ChristchurchMan cycling across Oz to honour NZ doctor who saved his life before dying in quake'We are cheering you on every step of the way,' the late doctor's family say. 09 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumNew ZealandInside Christchurch's long-overdue new $500m indoor sports facilityThe project is a decade late and nearly triple the original budget.11 Jun 05:00 AM
New ZealandStadium opens as $219m Cathedral project stalls, square remains emptyThe heart of Christchurch becomes a stadium in place of the untouched cathedral project.08 May 03:30 AM
New ZealandChristchurch’s new covered stadium: How to be one of 20 lucky people to get a peek inside20 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPersonal FinanceHome owners face $400 hike as disaster insurance levy set to rise23 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumEditorialEditorial: Notre-Dame rebuild highlights shame of Chch’s quake-stricken cathedral02 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandChristmas tours of half-fixed quake-hit cathedralIt's operating public tours inside, where the City Mission's Christmas Tree makes a return27 Nov 07:25 PM
New ZealandGovt tightens payout criteria for on-sold quake homes in ChristchurchSeymour called it a 'full stop on the programme'.04 Nov 02:36 AM
New ZealandCTV building collapse: Design company owner appeals engineering body’s rulingAlan Reay was fined $750 and ordered to pay $1000 in costs by Engineering New Zealand.23 Oct 07:06 PM
PoliticsEmergency management roadmap due early next yearThe roadmap will precede new emergency management legislation.09 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandKāinga Ora job cuts and police cost-savings difficulties | Focus Morning Bulletin September 26, 2024More job cuts proposed for Kāinga ora, police cost-savings difficulties and what key NZ institutions have fallen in public trust?Watch25 Sep 07:41 PM
New ZealandChristchurch cathedral rebuild hopes crumble as Govt declines fundingGovernment will not provide $60m of taxpayer cash to bail out troubled project.09 Aug 02:26 AM
New Zealand'I'm not a freeloader:' Man who lived rent-free for 15 months overturns order he pay landlord $52kThe Camerons lived rent-free for 15 months, now they only have to fork out half the bill.04 Aug 03:00 AM
New ZealandWoman electrocuted by etching machine salvaged from dumpsterChristine Rowley was found dead in her Inangahua Junction, West Coast store.03 Jun 01:28 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKate MacNamaraPublic Purse: Reinstating the Christchurch Cathedral and the wobbly numbers it relies onVictorian Gothic: Christchurch's ruined cathedral and romancing the rebuild numbers.23 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandChristchurch’s new Catholic cathedral to be built on same site as last oneThe original Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament was demolished in 2020 after quake damage.21 Apr 06:38 AM
New Zealand'Indefinitely mothballed': Quake-hit cathedral's dire future unless $30m found by AugustLandmark post-quake rebuild in dire trouble after $114m funding gap emerges.05 Apr 06:17 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNZ Herald investigation: Why insurance may not save your homeWith severe weather events on the increase, homeowners may not be covered by insurance.08 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumTravelThe many benefits of travelling to Christchurch with your familyChristchurch offers the best of both worlds for children little and large.06 Mar 03:45 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: 13 years on from deadly Christchurch earthquake, and a city still under repairThere have been success stories, but many ugly gaps remain.22 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandCTV collapse candlelight vigil: 13 years on families of victims want ‘accountability’Family members of those who died in the CTV building are still waiting for justice.21 Feb 08:48 PM
New ZealandClass action launched claiming EQC underpaid victimsIt is alleged EQC switched from settling claims based on repair cost to a cheaper option.15 Dec 07:35 PM
New ZealandJudge allows professional body to investigate former engineerENZ wants to investigate whether Dr Alan Reay should have better supervised his employee.02 Oct 08:25 PM
New Zealand‘It can be so overwhelming’: Child mental health professionals speak outA major public appeal has been launched to raise $1 million for a new outpatient facility.26 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquakes: Artist recreates lost buildings in miniatureMassage parlour, legendary hang-out spots, all recreated in miniature.10 Sep 08:31 PM
New Zealand'Stale, not relevant': Engineer behind collapsed CTV building wants complaint dismissedAlan Reay's lawyer says "no need for accountability", "no public interest” in pursuing it.04 Sep 06:00 AM
New ZealandCouple nearing retirement start over after quake haven home burnsFirefighters allegedly considered aborting the job due to the heat of the blaze.01 Aug 02:02 AM
New ZealandFormer Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority workers sentenced to home detention for fraudTwo former public servants corruptly tried to profit from Christchurch earthquake rebuild.06 Jul 06:29 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandThe town NZ forgot: Meet those refusing to leave the abandoned post-disaster zoneKurt Bayer reports on a stoic group who refuse to leave ‘paradise’.09 Jun 05:00 PM