A press release from the United States Embassy New Zealand about the US-NZ Partnership Forum which was interrupted by the 22 February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch. Two months later, delegates from both New Zealand and the United States met in a video conference session designed to conclude the forum.
A submission produced by the consultancies for the ACENZ Innovate NZ Awards of Excellence 2016, providing details about how the design team supporting SCIRT was formed, and how successful design delivery was achieved.
New Zealand’s first skyscraper was built on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets between 1905 – 06 for the New Zealand Express Company. This state of the art seven storey buil…
An entry from Sue Davidson's blog for 4 February 2014 entitled, "NZ Sandcastle Competition".
A post on the NZ Raw blog written by Mark Lincoln on 4 March 2011.
A post on the NZ Raw blog written by Mark Lincoln on 4 September 2010. Mark says, "This is the first [blog post] I wrote on 4th Sept. I always remember an announcer on the radio having the first on-air interview with Geonet/EQC (obviously only 1 or 2 staff members at that stage!). The announcer asked if the aftershocks would carry on for much longer and the Geonet guy said they could carry on for a few weeks. Radio announcer seemed shocked".
A post on the NZ Raw blog written by Mark Lincoln on 3 March 2011. Mark says, "Sydenham Church - this is the one that was demolished and then suddenly everyone started asking why it was demolished - somewhere along the line there was a communication error and a demolition company knocked down the church without speaking to the Heritage Trust".
Pleasant Point Yacht Club lost its club rooms and its boat shed in the 2010 earthquakes.
Register Record for the former NZ Trust and Loan Building, 84 Hereford Street, Christchurch
Building Record Form for the former NZ Trust and Loan Building, 84 Hereford Street, Christchurch
A post on the NZ Raw blog written by Mark Lincoln on 23 July 2011.
A post on the NZ Raw blog written by Mark Lincoln on 6 November 2011.
A PDF copy of a news item from the union.org.nz website, titled, "Canterbury Earthquake".
A post on the NZ Raw blog written by Mark Lincoln on 24 February 2011. Mark says, "I think this is the first post I wrote after the Feb 2011 earthquake. That first photo was my first view after coming out of the office. There's a popular wide panoramic photo that someone took from the Port Hills of all of the dust rising up from the city - the photo in the blog post shows what it looked like from within the dust cloud! There are people gathering further down the street where a building has collapsed".
Almost 1 million artefacts were discovered in a 'big dig' after the Christchurch earthquakes in 2010 and 2011.
A PDF copy of a bulletin published on the union.org.nz website, titled, "Economic Bulletin 121 - Oh, Christchurch!".
A PDF copy of a page from the union.org.nz website, titled, "The Christchurch Earthquake - Some Advice for Workers".
The health benefits, cleanliness and exoticism of the Turkish Bath so appealed to Canterbury settlers that it became the height of fashion in the 1880s. Today we enjoy city operated spa facilities …
A PDF copy of a news item from the union.org.nz website, titled, "Employers need to hold off redundancy decisions".
A PDF copy of a news item from the union.org.nz website, titled, "NZCTU sympathy and support for people of Canterbury".
A PDF copy of a news item from the union.org.nz website, titled, "CTU pays tribute to the people of Canterbury".
An award application for the Civil Contractors NZ Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards 2015 which details Downer's approach to repairing the Armagh Street bridge.
A PDF copy of a frequently asked question page from the union.org.nz website, answering the question, "How will redundancy provisions apply?".
A PDF copy of a frequently asked question page from the union.org.nz website, answering the question, "What is 'frustration of contract'?".
A post on the NZ Raw blog written by Mark Lincoln on 12 March 2011. Mark says, "Took these photos while wandering around the cordon".
A post on the NZ Raw blog written by Mark Lincoln on 26 January 2013. Mark says, "A drive around Bexley just a few months ago. Nothing really changed here since the first quakes".
Christchurch Cathedral Square held its first Anzac Day dawn service since the earthquakes.
A PDF copy of a frequently asked question page from the union.org.nz website, answering the question, "Can my employment agreement be varied?".
A PDF copy of a frequently asked question page from the union.org.nz website, answering the question, "Why is my employment agreement important?".
A PDF copy of a frequently asked question page from the union.org.nz website, answering the question, "What if my employer files for bankruptcy?".