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A union for construction staff is worried the fierce competition to get workers to Auckland to satisfy the building boom, could damage the industry.

RNZ National Music checks out Christchurch's live music scene: "We're not going to sit around as locals and wait, we're just going to do it ourselves." Audio

Some of the land in the earthquake damaged redzone in Waimakariri could once again be used for housing.

Some of the land in the earthquake-damaged red zone in Waimakariri could again be used for housing, the district's mayor says.

Christchurch homeowners are feeling the strain of repeated rates increases, with the city council now owed more than $11 million in late payments.

A correction in house prices is looming as the number of homes being built reaches a record high, says economic forecastor Infometrics. Audio

Veteran activist John Minto will run for the Christchurch mayoralty and has vowed to abandon asset sales. Video

The Commerce Commission has approved Fletcher Building's purchase of road building and maintenance company Higgins Group.

Work on one of the city's major anchor projects is finally about to start, two years later than first thought.

A group of high profile Christchurch property developers are being accused of undermining confidence in the city's rebuild.

Rates for Christchurch residents will rise by 4.9 percent in the coming financial year, after the council voted in favour of the increase today.

New Zealand's booming construction sector is showing signs of strain, with skills and materials shortages driving up costs, according to a new report.

Christchurch City councillors are debating a five percent rates hike as the city struggles to meet the cost of the rebuild.

Canterbury residents are worried their drinking water could be contaminated if an application by 10 quarries to dig even deeper is granted. Audio

Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce has given an assurance the Government encourages all its agencies to follow the rules when awarding building contracts.

The council's response to a group of Christchurch quarries wanting to dig below the water table is "just not good enough", a resident who lives near one of the quarries says.

The restoration of Christchurch's Bridge of Remembrance has been recognised with an prize at the Canterbury Heritage Awards.

Half of the work on the steel frames for the SkyCity Convention Centre in Auckland has gone to a foreign contractor, despite NZ factories having prepared for it.

Prime Minister John Key is dismissing a call by Labour to limit work visas as the economy starts to slow down.

Staff at the now-defunct Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority spent more than $5 million on travel in five years, official figures show.