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Christchurch City Council has voted to demolish and rebuild a popular library because it is more than $1 million cheaper than repairing it.

A remote-operated digger has started work on Christ Church Cathedral removing rubble from the historic building, which project managers are describing as a world first.

More tributes have been paid to Dame Aroha Reriti-Crofts, former Māori Women's Welfare League president and kapa haka advocate, on the final day of her tangi.

Dame Aroha Reriti-Crofts, the former president of the Māori Women's Welfare League, teacher, kapa haka advocate, and Ngāi Tahu community leader, is being farewelled at her marae near Kaiapoi.

Schools find out in September how much money they gain or lose when the decile system is replaced next year.

Hutt Hospital's Heretaunga block is just the latest of many medical facilities around the country deemed at risk of a seismic event.

The government's Budget rings a multi-million-dollar death-knell for the much-maligned school decile system.

There's a lot of spending flying around in Budget 2022 - here are the main expenses in an easy-to-read list.

The rising cost of building materials may leave home owners nationwide in the lurch as the risk of under-insurance grows.

The Dux de Lux pub in Christchurch could be set to open its doors again if enough money can be raised to restore it. Audio

The pandemic has impacted all businesses, but NZ's construction sector is reeling, and ongoing systemic problems are undermining it, four experts say.

On the 11th anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake, a lawyer dealing with outstanding insurance claims says the city still has a long way to go.

The Northland Pasifika community in New Zealand is planning on sending three shipping containers to Tonga packed full of essential supplies before Christmas.

There are now 65 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Tonga as the Kingdom starts looking at rebuilding.

The convention centre is already booked to host 150 events next year, but managers concede they are not expected to be money-makers.

Cantabrians are hoping the end is in sight for a major post quake build, as contractors work around Covid-19 construction delays.

A Christchurch-based company has become the fastest growing PDF software company in the world.

Caine Tauwhare along with students from his carving school Whakaraupō Carving Centre Trust, carved the pou and gifted it in 2012 to help grow the presence of tāonga across the Banks Peninsula region.

Covid-19 has locked down parts of Northland, but if the virus rips through how will Whangārei Hospital cope when the battered building can't even stand up to heavy rain?

Almost three months after floodwaters ravaged the coastal town of Westport, 140 people remain in temporary accommodation, living in cabins, motels or with friends and family.

Holiday home owner Dave Honeyfield lost four properties in the fire but still plans to rebuild and retire to Lake Ōhau.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment will today spell out how some Auckland factories can restart under level 4 to help prevent a freeze on housing construction. Audio