchurch hospital to get a status report on how it is coping".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "John Key on his visit to Kaiapoi and Hororata, to meet badly-affected people and see the damage from the earthquake. Kaiapoi residents Cathryn and Jessie Hopkinson after talking to Prime Minister John Key about their badly-damaged home from the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Finance Minister Bill English visits with Cafe Valentino's owner Michael Turner after the Christchurch earthquake. Valentino's is reopening Friday 17th September".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake cleanup in Dallington. Transport Minister Steven Joyce (2nd from left) and other officials inspecting dammage on Avonside drive at Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Band Together concert in Hagley Park for earthquake relief. Prime Minister John Key and Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker back stage watching The Bats".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Prime Minister John Key does the meet and greet where families are taking refuge at Twiggers Restaurant at Addington Raceway".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key visited Christchurch after it's 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 04:35 Saturday morning. Key, right, in the Civil Defence HQ".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. Prime Minister John Key visits a waste water plant near Bromley".
Around a hundred million dollars has been earmarked by Cabinet as its initial contribution to Canterbury following the earthquake, but the Prime MInister says the final bill will be far higher.