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Prime Minister John Key has had no advice on whether New Zealand should, or could, ban the use of asbestos, he says. Audio

The Anglican Church says feedback shows a proposal to rebuild Christchurch Cathedral using a design by Sir Miles Warren is gaining support.

Workers at Sanford's mussel plant in Christchurch are facing tough choices in the coming weeks following a proposal to make 230 staff redundant.

Fishing company Sanford is planning to close its Christchurch-based mussel processing facility which employs 232 people. Audio

The Christchurch City Council is now processing building consents on time and to a high standard, the Crown-appointed manager says.

The Isaac Theatre Royal is one step closer to securing vital funding, after a successful fund-raising event.

Construction noise is a familiar sound in central Christchurch, but the city's Cathedral Square is oddly quiet.

In a big step forward for the Christchurch rebuild, a new Ferrymead bridge will be opened to traffic today.

If you think you've spotted more shiny utes and trucks on our roads, you're dead right, writes Gareth Thomas.

The Anglican Church has given ground in an attempt to break the four-year legal impasse over the future of the quake-damaged Christ Church Cathedral.

Housing New Zealand will soon move out of recovery mode in Christchurch and start selling surplus land.

A new wharf at Lyttelton's port is enabling more capacity for ships bringing supplies for the rebuild.

Tens of thousands of dollars worth of construction equipment and materials have been stolen in Canterbury this year.

Christchurch City Council's proposed rates hike of 28 percent, compounded over the next three years, has passed its first hurdle. Audio

The Christchurch City Council has today voted to proceed with a proposed rates increase of more than 26 percent in the next three years.

Thousands of Christchurch homeowners may be being short changed on their earthquake insurance payouts.

The Earthquake Commission is insisting the current model for settling earthquake claims is the right one. Audio

The Prime Minister has acknowledged the possibility that the cost of the planned Christchurch Convention Centre may escalate.

The government has announced a new site for two Christchurch secondary schools damaged in the February 2011 earthquake.

A real estate company says Chinese investors and migrants have been snapping up Christchurch properties as the city's rebuild continues.

The Education Ministry has announced the preferred bidders for a multi-million deal to build four schools in Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown.