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Key endorses major Christchurch rebuild projects
Two major rebuild projects in Christchurch worth close to $1 billion have been endorsed by Prime Minister John Key. Visiting the
Christchurch schools closing their doors one last time
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.
NZ warning - be ready for the big one
Plastered across posters and T-shirts, inspiring a play, and named by a popular blog site as word of the year, "munted" became the catch-cry amid Christchurch's post-quake devastation.
Husband of quake victim calls for CTV site tidy up
A man who lost his wife when the Canterbury Television building collapsed in the February 2011 earthquake is adding his voice to calls for the unkempt site to be tidied.
Christchurch 'red zone' lawfully created
The 'red zone' created in the aftermath of Christchurch's earthquakes was legal, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Post-quake rate of serious stomach bugs increased 14-fold
The rate of serious stomach bugs in Christchurch increased 14-fold in the month after the 2011 earthquake, a Canterbury University researcher has found.
Crucial meetings over quake damage payments delayed
Crucial meetings between Christchurch City Council's insurer and its re-insurers over earthquake damage payments have been pushed into next year.
'Mass land movement' areas on Port Hills
A long-awaited report looking at the slope stability of the Port Hills above Christchurch has identified 36 areas of "mass land movement" since the earthquakes.
Kiwis visit family of CTV victim in Japan
A Christchurch couple has returned from a trip to Japan to visit the family of a student they hosted who was killed in the February 2011 earthquake.
Quake repairs 'painfully slow'
The rate of repairs to earthquake-damaged Housing New Zealand homes in Christchurch has been slammed for being "painfully slow".
Vote on $91k pay rise for council boss
Acting Christchurch City Council boss Jane Parfitt may get a $90,000-plus pay rise today.
School fights post-quake closure
The "unlawful" decision to merge a Christchurch school will see 70 per cent of its pupils "scatter" to other city schools, a court heard today.
Thief caught during quake damage assessment
A property owner and a builder who were meeting to assess earthquake damage found someone already at work on the house - stealing a hot water cylinder.
Crown buys site of Pyne Gould quake building
The Crown has bought the Christchurch property where the Pyne Gould Corporation building stood until it collapsed in the February 2011 earthquake.
No luck for Key over UK visas for Kiwis
John Key has some high-level support in his quest to get the UK to lift new visa restrictions on Kiwis. While London's mayor is on board, the British PM is not.
More women, kids, homeless in Chch
Emergency housing and shelters are struggling to cope with the growing number of homeless women and children in Christchurch city.
Four Christchurch schools to be replaced
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.
Cathedral campaigners won't give up
Campaigners fighting to save the Christ Church Cathedral say they will continue to oppose its demolition despite the church's decision to forge ahead with a new building.
Quake anniversary: Claims remain incomplete
About 5000 Canterbury earthquake claims remain incomplete, unresolved or not scheduled for completion, according to figures from the Insurance Council of New Zealand.