Symbolic bridge to be put in storage

Work to remove the Medway St footbridge in Christchurch is set to begin today.

How EQC Settles Claims

ECQ repair strategy

Today’s Fletchers Horror Story

The Settlement Process

SFO: intervention averted fraud in Christchurch rebuild

The Serious Fraud Office believes early intervention has averted potentially massive fraud in the Christchurch rebuild.

Crown and Christchurch City Council agree to special three year plan

Gerry Brownlee | Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

Roger Sutton to field readers' questions

A key figure in the rebuilding of Christchurch will answer readers' questions live on press.co.nz tomorrow, 10 days before the second anniversary of the February earthquake.

Reid Stiven and Gail Kettle on Newstalk ZB - February 2013

Changes in preparedness and earthquake risk perception: Lessons from the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes

SHEARS & MAC WINS AT NZ RED AWARDS

EXPERTS IN COMMERCIAL INTERIORS & BUILDING FIT OUTS

For over 25 years we have managed and delivered a wide range of retail and commercial interiors projects ranging from 20 sqm to 4000 sqm.  These commercial interior projects range from $50,000 to $5 million.

Collection of seismic data from aftershocks of the 4 September 2010 M7.1 Darfield Earthquake

Stochastic modelling of geophysical hazard

Quantifying the hazard from New Zealand's shallow intraslab earthquakes

Work begins on $5.3m Cardboard Cathedral

Removal of Medway Street footbridge brings a mix of sadness, relief and hope

Work to remove the munted Medway Street footbridge – an icon of the Canterbury earthquakes – is to begin this week. 

Mainzeal and Project Management Agreements

I for one am very pleased that my husband and I insisted we would not sign a Project Management Agreement with our insurer.

Rocky time exposes the importance of a continuity plan

Small business: Winds of opportunity drive Zeffer

Cardboard cathedral on 'must see' list

Christchurch's Anglican cardboard cathedral may be months from completion, but it has already been crowned a world attraction by one of Australia's biggest newspapers.

February 10th, 2013

This week we are building on the enthusiastic response to our call for nominees for a working party to steer the project fo [...]

Artbox welcomes volunteers

This week we are building on the enthusiastic response to our call for nominees for a working party to steer the project forward [...]

Fletcher EQR website taken down or out?

I don’t know the significance of this but the Fletcher EQR website (here) is currently missing. In it’s place is the screen shown below. The screen capture was made at 8.40 this evening. Hacktivist or did someone forget to pay the web hosting company? .

Fletcher EQR website taken down or out?

Christchurch art project taking off

Edgeware Rd resident murdered

A man has been killed and a woman from the same address arrested early on Sunday morning. The woman will appear in Court on Monday, February 11. source: ODT article

'Long rumble' felt in Canterbury

Cantabrians have been shaken by a magnitude 3.8 tremor this morning. 

Canterbury Brewery sign comes down in central Christchurch

The fabric of Christchurch changed again this morning with the start of one of the city's most recognisable buildings coming down.

River of Flowers returns for February 22nd 2013

The River of Flowers will return on February 22, 2013 to provide communities with the opportunity to reflect on the last two years and look forward to the future.

Work to begin on two schools in greater Christchurch

Education Minister Hekia Parata has today announced that work will begin on building two schools in greater Christchurch in April.

Is the Christchurch recovery plan green enough?

For two years Christchurch residents have dreamed they will be getting back a new, green, sustainable city. But will they? JOHN McCRONE investigates.

EQC - Asbestos handling information has been updated.

EQC have updated their asbestos webpage (here), adding more information about how they are dealing with it. The bulk of the new information is in the section How we're dealing with asbestos which now reads: The presence of building materials that could contain asbestos is identified when the Canterbury Home Repair Programme team visits your home to scope your earthquake repairs. (This team

Step-by-step revival of Arts Centre's heritage

The Great Hall at the Christchurch Arts Centre teems with activity.

2013

With things finally starting to settle down for 2013, We thought it was about time to updated you all on what the Volunteer Army Foundation is going to be up to in 2013!

Parata accused of PR trip ahead of closures

Controversial Minister of Education Hekia Parata visited an empty site in North Canterbury this afternoon.

Desperate time for Christchurch renters

Campbell Live meets a hardworking Christchurch couple, with a young child, who are currently staying in motor camps.

A1 Heat Pump Clean

Managing Your Anxiety: iPhone and Android Apps and iTunes Podcasts

Free self help tools! Topics available: Concentrate Better, Managing Anxiety, Deal with Depression, Commute Time For You, Meditation Basics. Get them here.

Forum: Managing Anxiety for Wellbeing

How much shaking did you feel?

Scientists are knocking on Christchurch doors to find out how much shaking residents experienced in the February 2011 earthquake.

Community Update 6 February

Time-lapse reveals Clarendon's fate

The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) has released a time-lapse video of the Christchurch CBD, taken between February 1, 2012 and January 31, 2013.

Time-lapse video of the Christchurch Central Business District, 1 February 2012 to 31 January 2013

The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority has released a video showing time-lapse photography of the Christchurch Central Business District taken between 1 February 2012 and 31 January 2013.

Australian tsunami and natural hazards expert coming to UC

Bolted strength

CERA and MBIE website for TC3

CERA and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment have put together a website for those on TC3 land awaiting a repair or a rebuild. 

Scam uses Christchurch rebuild jobs as bait

An Indian fraudster posing as an agent for a New Zealand recruitment company has scammed thousands of dollars from Indian workers hoping to get a job in the Christchurch rebuild.

Earthquake support for whanau

Fire and water messages from city council

Be careful not to start fires accidentally and don’t waste water on the gardens are two messages being promoted by Christchurch City Council this summer Canterbury’s warm dry weather has contributed to a high fire risk, so Christchurch City Council …

Delayed census to be held on March 5

Rebuild boosts jobs growth

Canterbury unemployment has hit a new low in the period since the earthquakes began, and is expected to fall further.

Scam uses rebuild jobs as bait

An Indian fraudster posing as an agent for a New Zealand recruitment company has scammed thousands of dollars from Indian workers hoping to get a job in the Christchurch rebuild.

Indian scammer offers $1.50 an hour

An Indian fraudster posing as an agent for a New Zealand recruitment company has scammed thousands of dollars from Indian workers hoping to get a job in the Christchurch rebuild.

Gingerbread quake model 'sweet as'

An earthquake-damaged Christchurch landmark may have a fairytale ending.

Innes Road and Cranford Street repair works

Repairs begin on damaged wastewater pipes under Innes Road and Cranford Street on February 9 and will continue intermittently till late June. The good news is that traffic will not have to divert around neighbouring streets but there will be …

Cycle route through St Albans

One of the planned cycle routes which radiate out from the city centre like spokes in a wheel, runs right through the heart of St Albans. However, it is uncertain whether this will be one of the ones chosen to …

Day 714 - Dug the truck back on the road

Dug the truck has come back from the mechanic (Diesel Dr) this afternoon. Christchurch roads and pulling heavy loads was overheating the transmission and the tow bar was hitting the ground when going up kerbs. Common problems for builder's 4WD work vehicles.

The solution was putting a radiator on the automatic transmission to cool the oil, and big heavy coil springs on the rear axle. The truck and smaller trailer also got the WOF renewed.

All ready for another 6 months work fixing ...

Scientists to scour quake-hit suburbs for data

Teams of scientists will scour the quake-shattered eastern suburbs of Christchurch over the next fortnight to gather vital information to improve earthquake hazard and risk assessments in New Zealand.

Characterising the seismic potential of compressional inversion structures, NW South Island