City rebuild plan to be revealed

Quake payouts could take years to settle - Vero

Christchurch CBD's future to be revealed

Councillors tight-lipped over reaction to city plan

Tour idea attracts three firms

Insurance firm standsby claim downgrades

Claims deadline changed

Council-owned buildings under threat

Quake-hit Linwood buildings close

Several eastern Christchurch businesses have become the latest casualties of the city's aftershocks.

Insurance firm stands by claim downgrades

An insurance company is defending its decision to use government guidelines to downgrade red-zone settlements, despite the department that wrote them insisting they did not apply.

EQC struggles to find staff in city

Time fast running out for family of seven in red zone

A Christchurch family of seven has suffered "one knockback too many" and is now struggling to find somewhere to live.

Simulation quakes of 7.5 anger Christchurch residents

Christchurch's 'Cardboard Cathedral' explained

Expat Kiwis keen to take part in quake rebuilding

Uncertainty surrounds Chch rebuild plan

Cathedral can be saved - engineers

New city plan to be unveiled

It would be ''ironic'' if the Government took charge of the Christchurch rebuild, says a city councillor.

A damaged state house preferable to no home

Cash sought for cathedral

Ratepayers will be asked to stump up $240,000 to help operate Christchurch's planned cardboard cathedral.

Mayor in dark over city plan

Residents feel 'isolated, frustrated'

Cheap sections closer

Pool campaigners annoyed by omission

Response to Christchurch quake praised

Emergency department staff at Christchurch Hospital and health workers across the Canterbury region coped well.

Police find Aladdin's cave of red zone loot

Christchurch police have discovered an Aladdin’s cave of loot taken from abandoned quake damaged homes.

Cardboard Christchurch cathedral costs $5m

The design made out of cardboard tubes will cost $5.3 million and will hold more than 700 people.

Places to stay in short supply in Christchurch

The lack of affordable accommodation in Christchurch has hit crisis point for many.

Stand-in cathedral to be made of cardboard

Residents brace for more explosions at stadium

Work to start on cardboard cathedral

Alleged red-sticker thief in court this afternoon

A man who allegedly stole dozens of items from red-stickered Christchurch homes will appear in court on Monday afternoon.

Transitional Cathedral site confirmed

The site of the Transitional Cathedral, a temporary structure that will take the place of the demolished Christchurch Cathedral until a new permanent building is built, has been confirmed.

Fire service to probe response

The Fire Service will hold an independent review into its response to the February 2011 earthquake.

NZ First wants Brownlee's resignation

New rebuild chief coming

A Government announcement is expected this week on a new executive to lead the repair of Christchurch's quake-damaged infrastructure.

Families turn to renting garages

Garages are now being rented to homeless Christchurch families for as much as $150 a week.

Call for vision to design unique city

Christchurch needs a clear vision and a strong champion to push it, a Sydney architect specialising in urban regeneration says.

New inquiry into Chch quake response

An independent inquiry into the response of emergency services to the Christchurch earthquake has been commissioned.

Probe into rescue response

An independent inquiry will scrutinise the emergency services' response during the aftermath of the February 22, 2011 quake. 

Expert says demolition is 'a horrendous mistake'

A top international scientist has waded into the row over Christchurch's quake-damaged cathedral, saying pulling it down is a horrendous mistake.

Rebuild boom goes beyond construction

As the rebuild of Christchurch gathers pace, the job market in Canterbury is booming, and it's not only builders, brickies, plumbers, electricians, painters and decorators who are in high demand, reports Lois Cairns.

Chalice stands tall in brand vacuum

The cranes have moved in to take apart the building Cantabrians know as the `heart of Christchurch'. But what, if anything, can take the cathedral's place as the city's symbol?

Chch leaders at loggerheads over city's state

Two of the leaders set with rebuilding Christchurch are at loggerheads over just how bad the state of the city really is.

African quake hero awards

Fourteen heroes from Christchurch's African community will be honoured for their help after the earthquakes.

Quake recovery boss urges engineers to lead building safety debate

Engineers need to be less conservative as they help Christchurch's earthquake recovery, Cera chief executive Roger Sutton says.

Buildings at 67% of code are 'pretty jolly good'

Engineers need to be less conservative as they help Christchurch's earthquake recovery, Cera chief executive Roger Sutton says.

EQC staff lose some benefits

Earthquake Commission (EQC) field staff working in Christchurch have lost some of their perks.

'Pontius' Brownlee sees no rental housing crisis

People may be sleeping in cars, sheds and garages, but there is no rental housing crisis in Christchurch, Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says.

Christchurch waves goodbye to formerly grand hotels

Two of Christchurch's biggest hotels have reached the final stages of demolition.

Resident pleas for rates relief

A Christchurch resident has launched a petition pleading for full rates relief for those with uninhabitable homes.

Resident's plea for rates relief

A Christchurch resident has launched a petition pleading for full rates relief for those with uninhabitable homes.

Grand Chancellor now a skeleton

New Zealand's most complex demolition job is almost finished, with the Grand Chancellor Hotel reduced to a concrete skeleton.

Over-optimistic to a fault

Avon petition heads to Parliament

Engineers looking at Christchurch quake's lessons

'Fictional' repairs cut insurance payout

State must step in to stop Rental and Housing crisis says economist

Alpine quake optimism faulted by geologists

Christchurch's frack-free status hailed