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Insight for 8 February 2015 - Japan Earthquake Recovery
As the fourth anniversary of the earthquake which devastated Christchurch approaches, the slow pace of the rebuild has surprised many. But how quickly have other earthquake hit cities returned to… Audio
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Tuvalu hopes to negotiate expansion of RSE
Tuvalu's foreign minister says he hopes to begin negotiating an expansion of New Zealand's seasonal employer scheme to include trades.
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Skill shortages constrain Canterbury rebuild
Competition with the booming Auckland housing market, is likely to constrain progress in the Canterbury rebuild, this year. Audio
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Changes ahead for Earthquake Recovery Authority
The jury's still out on whether changes at the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority represent a winding back of the government's involvement in the rebuild of Christchurch or simply a shift in its… Audio
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Change in the wind for quake officials
Changes are almost certain at the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, which from today becomes part of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
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Chch company told to pay up over wages
A Christchurch construction company has been ordered to pay wage arrears to workers and fined for failing to pay the minimum wage.
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Who can afford the lifestyle?
The overheated housing market in Auckland has boiled over into lifestyle properties in the wider Auckland region and further afield.
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The Panel with Gary McCormick and Sam Johnson (part 2)
Audio 20 Jan 2015Topics - Our increasing yearning for the past in our artifacts, are we headed in the wrong direction with the Christchurch rebuild? A Mr Phil Virtue-Paul has been defending the noise he makes to the… Audio
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Job market confidence down - survey
New Zealanders are feeling less confident about the job market, according to the latest Westpac-McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index. Audio
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Record new car sales in NZ last year
A record number of new cars were registered in New Zealand last year, with the final figure of just over 127,000 being up by 12 percent on the previous year.
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Christchurch Youth Council - The Wireless
Stories about Christchurch often feature two narratives - either optimism about the pace of the re-build, or frustration at the grim reality. But the Christchurch Youth Council wants people to know… Audio
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Falling fuel prices lift log export prices
Falling international oil prices have delivered the forest industry an end of year bonus now that foresters were getting a bit more for their logs at the wharf.
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Floods, courts and pay scandals
Some of New Zealand's biggest stories over the past 12 months came out of Canterbury and the West Coast - as Conan Young reports. Audio
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Christchurch regains right to issue consents
The Christchurch City Council has the right to issue building consents again, after regaining accreditation.
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Concerns for man missing in Christchurch
Christchurch police have serious concerns for a 33-year-old man last seen leaving Christchurch's Eastgate shopping mall on Friday afternoon.
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Question Time for 10 December 2014
Audio 10 Dec 2014- Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Prime Minister: Does he agree with the OECD that "when income inequality rises, economic growth falls"?
- ANDREW LITTLE to the Prime Minister: Does he agree with yesterday's…
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Churches protest new planning rules
Anglicans and Catholics are worried proposed changes to planning rules in Christchurch could make it hard for them to rebuild earthquake-damaged churches.
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Chch's rivers 'choked' with sewage
Christchurch's city rivers are being choked with about 5000 cubic metres of untreated sewage and waste water per day making them unsuitable for recreational use an expert says.
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Chch rebuild shows signs of easing
Construction in Canterbury is showing the first signs of easing since the Christchurch rebuild got fully underway but a bank indicator says the trend remains positive.
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Uniforms to improve safety for women
A new line of high-visibility gear that is cut to fit traditional women's clothing sizes has been developed to make it safer for women working in construction and traffic control.
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Sutton on gardening leave; new CE appointed
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority boss Roger Sutton has been placed on gardening leave and an acting chief executive appointed, the State Services Commission has announced. Video, Audio
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'ripped off'
Union says prosecutions over migrant worker exploitation are only the tip of the iceberg.
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Migrant workers 'ripped off'
Prosecutions over migrant worker exploitation are only the tip of the iceberg, according to a union leader who says Christchurch employers are getting a bad reputation.
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Curtain rises on restored theatre
Theatre lovers rejoiced in Christchurch over the long-awaited re-opening of the 'grand old lady', the Isaac Theatre Royal, which was severely damaged in the February 2011 earthquake.
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One In Five for 16 November 2014 - I am an Artist
Vibrant posters have been appearing on street corners in main cities around the country as part of a national campaign to promote artists who happen to have a disability. The 'I am an Artist' campaign… Audio
