Raf Manji

A Chinese company will invest up to 3 billion dollars in the Christchurch rebuild. Audio

All but one of Christchurch city's councillors have given their final vote to fully restore the quake-damaged town hall at a cost of well over $100 million. Audio

Christchurch City councillors have voted behind closed doors to move ahead on selling just over a third of the Lyttelton Port Company, 14 percent of lines company Orion and nine percent of the… Audio

The chairperson of Christchurch City Council's finance committee, Raf Manji, says the almost two-hundred thousand dollar payrise for Lyttelton port chief executive, Peter Davie is not a good look… Audio

The Port of Lyttleton is defending the 200 thousand dollar pay rise being paid to its Chief Executive in the face of criticism from the union representing workers. Lyttelton Port's annual report for… Audio

The chief executive of Christchurch's power lines company, Orion, is being paid about an extra 200-thousand-dollars, and a city councillor says that's excessive. Audio

Significant belt tightening at Christchurch City Council has not been enough to avoid a seven-and-a-half percent rates rise for its residents. Audio

Christchurch ratepayers can expect a seven-point five percent rates increase from next week, after the city council voted in favour of the rise this afternoon. Audio

Selling assets is the most probable option for the Christchurch City Council as they try to meet a half-billion-dollar shortfall in the money needed for the city's rebuild. Audio

The chairperson of Christchurch City Council's finance committee, Raf Manji says they Council are exploring a number of options. Audio

An independent review of the state of the Christchurch City Council's books says it's facing a funding hole of half a billion dollars - and it could be significantly worse than that. Audio

Residents of some Christchurch suburbs could be in for bigger than expected rates rises after the first QV valuations since the earthquakes. The average Christchurch home now has a rating value of 455… Audio

In Christchurch, councillors who act as directors for the council's holding company will now have to donate their fees to charity. Audio

Former London investment banker who moved to Christchurch and founded the independent policy development space, The Sustento Institute. Audio