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Christchurch employers say overseas workers will be needed to meet growing demand in the trades sector, as the earthquake rebuild gets underway.

Christchurch City Council has voted in favour of buying seven hectares of land in the central business district for a new AMI Stadium.

Christchurch City Council has announced it will pay $480,000 to repair the earthquake-damaged Cowles Stadium - a move some residents say shows the rebuilding priorities are wrong.

Some Christchurch city leaders say they believe Labour Party claims that the Government is poised to step in and take over the rebuilding of the central city. Audio

Thursday's headlines: The Government is about to strip Christchurch City Council of all its planning powers according to Labour, high prices deter fans at Westpac stadium in Wellington; boy racer car…

Christchurch City Council is proposing a rates rise of 7.4% to help cover the cost of rebuilding the city's earthquake-damaged infrastructure. Audio

The Earthquake Recovery Minister has rejected suggestions the Government should help provide rental accommodation for the workers needed to rebuild Christchurch.

A rental housing crisis in Christchurch is holding up the earthquake-hit city's rebuild with virtually no short-term rentals available, according to the Real Estate Institute.

New Zealand's economy is expected to show tentative signs of rebalancing towards an export-led recovery in the final three months of last year.

A Christchurch band rotunda has been added to the city's list of historic buildings to be demolished because of earthquake damage.

Consumer confidence has fallen this month, but optimism in quake-hit Canterbury is rising. Audio

The earnings season for the first six months of this financial year is almost over, with signs of steady growth among New Zealand's biggest listed companies.

Lyttelton residents face five years of construction work as hundreds of damaged retaining walls are rebuilt around the port town. Audio

A leading Wellington architect and Christchurch architectural ambassador says ChristChurch Cathedral must be replaced. Audio

The chairman of 2Degrees' majority owner Trilogy International Partners says the company will invest another $100 million dollars in the mobile phone firm this year.

The Ministry of Education has confirmed it will cost $150 million to repair state schools damaged in the Canterbury earthquakes.

Monday's headlines: Series of arsons at houses in Aranui, Wainoni and Avondale, Christchurch; inaccurate timekeeping at game between the Highlanders and the Crusaders.

The risk of collapse in the eurozone appears to be abating, but the Reserve Bank's still expected to be some way off raising interest rates.