The rebuild of Christchurch's central city will be under way by the end of the year, Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says.
Tomorrow Mr Brownlee and Prime Minister John Key will in Christchurch for the release of the blueprint for the central city's rebuild.
Mr Brownlee today told TVNZ's Q + A programme today that he hoped the rebuild action would begin on Tuesday morning.
"I would hope by the end of the year we're seeing some of those projects either announced for delivery or actually started, in the case for a couple of them," he said.
The rebuild plan was about giving shape to the new city, Mr Brownlee said.
"And then in coming months, you'll see the Government be able to make announcements about things like the hospital, the advanced technology hub - what we're calling the justice precinct, etc."
A mix of public and private sector would be paying for the plans, he said.
Most property in Christchurch was privately owned and numerous investors in the city, as well as internationally, were looking at taking part in the city's rebuild.
"On the civic type of assets, you would expect that they would eventually be Christchurch City Council assets. And the Christchurch City Council has identified some projects they want to move with over time, and they've also committed in their latest budget around $790 million towards those projects," Mr Brownlee said.
It was "not a big expense" to taxpayers, he said.
"So in total, we've committed $5.5 billion to date towards recovery here."
The plan the Government would be announcing in Christchurch tomorrow kept absolute faith with the views of 106,000 greater Christchurch people, who submitted their opinions to the Christchurch City Council.
"I think it's going to be seen as a fairly exciting plan," he said.
