A PDF copy of a community newspaper published on Monday 30 December 2013. The newspaper is a combined holiday edition which replaces the normal editions of the Nor'West News, Western News and Selwyn Times.
A PDF copy of a community newspaper published on Tuesday 4 January 2011. The newspaper is a combined holiday edition which replaces the normal editions of the Selwyn Times and North Canterbury News community newspapers.
An archaeological report compiled for New Zealand Historic Places Trust under the Historical Places Act 1993
A PDF copy of a print image from phase 1 of the All Right? campaign. The image reads, "It's all right to feel proud of how we've coped". The image appeared in North Canterbury News and Selwyn Times in 19 March 2013.
A PDF copy of a print image from phase 1 of the All Right? campaign. The image reads, "It's all right if you're feeling pretty stoked". The image appeared in North Canterbury News and Selwyn Times on 5 March 2013.
A PDF copy of a print image from phase 1 of the All Right? campaign. The image reads, "It's all right if you're a tad on edge this morning". The image appeared in North Canterbury News and Selwyn Times on 12 March 2013.
This report describes the earthquake hazard in Selwyn district and gives details of historic earthquakes. It includes district-scale (1:250,000) active fault, ground shaking zone, liquefaction and landslide susceptibility maps. The report describes earthquake scenarios for a magnitude 7.0-7.3 earthquake on the Porters Pass-Amberley Fault Zone and a magnitude 8 Alpine Fault earthquake. See Object Overview for background and usage information.
An archaeological report compiled for New Zealand Historic Places Trust under the Historical Places Act 1993
A pdf copy of an email sent to the participants in a One Voice Te Reo Kotahi forum held on 10 March 2014. OVTRK report that the email was sent to Arihia Bennett, the Chief Executive Officer of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel, Waimakariri Mayor David Ayers, Selwyn District Councillor Malcolm Lyall, and Dame Margaret Bazley, Chair of Environment Canterbury.
A PDF copy of a print image from phase 1 of the All Right? campaign. The image reads, "It's all right to feel a little blue now and then". The image appeared in North Canterbury News and Selwyn Times on 26 February 2013.
The previously unknown Greendale Fault ruptured to the ground surface, causing up to 5 metres horizontal and 1 metre vertical permanent offset of the ground, during the September 2010 Darfield (Canterbury) earthquake. Environment Canterbury commissioned GNS Science, with help from the University of Canterbury, to define a fault avoidance zone and to estimate the fault recurrence interval. There is little evidence for past movement on the fault in the past 16,000 years. However, because of the uncertainties involved, a conservative approach was taken and the fault has been categorised as a Recurrence Interval Class IV fault (a recurrence interval of between 5,000 and 10,000 years). A PhD study by a University of Canterbury student will work towards refining the Recurrence Interval Class over the next three years. Taking a risk-based approach, the Ministry for the Environment Active Fault Guidelines recommend that normal residential development be allowed within the fault avoidance zone for faults of this Recurrence Interval Class, but recommends restrictions for larger community buildings or facilities with post-disaster functions. The report is assisting Selwyn District Council in granting consents for rebuilding houses on or near the Greendale Fault that were damaged by permanent distortion of the ground due to the fault rupture in the September 2010 earthquake. The report provides specific recommendations for building on or close to the Greendale Fault, which are being implemented by Selwyn District Council. See Object Overview for background and usage information.