A new Housing New Zealand home will be built in Christchurch every day until the end of 2015, the Government announced today.

Handyman Eng Chuan Tang thought of making Australia his permanent home after hearing stories about its endless opportunities and a job market "paved with gold".

Some Christchurch families are shattered after learning the Ministry of Education was closing their beloved schools as part of the $1 billion city schools shake-up.

Seven Christchurch schools will be closed and six will be merged from next year, Education Minister Hekia Parata has confirmed.

Christchurch was shaken awake by a magnitude 3.5 earthquake this morning.

Auckland's 'frothy' housing market poses the biggest risk to the economy's strengthening recovery, the Institute of Economic Research says.

Post-earthquake demand for free legal service at Community Law Canterbury has skyrocketed, making the legal centre the biggest of its kind in the country.

More Canterbury high school leavers are moving south to the University of Otago, with the fallout from the earthquakes continuing to play a part in where people choose to study.

Seven workers were banned from the central city rebuild in March after returning positive drug tests.

Meet the carboot lawyer who wings in and out of Christchurch with a huge caseload on behalf of desperate quake-struck homeowners.

Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee can claim to share fame with American President Barack Obama.

A lack of taxis in some parts of Christchurch is causing major problems for evening revellers trying to get home safely.

Police have admitted "dropping the ball" by failing to pay more than $5000 in rent to a tiny Christchurch community group run by volunteers and war veterans.

The psychological impact of the Canterbury earthquake has been accepted by the Employment Court as a valid reason for a lawyer filing legal documents several weeks late.

Campaigners for the restoration of the Christchurch Cathedral are "thrilled" that rebuilding the earthquake-damaged church remains on the table.

After the Canterbury earthquakes only 30 per cent of New Zealanders are prepared at home for an emergency and a Civil Defence report says there is little evidence on how prepared businesses are.

John Key says privacy breaches like the two revealed in one week at the EQC are inevitable, and they are a result of human error, not systemic failure.

Some Christchurch residents with land in the red zone are calling in the Human Rights Commission as a deadline looms for a Government buy-out offer.