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Australia's Māori Business Network is looking at the idea of partnering up with different Aboriginal enterprises.

The Christchurch City Council has signed a contract with Hawkins Construction to carry out the $127 million repair of the city's town hall. Audio

Businesses and manufacturers caution the country against talking itself into recession, after figures show business confidence has dropped.

The Labour Party says lower insurance premiums under proposed changes to the Earthquake Commission Act are unlikely, despite what the Government has said. Audio

Demand for overseas workers in Christchurch is showing no sign of slowing, despite recent comments from the Finance Minister suggesting the city's rebuild was peaking.

A new entity that will focus on the city's rebuild is not a replacement for the earthquake recovery authority the Christchurch Mayor says. Audio

The Government plans to set up a new body to oversee the rebuild of Christchurch, called Regenerate Christchurch. Audio

Money previously earmarked for a major residential development in central Christchurch has been re-allocated amid delays of key rebuild projects.

The man behind the $290 million rebuild of the Christchurch historic arts centre, André Lovatt, has ambitious plans beyond restoring the bricks and mortar. Audio

Canterbury Chamber of Commerce said it expects that the sale of Christchurch City Council assets will be even more essential after it gets an insurance payout for quake damage.

Christchurch City Council has voted unanimously to raise rates over the next four years by more than 27 percent and to go ahead with selling some council-owned assets. Audio

International crime experts say the importance of urban design and public spaces must not be underestimated in the rebuild of Christchurch.

The heat appears to be going out of the Christchurch rental market as rebuild workers settle in and people move back into their repaired homes.

Christchurch City Council is expected to make a decision on asset sales today, after spending the week debating the Long Term Plan and how it will pay for the city's rebuild.

Christchurch ratepayers are going to have to pick up more of the cost of repairing earthquake damaged pipes and roads.