Christchurch rebuild, New Zealand: alliancing with a difference

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A paper published in the Management, Procurement and Law Journal Volume 168 Issue MP3, which describes a different form of alliancing.

The Strengthening of Heritage Bridges - Construction Challenges

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A conference paper prepared for the 4th Australasian Engineering Heritage Conference which outlines the challenges faced by SCIRT when repairing the Armagh Bridge, Colombo Bridge and Antigua Bridge.

Trial Anchors Through Existing Gabions

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A paper describing the procedure and challenges associated with installing anchors through gabion baskets.

Fairfax Video, May 2014 (2)

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video of a press conference with Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel and Raf Manji, Chair of the Christchurch City Council Finance Committee, about the KordaMentha report. KordaMentha is an independent auditing firm which specialises in insolvencies and corporate recovery. The report analysed the Christchurch City Council's three year budgeting plan and the financial strategies that lay behind it. Much of this budget dealt with the challenges in Christchurch caused by the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. Dalziel talks about the cost of mending Christchurch's infrastructure, the Council's insurance settlement, and the need to address the findings in the report. Manji talks about the Council's financial options following the report.