A Canterbury business leader says local firms are worried that the earthquake rebuilding effort is in danger of losing its way.
The Government has appointed one of its most senior ministers to oversee the rebuilding of Canterbury following Saturday's 7.1 magnitude earthquake.
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority will be travelling the length of New Zealand this week to drum up investment in the rebuild of Christchurch's city centre.
This is St Peters Riccarton. It was damaged in one of the two big Earthquakes to hit Christchurch in September 2010 and February 2011. Its taken a LONG time for work to really get going, but now that it is, they are also upgrading and extending the church with a modern annexe.
Six years after Christchurch's destructive 6.3 magnitude earthquake the rebuild programme is now being used to provide training for workers from the region.
A news item titled, "Rebuilding Lyttelton's Fishing Industry", published on the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre's website on Sunday, 30 October 2011.
The Earthquake Recovery Minister has revealed the rebuild of Christchurch's damaged sewage and water pipes will be quite a bit more expensive than predicted.
The Earthquake Recovery Minister says he's instructed government agencies to prosecute any fraudulent activity during the Christchurch rebuild, to the full extent of the law.
Some Christchurch community groups say a programme to rebuild the city's wastewater and storm water systems to a pre-earthquake equivalent isn't good enough.
The task of rebuilding Christchurch is being compared to what was required to restore the Japanese city of Kobe after its massive earthquake in 1995.
The creation of a new unit within the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority to oversee the rebuilding of central Christchurch is being welcomed by business leaders.
The Earthquake Recovery Minister says he's instructed government agencies to prosecute any fraudulent activity during the Christchurch rebuild, to the full extent of the law.
The rebuild of the city of Christchurch is almost half way there five years on from the Canterbury earthquake that shattered the city and killed 185.
A further round of fraud cases sent to the police by the Earthquake Commission may just be the beginning as the rebuild of Christchurch moves into high gear.
A story of hope, at least when it comes to the rebuilding challenge ahead, particularly of Christchurch's badly damaged Cathedral. The Australian city of Newcastle suffered a major earthquake in 1989, and over the next few years put huge effort into rebuilding, virtually brick by brick, its ruined Cathedral. John McNaughton, who was the Lord mayor of Newcastle who oversaw the rebuild, joins us.
A scan of page 29 of the second book of The Pledge.
A scan of page 30 of the second book of The Pledge.
A scan of page 52 of the second book of The Pledge.
A scan of page 53 of the second book of The Pledge.
A scan of page 51 of the second book of The Pledge.
A scan of page 50 of the second book of The Pledge.
A scan of page 48 of the second book of The Pledge.
A scan of page 79 of the second book of The Pledge.
A scan of page 83 of the second book of The Pledge.
A scan of page 78 of the second book of The Pledge.
A scan of page 137 of the second book of The Pledge.
A scan of page 139 of the second book of The Pledge.
A scan of page 141 of the second book of The Pledge.
A scan of page 26 of the third book of The Pledge.
A scan of page 76 of the third book of The Pledge.