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PM: Chch Convention Centre cost may rise
The Prime Minister has acknowledged the possibility that the cost of the planned Christchurch Convention Centre may escalate.
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New site for two Chch schools
The government has announced a new site for two Christchurch secondary schools damaged in the February 2011 earthquake.
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Christchurch rebuild sparks Chinese interest
A Canterbury real estate company says Chinese investors are putting money into Christchurch property as opportunities from the rebuild grow. Audio
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Strong Chinese interest in Chch property
A real estate company says Chinese investors and migrants have been snapping up Christchurch properties as the city's rebuild continues.
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Chinese buyers showing interest in Christchurch
A Canterbury real estate company says there's been a surge of interest in Christchurch property from Chinese buyers. Audio
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Ministry picks top bidders for school PPP
The Education Ministry has announced the preferred bidders for a multi-million deal to build four schools in Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown.
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Two earthquakes, two rebuilds
Almost four years on from Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami, one small town is starting the process of recovery. Insight compares it to Christchurch. Audio
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Insight for 8 February 2015 - Japan Earthquake Recovery
As the fourth anniversary of the earthquake which devastated Christchurch approaches, the slow pace of the rebuild has surprised many. But how quickly have other earthquake hit cities returned to… Audio
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Tuvalu hopes to negotiate expansion of RSE
Tuvalu's foreign minister says he hopes to begin negotiating an expansion of New Zealand's seasonal employer scheme to include trades.
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Skill shortages constrain Canterbury rebuild
Competition with the booming Auckland housing market, is likely to constrain progress in the Canterbury rebuild, this year. Audio
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Changes ahead for Earthquake Recovery Authority
The jury's still out on whether changes at the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority represent a winding back of the government's involvement in the rebuild of Christchurch or simply a shift in its… Audio
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Change in the wind for quake officials
Changes are almost certain at the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, which from today becomes part of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
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John Key's state of the nation speech
The full text of Prime Minister John Key's state of the nation speech in Auckland, 28th January 2015.
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Chch company told to pay up over wages
A Christchurch construction company has been ordered to pay wage arrears to workers and fined for failing to pay the minimum wage.
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Who can afford the lifestyle?
The overheated housing market in Auckland has boiled over into lifestyle properties in the wider Auckland region and further afield.
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The Panel with Gary McCormick and Sam Johnson (part 2)
Audio 20 Jan 2015Topics - Our increasing yearning for the past in our artifacts, are we headed in the wrong direction with the Christchurch rebuild? A Mr Phil Virtue-Paul has been defending the noise he makes to the… Audio
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Job market confidence down - survey
New Zealanders are feeling less confident about the job market, according to the latest Westpac-McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index. Audio
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Questions raised over new Lyttelton precinct
There are fears in Lyttelton that a new waterfront entertainment and retail precinct could take customers away from existing businesses.
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Record new car sales in NZ last year
A record number of new cars were registered in New Zealand last year, with the final figure of just over 127,000 being up by 12 percent on the previous year.
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Christchurch Youth Council - The Wireless
Stories about Christchurch often feature two narratives - either optimism about the pace of the re-build, or frustration at the grim reality. But the Christchurch Youth Council wants people to know… Audio
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Falling fuel prices lift log export prices
Falling international oil prices have delivered the forest industry an end of year bonus now that foresters were getting a bit more for their logs at the wharf.
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Floods, courts and pay scandals
Some of New Zealand's biggest stories over the past 12 months came out of Canterbury and the West Coast - as Conan Young reports. Audio
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Christchurch regains right to issue consents
The Christchurch City Council has the right to issue building consents again, after regaining accreditation.
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Surplus threatened by dairy
Finance Minister Bill English insists he can still deliver a budget surplus, despite a major shift in the forecast in just a few months. Video, Audio
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Business Briefs
A round-up from Radio New Zealand's business reporters - Air NZ to offer new flights and a Wynyard facility for Christchurch.
