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Concerns for man missing in Christchurch
Christchurch police have serious concerns for a 33-year-old man last seen leaving Christchurch's Eastgate shopping mall on Friday afternoon.
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Question Time for 10 December 2014
Audio 10 Dec 2014- Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Prime Minister: Does he agree with the OECD that "when income inequality rises, economic growth falls"?
- ANDREW LITTLE to the Prime Minister: Does he agree with yesterday's…
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Lower dairy prices matter - for all of us
The third cut in Fonterra's forecast dairy payout this season is expected to knock $6 billion off the sector's revenue compared with last season.
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Churches protest new planning rules
Anglicans and Catholics are worried proposed changes to planning rules in Christchurch could make it hard for them to rebuild earthquake-damaged churches.
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Rates rise warning as debt skyrockets
The Christchurch City Council says if it does not sell shares in some assets, rates could double in five years. Its debt has jumped to $1.2 billion, up from $900 million in August. Audio
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Chch's rivers 'choked' with sewage
Christchurch's city rivers are being choked with about 5000 cubic metres of untreated sewage and waste water per day making them unsuitable for recreational use an expert says.
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Chch rebuild shows signs of easing
Construction in Canterbury is showing the first signs of easing since the Christchurch rebuild got fully underway but a bank indicator says the trend remains positive.
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Question Time for 26 November 2014
Audio 26 Nov 2014- TODD MULLER to the Minister of Finance: What reports has he received about the latest trends in savings levels by New Zealand households?
- ANDREW LITTLE to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his…
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Uniforms to improve safety for women
A new line of high-visibility gear that is cut to fit traditional women's clothing sizes has been developed to make it safer for women working in construction and traffic control.
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Sutton on gardening leave; new CE appointed
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority boss Roger Sutton has been placed on gardening leave and an acting chief executive appointed, the State Services Commission has announced. Video, Audio
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'ripped off'
Union says prosecutions over migrant worker exploitation are only the tip of the iceberg.
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Migrant workers 'ripped off'
Prosecutions over migrant worker exploitation are only the tip of the iceberg, according to a union leader who says Christchurch employers are getting a bad reputation.
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Fire memorial rebuilding marked
Relatives of some of those who died in the 1947 Ballantynes department store fire are today marking the rebuilding of a memorial to the disaster.
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Curtain rises on restored theatre
Theatre lovers rejoiced in Christchurch over the long-awaited re-opening of the 'grand old lady', the Isaac Theatre Royal, which was severely damaged in the February 2011 earthquake.
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One In Five for 16 November 2014 - I am an Artist
Vibrant posters have been appearing on street corners in main cities around the country as part of a national campaign to promote artists who happen to have a disability. The 'I am an Artist' campaign… Audio
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Schools want help with quake rebuild
Integrated schools in Christchurch want to be included in the Government's billion-dollar rebuild of the city's schools.
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Mayor's Antarctic trip 'childhood dream'
On the eve of her first visit to Antarctica, Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel spoke to Belinda McCammon about what the trip means for the earthquake-hit city.
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Adding to the melting pot
The New Zealand of the future will be a more ethnically diverse country than it is today, and that presents challenges and opportunities.
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Chch rebuild workers owed $236,000
Sixteen Christchurch rebuild companies have breached employment laws and owe staff $236,000, an audit has found. Immigrant workers have been hardest hit. Audio
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Christchurch rebuild firms caught breaking employment laws
Audits have caught out Christchurch rebuild firms holding a quarter of a million dollars in wage arrears that workers didn't even know they were owed because the record keeping is so poor. Audio
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Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 5 November 2014
Audio 5 Nov 2014The government reveals how many people are on its terror-watch list. Christchurch rebuild workers owed thousands in unpaid wages and a bigger than expected rates rise for Auckland. Audio
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CCC and Govt clash over planning rules
The Christchurch City Council and the Government are at loggerheads again - this time over proposed new planning rules and moves to increase the supply of affordable homes.
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Quarrying Limestone
Bob Wilson runs the Parkside Limestone Quarry in North Otago. The quarry produces large quantities of agricultural lime and is the sole New Zealand supplier of Oamaru limestone building material. Audio
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Quarrying Limestone
Bob Wilson runs the Parkside Limestone Quarry in North Otago. The quarry produces large quantities of agricultural lime and is the sole New Zealand supplier of Oamaru limestone building material.
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ANZ optimistic after $1.7bn profit
New Zealand's largest bank, ANZ, is expecting the economic environment to be favourable for it over the next year.
