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The magenta wash shot through the true blue National branding is one way Christopher Luxon is making his mark as party leader, and he'll be hoping this past weekend's party conference will be another…

The work to remove fire-damaged waste material and concrete from Christchurch's burnt out wastewater treatment plant will be finished a month earlier than expected.

After 10 years of making do with a broken school Banks Avenue Primary students in Christchurch have finally moved into shiny new digs.

Councillors have three choices; spend the extra $150 million to build the covered stadium, hit the pause button and re-evaluate the project, or scrap it altogether.

Christchurch City Council has secured a fixed price for a highly-controversial stadium.

A new report warns Canterbury businesses will be out of pocket and people if they don't start taking wellbeing more seriously.

A man with severe mental illness is bounced between healthcare and prison because he can't get accommodation and treatment. A leading forensic psychiatrist says hundreds are in the same position.

Another Christchurch school rebuild was officially opened today, with more than half of the Ministry of Education's $1.3 billion programme now complete.

A battered travel industry is a shadow of its former self, with many smaller operators unable to survive more than two years of closed borders and lockdowns.

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.