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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.

An infrastructure levy may be introduced in Christchurch to cover the shortfall in fixing the city's earthquake-damaged roads and pipes.

Finance Minister Bill English concedes lower dairy prices are having an effect on the economy but says growth is still expected to remain strong over the next four years.

Hundreds of Canterbury homeowners have been told their insurer may be underestimating the cost of repairing or rebuilding their properties by up to 60 percent.

An earthquake-damaged heritage building in central Christchurch has been saved from demolition for the second time - and all it took was $1.

Ngāi Tahu Property has announced it will be expanding its commercial operations into the Auckland market.

Rent prices have stabilised but Christchurch still needs more social housing to keep up with post-earthquake demand, the Social Housing Minister says.

An apparent turn-around in the Government's finances has raised the possibility it might make surplus this year after all. Audio

A traffic report has indicated tougher times ahead for the economy.