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The Restoration of Christchurch Arts Centre
Audio 30 Jul 2017Since 2013, photographer Johannes van Kan has been putting on a hard hat and hi-vis jacket to photograph the restoration of the historic Christchurch Arts Centre. Audio, Gallery
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Slice of Heaven - Theory and Practice
New Zealand is one of the great immigrant nations. Everyone here has a link to someone from somewhere else. But that doesn't mean everyone can agree on who should get to come here next. In the third… Audio
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Brighter Future? Recession, recovery and record immigration
Audio 28 Jul 2017To end RNZ's Is This The Brighter Future? series, senior journalists Jane Patterson and Patrick O'Meara crunch the numbers on the government's economic stewardship.
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Minimal compliance on quake standards - specialist
Fewer than 34 multi-storey New Zealand buildings have fully complied with earthquake restraints standards since they were introduced in 1983, including in the Christchurch rebuild.
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How is Christchurch’s nightlife?
New bars and cafes are emerging every month, but how are they doing? We take a mid-winter tour of the central city scene. Video
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Should prisoners be allowed to have sex?
NZ is one of few western countries to ban conjugal visits. Some say it should be a basic human right.
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Brighter Future? Rumbles of discontent
Audio 17 Jul 2017Post-quake Christchurch will form a huge portion of the National government's legacy. Rachel Graham reports on a city where the future is still uncertain.
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Letter piles on pressure for cathedral rebuild
The government is increasing its pressure on the Anglican Church to agree to rebuild the ChristChurch cathedral and has sent it a cross-party letter.
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Canterbury roading infrastructure work completed
The organisation responsible for repairing Christchurch's roading infrastructure says its job is done and it is handing the remaining work to the city council.
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Wheelchair users still struggling with access in Christchurch
Wheelchair users in Christchurch say they're fed up with broken footpaths and missing access ramps, six years into the earthquake rebuild.
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Kids on Chch red zone: 'It's important that we have a say'
The Children's Commissioner is calling for children to be more involved in Christchurch's rebuild, and says the government needs to do more to include them.
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Christchurch kids pitch red zone ideas
In a new twist on the future direction of Christchurch, thirty of the city's primary school children took over Regenerate Christchurch's office yesterday, pitching ideas for the city's redzone. There… Audio
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Who’s helping the kids in Christchurch East?
In eastern Christchurch, poverty and earthquake stress have added trauma on trauma. We meet the people in the community trying to ensure the kids there are more than statistics. Video
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Chch school closures were a 'bombshell' - Ombudsman
There was a 'fundamental lack of transparency' from the Ministry of Education during the Christchurch rebuild process, the Ombudsman says, and the ministry has apologised to schools.
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BREAKING - Education Ministry apologises to Christchurch schools for flaws in earthquake rebuild process
News 21 Jun 2017BREAKING - Education Ministry apologises to Christchurch schools for flaws in earthquake rebuild process
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Three 'Goldilocks years' for Christchurch
Christchurch must be ambitious and make the most of the next three years, an invitation-only city leaders forum has been told.
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Ten years on, Tonga RSE work still has room to grow
Proponents of Tonga's participation in New Zealand's Recognised Seasonal Employment scheme say it has room for improvement. Audio
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185 White Chairs - stay or go?
According to TripAdvisor, 185 White Chairs is Christchurch’s top landmark attraction and 4th ranked in New Zealand. The collection of white-painted chairs is a stark representation of the lives lost… Video
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The Pope's chair, here
Only one Catholic Pope has ever made the trip all the way from Rome to New Zealand. In 1986 His Holiness Pope John Paul II spent three days here and the local church prepared for his visit in a… Audio
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New $6m classroom block for Canterbury school
A new classroom block has opened at a Canterbury primary school today, as part of a government package to modernise schools with high enrolments.
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Time right for China-NZ 'banner' project - bank
A huge bank based in Beijing says New Zealand is now in a good place to agree to a trailblazing infrastructure project in which China plays a bigger part.
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Enormous Chinese bank says time is right for NZ project
Audio 12 Jun 2017China Construction Bank has a billion dollars of lending in this country, three times more than it had a year ago. Its deputy chief executive here, Lloyd Cartwright, told our reporter Phil Pennington… Audio
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Brighter Future? The rise of Rolleston
Audio 9 Jun 2017In a city where the landscape has changed completely since the National government first came to power, perhaps the most noticeable change in Christchurch has happened on its fringes.
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Christchurch Cathedral - the case for reinstatement
Audio 6 Jun 2017Bowl it over, or build it back up? Remove or restore? Six years on, the fate of Christchurch Cathedral is dividing the city. Video
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'People before buildings': Bishop on Christ Church Cathedral's future
Bishop Victoria Matthews says she would rather see money spent helping people than reinstating the Christ Church Cathedral, badly damaged in the 2011 earthquake. Video, Audio
