One of Christchurch's last big “as is, where is” quake-damaged apartment blocks has hit the market after its owners finally settled with their insurer.
The Supreme Court has dismissed a Canterbury man's appeal for more compensation money after his land was damaged by rockfalls in the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.
A builder harassed his former clients with threatening emails and even made an unfounded complaint to Immigration NZ after they asked him for their deposit back for work he didn’t complete.
The eyesore shipping containers, which have been propping up the facade of the quake-damaged Odeon Theatre on Tuam St for nearly a decade, are finally set to be removed.
The plan by Fletcher Living to convert the former Redcliffs supermarket into 22 apartments is now on hold after Christchurch City Council invited feedback from neighbours - and two objected.
Up to 60 Canterbury homes could be affected after a Christchurch-based builder swapped out consented roofing material for a Chinese product to save money - and was caught when the paint began to deteriorate.