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The government will not provide $60 million in taxpayer funding to bail out the troubled Christ Church Cathedral rebuild.

It comes amid lingering questions about the project's financial backing, including whether the government will relieve an $85m budget shortfall.

Central government needs to step in to ensure the rebuild of Christ Church Cathedral is completed, Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger says.

Principals are frustrated and worried by a decision to halt 100 school building projects.

A Canterbury work safety group is shutting down, saying money out of government agencies has dried up.

The cost of restoring the church has blown out to almost $250 million, as deconstruction uncovered just what was required.

The tuatara haven't been seen in public since they were shifted from the city's old museum in early 2023.

More than a third of the country's 27 quake-prone school buildings were built in the past 20 years and include almost an entire Auckland secondary school. Audio

A charity which helps reintegrate prisoners into society can now be named in connection with the convicted murderer and rapist.

A slew of courthouses facing a $2 billion rescue bill have pushed officials to consider public-private partnerships to rebuild and repair them. The government wants more of the sometimes…

Holes have been drilled into Spring Creek's stopbanks in an attempt to understand why they cracked, with initial tests showing the cracks are at least a metre deep.

Worried New Caledonian expats are "terrified" for friends and family amid ongoing civil unrest in the island nation. Audio

Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger has called for advice on options for the city council to rebuild an earthquake-damaged heritage building owned by the cash-strapped Arts Centre trust.

The trustees have asked the council for almost $2 million to ensure the heritage building can stay operating.

The zoo wants $1.5 million in annual long-term funding from the city council, saying it will cost Christchurch ratepayers just 68 cents a month.

The company restoring the quake-smashed church warns it needs at least $30 million urgently or it will mothball it by August.

Homeowners are dipping into their savings or cutting their insurance back in a bid to cope with steeply rising premiums.

Jake McLellan says the trust behind the Christ Church Cathedral rebuild needs to look at other options. Audio

Aml has been living in New Zealand since January - it's the longest her family has stayed in one place in six months after she became one of nearly 2 million people who have been displaced across the… Audio

Temel Atacocugu was hit by nine bullets and had some 30 surgeries, but his sense of humour was in intact.