Christchurch stories
Christchurch's Connexionz secures a tech deal for NY ferries, with passenger counting and 'infotainment' services to set sail soon.
Construction begins on new Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery school in Christchurch, featuring flexible learning spaces and digital workshops.
Software firm Trineo returns to its Christchurch roots, thriving post-quake with global success and innovative drive.
A red-zone recovery plan for quake-hit Waimakariri has won New Zealand’s top planning prize after balancing housing, heritage and infrastructure needs.
After the Canterbury earthquakes, the Isaac Theatre Royal was painstakingly rebuilt for NZ$40 million and reopened with major awards.
More than GBP £250 million of hotel stock changed hands in 2015/16, as tourism growth pushed yields lower and drew overseas buyers.
Planners face fresh pressure from fast-moving reforms, housing demand and hazard risks as more than 600 delegates gather in Wellington.
The report is seen as a warning that New Zealand’s planning rules are failing cities and could hamper future development unless reform is coherent.
Entries this year were scattered from Kaitia to Invercargill, resulting in a record number of entries – 30 percent up on last year.
Construction costs could fall and projects finish sooner if New Zealand uses more CLT, an engineered timber system made locally.
Wellington and Christchurch are diverging sharply after the quake, with confidence climbing in the capital while turning negative in the Garden City.
Women in construction will be able to apply for full funding towards a safety certificate, with applications opening on 1 July.
Restoring the earthquake-hit Main North Line should speed up freight links between Christchurch and Picton as work continues from both ends.
A Christchurch timber supplier has been fined GBP £20,000 after a worker lost two fingers to an unguarded saw blade.
Timber is gaining ground in multi-storey buildings, with judges praising projects for lighter weight, fire resistance and speed of construction.
Travellers and airlines are set for safer, more efficient flights as Airways New Zealand replaces ageing control platforms in a USD $58 million overhaul.
More than 21,300 operations have been performed on the bus, which health consultants say prevents up to 300 rural patients a year missing surgery.
Christchurch investors are being offered a rare premium office asset with 92 per cent occupancy and annual net income of NZD $3.3 million.
Drivers near the Main North Line are being urged to stay alert as maintenance trains resume between Picton and Christchurch after the Kaikōura earthquake.
Spark to return to Christchurch CBD with new office in Cathedral Square. Building set to be ready by July 2019. #Spark #Christchurch #CBD.