Human Rights Commission - Canterbury Earthquakes: review and appeal rights

Christ Church Cathedral - readers' comments

Court reduces size of proposed retail development

Shake shuts city zone

Imports urged to cope with rebuild

Meeting over Christchurch cathedral

Christchurch Aftershocks 25th May 2012

Following a few days of increased seismic activity, Christchurch experienced a 5.2 aftershock at 2:44pm on the 25 May 2012. It was centred in the sea between New Brighton and Sumner at a depth of 10 kilometres. The Mercalli scale registered it as VI meaning the following: Felt by everyone. Difficult to stand. Some heavy furniture moved, some plaster falls. Chimneys may be slightly damaged. reported it as the 30th biggest shake since the 7.1 earthquake on the 4th September 2010. It was followed ...

Large quake shakes Christchurch

Cathedral deconstruction 'more than a year'

Deconstruction of the Christ Church Cathedral will take more than a year, the project team has confirmed.

Budget strikes enviable balance - Key

Day 457 - Addington Action is a registered charity

Addington Action has received registration with the NZ Charities Commission.


The work applying was done by Susan Wallace, a lawyer at Community Law Canterbury.

The registration number is CC4770

Christchurch: Another Galloping Gourmet by Steve Carter

Local Good News/ Christchurch by Steve Carter Picture the scene. It’s been a busy day, you’re tired and you really don’t feel like cooking dinner. A takeaway beckons: cheekily, annoyingly. You know that it’s not really the best food. ...

Christchurch: Another Galloping Gourmet by Steve Carter

Local Good News/ Christchurch by Steve Carter Picture the scene. It’s been a busy day, you’re tired and you really don’t feel like cooking dinner. A takeaway beckons: cheekily, annoyingly. You know that it’s not really the best food. ...

Tower 'back on track'

IAG – bad at playing nicely, or just misunderstood? Part 1

Day 457 - Addington Action office closed

The Addington Action office is closed from today Friday and reopens Tuesday morning.

Orders received from distribution centres for the Christchurch South Fruit & Veggie Co-op will still be processed during this time.


Other messages may be left by text, phone or email and will be dealt with next week.

Thank you

Mike Peters
Organiser
Addington Action

Carlton's steel replacement 'can't replicate look'

Cost of running Parker's team rises in quake era

Brace yourself for the Aftersocks

The news game

PWC Building coming down

Former PWC worker 'sad' to see building go

Recovery Fund helping Canterbury communities

Gerry Brownlee | Budget 2012

Tankerville Road, Hoon Hay

Ansvar insurance update

School building to reopen after repairs

Criticism of red-zone snapper 'jealousy'

Janine Starks on the colour-coded land claim nightmare that is Christchurch. Your experience?

Canterbury land has become a colour coded catwalk.  There are more tones than the contents of the Duchess of Cambridge’s wardrobe and the waiting game looks set to compete with the royal engagement (eight years, in case you are pondering that). 

Prince Charles’ adviser has quake fears

Ashburton's Community House shut

Drink-driver numbers soar since quakes

A Christchurch woman who blew nearly five times the breath-alcohol limit twice in a week is part of a worrying increase in drink-driving since the earthquakes, police say.

Prince's man fears for heritage

Post-earthquake stress

Awesome hearts remember lives lost in Canterbury quake

Key Waimakariri projects approved

Waimakariri District Council has approved two key earthquake recovery projects, despite inflation adding millions of dollars to their cost.

Day 455 - More fruit and veggie co-op distribution centres needed

This morning the Christchurch South Fruit and Veggie Co-op packed for 120 households in one hour. Each week, the volume increases and the time gets less, because the work process is constantly being tweaked.

Most weeks, there have been lots of good ideas from the volunteer participants that have contributed to this success.
The biggest challenge has been and remains doing the calculation accurately for how much of each kind of produce goes into the bags.


There are curren ...

Public Notice: Styx River Catchment subject to the Canterbury Natural Resources Regional Plan

The Canterbury Natural Resources Regional Plan (NRRP) and the Waimakariri River Regional Plan (WRRP) are amended from the publication of this notice by adding the Styx River catchment to the water quality provisions of the NRRP and removing reference to the Catchment from the WRRP. This allows all catchments within the north east of Christchurch City to be subject to the water quality provisions of the NRRP.

Not everyone has sympathy for red-zoners

Disgruntled residents employ lawyers over delays

Legal action against one of New Zealand's biggest insurers may be taken by a Christchurch group frustrated by inaction on earthquake claims.

Salmon trophy in memory of keen angler

A Christchurch earthquake victim's love of salmon fishing has been remembered in an annual award for anglers.

Pupils hold secret after-ball parties

Earthquake damage to central Christchurch venues has pushed "preloaded" pupils into underground after-ball parties, police say.

Couples' post-quake garage cuisine

Eastern suburbs couple Lisa de Haan and Melissa Morrall have always prided themselves on their self-sufficiency on a suburban block lifestyle, but they took their resourcefulness to another level when they set up home and kitchen in their garage while their house underwent earthquake repairs.

Parties held in secret

Earthquake damage to central Christchurch venues has pushed "preloaded" pupils into underground after-ball parties, police say.

Port Hills residents want to know if they can go home

Protesters in Christchurch’s' Heathcote Valley are demanding to know when they can return to their red stickered homes.

Inside the Christchurch demolition

Demolition crews in Christchurch are coming across all sorts of personal items as they take buildings down.

Have your say on the direction for education renewal in greater Christchurch

EQC topping up reinsurance

According to insurance website InsuranceNEWS.com.au EQC is increasing its reinsurance cover to $NZ5 billion ($3.9 billion). The gist of the news is that the cost of reinsurance is going up and the reinsurance periods may be getting shorter. Probably not really news however, for those who like figures, the report is here. .

Day 454 - introduction to CSFVC

Introduction
Updated 22/5/2012

The Christchurch South Fruit and Veggie Co-op (CSFVC) distributes low cost fresh fruit and veggies to households in South Christchurch.

It runs alongside similar co-ops at St Aidens Church in Bryndwyr and St Faiths Church in New Brighton.


Christchurch Cathedral Parish Office buys bulk fruit and veggies from the markets on behalf of all three co-ops. DHB - Community & Public Health supply free recipes, cooking demonstrations, other pu ...

Chch man opens toilet cathedral

A Christchurch man has opened a quirky replacement for the city's earthquake-damaged Christ Church Cathedral - a toilet cathedral.

Avoca Valley residents want decision now

A group of Christchurch's hillside residents braved freezing conditions this morning to protest delays in decisions regarding the future of their white-zoned properties.

Consultation closes on Draft Annual Plan

Volunteer Canterbury Recognition Awards Day 621

Hi All,

Avoca Valley residents protest at delays

Dozens of Christchurch residents took to the streets with placards today, calling for a decision on their homes.

Compensation deal derailed by second property

Avoca Valley protest at delays

A group of Christchurch residents barred from their homes for almost 15 months fear they will never be allowed to return.

Green house offered to Southshore red-zoners

Help coming soon from the Human Rights Commission?

NZ Human Rights Commission on the Christchurch Earthquakes

Red Zone legal issues

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