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SCIRT Community Information – Beachville Road, Redcliffs, eastern seawall repair

The Beachville Road eastern seawall suffered significant damage in the earthquakes. The eastern seawall, and other infrastructure in the area, is currently being designed by SCIRT in preparation for the rebuild.

CERA COMMUNITY MEETING

Christchurch’s architectural past considered in outdoor exhibit

An outdoor exhibition,  provides a compelling visual account of Christchurch/Otautahi’s rich architectural heritage, captured in a series of digitised drawings, photographs, paintings, maps and plans.

Community Consultation on Centre Rebuild Begins

Day 560 - office closes till Tuesday

The Addington Action office has closed for a staff break and will reopen on Tuesday 11 September.

Day 550 - office closes till Tuesday

The Addington Office has closed for a staff break and will reopen on Tuesday 11 September

Earthquake Royal Commission–CTV enquiry, closing submissions

The Royal Commission has published the closing submissions of counsel assisting the Royal Commission. A copy can be downloaded from .

Link to Campbell Live

If you missed Campbell Live on Tuesday 4th September 2012 here is the link

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Day 559 - St Bernadettes to start next week

Today 4 people attended a meeting to establish a distribution centre in Hei Hei for the Christchurch South Fruit & Veggie Co-op (CSFVC). There a number of people who live in Hei Hei but belong to the co-op in other suburbs as well as several who couldn't make it today.

So a start was made. Maxine Haigh is the co-ordinator. A roster has been drawn up from the enthusiastic members. The initial quota has been set at 10 maximum orders (or a car load) for a few weeks while any tweaks ...

EQ workshop for NGO managers

September destress courses

Govt Knew 'Very Fair' Buyout Offer was $5,600 Below Market Value

Govt Knew 'Very Fair' Buyout Offer was Thousands Below Market Value for Kaiapoi Homes

Community Board Meeting

The next meeting of the Shirley-Papanui Community Board will be on September 5 at 4pm.

Just Do It!

Free dental treatment for adults

Insurance news

wishing wall

unity- zara, ameline, sathya, barbara

the transforming expo centre

temporary structure

Public Pod

PortaPlay

Paint Fiesta

Outdoor Dance

open your mind

information station

Compact Bach

art gallery- braeden scally, ryan pringle, victor huang

ben nichols

Day 557 - St Mary's Anglican Church in Heathcote to host co-op

St Mary's Anglican Church agreed to host a distribution centre for the Christchurch South Fruit & Veggie Co-op (CSFVC) after a meeting last Friday night in their hall. A public meeting has been called for September 26 to set up a committee to run the co-op


4 Truscotts Rd, Heathcote
Co-op enquiries Emily Cassels 328-8557, 022-070-2844
Wednesdays 12 noon -1pm
Open to anyone
Establishment meeting 12 noon September 26


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Geraldine St repairs delayed

Work to complete the wastewater pipe repairs in Geraldine Street has been delayed by bad weather. The repairs are now expected to be completed in mid October.

30 Year Transport Plan – what is in store for St Albans?

St Albans Residents Association (SARA) AGM

5.30pm Tuesday 25 September  commencing with a barbecue.  The meeting is to start at 7.00pm.

Eastenders Endurance concert

Day 545 - more people visiting website

More people have been visiting the in recent months.

The web site started with 1172 page views in April 2010. More recently figures are;

Day 555 - more people visiting website

More people have been visiting the in recent months.

The web site started with 1172 page views in April 2010. More recently figures are;
Web traffic appears to be coming largely from links on Facebook, and search results from Google every time there is a newspaper article that mentions Addington Action.

Online petition to save Cathedral

Protesting slow recovery

Day 554 - fruit & veggie orders

There are 262 orders from the distribution centres for fruit and veggie packs next week. These will be packed and distributed on Wednesday 5 September.

3 Addington Action
18 Eureka St
18 Generation Health
10 KidsFirst Kindergarten Selwyn St
50 Manuka Cottage
40 Opawa Baptist
7 Rowley Ave School
22 Rowley Resource Centre
41 Sydenham Community Centre
19 Salvation Army Sydenham
34 West Spreydon School

The start time for all packers is 9am at the Sydenh ...

Day 554 - St Nicholas Anglican Church to host co-op

St Nicholas Anglican Church have agreed to host a distribution centre for the Christchurch South Fruit & Veggie Co-op (CSFVC). A public meeting will be called in October to set up a committee to run the co-op


Cnr & Frankleigh & Barrington Sts, Barrington
Co-op enquiries to come
Wednesdays 12.30 pm - 2.30pm
Open to anyone


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Day 544 - St Nicholas Anglican Church to host co-op

St Nicholas Anglican Church have agreed to host a distribution centre for the Christchurch South Fruit & Veggie Co-op (CSFVC). A public meeting will be called in October to set up a committee to run the co-op


Cnr & Frankleigh & Barrington Sts, Barrington
Co-op enquiries to come
Wednesdays 12.30 pm - 2.30pm
Open to anyone

Day 554 - Holcium donates $11,500

have kindly agreed to donate $11,500 to Addington Action to assist with the free repairs of uninsured homes in South Christchurch.

The donation will be used to purchase a tandem heavy duty trailer, concrete mixer and various tools.

In another act of kindness, 5 - 7 staff from Holcium NZ's head office in Addington will be volunteering every Friday from October as part of the Addington Action work crew to clear rubble and overgrown vegetation from sections, painting fences and house ...

Coastal pathway wins mayoral backing – Stuff, 30 Aug 2012

Council announces $50,000 for a master plan.

EQC - Removal of liquefaction (silt)

ECQ repair strategy

Add in growing dissatisfaction with the Fletcher EQR contracting system, and the picture is an unhappy one.

Partnership for Christchurch Coastal Pathway Project

Day 553 - St James Presbyterian to host co-op

St James Presbyterian Church have agreed to host a distribution centre for the Christchurch South Fruit & Veggie Co-op (CSFVC). A public meeting will be called in October to set up a committee to run the co-op


Cnr Barrington & Bewdley Sts, Spreydon
Co-op enquiries to come
Wednesdays 12 noon - 2pm
Open to anyone

Survey – Quantifying Potential Use. UC Geog309 project

The Mairehau August edition

For those interested in what goes on in our neighbouring suburb download the latest edition here: Runs occasional stories on Papanui and St Albans.

Day 552 - EQC Charter Campaign

Earlier tonight, the monthly meeting of Addington Action members voted for this campaign proposal.



The EQC has failed the people of Christchurch since the devastating earthquakes with shoddy service, obstructive access to information and bumbling delivery. A public campaign is needed to sort out EQC not only for people in Christchurch but also for Wellington and other future areas of earthquake events.






Jo McLean (Campaign Coordinator)
jo.mclean@epmu.o ...

Temporary Accommodation Assistance - Cabinet Papers and Minutes

Day 552 - Salvation Army Sydenham co-op to start

Today 15 people attended a meeting to establish a second distribution centre in Sydenham for the Christchurch South Fruit & Veggie Co-op CSFVC). The people had been on waiting lists to join and came from Sydenham and Somerfield.

Corey Edwards is the co-ordinator. A roster has been drawn up from the enthusiastic members. The initial quota has been set at 25 maximum orders for a few weeks while any tweaks need to be made.

The first orders were made for the food packs and the co-o ...

Residential Renewal Design Workshop: Great Ideas for the Village

The residential workshop we ran in July generated lots of great ideas for Peterborough Village. Here are some examples of the great work. SITE ONE SITE 2 – CONCEPT 1 Madras St & Salisbury St corner William Fulton Maximise the open space. Orient north, & west for afternoon sun. Storm water retention. Incorporate natural water …

Historical earthquakes in Australia

New Day Hospital on Steel Piles

The new 3-storey, 1700m2 day hospital and surgical specialty rooms under construction at 137 Kilmore Street (former Medlab site) will be built on 24-25m deep steel piles, a pre-stressed steel structure designed to merely wobble under tension in quakes. The first of its type in the world.

Aug 28: Award Winning Dance-O-Mat!

Check this out!  Dance-O-Mat won the Architectural Designers NZ Resene Design Award 2012!  F3 who designed the wonderful Dance-O-Mat was awarded this prestigious award as part of the Earthquake Response Design Award.   … and the Dance-O-Mat is making a come back late September, at another central City vacant site near you.  Woooooooooo!

Avonside Lounge

Disturbing public order in the name of protest

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