Gutting Out the Apartments

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After my visit at the hospital for physiotherapy on my hand I took a walk around the city on my way home. Demolition of the Victoria Square apartments February 12, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand. www.s...

Coming Down.. Bit by Bit!

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I am going away for a short time for a holiday and well get back to you all when I get home. Demotion of the Victoria Sq apartments on a walk around the city Feb 26, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand. www...

The Gate is Open

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The centennial pool demolition is under way. On a walk around the city to catch up on events happening June 18, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand. Swimsuits have been hung on the fence around the Centennial Pool by campaigners against the complex's demolition. The Armagh St facility is being pulled down to make way for the new Margaret Mahy Fami...

Storm on the Way

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On a walk around the city to catch up on what is happening May 29, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand. Demolition work on Christchurch's "distinctive" former civic building is under way. The category-2 heritage building was designed by G A J Hart and opened in 1939 as the Miller's department store. It featured the South Island's first escalator, w...

Colours of the Rainbow

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Christchurch "New Zealand" architecture building "Demolition of old Millers building" demolition detail rubbleDemolition started on the old Millers building on a walk around Christchurch May 6, 2013 New Zealand. The building was originally designed in 1935 by G. A. Hart for the retail store, factory and warehouse Millers and was completed in 19...

Eating Away Slowly

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Demolition work on Christchurch's "distinctive" former civic building and the Front Runner store. On a walk around Christchurch May 9, 2013 New Zealand. Demolition work on Christchurch's "distinctive" former civic building is under way. The category-2 heritage building was designed by G A J Hart and opened in 1939 as the Miller's department s...

Thanks for the Good Times

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The centennial pool demolition is under way. On a walk around the city to catch up on events happening June 18, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand. Swimsuits have been hung on the fence around the Centennial Pool by campaigners against the complex's demolition. The Armagh St facility is being pulled down to make way for the new Margaret Mahy Fami...

Townsend Telescope: Interview with Chris Whitty

Audio, UC QuakeStudies

An interview with Chris Whitty, Site Manager at the Christchurch Arts Centre, about the recovery of the Townsend Telescope from the rubble of the Observatory tower. The interview was conducted by Sebastian Wilberforce.

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.

Left to Dry

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The centennial pool demolition is under way. On a walk around the city to catch up on events happening June 18, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand. Swimsuits have been hung on the fence around the Centennial Pool by campaigners against the complex's demolition. The Armagh St facility is being pulled down to make way for the new Margaret Mahy Fami...

Museums Aotearoa Conference 2014: Pecha Kucha presentation

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

The text of a Pecha Kucha talk titled, "A working week in the Recovery Centre". The talk was given by Moya Sherrif, CCCRC Intern, at the Museums Aotearoa Conference on 4 April 2014.

Driving Innovative Thinking in the New Zealand Construction Industry - pre…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A pdf copy of a presentation delivered at Building a Better New Zealand (BBNZ 2014) Conference. The presentation examines the relationship between innovation and productivity improvement in the construction industry.

Beca Heritage Week Armagh Street and Colombo Street bridges - posters

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

Posters created for Beca Heritage Week 2014, outlining SCIRT's repair work on the Armagh Street and Colombo Street bridges in the Central City. They were hung on the bridges for members of the public to read during SCIRT's walk and talk tours.

Central City Rebuild Summary Diagram

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A diagram illustrating how the rebuild of the three waters and roading infrastructure was to be managed and coordinated with other programmes of work in the central city.

October 2014 Board Paper - Project Manager for Trade Certification Establi…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A paper for the SCIRT Board which requests that the Board provide support to recruit a Project Manager to support the development of a civil trade qualification.

Central City newsletters for businesses and residents

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document containing examples of newsletters printed and distributed to the inner city businesses and residents, to prepare them for the upcoming SCIRT rebuild work and update them on the positive progress being made.

Getting Read for Landing!

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On a walk around the city to find out of the Demolition work on the Victoria Sq Apartments. Taking up a digger it took some times to manmover it up there! Feb 17, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand. www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/ne...

SCIRT Training Centre Value

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A report which details the financial and societal value that the SCIRT Training Centre created.

Extract from Morrison Low's Report from the Independent Review of SCIRT's …

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

Summary of an independent review of the TOC process.

Central City Impact Dashboard

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of a spreadsheet used to identify the impacts of traffic management in the central city.

SCIRT service strikes bowtie diagram

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A bowtie diagram which SCIRT used to evaluate the risks associated with and analyse the causal relationships associated with service strikes.

Road Closed

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Earthquake damaged building on a Walk around the city, May 1, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand. Demolition work on Christchurch's "distinctive" former civic building is under way. The category-2 heritage building was designed by G A J Hart and opened in 1939 as the Miller's department store. It featured the South Island's first escalator, which...

Just a Shell of Its Self

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Earthquake damaged building on a Walk around the city, May 1, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand. Demolition work on Christchurch's "distinctive" former civic building is under way. The category-2 heritage building was designed by G A J Hart and opened in 1939 as the Miller's department store. It featured the South Island's first escalator, which...

Stars in a Cluster

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A copy of Stars in a Cluster, a book by the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Canterbury. The book was published in 1996 and edited by W. Tobin and G.M. Evans. This PDF version was created in 2014.

Soon be No More!

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The former Government Life building in Christchurch's Cathedral Square will be demolished. On my walk around the city May 21, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand. www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christch...

Going in!

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Working at getting things out of the Victoria Square before it is demolished. www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-20... What I found on my walk around the city January 15, 2014 Ch...

Contractor Magazine April 2014 Article: SCIRT - changing the face of train…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A magazine article which describes SCIRT's approach to training.

Think he Spotted Me!

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Demolition of the old Millers building is just about complemented. On my walk around the city in the rain.. thought it may have stopped.. but didn't so I just kept walking! June 12, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand.

Safety Initiative: Early warning system of ground and structural movement

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document describing the early warning system to alert team members of ground and structural movement at the Arch.

February 2014 Board Paper - SCIRT Support to Civil Trades Training

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A paper for the SCIRT Board which requests that the Board provide support to SCIRT's Training Team with assisting to develop a civil trade qualification.