'We'd better hope there are no more earthquakes’ - says economist
Rob Hosking Tue, 30 Aug 2011
Ministers this morning revealed they have had to upturn the Earthquake Commission’s piggy bank and shake it very hard.
Finance Minister Bill English and Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee announced its expected liability for the Christchurch earthquake is now $7.1 billion, up from
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