Stories by Rachel Graham

Classrooms at a new super school in east Christchurch cater for up to 300 students at a time. Video

The latest idea for the city's residential red zone would make it a star-gazer's paradise.

It might be single lanes in places, but SH1 from Kaikōura to Christchurch will be open within weeks. Video

Shipping containers that have lined the main road to the Christchurch suburb of Sumner for the last five years are on their way out. Removal of the containers started yesterday...

The Native American costumes at Christchurch's Santa Parade were withdrawn over abusive emails, the organisers say.

Owners of property close to damaged buildings in Kaikōura and Wellington could be in for a frustrating time, a Christchurch business owner says.

The company pulled out after victims' families got in touch, but it will not stop the mine being resealed.

As a programme reducing domestic violence is nominated for an international award, one man tells how it helped him tame his violent temper.

Fixing a quake-damaged cliff in Christchurch has proven a huge task involving remote-control diggers, homeowners and a rare flightless moth. Video

Almost a year on from a deal with a Chinese company to invest billions of dollars in the Christchurch rebuild there are still no projects signed up.

A long line of dog owners has queued up for a canine welfare clinic in one of Christchurch's most deprived suburbs. Yesterday's clinic in Aranui was provided by the Canterbury...

The Canterbury Regional Council has issued a final warning to farmers who are breaching water consent rules, and says it will start initiating prosecutions soon.

A bus blown off the road in Mackenzie Country was lucky not to roll down a steep bank, police say, as heavy rain and winds move up the country. Video

A Christchurch scout group is fighting its national body to get back more of the payout for its quake damaged buildings.

Christchurch residents frustrated at being shut out of decision-making want the new agency in charge of the red zone to talk to them. Audio

The Canterbury Plains could suffer more damage than previously expected in an Alpine Fault quake - worse than some areas close to the fault. Video

A maze of roadworks in parts of Christchurch is threatening the future of some businesses. Video

A Christchurch couple have been told they can't use a driveway that no longer leads to any houses because the Crown might need access to it.

Christchurch's Redcliffs Primary School looks set to be closed down due to an ongoing risk from rockfall. Audio

Three farm workers explain how they - and their families in the Philippines - have been struggling since the start of an investigation into document fraud. Audio

As Christchurch celebrates Heritage Week, residents are warned not to assume the city's remaining heritage buildings are safe from demolition.

The September 2010 earthquake was for many in Canterbury a milder taste of the havoc to come, but for some it has left scars which still cause pain today.

A young woman whose parents and brother died in a house fire in Waimate yesterday says she woke to a noise like a strong wind. Audio

The investigation into the death of a five-year-old boy in Christchurch will continue over the weekend.

A new housing project will see the revitalisation of two central city sites which have been empty for years, the Christchurch deputy mayor says.