A charity rugby match between the Classic All Blacks and their old Wallaby rivals in Brisbane has raised at least $A405,366 towards for the Christchurch earthquake relief fund.

More than $100,000 was raised for the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal when rugby league stars of yesteryear took the field last night.

The Christchurch earthquake rebuild could cost as much as $30 billion, but could make Christchurch.....

Labour wants limits placed on increases for residential tenancies and businesses

Police tonight named 12 more people who died in last month's Christchurch earthquake. Meanwhile, The people of Christchurch remain nervous about the future of rugby World Cup games in their earthquake-ravaged city.

Parliament has unanimously passed a bill creating a public holiday for the Christchurch earthquake commemoration, although some MPs think next Friday is too soon.

More than two weeks on from the earthquake that changed our second largest city forever, we recap the events that gripped the nation.

Police today released the names of six more people who died in Christchurch's February 22, magnitude 6.3 earthquake, while Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced 110 schools in the region will have reopened by next week.

Rebuilding Christchurch will create conditions similar to the building boom between 2002 and 2007, Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard says, helping the economy and improving prospects for the building sector 'massively'.

The Government is planning for 1000 temporary housing options such as cabins and motorhomes to be established in Christchurch over the next few weeks.

Workers caught up in last month's Christchurch earthquake may be eligible for emotional trauma compensation from ACC even if they weren't physically hurt.

Warnings about Christchurch's heritage buildings in a quake were given 15 years ago on TV.