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The Anglican bishop's claim that it's unaffordable to restore the Christ Church cathedral is contradicted by a report which says the church would only need to contribute its insurance payout.

The Anglican Bishop for Christchurch has blamed Foreign Affairs Minister Gerry Brownlee for the delays in deciding the future of the city's cathedral. Video

About 200 schools were under capacity last year and nearly 500 others were in danger of overcrowding, official documents show. Audio

Christchurch's service sector might need to consider hiring sickness beneficiaries, with almost 20,000 new jobs expected over the next three years.

Nearly $200,000 was spent on a government conference, touted as ensuring valuable lessons were learnt from the Canterbury earthquakes, before its cancellation.

Wellington's economy would be devastated if the capital was hit by a similar earthquake to the 2011 Canterbury quake, a new report says.

Opinion - Another day, another absolute cowpat of a freshwater report card, Dave Hansford writes.

Gerry Brownlee's six-year reign as the minister in charge of the $15.4 billion Christchurch rebuild is coming to an end, following today's Cabinet reshuffle.

Work is under way to build hundreds of new inner-city apartments and townhouses, with promises the project's first stage will be done in a year.

Four months after their villa was wrecked, North Canterbury farmers Bob and Vicki Todhunter have made a stylish new temporary home in a shearing shed.

Nelson's Christ Church Cathedral needs millions of dollars worth of seismic strengthening and the public may be asked to help raise the funds for the work

Families living next to a gravel quarry on the outskirts of Christchurch have to wear masks when they go outside because of toxic dust coming from it. Video

The government spent $443,400 on a working group looking at the restoration of the quake damaged Christ Church Cathedral, but its fate has still not been agreed upon.

A man who rallied the nation to buy an Abel Tasman beach is helping lead a new campaign - to rebuild his local community's earthquake-destroyed pool.

A firsthand account of the Port Hills fire, by Kim Pflaum.

Residents face higher-than-expected rates to pay for major projects, with the council promising $480m of investment in the next financial year.

Recovery authorities promise all but one of Christchurch's anchor projects will be under construction this year, as the city's rebuild hits its stride.