Sacha McMeeking

Grant Ryan

Grant Schofield

Dan Cullum

Hugh Morrison

Christchurch Damage Worse Than San Francisco

Linwood Park Accommodation Started

Bonds Offered To Help Fund Rebuild

EQC Update 20th February 2011

Study centres to support Christchurch students

Education Minister Anne Tolley says new study centres are providing extra support for Christchurch students whose schools are still affected by the February earthquake. The centres provide a supervised place for students to study, and are aimed at students at colleges which have been temporarily relocated to another site or are co-located with another school because of earthquake damage.

Budget Gives 5.5 Billion For Christchurch Rebuild

A historic $5.5 billion to rebuild Christchurch will be laid out by the Government today, with big numbers set aside in the Budget for basic infrastructure repair in the first two years of earthquake recovery. The impact and response to the earthquake is set to be a centrepiece of the Budget, with billions of dollars of insurance payouts flowing in to the country and billions more borrowed to fund repairs.

CBD Property Owners

This article in the press is interesting. read it here Central-city property owners should consider surrendering their land rights and developing earthquake-hit blocks collectively for the good of Christchurch, a business leader says. However, the "provocative" proposal has received a lukewarm reception. Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce chief executive Peter Townsend made the suggestion at last weekend's Share an Idea expo, saying that "radical" ideas were ne ...

Rebuilding Christchurch - Engineers Think

Super Haka For Christchurch

Thousands of Kiwis around the country and the world will gather at 12.30pm on Thursday, 19 May in a sign of solidarity with the people of Christchurch as they rebuild their city following the devastating earthquakes of September and February. In a haka composed by Ngai Tahu especially for this occasion, there will be a call for Otautahi Maraka -- "Christchurch, Rise Up".

Christchurch City Central City Plan

Property Rights For Acquired Land For Rebuild

Owners of earthquake-hit buildings could be forced to sell to the Government at a loss. The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) and Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee have the power to acquire any Christchurch property in the interest of the quake recovery.

Mayors Address To Christchurch

Out of adversity comes an opportunity. We have a chance to remake our central city. But what should it look like? How should it function, and who will live, work and play back inside the iconic four avenues? For whom are we rebuilding our city?

Extra Funding For Training To Help Rebuild Christchurch

The construction industry is welcoming a cash boost from the Government to train more workers, but warns a lot more may be needed to meet the soaring demand from the Christchurch earthquake. Prime Minister John Key yesterday announced an additional $42 million will be in next week's Budget to train up to an extra 1500 tradespeople, as well as up to 3000 more construction-related training places from existing funding.

CERA Wants Demolitions To Pick Up The Pace

Cera is threatening to take over the demolition of central Christchurch buildings and send owners the bill. Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) interim deconstruction manager Warwick Isaacs said yesterday the owners of dangerous buildings would receive a letter giving them 10 days to submit a demolition plan.

Christchurch City Council Ideas Expo Speakers List

Roger Sutton New CERA CEO

Red Zone Street Cam

The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) released the footage yesterday. It was taken by surveying and mapping firm Terralink International last month. Cera interim chief executive John Ombler said the videos gave residents the opportunity to understand what happened in the inner city. The cameras recorded images every 3.5 metres.

Aftershocks Test Science

Aftershock forecasts issued by GNS Science are being challenged by three large earthquakes in Canterbury in just over three weeks. The latest, yesterday morning's magnitude-5.3 quake centred about 15 kilometres under Rolleston, was the eighth-largest recorded since the magnitude-7.1 quake on September 4. The 3.04am shock caused minor damage in Rolleston.

First Temporary Houses Available

The first 20 houses for Christchurch earthquake victims will be ready to deliver to sites on Monday. Jennian Homes, which won the Government contract for emergency housing, is finishing the first 64sq m two-bedroom, relocatable, double-glazed places designed to accommodate a family of four. The project was led by Jennian's mid-Canterbury director Nigel Smith and Canterbury director Bruce Maetzig.

Land Decisions Are Delaying Rebuild

Damage to land as well as property is complicating the insurance process for property-owners in and around earthquake-ravaged Christchurch. The geography of Canterbury province was severely affected in both the September and February quakes, and work will be needed to stabilise land that has liquefied or moved before buildings can be repaired or rebuilt. Continuing aftershocks are further delaying the process.

Sydenham and Lyttelton Shops First To Be Redeveloped

Plans for Sydenham and Lyttelton shopping centres will be developed as part of a support programme for earthquake-hit suburbs. The two areas will be the first to benefit from the Christchurch City Council's suburban centres programme, announced this week. "We need to assist some of these centres to help them get back on their feet and provide for their community," council strategy and support manager Richard Ball said.

Looking to Santa Cruz for Rebuild Inspiration

First Temporary Village Opening Soon

Share An Idea

INTERNATIONAL URBAN DESIGN EXPERTS TO ASSIST CHRISTCHURCH

UPDATE ON KEY HISTORIC BUILDINGS MAY 2011

Earthquake Impact on Wellbeing Studied

Update from Orion End is near for underground cable repairs in east Christchurch electricity network Orion expects to complete repairs to high voltage underground cables found to have been damaged by the February earthquake wi thin the next three weeks – a significant step toward restoring stable power supply in the eastern suburbs. Orion Chief Executive Officer Roger Sutton says this will be “a huge milestone reached during a really difficult and challenging time.”  About 90% of the more ...

So what is happening in Christchurch?

Locals have a pretty good idea about what is happening in Christchurch, but we have found that those from outside of the city don’t really have a clue. Understandable. One of more common misconceptions is that the central city area is accessible. Many guests arrive asking for help getting reservations at restaurants that just aren’t there any more!

Rebuilding of Christchurch Youth Event May 14th

Rudolf Steiner School, 19 Omberseley Terrace in Opawa it will be 

High Rise Buildings, What of Their Fate?

A post here from the Press seems valid to repost here.

Plans Put in Place To Rebuild Christchurch Infrastructure

Sine the Febuary 22nd earthquake there is a great need to rebuild the city infrastructure. Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has announced an alliance of parties that will rebuild Christchurch’s badly damaged ground level and below ground infrastructure, including roads, water, wastewater and stormwater.

Rebuild Needs To Be Bold And Brave

This article found in the press.co.nz today sums up in the heading what many of us in Christchurh are thinking and feeling. Many are worried that the rebuild of our city will be a replacement, not a redevelopment.

National State of Emergency Ends

Finally Christchurch and New Zealand, ten weeks on from February's earthquake the national state of emergency has been lifted. The state of emergency expired at 11.59pm last night and the recovery process has been handed over to the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera).

Civil Defence Steps Down For CERA To Take Over Christchurch Recovery

This is a very important day. It is the start of Christchurchs Recovery phase. From there we can rebuild. We will rebuild. We will be a great city once again.

Community expo to start sharing Ideas

Could it or Would it Take 20 Years To Rebuild Christchurch

Recovery - The Best Practice?

Resilient futures: supporting recovery in greater Christchurch

The resilient futures event happened on Monday 18 April 2011. * This article was published in the lincoln Uni forum who were the facilitators of this event. The scale of this event is huge which is why I believe it deserves you to read over it and view the different articles on it. I have published the summery below but if you want to view the entire article and the different features that have been presented go to the link below

Winter Heating Update From EQR

Walter Friedel, Project Manager, Clean Heat Hub 14 geographical Hubs established 5 others being established Specialised Clean Heat Hub Emergency focus since Feb 22 event Separate but parallel focus on Winter Heat Resources diverted from ‘full repair’ programme except in areas with less severe damage  

Project Plant - protecting garden plants

EQC Allowing Private Insurance Assessors To Do Claims

STRESS SEEN AS RISK TO MEN’S HEALTH

This is an article written by Georgina Stylianou which originally featured in the The Press, Christchurch,

STRESS SEEN AS RISK TO MEN’S HEALTH

his is an article written by Georgina Stylianou which originally featured in the The Press, Christchurch, on April 27th, 2011 and the photo used is courtesy of Don Scott. I thought I’d post this as the stress of these events obviously affects us all, both men and women, but as a guy I have to say that I’ve never felt so powerless in all my life dealing with these earthquakes, aftershocks and the ongoing daily repercussions, and I can definitely relate to this article. Everyday seems like a battl ...

EQC Earthquake Claims Topped 300,000

The Earthquake Commission (EQC) has received more than 300,000 claims from the Canterbury earthquakes which began on September 4, putting the scale of the events into stark clarity, Earthquake

Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Round Two - 2 Months On

Two months after 22 February’s devastating earthquake, Christchurch’s transition to recovery is well underway, as the city takes a well-earned Easter break.

Christchurch Office Furniture Appeal

Help Rebuild Christchurch. After the recent Christchurch earthquakes, many businesses in the Christchurch area have ground to a halt. Office Furniture Warehouse has been receiving unprecedented enquiries in recent weeks from Christchurch businesses needing second hand office furniture to help them get back up and running. Office Furniture Warehouse has teamed up with Mainfreight and Giveawayzone to help put New Zealand businesses in touch with Christchurch businesses in need of second hand or su ...

Red Cross Public Registration and Inquiry Database for Emergencies Summarised results

The aim of this report is to highlight some main results from a preliminary analysis of the Public Registration of Inquiry Database for Emergencies (PRIDE).

Minister calls for expressions of interest for CERA Forum

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee is calling for expressions of interest for membership of the community forum to be formed under the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act.

TV3 Rebuild Christchurch Project

TV3 are doing a project asking the question how should our city be rebuilt. They want you to send in your ideas for the new city centre. These could come in any form; from a written description to an animated video to diagrams and technical drawings.

Our New Temporary Housing Plans

Further to the  about the 6 NZ companies that are tasked with the build of temporary accommodation plans of the new tempory homes have been released.

Kiwi Companies Identified As Temporary Housing Providers

The Department of Building and Housing (DBH) has today announced the six kiwi-based companies chosen as providers of temporary accommodation in Christchurch.

New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering

I recently came across the website of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Inc. The NZSEE website has a section devoted to the February earthquake, with engineering articles on aspects of how land performed during the earthquake and what happened to buildings. The articles are technical, but some of the writing is digestible. There are links to images of the city and some suburbs shortly after the February 22nd earthquake.< The website is . Other pages of possible interest:

Police Winding Down CBD Vehicle Recovery Operation

Police are winding down their Vehicle Recovery Team's operations at Hagley Park. Wednesday next week (20 April) will be the team's last day of operation from the Vehicle Recovery Centre at the Armagh St Entrance to Hagley Park. After that date, Police will no longer be actively recovering vehicles from Christchurch's CBD.

CERA Review Panel Named

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee today announced the make-up of the independent review panel that will assess all legislative and regulatory changes under the new Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act.