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A new classroom block has opened at a Canterbury primary school today, as part of a government package to modernise schools with high enrolments.

A huge bank based in Beijing says New Zealand is now in a good place to agree to a trailblazing infrastructure project in which China plays a bigger part.

A Christchurch city councillor admits some buildings have been mistakenly added to a hit list of derelict central city properties and they need to be taken off. Video

The Anglican bishop's claim that it's unaffordable to restore the Christ Church cathedral is contradicted by a report which says the church would only need to contribute its insurance payout.

The Anglican Bishop for Christchurch has blamed Foreign Affairs Minister Gerry Brownlee for the delays in deciding the future of the city's cathedral. Video

About 200 schools were under capacity last year and nearly 500 others were in danger of overcrowding, official documents show. Audio

Christchurch's service sector might need to consider hiring sickness beneficiaries, with almost 20,000 new jobs expected over the next three years.

Nearly $200,000 was spent on a government conference, touted as ensuring valuable lessons were learnt from the Canterbury earthquakes, before its cancellation.

Wellington's economy would be devastated if the capital was hit by a similar earthquake to the 2011 Canterbury quake, a new report says.

Opinion - Another day, another absolute cowpat of a freshwater report card, Dave Hansford writes.

Gerry Brownlee's six-year reign as the minister in charge of the $15.4 billion Christchurch rebuild is coming to an end, following today's Cabinet reshuffle.

Work is under way to build hundreds of new inner-city apartments and townhouses, with promises the project's first stage will be done in a year.

The Insurance Council is warning owners of earthquake-damaged homes in Marlborough that banks are cracking down on insurance pay-out spending.

Four months after their villa was wrecked, North Canterbury farmers Bob and Vicki Todhunter have made a stylish new temporary home in a shearing shed.

Nelson's Christ Church Cathedral needs millions of dollars worth of seismic strengthening and the public may be asked to help raise the funds for the work

Families living next to a gravel quarry on the outskirts of Christchurch have to wear masks when they go outside because of toxic dust coming from it. Video

A family with water coming through the walls of their house is among Kaikōura residents who worry insurers will leave them short-changed.