Update – Phone calls and getting claim information from your insurance company

Red Cross Grants

Day 462 - more fruit and veggies

SCFVC members packed fresh fruit and veggies for 110 households this morning.

The recent 'Emergence of Christchurch' feature has sparked intense debate

That bloke Adolf from Austria has a lot to answer for. “Ornamentation is a crime,” Adolf Loos ranted. Come on. He is kidding, right? Trying to nail what it is about the designs coming off the boards for the Christchurch rebuild sets my teeth on edge, and those of nearly every non-architect I know. It has boiled down to three things. First, it is the lack of ornamentation; second, the almost pathological avoidance of curves, natural shapes and alternative roof types; and third, the lassitude b ...

$50k for Lyttelton organic store

Christchurch bishop's trip to see overseas cathedrals

Brownlee to be taken to court over Christchurch zoning

Tree removal begins at Blighs Garden next week

Live Chat: Roger Sutton

Roger Sutton, one of the best-known faces amongst Christchurch's post-earthquake leaders, will soon mark his first year as chief executive of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera).

Quake-damaged trees coming down

Chch welfare agencies get $13m boost

Christchurch's burnt-out welfare agencies will be breathing easier after the Government pledged another $13 million in funding for the social services sector.

Key decisions 'irrelevant', councillors fear

Key decisions on Christchurch's annual plan could become irrelevant once the Government's central-city blueprint is finished, councillors fear.

World tour to inspire new cathedral

A group headed by Bishop Victoria Matthews and including architects from Warren and Mahoney is to embark on a world tour for inspiration for a new Cathedral in the Square.

Annual plan 'irrelevant', councillors fear

Key decisions on Christchurch's annual plan could become irrelevant once the Government's central-city blueprint is finished, councillors fear.

Chch Art Gallery has won city hearts

If the results of The Press survey of community attitudes is any indication, the Christchurch Art Gallery (CAG) appears to be lodged in the public's affections.

Residents want pools, sports fields first

A rebuilt rugby stadium is way down the list of priorities for Christchurch residents, who say they want their swimming pools and sports fields fixed first.

City wants pools, sports fields first

A rebuilt rugby stadium is way down the list of priorities for Christchurch residents, who say they want their swimming pools and sports fields fixed first.

Aquifer role in liquefaction studied

Christchurch's pure underground water reservoirs may have increased liquefaction during the largest earthquakes in the past 20 months.

Residents set rebuild priorities

A rebuilt rugby stadium is way down the list of priorities for Christchurch residents, who say they want their swimming pools and sports fields fixed first.

Demolition videos - CBD Red Zone

Demolition News is the best demolition website on the internet. If it is demolition related, this is the place to look. Part of the coverage provided by the site is videos of demolitions - successful or otherwise. Often there are videos of demolitions in the CBD, such as the one of Natcoll House here. The home page is here.

Rebuilding Christchurch - Budget 2012 Speech

Day 461 - Addington Action Office reopens

The Addington Action office (Mike spare bedroom) reopened today.

Today was spent having a meeting with people from the CTU about stopping asset sales and a campaign over housing.

Then sorting out some more schools that are joining the Christchurch South Fruit & Veggie Co-op (CSFVC).

And getting everything ready for tomorrow morning's packing for the co-op.

Creating your GoodNews story

I'm a bit of a 'glass half full' type of girl and always try to see the positive outcome of every situation.

While I'm superbly optimistic, I'm also realistic too. It's half-full now, but how do we keep on topping it up?

Unfortunately in our society, it's the story where the glass is half empty that sells. Folks love sensationalism. Folks love a good story about a building being burnt down, despite remembering vaguely that there was potentially a lot of controversy surrounding t ...

Christchurch City Council provides funding certainty for Banks Peninsula environmental groups

Hustle and bustle replaced by silence in empty quarter

A once-thriving central Christchurch entertainment and retail precinct has been reduced to an empty lot.

Hustle and bustle replaced by silence

A once-thriving central Christchurch entertainment and retail precinct has been reduced to an empty lot.

Chch red zone changes captured

Now you see it, now you don't.

Some payouts to fall short - EQC

An "unfortunate" minority of land damage claimants will not get enough compensation to fix their properties, the Earthquake Commission (EQC) says.

Three precincts for city, Aust planner says

Three central-city precincts should form the foundation of the new Christchurch, a renowned Australian planning expert says.

Govt agencies wanted for rebuild

Government agencies, and not the Christchurch City Council, should manage the central-city rebuild, The Press' local issues survey shows.

Rebuild: one year on

Aerial photos of the Christchurch CBD taken by KIRK HARGREAVES, comparing July 2011 with May 2012. Slideshow application by JOHN HARFORD.

Land-damage reports to kick off process

Printers to share site, equipment

Night demolition for Water's Edge Apartments

Floodlights helped contractors work through the weekend to ensure a $38 million apartment building in Ferrymead would not collapse if another large earthquake struck.

Quake victims' families to get extra grant

Families who lost loved ones in the Christchurch earthquake are set to get a second $10,000 grant from the Red Cross.

Moving - Day 627

Sorry for the lack of updates over the past week. 

Red Cross grant for quake families

Families of those killed in the February 2011 earthquake will receive another payment of $10,000 from the Red Cross.

More help for families of those killed in earthquake

Update from Roger Sutton, Chief Executive: 28 May 2012

IAG – Part 2 of bad at playing nicely, or just misunderstood?

IAG – Part 2 of bad at playing nicely, or just misunderstood?

The first part of this post (here) outlined aspects of IAG's bad performance in Australasia. Some questions arise: has IAG fallen short in other areas of activity, and what might be motivating its current behaviour? Could it be that IAG is a business under pressure from its own shortcomings, and squeezing Canterbury policy holders to make up for it? IAG  -  UK IAG purchased insurance interests in

Aftershock a 'rude awakening' for city residents

$55m restoration plan mooted

Editor sees return to 'where we belong'

Press back in heart of city

Press staff return to 'where we belong'

The Press has returned home.

Insurers unfazed by latest big aftershock

Group calls on Brownlee to address housing

Red zoned residents want longer

Newly red-zoned residents angry

Hundreds of residents living in areas recently red-zoned are angry they only have until April next year to vacate their properties.

Cathedral protests unrealistic - Brownlee

Shake-up in spin for EQC

Aerial View of Earthquake-Damaged Christchurch CBD

The following images were taken during a helicopter flight over Christchurch on Saturday 26th May 2012. They show the large gaps left by the demolition of hundreds of buildings. The red zone of the city has been inaccessible to the public since the February 22nd earthquake in 2011.

Return of Chch Press newspaper

2000 rally to save cathedral

Thousands rally to save Christ Church Cathedral

A several thousand-strong crowd has gathered in Christchurch this afternoon to protest the demolition of the city's Anglican cathedral.

Thousands rally to save Cathedral

A several thousand-strong crowd has gathered in Christchurch this afternoon to protest the demolition of the city's Anglican cathedral.

Historic chapel to be relocated

The historic St Saviours chapel at Cathedral grammar school will be relocated to Lyttelton.

Rally to save Christ Church Cathedral begins

Earthquakes may further delay rebuild - English

Finance Minister Bill English says yesterday's 5.2 earthquake in Christchurch could further complicate matters with insurance companies and delay the city's rebuild.