Resident's plea for rates relief

A Christchurch resident has launched a petition pleading for full rates relief for those with uninhabitable homes.

Grand Chancellor now a skeleton

New Zealand's most complex demolition job is almost finished, with the Grand Chancellor Hotel reduced to a concrete skeleton.

Over-optimistic to a fault

Avon petition heads to Parliament

Engineers looking at Christchurch quake's lessons

Insurance companies - rebuilds becoming repairs

EQC- update to the FAQ on TC3 land

'Fictional' repairs cut insurance payout

State must step in to stop Rental and Housing crisis says economist

Alpine quake optimism faulted by geologists

Christchurch's frack-free status hailed

Time capsule recovered from Press site

A time capsule filled with newspapers and coins has been recovered from the demolished foundations of a Christchurch heritage building.

Earthquakes shake Westport, Christchurch

A magnitude 4.0 quake has struck Westport, after a 4.6 quake rocked Christchurch earlier today.

Chch residents to lose more than 100k in insurance "u-turn"

Brooklands residents are fighting their insurance companies after their homes have been switched from "write-offs" to "repair jobs".

Warm welcome for returning firms

The edge of the central Christchurch red zone is a difficult place to run a business. In the third of a four-part series, Charlie Gates tours the northwest corner of the red zone to find out what it is like working on the edge.

Chch Council bans fracking

The Christchurch City Council has declared their city a ‘fracking-free zone’ in a unanimous vote this afternoon.

Christchurch Earthquake Insurance Experience Survey Results

Grass will be all that remains

Mag-4.6 tremor shakes Christchurch

Tremor shakes Christchurch

Christchurch has been shaken by a earthquake, 10 kilometres north-east of the city.

transportforchch.govt.nz - Christchurch Road Situations

Sumner Village Centre Master Plan community drop-in sessions

Christchurch red zone homeowners may not get insurance pay out

Christchurch's red zone home owners face a battle with insurance companies backing out of rebuilding homes.

Holy Trinity's monster garage sale - this saturday

Rates rise 'legacy' of insurance shortfall

Christchurch's public infrastructure was "grossly underinsured" at the time of the city's devastating earthquakes, a Christchurch City councillor has alleged.

Canterbury health funding takes hit

Canterbury will miss out on $16 million of health funding because of a post-earthquake population lull.

City's education blueprint on way

Plans for Christchurch's education sector will be known in "coming weeks".

No plea to false EQC invoice charges

Homes evaluated as writeoffs become repair jobs

Mixed reaction to cathedral idea

Four steps good, three steps bad, plasterer told

A Christchurch plasterer says a demand he use ladders in the workplace with one extra rung is "fascism gone crazy" and will make earthquake repair work slower and costlier.

Rental crisis 'at breaking point'

Massive 8.7 Earthquake in Indonesia - Tsunami Warning for Indian Ocean

Earthquake seminars - Mental Health Education and Resource Centre (MHERC)

Taggers take over Christchurch's eastern suburbs

Tagging in Christchurch's quake-damaged eastern suburbs is on the increase.

City businesses battle on against the odds

Janine Starks looks at liquefaction risk and rebuild prospects and insurance what ifs in the event of a quake in the capital. Your view?

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Society for Earthquake Earthquake engineering conference

Affordable Housing Options Expo

City residents' rebuild levy shot down

No rates for 'homeless' red-zoners - councillor

City rental demand soars, supply plummets

Christchurch tenants are feeling the squeeze as rental demand has soared and rents have increased, but supply has dropped by 40 per cent.

Top-down, bureaucratic neo-liberalism is threatening the Christchurch rebuild – an ethical human rights approach is required.

Council says 'no' to plea for rates relief

Christchurch residents forced out of their quake-hit homes have pleaded for full rates relief, describing themselves as the city's "new homeless community".

Big-fart book translates into city kids' fun

A fable written for the children of L'Aquila, the Italian city devastated by an earthquake in 2009, has been translated into English for Christchurch children.

Cinema seats with a special feeling

Red movie seats stripped out of an earthquake-hit Christchurch cinema have been adopted by couples who once cosied up on them during their first date.

Architect reveals plan to save cathedral

A prominent Canterbury architect has weighed into the Christ Church Cathedral rebuild debate by revealing his plan to save the building.

East-side sport hub possible

A major new Christchurch sports hub could still be built in the quake-hit eastern suburbs, while the city's next rugby stadium may not be located at Lancaster Park.

Mission calls for no pokie machines in rebuild

A complete pokie ban should be introduced in rebuilt central Christchurch, including the removal of 500 gaming machines from the casino, the Methodist Mission says.

Panel member on HGC winning bidder's list

An engineer involved in awarding the multimillion-dollar Hotel Grand Chancellor demolition contract was also named as a consultant working for the winning bidder.

No pokie machines in rebuild - Mission

A complete pokie ban should be introduced in rebuilt central Christchurch, including the removal of 500 gaming machines from the casino, the Methodist Mission says.

East-side sport hub possible for city

A major new Christchurch sports hub could still be built in the quake-hit eastern suburbs, while the city's next rugby stadium may not be located at Lancaster Park.

No pokie machines in rebuild, Mission says

A complete pokie ban should be introduced in rebuilt central Christchurch, including the removal of 500 gaming machines from the casino, the Methodist Mission says.

Eastside sports hub possible for city

A major Christchurch sports hub could still be built in the earthquake-hit eastern suburbs, while the city's next rugby stadium may not be located at Lancaster Park.

Howey's Hydro Baths

Yes, I would like Saltwater Pools in Brighton. Oh yes. But, before we jump in that deep end, what we really need is to assess what the community's needs are. For example, is it a hot saltwater pool that we're after? Covered? 25-30m? And where do we position that kind of complex? Logically, to support the local business district we'd put it nearby; there appears to be ample land available. But why not consider Rawhiti Domain? Zoned for sport and recreation with a building housing many sporti ...

Seismic wallpaper - protecting old and vulnerable buildings.

Bayer MaterialScience, in collaboration with scientists from other agencies, have developed a material EQ-Top that can be applied to the walls of vulnerable buildings to give them additional strength. The "wallpaper" is made from a glass fibre fabric combined with a special adhesive. In combination they increase the stability of masonry and reduce the risk of death or injury from structural

Rawhiti Domain Temporary Accommodation Village Information Morning

Update from Roger Sutton, Chief Executive: 10 April 2012

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Being Part of the Planning Process

We live in a democracy; some might doubt whether or not it's a good example of one, but one it is. Our governments, local and central, are elected by us and represent us. Nationally we have the right of referendum: a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of ...