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Cardboard Cathedral Planned In New Zealand

AP | NICK PERRY | Posted 04.16.2012

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A cathedral made from cardboard. The idea may sound flimsy, particularly given that cathedrals tend to be known for their ...

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Soaring Cathedral In New Zealand To Be Made From Cardboard

AP | Posted 04.16.2012

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The world's great cathedrals are known for their architectural statements: flying buttresses, soaring domes, Gothic gr...

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Strong Earthquake Rattles New Zealand City

AP | RAY LILLEY | Posted 02.21.2012

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A series of strong earthquakes struck the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday, rattling buildings, sending good...

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Skier Takes Wrong Turn, Ends Up At Running Of The Bulls

Posted 10.15.2011

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A skier's run down New Zealand's Coronet Peak on Saturday took a turn for the interesting when she wandered off the trail and found herself being chas...

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WATCH: What It's Like To Be In An Earthquake

Posted 08.14.2011

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Videos that inadvertently caught one of the two powerful aftershocks that struck Christchurch, New Zealand on Monday are surfacing on YouTube, giving ...

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Will Christchurch Have to Move Somewhere Else?

Peter Isaac | Posted 08.13.2011

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Peter Isaac

The bottom floors of buildings have sunk beneath ground level. Only slowly is the notion surfacing that Christchurch faces having to move somewhere else.

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Tornado In New Zealand's Largest City Kills At Least 1

AP | Posted 07.02.2011

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AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- A tornado ripped across part of New Zealand's largest city on Tuesday, upturning cars and sending debris slicing through the ...

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After Mother Nature

Peter Block | Posted 11.17.2011

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Peter Block

Mother Nature today, yesterday the loss of a job, the illness of a friend or the unspeakable violence of someone wielding a gun in Arizona forces us to re-decide where to place our faith and what really matters.

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Extra Compensation For Chinese Victims Of NZ Quake?

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A Chinese official said Monday that New Zealand should consider special compensation to parents of Chinese students killed ...

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More Earthquakes Rock Japan

AP/The Huffington Post | By JAY ALABASTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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SENDAI, Japan -- Huge earthquakes rocked northeastern Japan on Saturday, a day after a giant temblor set off a powerful tsunami that killed hundreds o...

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New Zealand Earthquake: Sections Of Christchurch To Be Abandoned Due To Damage

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Some 10,000 houses and several hundred commercial buildings in Christchurch will have to be demolished because of earthquak...

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Rock On: Man Auctions Boulder For New Zealand Earthquake Fund

Posted 05.25.2011

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As the people of Christchurch continue to rebuild their city and communities, some are using a bit of humor to garner donations for the cause. The W...

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150-Year-Old Time Capsules Found In Quake Rubble

Posted 05.25.2011

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The discovery of two objects believed to be 150-year-old time capsules among the rubble of Christchurch Cathedral after New Zealand's devastating 6.3-...

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Cathedral Symbolizes New Zealand's 'Broken Heart'

Posted 05.25.2011

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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) - For 130 years, Christchurch Cathedral stood at the center of its city as a graceful monument to its heritage and civi...

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New Zealand's Churches Grieve, Celebrate Mass After Devastating Earthquake

Posted 05.25.2011

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By David Crampton Religion News Service CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- Churches shattered by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake were yielding up their dead on ...

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New Zealand Couple Weds After Quake Rescue

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) -- Clutching her groom, she looked like any beaming bride. But Emma Howard's trip down the aisle Friday almost didn't h...

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Haunting Texts From Buried Daughter To Mom Beg For Help

AP | JIM GOMEZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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The first text message said: "Mommy, I got buried." About 40 minutes later: "Mommy, I can't move my right hand." Then, a brief call from New Zealand's...

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Social Media in a Time of Crisis (As Illuminated by the Earthquake in Christchurch)

Marie Elena Martinez | Posted 05.25.2011

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Platforms like Facebook and Twitter can radically alter lives, bring people who would otherwise remain strangers together, and help make the world a more peaceful and cooperative place.

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New Zealand Earthquake Shatters Architectural Landmarks

hyperallergic.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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An earthquake in ChristChurch, New Zealand this Tuesday February 22 has damaged the city's iconic works of architecture, including the ChristChurch Ca...

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Photos Of New Zealand In Ruins After Massive Quake

Posted 05.25.2011

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At least 65 people have died after a massive earthquake toppled churches and tall buildings in one of New Zealand's biggest cities. As CBS is reporti...

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Strong Earthquake Rocks New Zealand

AP | JOE MORGAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A powerful earthquake struck New Zealand's already-bruised city of Christchurch on Tuesday, collapsing buildings, bu...

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TRAGIC: 17-Year Old Was Among Miners Now Declared Dead

Posted 05.25.2011

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A teenage boy who was on the job for just one hour is among the 29 New Zealand coal miners trapped after last Friday's explosion, the New Zealand Hera...

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Daniel Chung: New Zealand Taxi Driver Feeds Homeless Each Week Out Of His Own Pocket

Posted 05.25.2011

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When taxi driver Daniel Chung heard that homeless people in his Christchurch, New Zealand community had died sleeping outdoors overnight, he knew he w...

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Orana Cheetahs Escape: 3 Big Cats Swim Moat, Escape Enclosure At New Zealand Wildlife Park

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Three cheetahs swam a moat and crawled through a hole in a rusty fence to escape their enclosure and then briefly roam...

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