Empowered Christchurch Letter to Helen Beaumont

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A copy of a letter from Hugo Kristinsson which was sent to Helen Beaumont, Manager of the Natural Environment and Heritage Unit at the Christchurch City Council, on 17 June 2014. The letter was sent on behalf of Empowered Christchurch. It is about legislation which, according to Kristinsson, determines land below the mean high water spring to be public land. Kristinsson is concerned that this legislation will cause 'hundred or even thousands' of people to lose their assets. He urges the Council to 'have the land surveyed and to redefine the CMA [Crown Minerals Act] before land claims are settled'.

Silkannthreades 8/7/2014: The land that claims us

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An entry from Gallivanta's blog for 8 July 2014 entitled, "The land that claims us".

Empowered Christchurch Letter to Gerry Brownlee 1

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A copy of a letter from Empowered Christchurch which was sent to Gerry Brownlee, Minsiter for the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, on 15 April 2014. The letter lodges an Official Information Act request about the remediation of land that is subject to liquefaction and flooding.

We Lived Here: Bangor Street Photograph 14

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A photograph of the former sites of several houses on Bangor Street. The houses were demolished after the land was zoned Red.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 169

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A photograph of the former site of Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace. Allfrey's house was demolished after her land was zoned Red.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 164

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A photograph of the former site of Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace. Allfrey's house was demolished after her land was zoned Red.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 161

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A photograph of the former site of Doug Sexton's house at 378 Oxford Terrace. Sexton's house was demolished after his land was zoned Red.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 160

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A photograph of the former site of Doug Sexton's house at 378 Oxford Terrace. Sexton's house was demolished after his land was zoned Red.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 166

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A photograph of the footpath outside the former site of Donna Allfrey's house on Oxford Terrace. Allfrey's house was demolished after her land was zoned Red.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 165

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A photograph of the former site of Donna Allfrey's house at 406 Oxford Terrace, taken from the footpath in front. Allfrey's house was demolished after her land was zoned Red.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 174

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A photograph of the former site of Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace. Murphy's house was demolished after her land was zoned Red. Grass has grown over the site.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 171

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A photograph of the former site of Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace. Murphy's house was demolished after her land was zoned Red. Grass has grown over the site.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 175

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A photograph of the former site of Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace. Murphy's house was demolished after her land was zoned Red. Grass has grown over the site.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 172

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A photograph of the former site of Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace. Murphy's house was demolished after her land was zoned Red. Grass has grown over the site.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 173

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A photograph of the former site of Siobhan Murphy's house at 436 Oxford Terrace. Murphy's house was demolished after her land was zoned Red. Grass has grown over the site.

We Lived Here: Bangor Street Photograph 13

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A photograph looking north along the footpath of Bangor Street. To the right there are the former sites of several houses. The houses were demolished after the land was zoned Red.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 158

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A photograph of the former site of Doug Sexton's house at 378 Oxford Terrace. Sexton's house was demolished after his land was zoned Red. Grass has begun to grow in the site.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 178

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A photograph of the former site of Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. Duff's house was demolished after his land was zoned Red. Grass has begun to grow on the site.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 157

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A photograph of the former site of Doug Sexton's house at 378 Oxford Terrace. Sexton's house was demolished after his land was zoned Red. Grass has begun to grow in the site.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 177

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A photograph of the former site of Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. Duff's house was demolished after his land was zoned Red. Grass has begun to grow on the site.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 163

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A photograph of the former site of Donna Allfrey's house on Oxford Terrace. Allfrey's house was demolished after her land was zoned Red. The photographer comments, "Large section of the front fence has been stolen by looters".

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 179

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A photograph looking east along Oxford Terrace from outside the former site of Donna Allfrey's house. Allfrey's house was demolished after her land was zoned Red. The sites of many other demolished houses can be seen to the left.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 176

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A photograph of the former site of the house at 432 Oxford Street. The house was demolished after the land was zoned Red. Grass has begun to grow over the site. The houses in the neighbouring sites have also been demolished.

We Lived Here: Bangor Street Photograph 11

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A photograph of the former site of a house at 57 Bangor Street. The house was demolished after the land was zoned Red. The houses in the background have also been demolished, so that Oxford Terrace is visible in the distance.

Fairfax Video, March 2014 (3)

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A video of an interview with Kristal and Justin Thompson, about their house on Carrick Street which was damaged by the floods. Justin talks about how the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes has caused their land to drop. Kristal also talks about their insurance scheme.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 167

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A photograph of a wire fence at the border of 406 Oxford Terrace. 406 Oxford Terrace is the former site of Donna Allfrey's house which was demolished after her land was zoned Red. In front of the fence, gravel has been spread over the ground.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 170

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A photograph of a wire fence that has been placed at the border of 406 Oxford Terrace. 406 Oxford Terrace is the former site of Donna Allfrey's house which was demolished after her land was zoned Red. Behind the fence, gravel has been spread over the ground.

We Lived Here: Bangor Street Photograph 12

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A photograph of the former site of a house at 58 Bangor Street. The house was demolished after the land was zoned Red. The grass has begun to grow over the site. The house behind has also been demolished, so that Oxford Terrace is now visible in the distance.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 162

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A photograph of the former site of the Locke family's house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The Locke's house was deconstructed after their land was zoned Red. Wire fencing has been placed around the outside of the neighbouring property. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed and rebuilt on another site".

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 156

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A photograph of the former site of the Locke family's house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The Locke's house was deconstructed after their land was zoned Red. Wire fencing has been placed around the outside of the neighbouring property. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed and rebuilt on another site".