The role of tourism in the Christchurch economy and the nature and scope of tourism planning are covered in this presentation, along with the impact of the Canterbury earthquakes. The response to the disaster and the slow road to recovery are also highlighted. The concluding section summarises a new vision for the city of Christchurch.Sponsered by Planz Consultants. In association with the New Zealand Planning Institute and with thanks to Christchurch Canterbury Tourism.
The High Court in Christchurch has ruled the Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee was wrong to use his special powers to fast track housing development following the earthquakes.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 17 January 2013 entitled, "Vale Vero".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 5 March 2011 entitled, "Day 12, 5am - inside the Christchurch cordon".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 11 April 2011 entitled, "Day 49 - last day behind the cordon".
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 15 June 2012
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 23 May 2012
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 21 March 2014
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 13 January 2012
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 18 May 2012
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 5 October 2012
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 27 June 2014
The recent Christchurch earthquakes provide a unique opportunity to better understand the relationship between pre-disaster social fault-lines and post-disaster community fracture. As a resident of Christchurch, this paper presents some of my reflections on the social structures and systems, activities, attitudes and decisions that have helped different Canterbury ‘communities’ along their road to recovery, and highlights some issues that have, unfortunately, held us back. These reflections help answer the most crucial question asked of disaster scholarship: what can recovery agencies (including local authorities) do - both before and after disaster - to promote resilience and facilitate recovery. This paper – based on three different definitions of resilience - presents a thematic account of the social recovery landscape. I argue that ‘coping’ might best be associated with adaptive capacity, however ‘thriving’ or ‘bounce forward’ versions of resilience are a function of a community’s participative capacity.
'The Politician' cartoon strip. A member of the government staff reads in a newspaper 'These emergency powers they've given the minister are the equivalent of war powers' and he adds 'and he's making the most of them!' The second frame shows a minister wearing a military uniform with cap that includes copious braiding and medals; he is sitting behind a desk labelled 'Minister General'. Context - Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) will be established as a stand-alone government department to enable an effective, timely and co-ordinated rebuilding and recovery effort in Canterbury. The controversial bill empowers the new Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) to take control of councils it believes are failing on reconstruction work. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 4 June 2011 entitled, "Lack of Lake".
A paper published in the Journal of Structural Integrity and Maintenance, 2016, Vol. 1, No. 2, 88-93, which outlines the importance of asset registers and level of service in the wake of a disaster.
A pdf transcript of Heather's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Sripana Saha. Transcriber: Samuel Hope.
A video of a presentation by Ross Butler, Chair of Otakaro Limited, at the 2016 Seismics in the City Conference. The presentation is titled, "Anchors Aweigh".The abstract for the presentation reads, "A review and preview of the development of the city's anchor projects once the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority is disbanded in April."
A story submitted by Jo Nicholls-Parker and Petra Van Asten to the QuakeStories website.
Welcome to the Recover newsletter Issue 2 from the Marine Ecology Research Group (MERG) at the University of Canterbury. Recover is designed to keep you updated on our MBIE funded earthquake recovery project called RECOVER (Reef Ecology, Coastal Values & Earthquake Recovery). This second issue profiles some of the recent work done by our team out in the field!
The 1995 book, “Wellington after the quake: the challenge of rebuilding cities”, is reviewed in light of the 2010/2011 Canterbury, New Zealand, earthquakes. Lessons are drawn related to the difficulties of recovery of complex infrastructure systems after disasters.
A video about the rezoning of 252 residential properties in the central city, Richmond, and Linwood. The video includes footage of Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee announcing the rezoning at a CERA press conference. It also includes an interview with Lynn Anderson, whose central city property was rezoned red.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. Broken ground caused by the earthquake in a residential area near Kaipoi".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. Broken ground caused by the earthquake in a residential area near Kaipoi".
The impact of the Canterbury earthquake sequence of 2010-12 and its aftermath has been enormous. This inventory lists some of the thousands of community-led groups and initiatives across the region that have developed or evolved as a result of the quake. This inventory is the third such inventory to have been produced. The Christchurch Earthquake Activity Inventory was released by Landcare Research in May 2011, three months after the devastating 22 February 2011 earthquake. The second inventory, entitled An Inventory of Community-led Recovery Initiatives in Canterbury, was collated by Bailey Peryman and Dr Suzanne Vallance (Lincoln University) approximately one year after the February earthquake. The research for this third inventory was undertaken over a four month period from June to September 2013, and was conducted primarily through online searches.This research was undertaken with funding support from the Natural Hazards Platform and GNS, New Zealand.
Vehicles and supplies on the HMNZS Canterbury. These will help with the earthquake recovery in Lyttelton and Christchurch.
Today: a month on from the Canterbury earthquake, we take a comprehensive look at the recovery process from the Garden City; we get a glimpse at the Commonwealth Games and; trauma affects police involved in the recovery of Carmen Thomas' body.
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 4 September 2011 entitled, "One Year On".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 3 March 2011 entitled, "Day 10, am - inside the Christchurch cordon".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 29 June 2013 entitled, "What is cognitive dissonance??".