SCIRT minimum standard for working around services

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document which stipulates SCIRT's minimum standard for managing the risks arising from working around services.

Ruth Gardner's Blog 30/12/2011: Working Women's Waypost

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 30 December 2011 entitled, "Working Women's Waypost".

Edwardian and Elegant Working Class Sydenham c.1912

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Marking Time in Sydenham In 1912, the impressive Sydenham Post Office stood as a sentinel on the busy corner of Colombo and Brougham Streets. It was a huge post office which served a large communit…

OVTRK Blog Post 2015:05:08 - OVTRK Registry Changes - working with CINCH

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A pdf copy of a post from the One Voice Te Reo Kotahi blog. The post is titled, "OVTRK Registry Changes - working with CINCH".

Deb Robertson's Blog 27/04/2016: a few thoughts on being a full time singl…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 27 April 2016 entitled, "a few thoughts on being a full time single parent and working".The entry was downloaded on 3 November 2016.

Odds and ends

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

A selection of the most interesting bits and pieces we’ve been working with recently here in Christchurch. Jessie Garland

Heritage guide for Delivery Teams

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A guideline created for SCIRT Delivery Teams which outlines the requirements for working around heritage items.

Bill Perry Safety Award submission - Downer 2014 - CBD catchment

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document which outlines several of Downer's safety initiatives, developed when working in the Central Business District.

ACENZ Innovate NZ Awards of Excellence 2016 submission

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

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 Geomechanics News Magazine June 2013 Article - Retaining Walls…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A magazine article which outlines the observations of engineers working on SCIRT retaining wall and ground improvement projects.

Communication Leadership Group - Charter

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document that outlines objectives and ways of working collaboratively, which team members signed to show their commitment.

Bexley 13

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

Caption reads: "We were meant to live here all our lives, our working life, our retirement. That’s no longer possible."

Critical Risk 8 Health and Safety Toolbox - working at height and depth

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document which outlines how to work safely at height and depth, created to discuss with site staff at on-site "toolbox talks".

APEC workshop presentation

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A presentation which outlines SCIRT's approach to raising the visibility of and enabling women working in construction across the SCIRT programme.

Christchurch’s First Town Hall, High Street

Articles, Lost Christchurch

During the year 1857, developments moved closer towards making colonial Christchurch a working city. The Bridle Path opening in March, provided emigrants direct access to and from Lyttelton, on a s…

The Canterbury Ladies’ Slaves

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Imagine you were born 100 years ago… what job would you have done? If you are female, part of the working class and living in England, then there is a one in three chance that you would be pa…

Picturing Christchurch

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

As a researcher for Underground Overground Archaeology, I spend my time searching written and visual sources for historical information on the sites the archaeologists are working on. The newspapers available on Papers Past are some of the best sources for rediscovering … Continue reading &...

Supporting the Locals toolbox outline

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A tool, including an outline, resources and a survey sheet, used by the SCIRT Communication Team when delivering a series of toolboxes to SCIRT subcontractors about working around businesses.

When SCIRT Comes to Town workshop outline

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A tool, including an outline and run sheet, used by the SCIRT Communication Team when delivering a series of workshops to SCIRT engineers about working around businesses.

The Shape of Things

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

On Wednesday I celebrated my six year anniversary working at Underground Overground Archaeology. I did plan on marking this milestone by staying up all Tuesday night to bake a special six-tiered chocolate cake to bring in to work and share … Continue reading →

Follow the Red Brick Path

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Recently we’ve been working in Lyttelton at the intersection of Canterbury and Winchester Streets for the installation of a replacement stormwater. While Lyttelton isn’t exactly over the rainbow, for archaeologists it is a pretty fantastic place to discover heritage and … Continue reading →

“The New Zealand Dream”

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

When Edward Gibbon Wakefield developed his theory of colonisation in c.1827 (while imprisoned for abducting a young woman) he envisioned for New Zealand the formation of an idealised English rural society, in which all hard-working labourers could aspire to rural … Continue reading →

Through Their Eyes toolbox outline

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A tool, including an outline, resources and a survey sheet, used by SCIRT's Transport Planning Manager when delivering a series of toolboxes to SCIRT traffic staff about working around businesses.

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.

Allons creuser! Let’s go digging!

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Working in archaeology here in New Zealand we most often encounter the material remains of Māori settlement and colonisation by the British Empire in the 19th century. Groups such as the New Zealand Company and the Canterbury Association laid out … Continue reading →

Frequently asked questions #1

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Training and working as an archaeologist can be an interesting experience, not just because of the work we do, but thanks to the preconceptions and opinions of the people around us. Like so many other professions, archaeology is an extremely … Continue reading →

The archaeology of an archaeologist’s desk

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

This week’s post is a bit different. It’s not directly about Christchurch archaeology, but it is about an archaeologist working in Christchurch. We’ve taken a bunch of photographs of one of the desks in our office and we want you … Continue reading →

A breath of not-so-fresh air: archaeology and asbestos in Christchurch

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

When I first started studying to become an archaeologist, the dangers and difficulties of working with asbestos wasn’t really something that had ever crossed my mind. I knew what it was, in a vague sort of way, and that it … Continue reading →

From bottle to basement: uncovering a repository of information

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Late in 2014 we were contacted by contractors working on a rebuild project in Christchurch’s city centre. It was reported that a number of bottles had been uncovered during routine earthworks and the area cordoned off until our arrival. The bottles … Continue reading →

TEU Canterbury Branch Post-Earthquake Member Survey: Summary of Themes

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

Following the February 2011 earthquake, the Canterbury Branch of the TEU surveyed members to determine the psychological and physical impact of the earthquakes on members, in particular on their working conditions and ability to participate in consultation processes. 90 members responded, and this report gives a summary of the responses to short-answer questions and overall themes.