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CIAS and EQC Sign MoU

Today CIAS (Canterbury Insurance Assistance Service) officially signed and MoU with EQC.

Canterbury Quakes Exhibition comes to Nelson

Park Terrace northbound closure extended

Works on Park Terrace are extending meaning the northbound closure will now run from Armagh Street to Salisbury Street. A detour is in place for northbound road users via Armagh Street, Cranmer Square, Montreal Street and Bealey Avenue.     …

Feb 28: RAD Bikes Youthtown Workshops

Over the next 8 weeks we are running a series of after school workshops for 8 students at Gap Fillers initiated RAD community Bike Workshop.  Richard and his team of volunteers at RAD will be helping students to recycyle a bike for their own use or if they have their own bike repair it and […]

RAD Bikes Youthtown Workshops

Over the next 8 weeks we are running a series of after school workshops for 8 students at Gap Fillers initiated RAD community Bike Workshop.  Richard and his team of volunteers at RAD will be helping students to recycyle a bike for their own use or if they have their own bike repair it and […]

Bealey Ave/Colombo Street – turn restrictions in place overnight and tomorrow

A number of restrictions will be in place at the Bealey Ave/Colombo Street intersection tonight from 7pm, Friday 27th February, until approximately 1pm  Saturday 1st March. There will also be lane reductions on Bealey Avenue eastbound approaching the Colombo St/Bealey …

Feb 28: Summer Feast

Gap Filler shared a very special evening with friends on Saturday 22 February, as they reflected on the last three years of creative projects in Christchurch and, of course, focusing on the much-loved Pallet Pavilion.   Partnering with Dalman Architecture, who themselves had much to remember as they were once residents of Durham Street in […]

Summer Feast

Gap Filler shared a very special evening with friends on Saturday 22 February, as they reflected on the last three years of creative projects in Christchurch and, of course, focusing on the much-loved Pallet Pavilion.   Partnering with Dalman Architecture, who themselves had much to remember as they were once residents of Durham Street in […]

Shirley Road reconstruction work due to start Monday 3rd March

Roading reconstruction work will commence next week between Hills Road and Quinns Road. Works will start from near the Slater St intersection to the Emmett St intersection. Emmett St will remain open at this stage, however, will be closed when …

Firefighter drawn back to PGC site

Convention centre plans could be downsized

The Government's key anchor project - a Christchurch convention centre - could be downsized after "market sounding" suggested a 2000-seat venue was too ambitious, official papers released to the Green Party reveal.

$30m aquatic centre on hold

City councillors have been shocked by revelations insurance money they thought was available for a new aquatic facility for the east has already been spent.

Engineers' work investigated

Five engineers are being investigated for "potential issues" with their work on four Christchurch properties approved after the September 2010 earthquake.

NZ Supreme Court - Leave to Appeal - UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY v THE INSURANCE COUNCIL OF NEW ZEALAND

UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY v THE INSURANCE COUNCIL OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED [2014] NZSC 13 [26 February 2014]

Key decisions from today's Council meeting 27/2/2014

Christchurch City Council met today and the following key decisions were made:

Council to explore red-zone relocations for social housing

Christchurch City Council has agreed, in principle, to the relocation of residential red-zone houses onto Council land, given the potential to quickly and sustainably increase its available social housing.

Cotons’ Cottage in Hororata - A Rare link to Canterbury’s settler history reopens

CTV News Thursday 27 February

City Nightlife

Keeping Christchurch Moving 27 Feb. 2014

Wedding for couple brought together by quake

Anna and Jamie were working in the same building in Christchurch, but didn't meet until the day of the February 22 earthquake.

Bealey Ave/Colombo Street – turn restrictions in place overnight

A number of restrictions will be in place at the Bealey Ave/Colombo Street intersection tonight from 7pm, Thursday 27th February, until approximately 7am Friday 28th February. There will also be lane reductions on Bealey Avenue eastbound approaching the Colombo St/Bealey …

New Chch buildings to be reviewed for 'negligence'

The engineering design work done on four new Christchurch buildings will be reviewed for "negligence or incompetence", Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson announced today.It comes after issues were highlighted...

Prime Minister John Key: Part 1

Prime Minister John Key talks to Newstalk ZB's Chris Lynch about wide ranging issues.

Construction company investigated

An official investigation has been launched into a Christchurch construction company which allegedly underpaid two migrants, and into the licensed immigration adviser who helped them obtain a visa.

2014: Ian Simpson's future commitments

Stress after Major Trauma

Wednesday March 12th: – Ron Chambers, Clinical Psychologist, Anxiety Disorders Unit, CDHB An event that threatens your safety or makes you feel helpless is stressful.  

Lyttelton Tunnel Turns 50

Today, Thursday 27 February, New Zealand’s longest road tunnel, the Lyttelton tunnis is celebrating its 50th birthday. 

UC quadcopter helping in the Christchurch rebuild

A state of the art University of Canterbury (UC) quadcopter is helping provide video footage of earthquake damaged homes along clifftop edges in the Port Hills.

Drones film earthquake damage

Unmanned aerial drones are being used to film earthquake-damaged properties as demolition work progresses on Christchurch's Port Hills.

Traffic Signals Affected – South end of the CBD – UPDATE 27 Feb

Update:

Heritage will not be demolished

The heritage-listed Public Trust Office in central Christchurch will not be demolished under the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act.

Owner in never-ending dance with unit's insurer

Anne McDonald is tired of dancing with insurers over the rebuild of  her Christchurch flat.

EQC vows to clear information backlog

The Earthquake Commission still has an "eye-wateringly huge" backlog of official information requests but insists they will be cleared by April.

Owner in never-ending dance with insurer

Anne McDonald is tired of dancing with insurers over the rebuild of her Christchurch flat.

CTV News Wednesday 26 February

Keeping Christchurch Moving 26 Feb. 2014

Keeping Christchurch Moving 26th Feb. 2014

EXPECT DELAYS – Traffic Signals Affected – South end of the CBD

Due to a cable being cut by a contractor, traffic signals in the south of the CBD have been affected. The Christchurch Transport Operations Centre have also lost use of a number of cameras in the area. Signals are still …

Surface structures will not deliver solutions to TC3 Eastern Suburbs category 8 and 9

Here it is confirmed by Mike Stannard from MBIE that surface structures do not work in the Eastern suburbs where there is 30-40 m down to gravel. 

First sod turned on new Regional Council building

Dame Margaret Bazley and Commissioners today hosted a ceremony where the Minister for the Environment Hon. Amy Adams turned the first ground at Environment Canterbury’s new central city office site.

Readers' ideas for earthquake memorial

Readers have come up with a series of suggestions for earthquake memorials in Christchurch.

Cantabrian of the Week: Ken Hird

Thousands of insurer-managed Canterbury rebuilds underway

Release: Insurance Council of New Zealand.

Bulk of Chch rebuilds, repairs unfinished

The Insurance Council's defending the time it's taking to complete expensive rebuilds and repairs.

New Northern Motorway on and off-ramps opened

The new $4.6 million on and off ramps for Christchurch’s Northern Motorway at the Lineside Road (State Highway 71)/Smith Street interchange, near Kaiapoi, were officially opened today (26 February). Today’s opening of the ramps, attended by Waimakariri MP Kate Wilkinson, …

Fatal site 'unsuitable for build'

A Christchurch property where a bed-ridden elderly woman was killed by rockfall in the February 2011 earthquake was years earlier deemed unsuitable for building on, court documents reveal.

How Not to repair a Heritage Building in the Christchurch CBD…. part 139

Locked out of undamaged factory for 1100 days 

Brian Rudman: CTV victims deserve corporate manslaughter law

On the third anniversary of the deadly February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, the police have retained engineering consultants Beca to assess the engineering issues arising from collapse of the modern CTV building.

Young couple want house back

When Justine Cooke began setting up a room for her new baby it did not feel permanent.

Young couple want house back

When Justine Cooke began setting up a room for her new baby it did not feel permanent.

Canterbury forging trade links

Growing a strong trade partnership with China is essential for Christchurch to develop a thriving post-rebuild economy, representatives at a Canton Trade Fair meeting in Christchurch said yesterday.

Young couple want house 'back to the way it was'

When Justine Cooke began setting up a room for her new baby it did not feel permanent.

Bishop rejects cathedral compromise

Bishop Victoria Matthews has rejected an offer of peace talks over the Christ Church Cathedral rebuild, accusing the nation's heritage watchdog of trying to "publicly pressure" the church into a partial retention.

Quake rebuilds awaited by 4000

Insurance companies have completed just 15 per cent of rebuilds and 10 per cent of over-cap repairs more than three years after the Canterbury earthquakes.

CTV News Tuesday 25 February

Burwood Pegasus Board Chair's Speech 25/02/14

My name is Andrea Cummings and I am Community Board Chairperson for Burwood Pegasus. I am relatively new to the area, having owned a business in North New Brighton since 2010, until the earthquakes put us out of business that is!

Supreme Court – insurance broker dishonest under insurance policy

Keeping Christchurch Moving 25th Feb. 2014

Speight's Dunedin brewery gets $40 million upgrade

Lion NZ has spent $40 million redeveloping its Speight's brewery, after the Christchurch plant was damaged in the quakes.