Christchurch CBD future revealed today
Christchurch CBD future revealed today
Christchurch residents will find out today what their new city centre is going to look like.
Christchurch Earthquake
Rent hike unlikely for quake-damaged council flats
Rent hike unlikely for quake-damaged council flats
Tenants of quake-damaged Christchurch City Council housing are likely to be spared a rent increase over the next year.
Rates relief plan 'needs more work': Parker
Rates relief plan 'needs more work': Parker
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker has conceded it seems unfair not to offer full rates relief to homeowners whose quake-damaged properties are uninhabitable.
Quake ruins rates bills enrage
Quake ruins rates bills enrage
Owners of quake-damaged homes in Christchurch are fighting back against the council's insistence they pay 60% of their rates, even if their houses are uninhabitable.
More quake-hit homes to be demolished
More quake-hit homes to be demolished
The Government today told 250 quake-hit families living on the banks of Christchurch's Avon River that their orange-zoned houses will be demolished.
Stone buildings can be made safe
Stone buildings can be made safe
The Anglican Church's decision to demolish the remainder of the earthquake-damaged Christchurch Cathedral has caused an outcry in the "Garden City". John de Bueger offers his alternative suggestion to demolition.
No powers to investigate
No powers to investigate
The Royal Commission yesterday reached a decision over Srecko "Alec" Cvetanov's submission and will not be holding a public inquiry into his wife's death.
Earthquake commission denies nepotism claims
Earthquake commission denies nepotism claims
Reports that the Earthquake Commission's hiring practices were riddled with nepotism as it rapidly expanded its workforce following the Canterbury earthquakes were exaggerated or simply wrong, the commission says.
Mayor wants cathedral demolition report made public
Mayor wants cathedral demolition report made public
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker has backed calls for all information on the city's cathedral rebuild to be made public, calling Anglican Bishop Victoria Matthews "the guardian of a building which belongs to all of us''.
Christchurch shaken by morning quake
Christchurch shaken by morning quake
Some Canterbury residents were shaken awake by a 3.8 magnitude quake at 5.35am this morning.
Dismay over cathedral demolition
Dismay over cathedral demolition
The quake-crippled Christchurch Cathedral will be demolished, with respect, and with no bulldozers or wrecking balls on the job, church officials announced yesterday.
Little of cathedral able to be saved
Little of cathedral able to be saved
Earthquake-damaged Christchurch Cathedral will have to come down, but there is hope some parts of the historic building can be preserved.
State control of rebuild 'scares me': Parker
State control of rebuild 'scares me': Parker
Tensions between the Christchurch City Council and the Government over the earthquake recovery have continued, with mayor Bob Parker calling the scope of state intervention in his city scary.
Insurance fraud now big worry in ravaged city
Insurance fraud now big worry in ravaged city
Insurance fraud is emerging as a major issue in earthquake-ravaged Christchurch as some property owners try to take advantage of the disaster.
Fraudulent quake claims
Fraudulent quake claims
Insurance fraud has become a major issue in earthquake-ravaged Christchurch as some property owners take advantage of the disaster.
Exodus from Christchurch slows down
Exodus from Christchurch slows down
The exodus from Christchurch is continuing, although the departure rate is gradually slowing.
Families of CTV victims split over charges
Families of CTV victims split over charges
High-profile Christchurch broadcaster Mike Yardley says families of those who lost their lives in the CTV building collapse are split over whether charges should be sought against any accountable parties.
Police may probe CTV Building collapse
Police may probe CTV Building collapse
Police will work their way through masses of evidence as they consider whether to investigate the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building, where 115 people were killed during last year's February 22 Christchurch quake.
Rate of departure abates
Rate of departure abates
The exodus from Christchurch is continuing, although the departure rate is gradually slowing.
Life becomes normal but effects are lasting
Life becomes normal but effects are lasting
In the year since the February 22 earthquake, some families have found the pressure too much and have moved. Others have stayed, their ties to the city too strong. The New Zealand Herald talks to two affected