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Concern is growing in Canterbury about the way in which asbestos is being managed on work sites. Audio

A major Christchurch developer says the city council needs to get on and repair its car park buildings to support the central city rebuild.

The pace of growth in Christchurch is showing signs of easing, suggesting bottlenecks in the rebuild process.

A Christchurch resident who plans to rebuild on his red zoned land says he is almost ready to start, but first wants to know whether the Government will compulsorily acquire his property.

Christchurch's social housing supply is getting a $17.3 million boost from the Government and community organisations, allowing 51 homes to be built.

A Ngati Whatua o Kaipara leader is challenging the Minister of Education to act after the closure of the last Maori classroom in its rohe.

Green Party MP Mojo Mathers has launched a petition urging the Government to make building access for people with disabilities a best practice goal, not a minimum compliance one.

The New Zealand First leader is predicting an early election next year because of what he describes as a shaky Government. Winston Peters made the comments at the party's annual conference in…

The Government is yet to finalise land purchases for the first major public building to be built in Christchurch since the damaging earthquakes, despite officially launching plans for it in the city.

The ANZ jobs index released on Thursday shows total job advertising rose 1.1% in September, with the number of jobs advertised just over 4% higher than a year ago.

A dramatic shift in Christchurch's population to the north and west of the city following the earthquakes in 2010 and 2011 could have serious implications for Christchurch City Council.

Despite mounting evidence that the momentum of the Christchurch rebuild has stalled recently, Goodman Property Trust has just announced two new development projects worth nearly $21 million.

The man charged with getting back the Christchurch City Council's building consents accreditation says it will aggressively outsource consenting to other councils as part of a restructure to deal with…

The Insurance Council has welcomed a court ruling which confirms city councils cannot force existing commercial buildings to be strengthened beyond 34% of the modern building standard.

An advocate for migrant workers says a bill before Parliament that aims to crack down on exploitation cannot come soon enough because migrants working on the Christchurch rebuild are being…

The Government has announced a boost for trade training in Christchurch that it says will help with the city's rebuild.

The Government has resorted to its powers of compulsory acquisition to take over land in the centre of Christchurch. Audio

Rolleston's population has nearly trebled in size in the past seven years and is not showing any signs of slowing. The town, 25km from Christchurch, currently has a population of about 9000. Audio