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The Press will revisit stories from every year of publication.
The Press compiled its first Christchurch Power List in 2005, and it was decided that Mayor Garry Moore was the city’s most powerful person, followed closely by city council chief executive Lesley McTurk. “The list, compiled and voted on by a
Press panel, also uncovers the sway of commercial giant Ngāi Tahu, with three members of iwi management making the top 11, including chairman Mark Solomon placed third.
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The Press editor Paul Thompson takes fourth place and police district commander Sandra Manderson is fifth. Real estate entrepreneur Stephen Collins takes the top place for business (at seventh overall).”
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The Southern Response court case now looks like paving the way for an overhaul of the justice system (video first published in September 2018).
Southern Response claimants underpaid for earthquake damage to their homes are suddenly faced with an abundance of choice, including a government offer that could head off a $300 million class action before it reaches court. Earthquake Commission Minister David Clark announced on Monday a new cash package, to be offered to eligible policyholders who settled with the state-owned quake insurer before October 2014. A second, competing class action case – the Canterbury Homeowners Class Action – was also launched on Monday. It is promising lower fees than the first, being run by Christchurch firm GCA Lawyers.
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