News archive by Suburb

Landlords cash in on Chch quakes

Christchurch landlords are cashing in on the earthquakes by putting up rents by as much as $250 a week - even for rundown bungalows.

Minimum floor levels tipped to rise

Post-earthquake plasterboard repairs

Important settlement milestone reached

Port Hills review process announced

Red Cross to give second round of Winter Assistance

The New Zealand Red Cross 2011 Earthquake Commission today approved more help with electricity bills for all households that received its 2012 Winter Assistance Grant.

Christchurch, it’s time for a cup of tea?

Shaping the future of our wastewater system

Christchurch residents can have a say about how they'd like the city's wastewater system to look in 10, 30 and 100 years time.

Street art brings post-quake city to life

Street artists are bringing life back to Christchurch's quake-hit streets. SAM SACHDEVA looks at the rise of the colourful movement and how it could help the city's recovery.

Reminder – next public meetings to be held 9 & 10 October

At these meetings, you will be able to:

Earthquakes no excuse to experiment on our kids - Hipkins

Quake's power halved - study

Christchurch may have experienced a much larger earthquake in September 2010 if it were not for The Gap, new research suggests.

Improving the efficiency of Christchurch’s bus network

Proposed changes to the Christchurch Metro Public Transport Network will provide a service that better reflects the city’s public transport need and is financially viable.

Progress stories to help provide way forward

As part of our latest redevelopment we increased more of our focus more to solutions and progress within the rebuild of christchurch. Part of this involves talking to people who are getting through the process with an outcome whether great or small and analyzing the progress from a wide range of different angles.

Council releases GNS reports on the Port Hills

The Christchurch City Council has today (28 September) released seven detailed technical reports on slope instability on the Port Hills. These are available on the Council’s website.

Consultation – Greater Christchurch Education Renewal

The boards of schools in greater Christchurch proposed for merger or closure will have until 7 December to carry out consultation with their local communities and report back on the proposals.

Play the wellbeing game – be happy

Day 755 in Review - 27 September 2012

Today  has seen some large amount of activity and some of the information put out by both the Christchurch City Council and the Government is important so here is a run down of all the comminications for today. Click the links to be taken to the story you are interested in and come back to view more. 

Council approves list of 30 priority facilities

Christchurch City Council has today agreed that 30 facilities across the city and Banks Peninsula should be prioritised for funding, further investigation and, where possible, repairs.

CERA releases flat land geotechnical data

With the completion of the zoning on flat land and the outcome of the review process now known, the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) is releasing the geotechnical data relating to the decisions.

Council gives $5.2m for community projects

Christchurch City councillors have voted to make an extra $5.2 million available for one-off community projects over the next two years.

Temporary Accommodation Allowance extended

Gerry Brownlee | Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

Inaugural Spring River Festival: Great line up for festival gigs announced

An awesome line up of bands has been announced for the two concerts planned for the inaugural Spring River Festival over Labour Weekend.

Living with demolition dust in Christchurch

Council's lack of action irks homeowners

How the west will win

Christchurch is bulging out to the west and a wave of new settlers is heading towards the picturesque rural communities. But are they ready for it? PHILIP MATTHEWS reports.

Port Hills Land Settlements

Lifting earthquake-affected buildings in Christchurch

The Department of Labour has produced a fact sheet “to improve awareness of the hazards involved in lifting buildings in Christchurch.  It also provides industry recommendations for controlling these hazards.”

Pilot programme gives hope to Chchs environment and young people

An innovative new programme will address two of Christchurch’s pressing needs post-earthquakes: its damaged environment and its out-of-work young people.

Put a spring in your step with The Breeze Walking Festival

Royal Humane Society of New Zealand's Gold Medal on display

               The Royal Humane Society of New Zealand's Gold Medal, which was presented to the people of Christchurch City at the Christchurch Earthquake Awards in February, will today go on display for the public to see.

Collaborative Drilling Update

What's next: follow-up and upcoming forum

Protests calling for Democracy and Saving our Schools

Restoring Education in Canterbury – A Note from Hekia Parata

Christchurch Schools Fight Back Over Closures

There is a real and deep sense of dismay in Christchurch that the government’s proposed school closures, mergers and relocations will have a huge negative impact of some communities.

Canterbury Schools Latest – Earlier Media Reports Confused

It seems the announcements today were something of a cock-up, with misinformation and just plain wrong information out there, largely because things were announced in a half-assed fashion.  I’d love to believe it was just because the Government (and Hekia Parata in particular) is incompetent, and maybe I’m just getting too old and cynical, but you know what, I can’t help thinking it was all highly convenient way of covering Gerry Brownlee’s  today so i ...

Small structures; no consent required

Think small, really really small and check out the  these students came up with at a workshop in May. Designs include a canvas community centre (something for the residents’ association?), tiny baches and dance platforms. Many of them use recycled materials and are low cost.

$300,000 for quake recovery advocates

Alternative to paying rates

Is local government being supported by a system that should be relegated to the past? Is there something better suited to our 21st century democracy and educated ratepayers?

Confusion and anger over Christchurch schools

Schools may Close and Merge in education renewal in Canterbury

The Government will invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to restore the education sector in greater Christchurch, Selwyn and Waimakariri, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and Education Minister Hekia Parata announced today.

Court Action Pending to Correct Abonimation to Justice

Further red zone properties addressed

Gerry Brownlee | Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

Inaugural Avon River Spring River Festival

2012 is the inaugural year of the Spring River Festival to be held each Labour weekend on the lower Avon corridor, estuary and beaches – the playground of the city!

Hurunui earthquake fault report released

Environment Canterbury today released the third in a series of earthquake fault reports on different areas of the Canterbury region.

Eco-city of the future

“Christchurch is a biodiversity hot spot and we now have the amazing successional dynamics of the urban ecosystem to observe. We should have been open for business as an eco-city from day one, so we’d better do it now then!”

Westpac breaks insurance deadlock in Christchurch

Press Release from Westpac

Southern Response progress information

Huge disruption is 'progress'

Janine Starks on intergenerational wealth, insurance claims, earthquake stress and elderly parents.

Christchurch’s roadmap for infrastructure rebuild

Christchurch’s roadmap for infrastructure rebuild - 5 years

Christchurch: The extraordinary emerging community, two years on …

Christchurch construction upturn welcomed

Writers for Success Stories

The past 2 years have been quite journey for all of us. When the ground shakes the way it has done here our lives change completely. In the initial disaster phase and into the recovery there was a fantastic spirit in this city. Everyone helped one another. Resources were distributed to those who needed it and there just seemed to be a real buzz around helping out your fellow Cantab in the time of need.

Homeowners take insurers to court

EQ workshop for NGO managers

September destress courses

City Council approves list of top 27 facilities rebuilds