Wellington, Oct 19 NZPA - Canterbury residents whose homes were significantly damaged by last month's quake will learn today about repairs and if demolition will be required.

Wellington, Oct 18 NZPA - More than 1200 Cantabrians whose homes were badly damage in the earthquake will find out the fate of their properties from tomorrow.

Wellington, Oct 15 NZPA - Fletcher Construction said the contract to manage the repair of more than 50,000 properties damaged in the Canterbury earthquake is the biggest job it has had in New Zealand its 101 year history.

Wellington, Oct 11 NZPA - ExxonMobil and Todd Energy have bailed out of drilling for oil and gas in the Great South Basin, south of the South Island.

Wellington, Oct 1 NZPA - A range of measures has been announced today by the Government to help Cantabrians rebuild their homes after the September 4 earthquake. The Earthquake Commission (EQC) will help those with mortgaged houses with damage over $100,000.

Wellington, July 30 NZPA - The call went up for the partial privatisation of state-owned power companies today at the TrustPower Ltd annual meeting.

Wellington, July 28 NZPA - Australian workers are being paid even more than their Kiwi cousins since National became the Government.

Wellington, July 25 NZPA - The National Party is still focused on fossil fuels, and its draft energy strategy is light on setting out plans on how to achieve a goal of 90 percent renewable energy by 2025, says Labour.

Wellington, July 23 NZPA - The Government's draft energy strategy prioritises unsustainable fossil fuels over renewable energy sources, a climate change campaigner says.

Wellington, July 22 NZPA - The Green Party warned today the ownership of New Zealand's oil outside the 12 nautical mile limit may turn out to be the "biggest Maori land grab in New Zealand history".