Canterbury's building crisis as widespread as leaky home issue
A building crisis in Canterbury could be as widespread as the leaky home issue, lawyers say.
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UK input seen as vital for city's rebuild
The $30 billion rebuild of post-earthquake Christchurch will race ahead if local firms team up with British firms experienced in major construction projects.
Brownlee denies 'doughnut' effect in Christchurch
Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says suggestions of a "doughnut" effect in inner city Christchurch with new developments on the fringes but few in the centre are wide of the mark.
Resurgence in NZ house-building
Auckland and Christchurch's rapid house-building resurgence has surprised and delighted economists as it hit the highest level since 2002.
Website to dob in building rorts
The Commerce Commission is so concerned about construction industry cartels, price-fixing and bid-rigging that it has launched a website calling for whistleblowers.
Brownlee takes hard-hitting Chch rebuild report on the chin
An in-depth survey of leaders in the Christchurch rebuild indicates serious weaknesses in the way major projects are being managed.
Christchurch Rebuild: Undertaking on an Epic scale
A clever collaboration has brought the Enterprise Precinct and Innovation Campus to life, writes Bill Bennett.
Christchurch Rebuild: Karen Silk: Unity will build confidence
Karen Silk, General Manager of Westpac Institutional Bank, is well placed to understand the challenges and opportunities of the Christchurch rebuild.
Christchurch Rebuild: Forget the fear and live with it
Richard Sharpe is sanguine about the personal risk to life and limb from earthquakes saying the really important issue is to focus on resilience.