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An agency overseeing the Christchurch rebuild will focus on New Brighton, despite criticism that the seaside suburb is still battling coastal hazard zoning decisions.

The future of the Christchurch rebuild has been revealed, with a new agency - called Regenerate Christchurch - overseeing the next phase of the reconstruction.

Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel is defending the decision to spend $500,000 of ratepayers' money on buying two sculptures by a British artist. Audio

The Christchurch City Council is hopeful a deal it signed with China's largest tendering and procurement company will bring down building costs. Audio

Graffiti artists are bringing colour to post-quake Christchurch - and often risking fines and jail time to do it.

Legislation setting up a new agency to oversee rebuilding in Christchurch should be announced within the next month, the city's mayor says.

Christchurch City Council is considering taking legal action against people who owe nearly $15 million in unpaid rates.

Christchurch City Council has approved an extra $5.6 million to carry out a review of the city's planning rules due to a budget blow-out.

A migrant worker says he felt unable to escape from a bullying employer in Auckland who treated him like a "slave".

An Auckland migrant worker was treated so badly by his employer, he considered suicide, and was so afraid of speaking out that he met Radio NZ in an alleyway.

More than 100 Christchurch homeowners are launching a class action against the Earthquake Commission, arguing it has failed to meet legal obligations. Audio

Young people in Christchurch are being invited to help shape the future of their city.

Cantabrian Mike Crean recalls the heartbreak of the first quake five years ago, the trauma that followed, and his faith that the city he loves can thrive again.

Cantabrians will watch the sunrise from New Brighton Beach tomorrow to mark five years since the September 2010 earthquake.