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Bars, restaurants and a bank coming to CBD

Plans for a gleaming glass building returning hundreds of workers to central Christchurch have been hailed as a major boost for the city.

Keeping Chch Moving 25th June 2014

Hundreds of ANZ staff heading back to CBD

Release: ANZ Bank

CTV News Wednesday 25 June

Energy company billing demolished house

Contact Energy has been billing a Christchurch couple for a house that does not exist.

Christchurch temporary accommodation relief for flood victims

Canterbury residents impacted by recent flooding will now be eligible to apply for funding through the Government’s Temporary Accommodation Assistance (TAA) programme, it has been confirmed today.

Lichfield St between Madras & Manchester now OPEN

Lichfield St between Madras St & Manchester St has reopened this afternoon to road users.

New complex confirmed for Triangle site

New Christchurch has come a big step closer.

Christchurch CBD gets new quake-resistant building

Construction is starting on the new retail building in August.

Epic Caffeine Adventure #6

Chris Hutching: Rate Rise

NBR Journalist Chris Hutching talks to Newstalk ZB's Chris Lynch about what he thinks about the expected rate rise for the city 

Western Belfast Bypass project to be notified

The NZ Transport Agency’s resource consent applications and Notice of Requirement for a designation over the land needed to build the Western Belfast Bypass will be notified this week by the Christchurch City Council and Environment Canterbury. The Transport Agency’s …

Lyttelton Tunnel Maintenance Works – Wed 25 June

The New Zealand Transport Agency will be undertaking essential maintenance works  in the Lyttelton Tunnel between the hours of 8pm and 6am for one day on: 25 June The night-time works will place restrictions on traffic flows through the tunnel, and …

Residential Advisory Service making a difference

Nicky Wagner | Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

Are we fixated with a quarter-acre dream?

 It's great to meet positive people; their energy and enthusiasm rubs off. That is especially the case in Christchurch, a city where it is far too easy to get weighed down by seemingly intractable problems, of which there are many.

Architect warns of 'doughnut city' risk

Christchurch risks becoming a "doughnut city" with an empty hole in the middle if more is not done to encourage businesses and residents back into the city centre, a visiting housing consultant says.

CERA Stress

Labour Buy Out Announcement

Christchurch Earthquake Bravery Awards

Blueprint Update

Centennial Togs

Southern Response claimants still in limbo

Claimant Ali Jones and her family had hoped their next move would be to their rebuilt home, but instead it is to another rental in another suburb.

Bus interchange on verge of construction

Construction on Christchurch's new $53 million bus interchange is a step closer after contractors took control of the site today. 

Chaneys offramp – Northern Motorway – reopened

The Chaneys off-ramp on the Northern motorway which gives access to Main North Road to Marshland Road has reopened following road works carried out today.  

Construction begins on Bus Interchange

Gerry Brownlee | Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

Bus Interchange site time lapse 2014

from on .

Bus Interchange time-lapse 2014 construction phase 1

This time-lapse video shows the clearing of the future site of the Bus Interchange.

Bus Interchange site time-lapse 2014 - stage 1

This time-lapse video shows the clearing of the future site of the Bus Interchange.

Building Consent Despair Christchurch… Still…

We are Still trapped between our Engineer and the Christchurch City Council Building Consents Department. (Note that this is Gerry Brownlee’s restructured Building consent department).  An unenviable situation, one is hopelessly overworked and the other hopelessly rigid and rule bound …

Canterbury Home Repair Target date for 2014

Chaneys offramp closed today – OFF PEAK hours only

The Chaneys off-ramp on the Northern motorway which gives access to Main North Road to Marshland Road will be closed today (Tues 24 June) during off-peak hours. Work to repair the road will require the full closure of the off-ramp, …

Chaneys offramp reopened

The Chaneys off-ramp on the Northern motorway which gives access to Main North Road to Marshland Road has reopened following road works carried out today.  

Council confident it will regain accreditation

Officials gearing up for International Accreditation New Zealand's (Ianz) audit of the Christchurch City Council's building control unit are confident they are on track to regain accreditation.

Red-zone promise 'reckless' - Brownlee

Labour will commit nearly $25 million for full buyout offers across the red zone if it gains power at the election.

CTV News Monday 23 June

Neighbourly connects neighbours and communities

Eighteen years ago when the worldwideweb was in its infancy and dial up was the only way you could access the internet from home, St Albans NeighbourNet operated a private intranet that offered neighbours a way to connect to neighbours, to warn about a mini crime wave in the area and to share information about […]

Chaneys offramp closed tomorrow – OFF PEAK hours only

The Chaneys off-ramp on the Northern motorway which gives access to Main North Road to Marshland Road will be closed tomorrow (Tuesday 24 June) during off-peak hours. Work to repair potholes in the road will require the full closure of …

Insurance wrangles delay inner-city apartments

Special Honours List 23 June 2014 (Bravery Awards)

Quake Outcasts welcome Labour's promise

On the 3rd anniversary of the first "red zone" announcement Quake Outcasts welcome Labour's promise to treat all red zoned residents equally- by offering to buy their land and homes for 100 percent of the 2007 rating valuation.

Labour Govt will ensure 100 per cent buy-out of quake-hit homes

A Labour government will ensure that all owners of red-zoned properties in Canterbury receive a buy-out offer of 100 per cent of the 2007 rateable value of their land, says Labour's Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Spokesperson Ruth...

Labour pledges red zone buy-out in Canterbury

Labour is promising the owners of all red-zoned properties in Canterbury a buy-out offer of 100 percent.

New Zealand Fire Service welcomes Bravery Medals for Fire Service personnel

Media release: New Zealand Fire Service

Bus overhaul urgently needed

Labour promises to buy quake-damaged land

A Labour-led Government will buy Christchurch's uninsured red-zoned land at 100 percent of its value.

Bravery awards for doctors who amputated man's legs in PGC building

Two doctors will today receive the New Zealand Bravery Decoration.

Policemen: we were just doing our jobs

A group of police officers first on the scene of the collapsed Canterbury Television building are "humbled and embarrassed" to receive bravery awards for their actions on the day of the February 2011 earthquake.

Humble heroes honoured

It may have been luck that brought two doctors, a police officer and a firefighter to Brian Coker as he lay trapped in a collapsed building, but it was their team effort that saved his life, his rescuers say.  

Excitement at CBD return

Dean Palmer remembers the building shaking. The noise of breaking glass was deafening.

Awards recognition for quake rescuers who risked their lives

The actions of those people who risked their own lives to help the injured and trapped after the February 22, 2011, earthquake have been recognised with New Zealand bravery awards. Today, The Press joins in honouring their heroism. 

Heroes of Christchurch quake recognised

In the aftermath of the devastating February 2011 Canterbury earthquakes, remarkable feats of bravery emerged.

Keeping Christchurch Moving 20th June 2014

CTV NEWS WEEK IN REVIEW - Saturday 21 June

Quake heroes honoured in special awards

The heroes of Christchurch's most devastating quake have finally been recognised for their outstanding bravery.

Recovery expert praises Christchurch support for people

A leading expert on human recovery after disasters has praised the response by Christchurch agencies and communities to people in need after the earthquakes.

New social housing build underway in Aranui

Environment Canterbury welcomes Lyttelton Port Recovery Plan decision

Today Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee announced that Environment Canterbury to lead the preparation of a Lyttelton Port Recovery Plan.

Central City – from Monday 23rd June

New: Barbadoes Street – single lane drop will extend from Bealey Ave to Salisbury Street. Colombo Street – traffic will not be able to travel north and south across this intersection but access from Tuam Street west is still maintained …

CCC adds elevation changes and current elevation to the floor level maps

Christchurch City Council and CERA have by request added two new layers to the floor levels map.

Cash settlement guidelines

• : Where significant, unrelated to earthquake damage should sensibly be addressed at the same time as the earthquake damage covered by EQC. This includes situations where: