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Watercare head retires due to ill-health
One of the country's highest-paid public servants is retiring on health grounds. Auckland's Watercare head Mark Ford has been on sick leave since the start of the year.
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$700,000-plus boss on sick leave
The board of Auckland Council's water company will on Friday consider the future of its chief executive, who has been on sick leave all year. Mark Ford earns $700,000-plus a year.
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Homeless youngsters growing in Chch
Homelessness amongst young people in Christchurch is at record levels and pushing increasing numbers to live in overcrowded houses, a charitable trust says. Audio
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Magazine cleared of election complaint
The Electoral Commission has rejected a complaint that a Christchurch magazine failed to declare a featured segment which included the Prime Minister and National MPs as election advertising.
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Women in rebuild jobs are celebrated
Audio 9 Sep 2014The Christchurch rebuild is drawing women into formerly male-dominated trade-based jobs. Audio
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Women don the toolbelt for rebuild
The Christchurch rebuild is drawing women into formerly male-dominated, trade-based jobs - a change some believe is because of the opportunities the rebuild has created.
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Voices Language Class
Audio 8 Sep 2014Taking the cultural pulse of Christchurch - international workers have flooded in to help with the rebuild, but who are they and what differences have they found in the lifestyle here? Audio
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Council expects most private claims resolved by 2016
The Insurance Council says nearly all of earthquake-hit Christchurch's residential private insurance claims will be resolved in two years' time, but the commercial recovery will take longer.
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Council green light for QE2 study
The Christchurch City Council will go ahead with a feasibility study into building a $37 million swimming pool and sports facility on the site of the old QE2 pool.
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Decision due today on whether to rebuild pool on old QE2 site
Audio 4 Sep 2014The Christchurch City Council has chosen today, the fourth anniversary of the September 2010 earthquake, to vote on whether to rebuild a swimming pool and sports facility on the site of the iconic QE2… Audio
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Key's knowledge of Chch real estate ad leads to questions
Audio 3 Sep 2014John Key is denying that the National Party has any connection to an advertisement he repeatedly mentioned in the leaders debate last night to defend the government's role in the Christchurch rebuild.
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Questions over election period advert
A political scientist is asking why National Party leader John Key knows so much about a private company's advertising he said was due to appear in a newspaper next week.
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Key and Cunliffe face off in Chch
National Party leader John Key and Labour Leader David Cunliffe have faced off in The Press Leaders Debate at St Margaret's College in Christchurch tonight.
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Chch rebuild bar set too high says book
Promising too much to Christchurch people has been listed as one of the biggest mistakes of the city's earthquake recovery, claims a book looking at the city's post quake rebuild.
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Book breaks down the rights and wrongs of Canterbury rebuild
Audio 1 Sep 2014Promising too much to the people of Christchurch has been identified as one of the biggest mistakes of the city's earthquake recovery. Audio
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Maori Party promises trades boost
The Maori Party says it is promising to double the number of Maori and Pasifika Trades Training placements a year from 3000 to 6000 if it is re-elected back into government.
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Govt being tricky with books - Greens
NZ is too reliant on raw commodities, and the Government is being tricky with the books, opposition parties say following the latest Treasury forecast. Audio
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CHRISTCHURCH - Quakes and the vote
Christchurch could be described as a tale of two electoral cities as progress in rebuilding the city stands to influence voters. It is one of theThe Big Issues.
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Greens unveil Christchurch policies
A $462 million transport package is the centre of the Greens' election policy for Christchurch. It also aims to ensure that the city council can retain its assets and hold regional council elections…
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Election Issues: Housing
Building more homes, introducing a new tax... How would each political party make home ownership more accessible?
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Treaty deals, rebuild create Maori jobs
A Maori recruitment website says a rise in Maori employment is expected, with treaty settlements and Christchurch rebuild being key drivers of the growth.
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Sage asks if public will own $284m convention centre
The Government has unveiled plans for a new convention centre in the heart of Christchurch, including images of what a large part of the city centre may look like. Video
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Te Manu Korihi News for 7 August 2014
Audio 7 Aug 2014A Maori recruitment website says treaty settlements and the Christchurch rebuild are driving factors behind a slight increase in Māori employment; The government's announced it's stepping up measures… Audio
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Treaty settlements and Chch-rebuild driving employment growth
Audio 7 Aug 2014A Maori recruitment online firm says treaty settlements and the Christchurch rebuild are driving factors behind a slight spike in Maori employment. Audio
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$600,000 Canterbury tourism boost
The Canterbury tourism industry will be given a funding boost to help attract overseas visitors back to earthquake-damaged Christchurch and the region.
