The underlying geological issues hidden beneath Christchurch’s swampy plains meant that the city’s founders and their surveyors who chose this site for their planned city, knew nothing …
A Gap Filler submission to the Christchurch City Council Draft City Plan on behalf of the Gap Filler Trust, Greening the Rubble Trust and Life in Vacant Spaces Charitable Trust. The submission recommeded that the Christchurch City Council retain the funding levels for these intiatives at 2012 levels ($565,000) rather than reduce them to $400,000 as proposed, and that this funding be tagged for projects citywide and not restructed to the central city.
A PDF copy of a small advertisement from the All Right? 'Compliments' campaign that appeared in The Press on 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 17, 19 and 23 December 2013. The advertisement reads, "Your aroha really helps. Let's remember it's often the simple things that bring the most joy." The advertisement also includes the web address of the All Right? Facebook page and encourages the viewer to cut the compliment out to keep or share.
A PDF copy of a small advertisement from the All Right? 'Compliments' campaign that appeared in The Press on 4, 6, 11, 14, 17, 19 and 23 December 2013. The advertisement reads, "You make the tough times better. Let's remember it's often the simple things that bring the most joy." The advertisement also includes the web address of the All Right? Facebook page and encourages the viewer to cut the compliment out to keep or share.
A PDF copy of a small advertisement from the All Right? 'Compliments' campaign that appeared in The Press on 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 17, 19 and 23 December 2013. The advertisement reads, "Your smile is life changing. Let's remember it's often the simple things that bring the most joy." The advertisement also includes the web address of the All Right? Facebook page and encourages the viewer to cut the compliment out to keep or share.
A PDF copy of a small advertisement from the All Right? 'Compliments' campaign that appeared in The Press on 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 17 and 23 December 2013. The advertisement reads, "You've got a lot to offer. Let's remember it's often the simple things that bring the most joy." The advertisement also includes the web address of the All Right? Facebook page and encourages the viewer to cut the compliment out to keep or share.
A PDF copy of eight postcards from phase 1 of the All Right? campaign. The front of each postcard is an image beginning with the phrase, "It's All Right...". On the reverse is a short discussion of the specific emotion that the card seeks to normalise, and a space for writing ideas about what the reader can do to improve their wellbeing in relation to that emotion.
A PDF copy of a small advertisement from the All Right? 'Compliments' campaign that appeared in The Press on 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 17 and 23 December 2013. The advertisement reads, "Thanks for never giving up. Let's remember it's often the simple things that bring the most joy." The advertisement also includes the web address of the All Right? Facebook page and encourages the viewer to cut the compliment out to keep or share.
Caption reads: "You can’t do a thing about it but I can’t be bothered going house hunting. I’ll just live each day as best I can. I keep thinking it could change again. The dust here doesn’t bother me, the noise doesn’t bother me. When they start pulling down houses the vibrations don’t bother me. Nothing bothers me. We’re all like that. That’s how you have to be when you can’t do a thing about it."
A PDF copy of a small advertisement from the All Right? 'Compliments' campaign that appeared in The Press on 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 19 and 23 December 2013. The advertisement reads, "You're a wee Canterbury Gem. Let's remember it's often the simple things that bring the most joy." The advertisement also includes the web address of the All Right? Facebook page and encourages the viewer to cut the compliment out to keep or share.
A consent granted by the Christchurch City Council, providing consent to carry out earthquake repair work that may affect protected vegetation.
A document which describes the process that SCIRT took to work with industry organisations to develop a civil trade qualification.
This document contains a list of the roles of people that have requested access to the SCIRT GIS viewer.
A document that outlines objectives and ways of working collaboratively, which team members signed to show their commitment.
The growing permanence and sophistication of Christchurch, is evident in this photograph of Lichfield Street. Taken by the Burton Brother’s, the photograph shows us that the little frontier …
A digital photograph in PDF format with caption. Image taken within the Horseshoe Lake Red Zone, of a home that is being prepared for relocation.
A diagram which shows outputs from SCIRT's March 2012 capability survey, detailing the number and type of positions that needed to be filled.
Whale at Sumner Provides Amusement for Trippers “Considerable excitement was caused at Sumner at about 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon, when it was reported that something like a large upturned boat …
Imagine an event so exciting, so spectacular, that 38 trains were required travelling at 28 minute intervals to convey curious sightseers to Lyttelton in order to witness it. The roads from Christc…
A PDF copy of a small advertisement from the All Right? 'Compliments' campaign that appeared in The Press on 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 19 and 23 December 2013. The advertisement reads, "You're amazing (even if you don't think so). Let's remember it's often the simple things that bring the most joy." The advertisement also includes the web address of the All Right? Facebook page and encourages the viewer to cut the compliment out to keep or share.
A PDF copy of a small advertisement from the All Right? 'Compliments' campaign that appeared in The Press on 4, 9, 14, 17, 19 and 23 December 2013. The advertisement reads, "You're lovelier than the summer sun in Hagley Park. Let's remember it's often the simple things that bring the most joy." The advertisement also includes the web address of the All Right? Facebook page and encourages the viewer to cut the compliment out to keep or share.
A PDF copy of a small advertisement from the All Right? 'Compliments' campaign that appeared in The Press on 4, 9, 14, 17, 19 and 23 December 2013. The advertisement reads, "You're strong (even if you don't always think so). Let's remember it's often the simple things that bring the most joy." The advertisement also includes the web address of the All Right? Facebook page and encourages the viewer to cut the compliment out to keep or share.
This panel discussion was presented by Sati Ravichandiren, President (Student Volunteer Army) The Canterbury Earthquakes Symposium, jointly hosted by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Christchurch City Council, was held on 29-30 November 2018 at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch. The purpose of the event was to share lessons from the Canterbury earthquakes so that New Zealand as a whole can be better prepared in future for any similar natural disasters. Speakers and presenters included Greater Christchurch Regeneration Minister, Hon Dr Megan Woods, Christchurch Mayor, Lianne Dalziel, Ngāi Tahu chief executive, Arihia Bennett, head of the public inquiry into EQC, Dame Sylvia Cartwright, urban planner specialising in disaster recovery and castrophe risk management, Dr Laurie Johnson; Christchurch NZ chief executive and former Press editor, Joanna Norris; academic researcher and designer, Barnaby Bennett; and filmmaker, Gerard Smyth. About 300 local and national participants from the public, private, voluntary sectors and academia attended the Symposium. They represented those involved in the Canterbury recovery effort, and also leaders of organisations that may be impacted by future disasters or involved in recovery efforts. The focus of the Symposium was on ensuring that we learn from the Canterbury experience and that we can apply those learnings.
A digital photograph in PDF format with caption, of a Red Zoned home that sits right on the edge of the Horseshoe Lake reserve. Looking North.
A document which describes the process that SCIRT took to repair the Sumner Road retaining wall - stage 4.
Christchurch Described Christchurch, New Zealand, is called the “City of the Plains” for its streets are as level as a billiard table, giving the visitor an impression that each street…
Earthquakes in Christchurch are not unusual events, we’ve been beset with them since European settlement began – and no doubt long before. What is most disturbing of all is that our Eur…
A pdf copy of an account of the earthquakes written in diary form by Nicolas Warren. Note that two images have been redacted from the document because of copyright issues.
A photograph captioned, "So we're just sitting here not knowing. And okay, sooner or later it will come to an end, eventually it has to. It's the not knowing that kills you".
A document that defines the requirements and objectives of design activities for SCIRT's reconstruction of the city's horizontal infrastructure and describes how these activities should be implemented.