SCIRT minimum standard for working around services
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A document which stipulates SCIRT's minimum standard for managing the risks arising from working around services.
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Construction Management Plan
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A plan which describes how SCIRT is to carry out construction works. The first version of this plan was produced on 10 August 2011.
Valuing TSOs
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A pdf copy of a resource list for third-sector organisations.
Utilities Management Plan
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A management plan which describes how SCIRT will coordinate utility authorities and utility relocations.
Abstract: Evaluating Alliance Non-cost Performance Measurement
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
An abstract which describes the content of Trent Beckman-Cross's full PhD thesis.
Procurement Management Plan
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A plan which defines the procurement activities to be applied to SCIRT and explains how those activities are to be undertaken to meet SCIRT objectives and requirements. The first version of this plan was produced on 14 September 2011.
All Right? Newsletter: We hope this finds you all right...
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A PDF copy of a newsletter sent by All Right? to their mailing list in November 2016.
Earthquake recovery versus routine maintenance of the waste water network …
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
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.
The story so far
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
As life-changing experiences go, the earthquake on 22 February 2011 was fairly significant. On the one hand, our house was red-zoned (but still liveable), friends lost their lives and the city lost many of the old buildings that, for me, … Continue reading →
Terra Forma: viewing Christchurch’s changing landscape through painting
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
At the encouragement of one of our resident artists/art historians/cyber archaeologists, Annthalina, I took a visit to the newly-reopened Te Puna O Waiwhetu Christchurch Art Gallery over the weekend.[1] Annthalina knows I love landscapes, both the painty-brushy kind, and the … Continue read...
How to read a landscape
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Some of you might have been to the St James Conservation Area, a remote and beautiful area managed by the Department of Conservation. You might have been cycling or walking there, or you might have been drawn by the romance … Continue reading →
The fascist punishment: a foul taste used for foul purposes
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
It’s made from plant seeds named for their resemblance to a tick and has been known through history as the ‘golden nectar of nausea’ and the ‘fascist punishment’, among other things. When combined with chlorine, it forms a “a substance … Continue reading →
The bitter waters of archaeology
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
This week on the blog, we delve – or dive, even (sorry, I can already tell you that this post will be filled with water puns) – into the bitter waters of the 19th century, by which I mean mineral … Continue reading →
A century of good old country living (or the archaeology of an old farm ho…
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
In 1874 this modest two-storey farm house was built on the outskirts of Christchurch. It’s not the sort of house we normally see in Christchurch, in part because of its age, but also because it was built as a farm house, … Continue reading →
Majestical mountains
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
In the beginning there was no Te Wai Pounamu or Aotearoa. The waters of Kiwa rolled over the place now occupied by the South Island, the North Island and Stewart Island. No sign of land existed. Before Raki (the Sky … Continue reading →
CERA winds down: A progress report
Articles, Videos, TV3
Regenerate Christchurch takes over come Monday, leaving behind the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA), which has overseen the rebuild since the devastating 2011 quakes.
CERA ceases to exist from today
Articles, TV3
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority is no more but questions remain about the future of Christchurch.
Just kidding around
Articles, Christchurch uncovered
Presenting a selection of children’s ceramic plates and cups excavated in Christchurch for your perusal, with commentary. Jessie Garland References Riley, Noel., 1991. Gifts for Good Children: The History of Children’s China, Part 1, 1790-1890. Richard Dennis, Somerset.
IAG named worst trans-national corporation
Articles, TV3
Five years after the Christchurch earthquake, IAG has been named the worst trans-national corporation operating in New Zealand.
New Regent St trams full steam ahead
Articles, TV3
The last barrier has lifted from New Regent St in Christchurch meaning trams are back running after buildings were damaged from the Valentine's Day earthquake.
Christchurch shaken by light earthquake
Articles, TV3
The light, 3.6-magnitude earthquake was centred 10km east of the city at a depth of 17km, and occurred at 5:45pm.
Chch recovery leader to be announced
Articles, TV3
Christchurch is expected to learn today who will be leading the next stage of its earthquake recovery.
Regenerate Christchurch board appointed
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The Regenerate Christchurch board has been confirmed this morning, as the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's (CERA) time comes to an end in the recovery process.
Series of small quakes in Chch overnight
Articles, TV3
A series of earthquakes have struck the Christchurch area this morning, the biggest of those being reported as a moderate jolt by GeoNet.
Home detention for Chch drainage director
Articles, TV3
The director of a Christchurch drainage company who lied to earthquake-affected landowners has been sentenced to 10 months home detention.
Early morning Bay of Plenty quake
Articles, TV3
A 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook the eastern Bay of Plenty early this morning, following a 4.7 shake in Christchurch last night.
Car-sized rock removed after quake shifting
Articles, TV3
Engineers have removed a rock the size of a car from a cliff face in Christchurch after it shifted during an earthquake.
Quake activity not 'unusual'
Articles, TV3
The chance of a magnitude 5 earthquake in Christchurch in the next year is just over 50 percent, according to a new forecast.
Opinion: Was it Hurricane Naz Arriving in Christchurch?
Articles, TV3
Naz and earthquakes -- they have so much in common.
New Canterbury portfolio announced
Articles, TV3
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery portfolio is no longer, with Prime Minister John Key announcing a new Canterbury portfolio to replace it.