Some of Christchurch's earthquake damaged red-zone land is another step closer to having some long term decisions made about its future.
Today the Minister of Greater Christchurch Regeneration, Megan Woods, formally handed over ownership of 70 hectares of land to the Christchurch City Council.
The land gifted to the council is in the coastal suburbs of Southshore, South Brighton and Brooklands, where residents have been waiting almost a decade to find out what the future holds for their area.
Rachel Graham reports.