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The Government will end up using tax money to fund workers on the dole if it stops helping earthquake-hit businesses, the Labour Party says. Audio

An appeal is underway to try and get New Zealanders living overseas with student loans to repay them and help the Government fund the rebuild of earthquake-hit Christchurch. Audio

The Government has apparently changed its mind over the appointment of a former top military officer as interim head of the team to rebuild Christchurch.

Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says the Customs chief executive Martyn Dunne will not run the new government department to rebuild quake-hit Christchurch.

The Prime Minister hopes other banks will consider launching earthquake relief packages after the ASB set up a relief fund worth $250 million to help with recovery efforts in Christchurch.

The ASB Bank has set up earthquake relief funds worth $250 million to help with recovery efforts in Christchurch.

Orion is to build further overhead temporary power cables in the eastern suburbs of Christchurch to meet higher power demands over winter. It is expected to be operational in mid-May.

Employees at the Hotel Grand Chancellor and the Arts Centre have been told they will lose their jobs following the Christchurch earthquake. Audio

Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker says it makes sense that a single authority is being set up to lead the city's reconstruction instead of the commission put in place after the September earthquake. Audio

Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says a decision about which Christchurch suburbs will be rebuilt will not be made until he has received a geotechnical report.

Leading architect Ian Athfield say Christchurch's one-way roading network should be scrapped when the rebuilding of the city begins.

Residents in one of the Christchurch suburbs worst hit by the earthquakes want the Government to give them certainty about whether they will be able to rebuild on their land.

The Government has signalled it will make cuts to a range of programmes to find $800 million in savings it says are needed to help meet the costs of the Christchurch quake. Audio

The Cabinet will decide next week whether to create a government department to control the rebuilding of Christchurch.

Opposition parties are warning the community needs to have input, as the Government is poised to set up a new department to control the rebuilding of Christchurch.

A real estate chain is arranging an information seminar to update Australian investors and expatriate landlords on the state of the Christchurch property market.