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The crew fixing earthquake damaged pipes and roads in Christchurch in the middle of the night has been served with an excessive noise notice by the city council.

Part of a crucial road linking Sumner to Lyttelton is being repaired, five years after being damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes.

Difficulties with negotiating the PACER plus trade agreement for Pacific islands have come to light at a public presentation in Auckland.

The number of students at the University of Canterbury has grown for the first time since the Christchurch earthquake sent its enrolments into a five-year slump.

Children in slums, babies without limbs, and human trafficking. Christey West has seen the worst of it.

A network of multi-million-dollar apartments on the eastern edge of central Christchurch may struggle to attract buyers, warns a local realtor.

One side involved in a stoush between Christchurch property developers has been lobbying the key government agency in charge of the city's rebuild.

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.