Christchurch City Council has revealed a staff restructuring between 2013 and 2014 cost the city more than $1 million.
The council spent nearly $700,000 in redundancy payments to 26 employees and more than $300,000 in consultancy fees.
The council said the revised structure was saving about $230,000 a year.
Current chief executive Kathleen Edwards announced another restructure last month, which if approved will see another 60 jobs go.
Christchurch City Council staff are recommending councillors vote for the latest plan to revamp Victoria Square.
Legislation setting up a new agency to oversee rebuilding in Christchurch should be announced within the next month, the city's mayor says.
More than 200 bar-tailed godwits have arrived in Christchurch so far this week, at the end of their annual 11,000 km, non-stop journey from the Arctic Circle. Audio
A Christchurch City Council committee is recommending the police be given the power to prosecute the city's windscreen washers.
A new $13 million art museum is planned for central Christchurch on land that is currently being used as a car park.
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