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CURRENT HEADLINES at 9:28 am, 10 Sep 2010

CANTERBURY QUAKE: Kaiapoi Rubberneckers  -  Civil Defence in Waimakariri District has issued an urgent plea for sightseers to avoid Kaiapoi and Pines Beach/Kairaki, particularly over the weekend, with some residents telling officials they are tired of being treated like a freak show by the number of people coming to inspect the damage in the centre of town and in residential areas.  WDC Related: WDC(2)
CANTERBURY QUAKE: Cordons Continue  -  More aftershocks have rocked Canterbury, with seven tremors overnight continuing the trend of fewer shakes of diminishing strength since Saturday morning’s big one, although plans to remove the cordon of central Christchurch have been delayed.  MORE
TSO Obligations  -  The Commerce Commission has advised the Minister for Communications and Information Technology that Telecom and Sprint International have complied with all their Telecommunications Service Obligations quality measures.  COM
Warehouse Profit Down  -  The Warehouse Group has announced a net profit after tax excluding unusual items of $83.2 million for the year to August 1, down 2.4 percent on last year’s result.  WHS
CANTERBURY QUAKE: Quake Response  -  The effective, well-coordinated response to the Canterbury earthquake by local authorities, the regional council, emergency services and other agencies has proved the value of the region’s emergency management arrangements, says Canterbury Civil Defence Group manager Jon Mitchell.  CCDEM Related: TOURNZ
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