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An analyst says Spain's €100 billion rescue package is likely to ease market expectations of interest rate cuts by New Zealand's Reserve Bank.

A tourism operator in Kaikoura who has joined a Maori delegation to China to strengthen economic links predicts the group's work will help fund the Christchurch rebuild.

Fletcher Building says its careers expo attracted so much interest it has begun planning another event for next year.

Local and central government agencies in Christchurch have secured funding to manage earthquake waste and contaminated land for the next two years.

Manufacturing activity has risen in the three months to March led by the metal products sector.

A scheme that recruits seasonal horticulture and vineyard workers from Samoa and other Pacific countries could be used to help fill skills and labour shortages for rebuilding Christchurch. Audio

A large careers fair is underway in Christchurch on Saturday as building companies look to recruit personnel to help rebuild the city. Eleven employers are taking part.

Quake-damaged water and waste systems have so far withstood the freezing conditions in Christchurch.

A Maori trades training tutor says the carpentry course in Canterbury is changing lives and bringing rangatahi out of their shells.

Canterbury Chamber of Commerce wants Christchurch City Council to be brave in its future decision making, as it considers options for rebuilding the city.

Green Party co-leader Russel Norman says the way of measuring economic growth and wealth is out of date and needs to change. Audio

Green Party co-leader Russel Norman says the way of measuring economic growth and wealth is out of date and needs to change.

Participants at a summit on Christchurch's housing crisis want the Government to extend the deadline by which red zone homeowners must leave their houses.

Representatives of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority have visited Australia to try to encourage investment in the rebuilding of Christchurch.

Friday's headlines: Nearly 55,000 people may leave Christchurch over the next five years because of the earthquakes; education groups will join forces next week against the Government's revised class…

The Earthquake Recovery Minister has released what he says is a how-to strategy for every sector involved in the rebuild following the Canterbury earthquakes. Audio

Christchurch City Council will begin hearing submissions on Wednesday from about 200 people on the draft annual plan.

A new survey shows nearly half of employers say that they have experienced difficulty in finding the right workers for their companies.

Tuesday's headlines: Otago University's assets worth more than those of any other university; intermediate schools fuming at funding cuts to specialist subjects and new class ratios; wife killer found…

Thousands of people gathered in Christchurch on Saturday afternoon to protest against the demolition of the city's historic cathedral.

ANALYSIS: Radio New Zealand's political editor Brent Edwards previews the 2012 Budget.

An economist from the Council of Trade Unions says the Government needs to needs to maintain a level of spending rather than continue with cuts.