Stories by Rachel Graham

Fixing a quake-damaged cliff in Christchurch has proven a huge task involving remote-control diggers, homeowners and a rare flightless moth. Video

Almost a year on from a deal with a Chinese company to invest billions of dollars in the Christchurch rebuild there are still no projects signed up.

A long line of dog owners has queued up for a canine welfare clinic in one of Christchurch's most deprived suburbs. Yesterday's clinic in Aranui was provided by the Canterbury...

The Canterbury Regional Council has issued a final warning to farmers who are breaching water consent rules, and says it will start initiating prosecutions soon.

A bus blown off the road in Mackenzie Country was lucky not to roll down a steep bank, police say, as heavy rain and winds move up the country. Video

A Christchurch scout group is fighting its national body to get back more of the payout for its quake damaged buildings.

Christchurch residents frustrated at being shut out of decision-making want the new agency in charge of the red zone to talk to them. Audio

The Canterbury Plains could suffer more damage than previously expected in an Alpine Fault quake - worse than some areas close to the fault. Video

A maze of roadworks in parts of Christchurch is threatening the future of some businesses. Video

A Christchurch couple have been told they can't use a driveway that no longer leads to any houses because the Crown might need access to it.

Christchurch's Redcliffs Primary School looks set to be closed down due to an ongoing risk from rockfall. Audio

Three farm workers explain how they - and their families in the Philippines - have been struggling since the start of an investigation into document fraud. Audio

As Christchurch celebrates Heritage Week, residents are warned not to assume the city's remaining heritage buildings are safe from demolition.

The September 2010 earthquake was for many in Canterbury a milder taste of the havoc to come, but for some it has left scars which still cause pain today.

A young woman whose parents and brother died in a house fire in Waimate yesterday says she woke to a noise like a strong wind. Audio

The investigation into the death of a five-year-old boy in Christchurch will continue over the weekend.

A new housing project will see the revitalisation of two central city sites which have been empty for years, the Christchurch deputy mayor says.

A group of Christchurch residents say no-one is taking responsibility for a spring that has been flooding their street since February 2011. Audio

Only a fifth of Christchurch's English language schools have managed to remain open since the 2011 earthquake but there are signs of a turnaround.

Police say problems at the border will be their biggest challenge during the Cricket World Cup, which officially opens in Christchurch this evening.

When the earthquakes wreaked havoc on central Christchurch, they also destroyed many of the older buildings which had provided cheap rehearsal spaces for local musicians.