The $100 million question

Does Christchurch need a new stadium?

Govt legislates to speed up council housing consents

The Government is indicating Christchurch City Council is not consenting new houses fast enough.

Amid pleas, public urge big project restraint

Balancing the competing wants and needs of the community is never easy - even in the best of times.

Business owner waits for building consent

A New Regent St shopowner is ready to open for business, but can't start trading because he is still waiting for building consent.

Council committed to anchor CBD projects

Mayor Bob Parker says the city council remains committed to all the anchor projects planned for Christchurch's new central business district (CBD) despite a potentially problematic funding gap.

Cantabs get their city back next month

Mark the date: Friday, June 28, at 3pm.

The Tannery to open in June

Budget spend leaves Cantabrians in limbo

Christchurch rebuild workers test positive for drugs

Southern Response…. well this is interesting….

Locked out of undamaged factory for 815 days and still counting…..

2074 homes demolished - Brownlee

The Government says it is "speeding up" its demolition process in order to clear 3000 residential red zone properties by the end of September.

Demolitions 'speeding up' says Gerry Brownlee

The Government says it is "speeding up" its demolition process to clear 3000 residential red-zone properties by the end of September.

'Trams will help New Regent St'

Business leaders are urging the Christchurch City Council to get the city's trams running as soon as possible, saying it will help boost New Regent St visitors.

Uncertain future for quake-prone buildings

Christchurch Rebuild Procurement: Mitigating Risks & Minimising Costs

Why is Chch still squabbling while Japan rebuilds?

Subdivision will deliver 2200 homes

A giant subdivision of more than 2000 houses in an area bigger than Hagley Park has been given the go-ahead for north Christchurch.

Roadworks deter customers from city's businesses

Christchurch's mass of roadworks is taking a toll on the city's businesses, with the limited access for customers hitting trade and staff taking holidays because of the lack of work.

Focus on core services - critics

Cathedral Square temporarily opened

The end to Christchurch's central city cordon draws nearer today, with the reopening of Cathedral Square.

St Asaph St building spared

CERA Expo – Winners Announced

Online house designs could slash costs

Site-by-site solutions for Chch residential rebuild

As insurance companies start to ramp up residential rebuilds, building firms and engineers are pushing forward foundation solutions for the earthquake-prone land of Canterbury.

Christchurch businesses warned of challenging times

Christchurch businesses are being warned that doing business will be "much more challenging" in six months' time while another prediction tips the construction industry to hit saturation point about then too.

Players at the helm of a boom

Adaptation the key to survival

Tait Communications' news this week that it is reviewing 70 jobs reminds locals that highly successful exporters have to constantly adapt their game when the currency is overvalued and as their worldwide customers and technologies change.

EQC delays leave preschool in the cold

Trainees taught rebuild skills

EQC puts off tricky land settlements

The Earthquake Commission is delaying payment on 14,000 problem cases in its land settlement process and has no timeframe for when it will pay out on the damage.

EQC puts off tricky land settlements

East is least, west is best, survey shows

Stolen digger mystery baffles police

Christchurch rebuild a major boost for jobs

Canterbury unemployment has hit a new low in the period since the earthquakes, to be 4.3 per cent.

15,000 new jobs in Christchurch

As many as 15,000 jobs have been filled in Christchurch over the last year.

Builders and DIYers spending soars

Local hardware stores are reaping the benefits of Cantabrians' greater confidence to spend.

Recovery brings 15,000 new jobs to Canterbury

Fifteen thousand jobs have been created and filled in Canterbury in the past year, new figures reveal.

Recovery brings 15,000 new jobs to Canterbury

Fifteen thousand jobs have been created and filled in Canterbury in the past year, new figures reveal.

Rebuild drives spending rise

Kiwis have been spending confidently over the first four months of the year, with spending up 3.9 per cent on the same period a year ago, driven partly by the Canterbury recovery.

Rich List families form construction firm

Two of Christchurch's wealthiest families have combined to form a soon-to-be launched local construction company.

Owners resisting Govt buy-up

The Government has already bought $12.5 million worth of land for a proposed performing arts precinct in Christchurch's city centre.

Specialist says earthquake litigation likely to grow

Jeff Spurlock, an insurance specialist at South Island law firm Lane Neave, sees many parallels between the earthquake claims he is trying to settle now and those he helped settle in the wake of the strong Californian Northridge quake in January 1994.

Call to fix quake shaken state homes

Housing NEW Zealand (HNZ) is calling for proposals from companies able to manage the repair of 4500 of its earthquake- damaged homes in Canterbury.

Lack of demand cancels workcamp on Orion site

A city built to help fight crime

Thieves and vandals mar bid to reuse zone homes

Vandals and thieves are jeopardising plans to recycle red-zoned homes in Christchurch.

Cost of materials bites rebuild hard

Heritage tower demolition applied for

The body corporate representing the owners of the Heritage tower in central Christchurch has applied to the High Court to have the building demolished.

Costs threaten Chch redevelopment

Spiralling construction costs are threatening redevelopment in central Christchurch, prompting calls for action to get prices down.

SFO still warns of earthquake repair fraud

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has closed an investigation relating to the Christchurch rebuild.

Low interest rates and rebuild to fuel growth

The economy will lift growth to 3.6 per cent next year on the back of the Canterbury rebuild, rising house prices and a recovery from this year's drought, Westpac Bank forecasts.

No fraud in quake rebuild contracts - SFO

No fraud found in one quake rebuild case

SFO completes rebuild fraud investigation

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) says it has closed one investigation relating to the Christchurch rebuild.

Risks of rebuild fraud remain

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) says it has closed one investigation relating to the Christchurch rebuild.

City landlord in mood to expand

Landlord Nick Hunt announced plans to build a new Briscoes store on his Salisbury St property back in 2011.

Recovery to be main mission of new council

Post-quake recovery issues will dominate the agenda for Christchurch's next intake of city councillors.

Discount deal to help pay tax

A $50 million pool of cheaper finance for cash-limited Canterbury firms to pay provisional tax obligations is being offered by Tax Management New Zealand.

$67m to restore cathedral - group

The Christ Church Cathedral could be fully restored for much less than Anglican estimates, restoration campaigners say.

Report highlights Canterbury’s economic opportunities