A Christchurch property manager is under police investigation and facing a misconduct charge after a man's death in the February 2011 quake.

The report gave the programme a red rating, and said it was highly likely to need more money.

Tower, the general insurer, posted an annual loss as it prepares for more expensive claims from the Canterbury spate of earthquakes

Two years after a shake-up in the way house insurance is calculated, concerns remain over how well the public understand the change.

There's a renewed sense of optimism in the Christchurch business community.

If the Christchurch earthquakes had hit just a few weeks earlier, things could have been so much worse for one local family.

Construction firm chief does damage control after suggesting that builders who carried out shoddy repair work on quake damaged homes had "gone back to Ireland".

The civil engineer behind the CTV building which collapsed in the 2011 earthquake has been cleared of misleading NZ’s professional engineering body.

Police investigating the 2011 collapse of the Canterbury Television (CTV) building which killed more than 100 people have executed four search warrants.

Documents and items of interest have been seized by police as part of an investigation into the collapse of the CTV building.

Tower shares rose today to a month-high after the insurer hiked its interim dividend and confirmed an on-market share buyback.

The first draft of quake-proof law was an over-reaction, but the revised version is practical and affordable.

A strong earthquake centred in Marlborough was felt as far away as Wellington this evening. GeoNet said the magnitude 4.6 quake happened 16km underground.

An insurer has gone to the Supreme Court to argue against a decision which could mean higher payouts for Canterbury homeowners who are yet to settle quake claims.

Tower may record small net loss in first half on quake adjustment as underlying earnings grow.

So much was lost when the February 2011 earthquake hit Christchurch - lives, heritage, important buildings, and a large chunk of the city centre.

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake shook Christchurch overnight.

The Quake Outcasts group have had a partial victory in their appeal against the Government's buyout offers following the Canterbury earthquakes.

Hundreds gathered in Christchurch's Botanic Gardens yesterday for a public memorial service to mark the fourth anniversary of the Canterbury earthquakes.

The four years since the Christchurch earthquake is more than enough time for a discussion about New Zealand's system of disaster insurance.

Today marks four years since the catastrophic Christchurch earthquake that claimed 185 lives.