Opening and Overview of Seismics and the City 2014

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A video of the opening remarks and overview of the 2014 Seismics and the City forum by MC Rob Cope-Williams.

Fire and Emergency celebrates opening of two new Christchurch fire stations

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The opening of the Christchurch City and Sumner stations marks the end of a multi-million-dollar earthquake rebuild programme.

Opening Address by Mayor Bob Parker

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A video of the opening address by Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker, at the 2012 Seismics and the City forum.

People in Disasters Conference - Opening Address

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A video of the Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel's opening address at the 2016 People in Disasters Conference.

The Inconvenience Store Opening Night

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A video compilation of visitors to the opening night of Julia Holden's Inconvenience Store exhibition on Tuesday 8 April 2014, talking about their favourite paintings.

Fairfax Video, October 2011 (10)

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A video of Mayor Bob Parker and Prime Minister John Key speaking at the opening of Re:Start Mall which has been set up on Cashel Street after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Re:Start mall is made up of shipping-container shops, with the Ballantynes Department Store reopening as a retail anchor.

Seismics in the City 2016 - Starters

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A video of the opening remarks made by Lyall Lukey, Coordinator of SmartNet, at the 2016 Seismics in the City Conference.

Seismics in the City 2016 - Reflections

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A video of an opening address by Professor Maan Alkaisi, Principal Investigator at the MacDiarmid Institute, at the 2016 Seismics in the City Conference.

Fairfax Video, June 2012 (8)

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A video of a bike race on Gloucester Street with Roger Sutton and staff of The Press. The bike race was held to mark the opening of the new Press Building on Gloucester Street.

Fairfax Video, September 2011 (6)

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A video of the opening night of the Heathcote Valley Inn. The inn has been rebuilt, after the 133-year-old original inn was damaged in the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Mayor Bob Parker officially opens the new building.

Fairfax Video, October 2013 (6)

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A video of an interview with Alastair Cassels about the opening of stage two of the Tannery Arcade in Woolston. Cassels talks about the success of the venture, the work still to be completed, and the growing number of shops in the arcade.

Fairfax Video, August 2012 (4)

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A video of an interview with Zac Cassels, the co-owner of the Cassels & Sons Brewery bar, about the preparations for the bar's opening. The bar is to open in a historic building on Madras Street, despite CERA's plans to demolish the building and build a stadium.

Fairfax Video, October 2011 (9)

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A video of people shopping on the opening day of Re:Start Mall. Re:Start Mall is a container mall set up in Cashel Street after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. It is made up of shipping-container shops, with the Ballantynes Department Store reopening as a retail anchor.

Fairfax Video, September 2011 (4)

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A video of the reopening ceremony for the Heritage Hotel in Cathedral Square, which has been closed since the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The video shows Governor General Sir Jerry Mateparae opening the building while a string trio plays. It also includes footage of a speech by the Governor General, and a tour of the hotel.

Fairfax Video, November 2011 (3)

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A video of a media tour inside the earthquake-damaged Hotel Grand Chancellor. The video includes footage of the eastern side of the ground floor of the hotel, the stairwells, some of the rooms, and the view through an opening in the side of the building. It also includes an interview with Jack Harris from Fletchers Construction about the work that is being done to support the structure.