Stories by Conan Young

A group of high profile Christchurch property developers are being accused of undermining confidence in the city's rebuild.

Unseasonably mild conditions have forced South Island skifields to delay opening dates and change event plans.

Christchurch City councillors are debating a five percent rates hike as the city struggles to meet the cost of the rebuild.

Authorities setting irrigation limits have been drastically underestimating how much water trout and salmon need, new study finds.

Christchurch City Council is to spend $4.5 million on electronic tags to stop rubbish bins being stolen, destroyed or lost. Video

New research shows there is a considerable gap between men and women when it comes to being promoted to the top jobs in the country's universities. Audio

The Earthquake Commission could have a big job on its hands fixing quake damaged Christchurch homes for a second time.

A Housing New Zealand office in Christchurch was in lockdown this afternoon after a man allegedly made a threat against its staff.

The merging of two Christchurch schools has been the 'challenge of his career', the principal of Waitākiri School says.

A Christchuch couple want to make their city the country's capital of circus arts again by opening a new school. Video

The number of tuis on Banks Peninsula is estimated to have trebled in the past seven years. Video

Freedom campers heading to Christchurch or Banks Peninsula next summer might have to think again, with a temporary ban extended to May next year.

Some of Christchurch's red-zoned land could be transformed into a lake for international water sports, as the huge job of managing the quake-hit city's rebuild changes hands.

Corrections is working on non-removable monitoring bracelets after figures revealed up to 47 offenders were missing at any one time.

ANALYSIS: Christchurch ratepayers will soon find out how much their rates will rise and if more of the city's assets will be sold.

Just three months after opening the door to freedom campers, Christchurch City Council has decided to shut it again.

An explosion of freedom campers this summer has left small town New Zealand struggling to cope.

A woman who was on a bus when the 22 February 2011 quake hit describes surviving being crushed and explains why she's angry at the Christchurch City Council. Video

Residents in the Christchurch suburb of Sumner witnessed the collapse of nearby cliffs as the city was struck by a 5.7 magnitude earthquake yesterday.

Nine pre-schools could have their budgets cut dramatically following a Christchurch City Council decision today to remove funding guarantees.

The Christchurch City Council has softened a proposal to remove protections from hundreds of significant trees on private land. Audio

Christchurch City Council's transport committee has recommended a new super committee be set up to help fix the city's public transport woes. Audio

Christchurch's new by-law restricting freedom camping is having teething problems, residents and campers say.

Earthquake-related stress is being blamed for a dramatic increase in the number of suicides and attempted suicides in Canterbury. Audio

It's been another year of milestones and major announcements for the Christchurch City Council as the city slowly moves from recovery to rebuild.