Campaigners battling to save the quake-crippled Christ Church Cathedral have vowed to keep fighting, despite a court ruling its demolition can legally go ahead.

The Government is set for a sizeable windfall from Christchurch residential red zone properties it has purchased.

Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee is off to San Francisco on Sunday for a series of meetings relating to both his earthquake and transport portfolios.

Earthquake-damaged houses in Christchurch at risk of severe flooding are having hazard notices placed on their land.

Cardboard pipes in Christchurch's new Cardboard Cathedral have been cut out and replaced, but a spokesman says "it's nothing to be worried about".

The fate of Christchurch's historic earthquake-damaged Mona Vale homestead will not be decided until next year, upsetting residents and a business owner.

Families of Canterbury Television building earthquake disaster victims hope the site bought by the Crown will be kept as a sacred memorial place.

A Waikato wellness retreat that has nurtured hundreds of earthquake-frazzled Christchurch residents back to health for free may have to close its doors.

Demolition waste which included asbestos, plastics, and computer bits, were used to build a farm track outside Christchurch, a court has heard.

Student superhero Flatman, a cocker spaniel called Prince and former MP Aaron Gilmore are being talked about as potential mayoral candidates in Christchurch.

Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker has announced tonight that he is pulling out of the upcoming mayoral race.

The New Zealand Defence Force's Red Zone Cordon in Christchurch was officially lifted at a Civic Ceremony in Christchurch. The operation was the biggest humanitarian assistance mission ever undertaken by the NZDF within New Zealand soil. At the height of the response nearly 1800 NZ Defence Force personnel -- Regular, Reserve and civilian, and from all three Services -- were directly involved on the ground, with more personnel providing support from camps and bases.

Councillors are bracing themselves for a dressing down by government ministers over Christchurch City Council's failure to retain accreditation for building consents.

Stripping the Christchurch council of its building consent authority is drastic, but made by an objective authority. And other councils should take note.

The final cordon around Christchurch's quake-damaged city centre was lifted today, bringing to an end the Defence Force's longest-ever domestic deployment.

Half of Christchurch's 80,000 earthquake-damaged homes have now been repaired, the Government announced today.

Canterbury schools and early childhood centres have been praised in a report for how they dealt with the Canterbury earthquakes.

Disaster tourism in Christchurch's worst-hit eastern suburbs has been slammed by residents as totally insensitive and exploitative, new research shows.

When Lesley Thomson died in the CTV building on February 22, 2011, her daughter Alex, lost one of her best friends.

The number of drink drivers getting caught in parts of Christchurch has risen dramatically since the earthquakes.

Bob Parker is adamant his council will meet a two-week deadline to speed up its consenting process, as the Government threatens to step in if it doesn't.