Christchurch central seems to have a business micro-climate. And right now it's chilly. The CBD is nothing like it used to be before the 2011 earthquake and those businesses that re-opened say they really had no choice because of the demands of insurance companies.
The national wool auction system is back in business after being knocked out of action by the Christchurch earthquake.
The Government is considering introducing a state of emergency after a series of powerful earthquakes in Christchurch this afternoon.
The Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust has spelled out how it will allocate almost 70 million dollars in quake donations.
The Fire Service still has a big job to do in Christchurch following the February 22nd earthquake, but their role is slowly changing.
The Government has a clear picture of what areas of Christchurch cannot be rebuilt because of earthquake damage but will not reveal them yet.
The Minister for Earthquake Recovery, Gerry Brownlee, is due to give the government's response to the Christchurch City Council's draft central city plan tomorrow.
A freshwater biologist says a tsunami of sediment and sand caused by the Canterbury earthquakes is choking the city's riverbeds and killing aquatic life.
It's day four of the massive clean-up operation in Canterbury. Hundreds of shops and offices in the region are being assessed to check if they're safe.
The Fire Service may have announced another investigation into its response to last year's deadly February earthquake in Christchurch, but there are already claims it won't go far enough although some feel it will indicate the need for a Royal Commission of Inquiry.
Our Christchurch reporter Rachel Graham travelled to Japan, with the support of the Asia New Zealand Foundation, to find out.
The Re:Start container mall was one of the first things to pop up in the city's derelict central business district after the February 2011 quake, but now it's preparing to close up shop, as Maja Burry reports.
Monday marks a decade since a 6.2 magnitude quake close to the centre of Christchurch killed 185 people. Everybody in the city that day has a story to tell and for many, the memories remain fresh, ten years on. Conan Young has been speaking to some of them.
Shopping or retail therapy is helping some Christchurch residents return to normality after the February earthquake.
Christchurch trades companies say they are struggling to find experienced staff as the earthquake rebuild begins.
The number of emergency psychiatric assessments in Christchurch has more than doubled since the earthquakes struck.
Construction delays and cost over-runs are prolonging the earthquake risks facing patients and staff at Christchurch hospital. Six major hospital buildings at the central city site have been listed as earthquake prone since May, but there is no safer space to shift patients into. Phil Pennington reports.
The Rescue operation following Christchurch's earthquake has now officially moved to a recovery operation.
Today marks 10 years since the February earthquake claimed 185 lives. RNZ's Christchurch reporter, Rachel Graham, was at the Canterbury Earthquake Memorial site for the official ceremony and spoke to Māni Dunlop.
A woman badly injured in the Christchurch earthquake is astonished a new building in the city has been found to have serious seismic flaws. The empty new office building at 230 High Street has multiple problems in its earthquake design that the city council was warned about almost two years ago. Construction of the seven-storey building continued even after those warnings in December 2017. Susie Ferguson speaks to University of Canterbury lecturer Ann Brower, who was crushed after falling masonry fell on her bus during the February twenty-second 2011 earthquake.
The Government is flying more than thirty counsellors into Christchurch, to help people feeling the strain of the earthquake's aftermath.
An earthquake aftershock measuring five-point-one on the Richter Scale hit Christchurch this morning, just after six o'clock.
A rowdy protest was held in Christchurch yesterday over the Government's plan to revamp education in the earthquake-hit city.
Oral historian Alison Parr has given voice to the people of Christchurch five years on from the devastating earthquake that shattered their city in her recently released 'Remembering Christchurch: Voices from Decades Past'.
The police say there have been more burglaries in Christchurch following the February earthquake.
Today, the nation marks a year since the 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch.
Some Christchurch drainlayers repairing damage from the Canterbury Earthquake say there are delays and confusion in getting repayments from the earthquake commission.
This morning tens-of-thousands are expected to gather to mourn the lives lost in Tuesday's earthquake. We hear from the Anlican Bishop of Christchurch.
A new exhibition showcases relics found underneath Christchurch's Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, which was badly damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes.
Earthquake engineers working on the rebuild of Christchurch have been told they are in the most painful part, two years on.