Concrete and cement supplier Holcim New Zealand has seen stimulating sales as signs of the Canterbury rebuild emerge.
The Earthquake Commission (EQC) is working to prevent the email accidentally leaked to a Christchurch businessman costing it up to $200 million.
The accidental release of a sensitive Earthquake Commission (EQC) email has delayed settlements and apportionment of building claims, EQC says.
New Zealand's lack of a whistleblower culture could hamper the detection of potentially billions of dollars' worth of fraud in the post-quake rebuild of Christchurch.
If the latest EQC damage estimate is less than previous assessments, the commission will mostly use that figure rather than explore why the discrepancy has arisen, a leaked memo reveals.
One of Christchurch's oldest stone churches could be fully restored after a new buyer came forward.
Earthquake widow Julie Caldwell is about to face her third winter in a cold and cracked TC3 home, despite being deemed a "priority case" by recovery authorities more than two years ago.
Finally after nearly 26 months. There is an Increasing number of articles reflecting the situation in the central city. Chris Hutching in the NBR has published an article reflecting some of the remarks made by CORE (“The City Owners Rebuild …
Commuters from Christchurch's seaside suburbs will be spending more time in their vehicles when a 500-metre detour begins this month.
Canterbury organisations need to be on guard against potentially billions of dollars' worth of fraud as the post-quake rebuild of Christchurch gears up, a forensics expert says.
Canterbury architecture, traditionally built from stone, has been imbued with a more lightweight philosophy since the quakes, a Christchurch architect told a city timber construction expo.
Two contenders battling to develop a prime City Mall block now stand in each other's way after buying up land.
The Christchurch rebuild will continue to help the national job market grow, particularly when the more chunky central city projects start.
The Christchurch rebuild is helping the national employment market grow year-on year, according to a first quarter of 2013 survey on online job advertisements.
There is just one problem in deciding to call your organisation the Ministry of Awesome, apart from people scoffing at the name. The challenge for the founders of the Christchurch-based trust was defining exactly what awesome is.
A Christchurch property developer wants to retain a historic inner-city building and is urging rebuild officials to "drop the bureaucracy and be flexible".
Another step in the recovery of sport in Canterbury occurred yesterday with the reopening of Wilding Park's indoor tennis centre.
The soon to be completed Christchurch International Airport's domestic terminal has been a "very complex" project but came in on budget despite unexpected delays and construction challenges.
The Singaporean company which has partnered with local firm Artmatic Holdings to build a worker village at Church Corner in Riccarton is a major player in engineering and integrated real estate in Southeast Asia.
The Christchurch rebuild is attracting "huge" overseas investment interest, says rebuild boss Warwick Isaacs but he is not aware of any deal being nailed down.
Packing your bags and flying to the other side of the world is made a little easier when you have "another mother" waiting for you.
Housing New Zealand (HNZ) has settled the largest single insurance payout in New Zealand history, but the Government is defending the fact it did not get more.
House prices in Christchurch and Canterbury-Westland have again set records, and homes are selling faster than at any time in the last six years.
A Christchurch camping ground is to be converted into a $10 million housing complex for 300 workers and displaced locals, just as a similar scheme is shelved over lack of demand.
A leading Christchurch landscape architect believes Christchurch is at risk of becoming a ''soulless city''.
Christchurch project management firm Apollo Projects wants the Government to set a deadline on property owner decisions for development of the retail precinct in City Mall.
A number of central Christchurch property owners have slammed the city's rebuild authority, saying "excessive control" has driven out investment.
Work on new offices for public servants in central Christchurch will start in 2014 at the earliest, with the Government looking for short-term rental space to tide it over.
Christchurch patricians the Stewart family have unveiled an engineered timber and glass design that will replace the quake-damaged Princess St office of its business Skope Industries.
Invisible design work being done in the quake-damaged city centre will soon turn into much more visible construction projects and jobs, says a Christchurch-based director of project manager Arrow International.
A recent legal win, trumpeted by Crown-owned insurer Southern Response as evidence of its "no concessions" policy, was influenced by a "substantially increased" cash payout.
The site of the historic Cranmer Court building has been sold to the Majestic Church for $10 million.
Businesses being evicted to make way for Christchurch's new metro sports precinct fear having to shut their doors and shed staff as they struggle to find new premises.
Children's sports teams have quadrupled in number in Christchurch's eastern suburbs since the earthquakes.
Insurers are imposing tough new $5000 excesses for some structures on residential properties which will save them millions of dollars in the next big natural disaster.