Massive earthquake sets back NZ economic recovery
September 7th, 2010 | 
Author: (ChinaPost.com.tw) – New Zealand’s prime minister warned Monday that the country’s economic recovery will be hurt by the weekend’s powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that smashed buildings and wrecked roads and rail lines in the city of Christchurch.
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