Central City Rebuild Summary Diagram

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A diagram illustrating how the rebuild of the three waters and roading infrastructure was to be managed and coordinated with other programmes of work in the central city.

Central City Delivery Management Plan

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A plan which describes how SCIRT would manage the risks associated with rebuilding horizontal infrastructure within Christchurch's central city area. The first version of this plan was produced on 24 October 2013.

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 8-9: EPIC

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A PDF copy of pages 8-9 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'EPIC'.

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, page 128: Redzone Data

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A PDF copy of page 128 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The page documents the transitional project 'Redzone Data'.

Fire Eats Out Best Block of Christchurch 1908

Articles, Lost Christchurch

On the evening of February 7th, 1908 the headlines in the Star ‘screamed out’ A DISASTROUS FIRE, HUGE OUTBREAK IN THE CITY, CENTRAL BLOCK DEVASTATED, DAMAGE AMOUNTS TO HUNDREDS OF THOUS…

Sharing Memories

Articles, Lost Christchurch

In response to the loss of our inner city of Christchurch, we were inspired to create this website, Lost Christchurch, as a freely accessible archive of photographs, social history and memories of …

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 50-51: LUXCITY

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of pages 50-51 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'LUXCITY'. Photographs: Bridget Anderson and Douglas Horrell

Are Historic Buildings Important?

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Up until February 22nd, 2011, the city of Christchurch was a unique, historic and cultural living and breathing entity.  Inherited from a long list of valuable contributors dating back to its incep…

Why Our Historic Buildings Are Important

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Up until February 22nd, 2011, the city of Christchurch was a unique, historic and cultural living and breathing entity. Inherited from a long list of valuable contributors dating back to its incept…

Antigua Street Bridge – from the beginning until 1945

Articles, Lost Christchurch

“Bridges are as much a distinctive part of the Christchurch landscape as its well-planted appearance and its old Gothic style provincial buildings. The chance which placed the city by the river Avo…

‘Cleanliness is next to Godliness’ – The Turkish Bath Culture in Christchu…

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The health benefits, cleanliness and exoticism of the Turkish Bath so appealed to Canterbury settlers that it became the height of fashion in the 1880s. Today we enjoy city operated spa facilities …

The Cabman’s Last Stand and the Triumph of the Taxi

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Cobb & Co, Corner of Cashel and High Streets c. 1880. Source: Christchurch City Libraries Photo Collection 22, Img 00803, Private Collection For as far back as 1856, when the first hansom cab p…

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 28-29: Infogap

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A PDF copy of pages 28-29 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Infogap'. Photos: Barnaby Bennett

The Edwardian Seaside of Sumner c. 1905

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Sumner Beach was the last stop on the Sumner line. In this intriguing photograph, we can see the goings on of a typical summer’s weekend,  one hundred and six years ago.  Hundreds of city dwe…

D.I.C. 1909 – ‘An up-to-date Emporium’

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The New Premises of the D.I.C. Cashel and Lichfield Streets, Christchurch From the ashes of the conflagration which ravaged the business heart of the city a year ago, there has arisen a wonderfully…

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 312-313: Magna Carta Chri…

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A PDF copy of pages 312-313 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Magna Carta Christchurch: The Great Paper Model'. Photos: TEDxEQChch

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, page 138: CERA

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A PDF copy of page 138 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The page documents the transitional project 'CERA'.

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, page 124: Plume

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A PDF copy of page 124 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The page documents the transitional project 'Plume'. Note that images have been removed from the page for copyright reasons.

Mrs General Mite – ‘one of the most interesting personalities that has eve…

Articles, Lost Christchurch

It was a warm fair day on the 16th December 1919, a light nor’easterly breeze was blowing through the city. Much the same weather was being experienced throughout the whole of the Dominion. T…

“The Sick, Faint Feeling of Violent Shakes,” Jane Deans

Articles, Lost Christchurch

For one of our city’s most famous early women settlers, poor health had marred not only her voyage to New Zealand but also her arrival to her new home at Riccarton. From the moment Jane Deans…

Electric Trams – “Horses No Longer Required”

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Christchurch was the last of the four cities to introduce electric trams. They had tried to introduce the system in 1902, but it was prior to the amalgamation of the boroughs, so with the advent of…

The First Car Comes to Christchurch

Articles, Lost Christchurch

A Packing Case on Wheels Local and General. Star, Issue 6789, 8 May 1900, Page 3 A weird-looking vehicle has recently been seen travelling through the streets of the city much to the amusement and …

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 272-273: Events Village

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A PDF copy of pages 272-273 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Events Village'. Photos with permission: CCC

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 82-83: Wonky Peterborough

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A PDF copy of pages 82-83 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Wonky Peterborough'. Photo: Reuben Woods

Mrs Merritt’s Boarding House

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Drunkeness was a serious problem in Christchurch by the late 1870s.  It didn’t help that for a city of its size, there were 47 hotels and breweries as opposed to just 10 dentists and chemist …

Repairing Christchurch City Council Owned Retaining Walls Damaged by the C…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A paper which outlines SCIRT's approach to asset assessment, design and repair of damaged retaining walls, and presents a case study of a retaining wall rebuild, on Cunningham Terrace, Lyttelton.

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 148-149: Boxed Quarter

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A PDF copy of pages 148-149 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Boxed Quarter'. Drawings with permission: F3 Design

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 10-11: Re:START

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A PDF copy of pages 10-11 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Re:START'. Photos: John Suckling

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 24-25: Rekindle Furniture

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A PDF copy of pages 24-25 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Rekindle Furniture'. Photos: Laura Forest Photography

Ecological effects of the Christchurch Earthquake on our city rivers

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A report covering the ecological effects of the Christchurch Earthquake upon the city's rivers.