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After more than a decade of tragedy, Christchurch emerges as New Zealand’s most ‘vibrant city’

Christchurch now at the centre of the country’s fastest-growing region as lower house prices, job prospects and thriving cultural scene entice people to the city

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Christchurch councillors' secret show of hands on selling city assets

Straw poll of councillors is taken at closed-door workshops, despite Ombudsman's concerns about councils excluding public from key meetings. David Williams reports.

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Christchurch council tiptoes over stadium funding

Christchurch City Council makes a belated plea for help to pay for its $683m stadium, Te Kaha

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Concerns $42,000 port briefing not worth the paper it's not written on

Transparency questions raised over consultants’ work on Lyttelton Port Company

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Christchurch mayor backtracks on asset sales

Phil Mauger isn’t ruling out the outright sale of council-held companies, report David Williams and Jonathan Milne

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Councils forced to consider asset sales as insurance premiums go through roof

The three 'i's of inflation, interest and now insurance hikes of up to 56% are tipping local authorities into an unprecedented cashflow crisis. Some are leaving halls, pools and libraries uninsured – or looking to sell them off. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Christchurch council staff vent anger on leadership

Staff at Christchurch’s beleaguered city council unleash on the top brass

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Christchurch’s cycleway blow-up falls flat

A memo to outspoken Christchurch councillors – read your memos

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Underpaid council staff leave in droves

Christchurch City Council staff are voting with their feet by leaving in the hundreds

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Christchurch sleepwalks towards partial asset sales

A warning about the curse of corporate investors emerges for Christchurch, which is weighing up partially privatising public assets

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Triple-header: Three mayors versus Three Waters

A triumvirate of recently-elected mayors have teamed up to put their names on a proposal for changes to the controversial Three Waters reform programme.

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Mauger takes mayoral chains in Christchurch

Christchurch’s mayoral chains have passed to Phil Mauger, winning by 3771 votes over second-placed David Meates, the former district health board boss.

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Mayoral candidate told off by council boss

Christchurch mayoral hopeful warned for contacting staff at a council-owned facility

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Mauger denies lobbying mayor over son’s studio plans

'I would personally regard it as a conflict,' says outgoing Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel.

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Christchurch council execs flayed by staff

Released to Newsroom after months of stalling, a staff survey report represents a devastating takedown of council bosses.

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Private meetings, dinner invite set mayoral race alight

Christchurch’s mayoral race ignites over private meetings and the appearance of backroom deals.

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Climate embeds itself in election debate

The Wizard provides light relief as an existential threat casts a shadow in Christchurch

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John Minto: Why I’m not standing

Judging by what’s sitting on his fence, John Minto’s not sitting on the fence.

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Mayoral candidate: I should have disclosed conflict

Christchurch city councillor says a potential conflict didn’t cross his mind

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In defence of Christchurch's dissenting three

For all the talk of bravery and leadership over a stadium, a trio of wāhine councillors said it best

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