Heritage campaigners are demanding to know why the owners of Christ Church Cathedral want it demolished, when they have no plans and no funds for a new one.

An in-depth survey of leaders in the Christchurch rebuild indicates serious weaknesses in the way major projects are being managed.

You've all read the stories: the New Zealand economy is predicted to be a "rock star" this year, largely on the back of the Canterbury rebuild.

A moderate earthquake has struck Christchurch today.

A minute's silence has been observed for the 185 people who were killed in the 2011 Canterbury earthquake.

A minute's silence has been observed for the 185 people who were killed in the 2011 Canterbury earthquake, as hundreds gathered to mark the third anniversary of the tragedy.

Nearly $200m is being paid by insurer Vero to the Education Ministry for quake-damaged schools in Christchurch, in one of the country's biggest-ever payouts.

Nine Christchurch schools are preparing to close their doors for the final time in the next few days as part of the Ministry of Education's post-quake shake-up.

A tiny Christchurch school that today won a David vs Goliath legal battle against a government-forced closure is hosting a victory party tonight.

An application developed by Christchurch researchers allows people to walk its streets and see how they looked before the earthquakes.

Four schools in some of the worst quake-damaged areas of Christchurch will be closed down and replaced by one super-school, Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today.

Three men were charged by police.

Expensive commercial vehicles stolen in Christchurch are likely being sold back into the city's rebuild construction market, police have warned.

Editorial: What exactly is the holdup in Christchurch? A year has passed since the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority drew up a plan for the rebuild of the city centre but nothing seems to be happening.

Cardboard pipes in Christchurch's new Cardboard Cathedral have been cut out and replaced, but a spokesman says "it's nothing to be worried about".

A Christchurch school has today launched a last-ditch legal battle in a desperate bid to stay open.

The final cordon around Christchurch's quake-damaged city centre was lifted today, bringing to an end the Defence Force's longest-ever domestic deployment.

A Christchurch rebuild worker sobbed and begged a judge for mercy as he was jailed for his part in a million-dollar cocaine smuggling ring.

The Education Ministry's $41 million proposed year 1-13 super school for Christchurch is set to be funded by the private sector, a document reveals.