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The All Blacks will play six Tests in New Zealand next year, one of which will be against Ireland at a redeveloped Rugby League park in Christchurch. Christchurch lost all...

Business confidence has slumped due to Europe's debt crisis.

A new temporary stadium is to be built in Christchurch at a cost of $20 million. Audio

Co-director of Wellington-based company Impact Project Management, David Weir, says the key to its success in difficult economic times has been its diverse range of clients.

About a thousand workers have left Christchurch each month since the February earthquake, Inland Revenue figures show.

A national recruiting firm says the earthquakes in Christchurch have led to more women being placed in high posts in the financial sector.

FIFA has approved a funding request from the Oceania Football Confederation for US$300 000 to be used for repairing and constructing football facilities in Christchurch. The new money follows a...

John Key and Phil Goff have traded shots over their respective plans for the economy during an at times rowdy public debate in Christchurch.

Consents for building new homes have fallen sharply in September, snapping strong gains in the previous two months.

Police in Canterbury are looking into whether they can set up a permanent one-stop crime and justice shop, following a successful operation at a Christchurch marae.

Submissions on Canterbury's draft recovery strategy have now closed.

Residents in the suburb of Northwood in Christchurch say they can finally get their lives together and get on with rebuilding their homes.

More than 6000 residential homes in Christchurch originally zoned orange have been reclasssified as green-zone, meaning owners can go ahead with rebuilding or repairing them. Audio

New standards for foundations have been introduced for areas of Christchurch most prone to liquefaction in an earthquake.

Christchurch Cathedral is to undergo partial demolition, but Anglican Church officials are hopeful that parts of it can be saved in some form. Audio

A meeting between British companies and Christchurch business leaders will be held in the city on Thursday afternoon to sign a memorandum of understanding to share business opportunities in Asia.

A major Canterbury construction company says Treasury's predictions of work to rebuild Christchurch getting underway in earnest by the second half of next year may be overly optimistic.

Leighs Construction in Canterbury says the Treasury's predictions of work on the Christchurch rebuild getting under way in earnest by the second half of next year, may be overly optimistic.

The cost of living is not expected to capture the Reserve Bank's concern until well into next year, when inflation is likely to creep up.

Economists say uncertainty about solving Europe's debt problems and falling commodity prices are real threats to economic growth and the Government's promise to return the books to surplus by 2015.

The Treasury expects the economy to grow on average nearly 3% a year to March 2016, but warns the prediction depends on what happens in the Eurozone. Audio

Fletcher Building chief executive Jonathan Ling is defending his handling of the company's profit downgrade last week that triggered a panic selloff, wiping around $800,000 off its value.