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![Contractors charged with burglaries at quake-damaged homes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Contractors charged with burglaries at quake-damaged homes
Three men were charged by police.
![Stolen vehicles being sold back into Chch rebuild market](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Stolen vehicles being sold back into Chch rebuild market
Expensive commercial vehicles stolen in Christchurch are likely being sold back into the city's rebuild construction market, police have warned.
![Man in court charged with burglaries, arson in red zone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Man in court charged with burglaries, arson in red zone
A 21-year-old will appear in court this morning charged with the burglaries and an arson of properties in the Christchurch residential red zone.
![Govt to appeal red-zone order](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Govt to appeal red-zone order
The Government has confirmed it will appeal a landmark High Court decision which ordered it to reconsider an offer for vacant, uninsured red-zoned land.
!['Quake Outcasts' win legal battle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Quake Outcasts' win legal battle
The Government has lost a landmark legal battle over its 50 per cent offer for vacant red-zoned Christchurch land and uninsured properties.
![Editorial: Christchurch rebuild needs more action](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Editorial: Christchurch rebuild needs more action
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.
![Student Army marches on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Student Army marches on
Christchurch's Student Volunteer Army has adapted its mandate from providing quake relief to a more long-term community service model.
!['We got the right result in the end'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'We got the right result in the end'
A Christchurch pensioner "roughed up'' by armed police while protecting his quake-hit property has welcomed watchdog findings which slams the officers' actions.
![Animals in motion: pets after the quakes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Animals in motion: pets after the quakes
Massive forces bent faults below the Canterbury Plains, jolting a sleeping city awake at 4.35am. The other world - that occupied by animals - got an almighty fright too.
![Consents help get Canterbury moving](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Consents help get Canterbury moving
Canterbury's rebuild was boosted by a lift in building consents, rising house prices and increased retail spending in the first half of the year, according to ASB's "Cantometer" index.
![Insurance changes set new traps](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Insurance changes set new traps
Homeowners who think the only issue with house insurance changes is the likely premium increase need look no further than Christchurch.
![Cathedral group vows to keep fighting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Cathedral group vows to keep fighting
Campaigners battling to save the quake-crippled Christ Church Cathedral have vowed to keep fighting, despite a court ruling its demolition can legally go ahead.
![Govt set for windfall from red zone properties](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Govt set for windfall from red zone properties
The Government is set for a sizeable windfall from Christchurch residential red zone properties it has purchased.
![Hazard notices for quake-damaged houses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Hazard notices for quake-damaged houses
Earthquake-damaged houses in Christchurch at risk of severe flooding are having hazard notices placed on their land.
![Soggy Cardboard Cathedral 'anticipated'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Soggy Cardboard Cathedral 'anticipated'
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".
![Fate of historic quake-damaged building hangs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Fate of historic quake-damaged building hangs
The fate of Christchurch's historic earthquake-damaged Mona Vale homestead will not be decided until next year, upsetting residents and a business owner.
![CTV site bought by Crown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
CTV site bought by Crown
Families of Canterbury Television building earthquake disaster victims hope the site bought by the Crown will be kept as a sacred memorial place.
![Quake builders' work at standstill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Quake builders' work at standstill
Builders are laying off staff and say they face economic ruin in Christchurch because insurance companies and Fletcher EQR are taking too long to approve earthquake work.
![Church's cathedral decision criticised](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Church's cathedral decision criticised
A UK scholar and expert on Gothic Imperial architecture has slated the Anglican Church decision to demolish quake-crippled ChristChurch Cathedral.
![Retreat helping Cantabrians under threat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Retreat helping Cantabrians under threat
A Waikato wellness retreat that has nurtured hundreds of earthquake-frazzled Christchurch residents back to health for free may have to close its doors.
![Quake waste used for track, court told](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Quake waste used for track, court told
Demolition waste which included asbestos, plastics, and computer bits, were used to build a farm track outside Christchurch, a court has heard.
![Mayoral race: Speculation starts swirling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Mayoral race: Speculation starts swirling
Student superhero Flatman, a cocker spaniel called Prince and former MP Aaron Gilmore are being talked about as potential mayoral candidates in Christchurch.
![No re-election for Parker](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
No re-election for Parker
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker has announced tonight that he is pulling out of the upcoming mayoral race.