Business opportunities aplenty in Christchurch - Bob Parker

Overseas talents chip in for theatre

Office staff in demand for rebuild

Hornby seeks boost from quakes

$10,000 raised for Isaac Theatre Royal

An award-winning British actress and Australian pianist have raised $10,000 for the rebuild and restoration of the Isaac Theatre Royal.

Day 445 - last day of repairs till spring

Today was spent hurriedly finishing off some final repairs on an uninsured quake damaged house.

No further repairs will be started on quake damaged uninsured houses till the start of September. Many of the volunteer work crew have health problems and need to stay warm.

In July around 50 houses waiting on repairs to start will be visited to quickly plan out the work that needs to be done and sort them on a priority list.

In August, it is planned to establish a workshop for Ad ...

Christchurch school repair to top $1bn

Getting claim information from your insurance company

$2 million for Chch sports

Day 444 - Family Expo

There was a great turnout to the annual Family Expo was held at Spreydon Baptist Church on Lyttleton St, Spreydon.

The event is open to anyone to participate or visit.

Addington Action had a stall and made many useful contacts for future work.

Aftershock rumbles through Canterbury

Flexible Ferrymead firm adapts to changed times

Quake-hit sports groups given a boost

Hidden treasures aim to bring Cantabs pleasure

A Christchurch pair have embarked on a crafty project to encourage Cantabrians to spread kindness by making and hiding small gifts for strangers to find.

Sweetener for rebuild staff

Social housing repairs unlikely to be delayed

Southshore residents' lives in limbo

$4m Cathedral offer reconfirmed

EQC - Apportionment

Day 443 - scales for fruit and veggie co-op

Today we bought a set of industrial scales and a set of commercial kitchen scales for the Christchurch South Fruit & Veggie Co-op (CSFVC),

These are needed to quickly weigh the produce for calculating the quantities to go into each bag. They are both heavy duty commercial items which should stand up to years of use but weren't cheap.

They were paid for out of the recent donation from LUSH Charity Pot.

Quake victims offered lower mortgage rate

Random Crafts of Kindness – by Steve Carter

Local Good News/Christchurch It’s often the little things that make a difference. When one is surrounded by evidence of destruction and change every day, as we are in this city, it is easy to feel overwhelmed or ...

Random Crafts of Kindness – by Steve Carter

Land information - Technical Category 3 (TC3)

Trust the People

Changes to education in greater Christchurch

Temporary homes for Kaiapoi businesses

Kaiapoi will soon have temporary business accommodation, but there are no plans to mirror the makeshift retail precincts of Christchurch and Rangiora.

Selling assets last resort - council

Councillors 'need to trust rebuild consortium'

City councillors need to trust the consortium charged with redesigning central Christchurch, the deputy mayor says.

Adding to street 'makes sense'

An idea to extend New Regent St to Avon River is "logical", says the owner of the building in the way.

Extending New Regent St 'makes sense'

An idea to extend New Regent St to Avon River is "logical", says the owner of the building in the way.

Housing Crises - protests, lobbyists and where the power really rests

In the past month the media have finally picked up on the fact that people have been forced to live in condemned homes, and others left no option but to call the car their new home. This is something A.C.E has been reporting since the early stages of the saga.

As the Government continues to of a housing crises Christchurch Mayor - sideshow - Bob Parker was forced to concede "You know I'm not here to justify someone else's words right, but I would say on an individual l ...

Housing Crises - protests, lobbyists and where the power really rests

In the past month the media have finally picked up on the fact that people have been forced to live in condemned homes, and others left no option but to call the car their new home. This is something A.C.E has been reporting since the early stages of the saga.

As the Government continues to of a housing crises Christchurch Mayor - sideshow - Bob Parker was forced to concede "You know I'm not here to justify someone else's words right, but I would say on an individual l ...

what makes you come ALIVE?

Day 442 - National Radio reports on Christchurch poverty

Katy Gosset reports on Christchurch residents who are struggling to make ends meet. How much do you spend on your grocery bill and could you make do on just forty dollars a week? Katy Gosset visits the Healthy Eating Co-op that's trying to make a difference. (13′59″)

Counting down to the Christchurch rebuild

Key Christchurch rebuild role stays local

Day 442 - Welfare & War Pensions Forum

A very useful forum was held earlier today at Papanui RSA about the welfare of returned service men and women and their families.

Addington Action keeps coming across many elderly people who are in difficulty following the quakes, and this was an opportunity to find out useful information and establish contacts with organisations assisting veterans.

It became clear in the meeting listening to the speakers that there is a lot of help available as a social right, but some are missing ...

Chch rebuild designer announced

Rebuild drives employment opportunities

New temporary shops to be built in Kaiapoi

Temporary shops to be built in Kaiapoi

Kaiapoi will soon have its own temporary business accommodation, but there are no plans to mirror the makeshift retail precincts of Christchurch and Rangiora.

Caring Cooper's big icecream gesture

Govt failing to empower citizens - MP

Deficient AMI assessments revisited

Assets eyed in revival of city

Quake cost to Canty tourism $230m

EQC - Another update to TC3 information

Day 441 - Housing Summit notes

Housing Summit Notes May 9 2012
Knox Church Christchurch

1. Identifying Specific needs in the rental market – Plenary

2. (a) What is the most pressing issue out of those identified? – Small Groups

The reduced rental stock, whether from damage or lack of availability. The threat of the April deadline and the effect of people living in cars etc. Shortage of housing stock traced back to market ideology. Lack of a social recovery strategy and a cohesive action plan. Arriv ...

Controversy over Hagley Park plans

Sport Canterbury is sparking controversy by calling for part of Christchurch's Hagley Park to be turned into a large sporting complex.

Day 441 - fruit and veggie co-op growing

Today the Christchurch South Fruit and Veggie Co-op (CSFVC) packed fruit and veggies for 103 households.

The fruit and veggie packs cost $10 each, contain about $25 worth, and can be ordered in advance and picked up from these distribution centres.
More distribution centres are being set up now and will be announced when open.

Day 441 - high rents force community group out

9/5/2012

By Sam Sachdeva

Spiralling rents and insurance problems could force the closure of vital community organisations in Christchurch, an MP says.

Wigram Labour MP Megan Woods has raised concerns after hearing of an Addington community house that is being forced out of its home of 19 years because of insurance problems.

Manuka Cottage, run by the family and community section of Anglican Social Services, has been operating in Addington since 1993.

Cotta ...

Quake claims climb to $30b

Aussie tourists avoiding Christchurch

Hagley Park could host aquatic facility

More insurance premium hikes are likely

Less than $2 million to repair pool

Have your say – what do you want to have in St Albans?

Complete the survey … and go into the draw to win a street party package for Neighbourhood Week worth over $300.

Rebuilding facilities attracting feedback

Denied Temporary Accommodation Allowance

We had to move out of our house which we owned after Feb 22. We own a rental property and our tenants wanted to leave so we moved into our own rental property. Lumley Insurance happily paid for my accommodation allowance as a displaced insurer to me as the landlord of a different property. They saw the fact that we had a rental property did not affect the fact we were displaced from our normal place of residence.