Carlton Hotel rebuild begins

The controversial third incarnation of the Carlton Hotel is underway.

Rally for Democracy - Our City - Our Say - 1st December 2012

Cantabrians will march from Latimer Square to Cranmer Square past their Provincial Council Chambers on 1st December demanding the Government give back DEMOCRACY to their city

Fulton Hogan profit plunges 89pc

Fulton Hogan, the privately-held construction company, has slowed its growth aspirations across the Tasman after problems with a joint venture in New South Wales eroded earnings, leading to an 89 per cent drop in annual profit.

Cera calls on outside expertise to aid work

The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority has halved the staff it employs from other organisations in the past year, but still gets nearly a fifth of its workforce elsewhere.

Bring students to town - Parker

In a strong stand against the Government's central-city plans, Parker told The Press he felt duty bound to speak out after growing "increasingly concerned" over wasted opportunities in the rebuild - particularly the lack of incentive for young people to stay.

Running for the East

I’m in the midst of training for the Coast to Coast endurance event in February next year. And training in the most enchanted ward in the city, Burwood/Pegasus,

Chris Van Geylswijk

Deon Swiggs - Rebuild Christchurch

A snapshot of what we’ve been doing

I just realised none of our updates have properly explained what we’re spending our days doing over here. As we’ve mentioned, one of the barriers to an efficient clean up following the hurricane has been a lack of communication and coordination between the countless organisations which are volunteering to help with the clean up. This [...]

Quickfire demolition begins

A quick-fire demolition will see an eight-storey Christchurch building levelled this weekend.

Quickfire demolition underway

A quick-fire demolition will see an eight-storey Christchurch building levelled this weekend.

Criticism of quake response workers unfair, says researcher

A researcher looking into Christchurch's February earthquake says emergency services staff are being unfairly chastised for their actions.

Gold medallist farewells QEII

An athlete who made his name at Christchurch's Queen Elizabeth II (QEII) Park will be the last to ever set foot on the track.

Seismic shift in the man drought

A rush of men into Christchurch for the city's rebuild is reversing the well-documented man drought.

Movember 2012 Update

The Coffey team are looking pretty good, the Moustaches are improving their collective productivity, awesomeness and masculinity.

Day 640 - Addington Fun Fair a great sucess

Hundreds of happy people came to Addington Famous Fun Fair today. The fair is held each year on the Saturday after show week. The Addington Action BBQ sold 300 sausages for $599.20 to raise funds to remove rubbish to the dump.

Day 640 - Addington Fun Fair a great success

Hundreds of happy people came to Addington Famous Fun Fair today. The fair is held each year on the Saturday after show week.

The fair raised funds for Manuka Cottage and was organised by a number of groups and individuals including Coralie Wyn (Gap Filler), Alan Hudson (St Mary's Church), Richard (The Haze), Mike (Addington Action, Shauna (Gap Filler).

The Addington Action BBQ sold 300 sausages for $599.20 to raise funds to pay for the dump fees of removing rubbish that can't be ...

What kind of jobs do we need to fill in Christchurch?

Great news! We’ve now had over 900 registrations since our training and recruitment programme launched at the start of the month. Isn’t that great? 

Family's safety made 'huge task' easier

Stephen Manson told his wife and four children to leave Christchurch when the February 2011 earthquake struck before he settled in for a 30-hour shift as the Red Cross' South Island incident management officer.

Frontline quake rescuers defended

Frontline rescue workers did their best to save lives in the aftermath of Christchurch's earthquakes, often putting their own needs and those of their families aside, early results from a new study say.

Crews take eight-storey building apart

An eight-storey office block in Christchurch is being taken apart this weekend in a quick-fire demolition using special high-reach excavators.

Nominations now open for Project Christmas

Nominations have now opened for Project Christmas, they close on the 16th of December 2012.

Two invitations this week!

We want to extend two invitations this week. 

Day 639 - garden big tidy

The plan today was to finish off painting the exterior of a quake damaged house with the help of 5 volunteers from Holcim who came for the day.

Day 639 - fruit & veggie orders

There are 380 orders from 18 of the 18 CSFVC distribution centres for fruit and veggie packs next week. These will be packed and distributed on Wednesday 28 November.

1 Addington Action
13 Addington School
16 Burnham
5 Comcare Addington
23 Eureka St
13 Hoon Hay Presbyterian
5 Kidsfirst Selwyn St
50 Manuka Cottage
42 Opawa Baptist
33 Parker St
2 Rowley Ave School
24 Rowley Resource Centre
25 Salvation Army Sydenham
22 Spreydon Baptist Cobham Ha ...

Feedback sought on Govt transport plan for city

CERA wants feedback from Christchurch citizens on An Accessible City, 

Secret cameras bust burglars

Secret security cameras installed in the red zone have been catching burglars and vandals red-handed.

And on the 7th day (of December) – it rained

So today we’re meant to have a very grand event for our sponsors here in the Pavilion. Those of you in ChCh will laugh heartily as it’s raining! Hard. So, the sponsor event we’d planned for tonight will be held tomorrow evening instead. Ah well, it gives us a bit of time to breathe. After [...]

Issues with Hoarding?

If you would be interested in a support group for people suffering from compulsive hoarding, please contact our office (377 9665) to register your interest. 

Gerry Brownlee uses earthquake powers to overrides Environment Canterbury

Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has used earthquake legislation to create a "land-use recovery plan".

CCDU Six-Pack 23 November 2012

Project Christmas Nominations Opening

Helping people who don’t normally put their hands up.

Central city transport plan backed by Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury welcomes the release of the draft transport plan for the central city by the Christchurch Central Development Unit.

First groups of Uni of Otago Chch staff return to hospital building

University of Otago, Christchurch, staff move back into their building The first group of staff from the University of Otago, Christchurch (UOC) will move back into their building after 21 months in temporary premises.

EPIC to contribute to growth of Christchurch

Orion's $155m plan for network upgrade

Canterbury householders are being asked to bankroll a massive post-earthquake electricity network upgrade needed to ensure the power stays on into the 2020s.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Yep, it’s that holiday that we all hear about in NZ but never really understand. To be honest I still don’t really understand it but I can tell you one thing, the food is epic! Turkey left right and centre, pies (of the dessert kind, not steak & cheese) galore, and people who are thankful [...]

Canterbury Skills and Employment Hub launch another positive step in the rebuild

Town hall truce needed - Dalziel

The Christchurch City Council and Government need to ''call a truce'' over the town hall's fate, a city MP says.

Mill Road, Clarkville

EPIC Enterprise and Innovation hub official opening

Quake rescuers faced 'dual jeopardy'

Red Fix Garden – 230 Tuam St

Greening the Rubble is sharing a space on Tuam Street (close to the McKenzie and Willis building and opposite Alice Video) with Dave’s Red Fix coffee kiosk.

Celebrate UN Day of Persons With Disabilities

Southern Response Progress statistics update – Red Zone progress issues

Earthquake Royal Commission – more evidence relating to the CTV building has been published

The Royal Commission has published more of the evidence provided for the hearings on the CTV building. 

Transport plan vague about vehicle dispersal

Christchurch City Council has adopted the Christchurch Transport Strategic Plan without clarifying how traffic will disperse from the two major roads that end on St Albans boundaries.

Construction drives lift in Cantometer

A bustling construction sector is driving Canterbury's recovery from the earthquakes, with building costs rising sharply, up nearly 10 per cent from a year ago, according to a new index tracking the recovery.

Sara Parkin – Forum for the Future

Residents fear released prisoners

Some ex-prisoners who do not have suitable homes to return to are parolled to the Salisbury Foundation’s halfway home in St Albans Street according to this recent Star news story and it is making residents uneasy.

Gib Best Practice Guidelines: Wet Areas

If you want to get an idea of what best practice looks like for repairing a bathroom, or having a new one built, there is a Gib best practice guide just out.

November issue of St Albans News available

Day 638 - The Canterbury Community Trust donates $15,000

has approved a donation toward "Purchase of a work vehicle and annual operating costs including administration, office equipment, building materials, vehicle based laptops and radio telephones, tools and annual operating overheads for the operational office and maintenance workshop."

The donation will be received on Wednesday 28 November.

Government 'suprised' by town hall decision

The Government isn't ruling out overriding the council's decision to save Christchurch's quake-damaged town hall.

Christchurch's answer to Silicon Valley

‘Silicon Gully’ is Christchurch's own take on the Californian valley that spawns many of the world's IT innovations.

Interim Draft Ferry Road / Main Road Master Plan adopted for consultation

Christchurch City Council today approved the Interim Draft Ferry Road / Main Road Master Plan to be released for public comment.

Council adopts transport plan

Today's Christchurch City Council meeting adopted the Christchurch Transport Strategic Plan, the Council's 30-year vision to develop the city's transport network.

Council votes to keep Town Hall

Christchurch City Council today voted unanimously to retain and repair the entire Town Hall complex to 100 per cent of New Building Standards (NBS).

Otaki Street, Kaiapoi

Brownlee to 'have discussion' on Christchurch City Council Town Hall decision

Brownlee is refusing to say whether he will overturn the Christchurch City Council’s decision today to rebuild the Christchurch Town Hall.