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Emotions spill over in New Zealand coal mine drama (Reuters)

November 20th, 2010

Reuters - New Zealand rescuers have yet to make contact with 29 trapped miners as fears of lethal gas levels prevented any chance of a rescue on Saturday, 24 hours…

Explosion at New Zealand coal mine (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

Reuters - An explosion rocked a remote coal mine in New Zealand on Friday, trapping 27 people underground, the company said.

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Explosion at New Zealand coal mine, 27 trapped (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

Reuters - An explosion rocked a remote colliery in New Zealand on Friday, trapping 27 people underground, the company and local authorities said.

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New Zealand coal mine blast traps 27 underground (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

Reuters - An explosion rocked a remote colliery in New Zealand on Friday, trapping 27 miners underground, the company and local authorities said.

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Up to 30 missing after explosion rocks New Zealand mine (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

Reuters - As many as 30 miners were unaccounted for Friday after an explosion rocked a coal mine on the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island, the district’s mayor…

Explosion at New Zealand coal mine, up to 30 unaccounted for (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

Reuters - An explosion has occurred in a coal mine on the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island with up to 30 miners unaccounted for, the district’s mayor said…

Sharp quake rattles New Zealand city (AP)

October 19th, 2010

A young boy takes advantage of warped road to skateboard on in Paiapoi, 20km south of  Christchurch, New Zealand, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. Christchurch was struck by a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake on Saturday Sept. 4, 2010 that smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines and also ripped a new 11-foot (3.5 meter) wide fault line in the earth's surface, officials said Sunday. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - An earthquake rattled the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch on Tuesday, cutting power and phone service and sending some residents running into the streets just weeks after…

Australia, New Zealand top charity index; US fifth (AP)

September 8th, 2010

AP - Australia and New Zealand shared first place, and the United States tied for fifth, in a first-of-its kind survey ranking 153 nations on the willingness of their citizens…

Big aftershock freshly damages New Zealand city (AP)

September 8th, 2010

New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key, left, speaks to owner Michael Oakley during a visit to a destroyed potato farm in Darfield as he tours earthquake effected areas near Christchurch, New Zealand, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Key inspected smashed buildings, cracked roads and spoke to residents near the earthquake epicenter. The weekend's powerful 7.1-magnitude quake smashed buildings and homes, wrecked roads and disrupted the central city, though nobody was killed and only two people were seriously injured, which authorities attributed to good building codes and the quake's early-morning timing.  (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - A magnitude-5.1 aftershock hammered New Zealand’s earthquake-hit city of Christchurch on Wednesday morning, freshly damaging buildings, sparking evacuations and prompting the extension of a state of emergency for…

Sharp series of aftershocks strike New Zealand (AP)

September 7th, 2010

Residents clean up mud and sludge damage from their house in Kaiapoi 25 kilometers (15 miles) outside Christchurch, New Zealand, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, after the city was hit bay a 7.1-magnitude earthquake on Saturday, Sept. 4. The earthquake smashed buildings, cracked roads and twisted rail lines and also ripped a new 11-foot (3.5 meter) wide fault line in the earth's surface leaving many homes and businesses without power, water or sewage. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - A sharp series of about 20 aftershocks rattled New Zealand’s earthquake-hit city of Christchurch overnight, and earthquake experts warned Tuesday that another powerful temblor might hammer the region…