A video of a panel discussion at the 2014 Seismics and the City forum. The theme of this section was Building Momentum, and it addressed panellists' views on the progress of the rebuild, the main obstacles, and how they can be resolved. The panellists are as follows: Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel; Waimakariri Mayor David Ayers; Roger Sutton, CEO of CERA; Ian Simpson, CEO of the NZ Earthquake Commission; Peter Townsend, CEO of Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce; and Joanna Norris, Editor of The Press.
A video of an address by Dr. Kelvin Berryman, Director of Natural Hazards and Principal Scientist at GNS, at the 2014 Seismics and the City forum. This talk was part of the Building Momentum section, and explored the question, 'What is acceptable risk and tolerable impacts of future hazard events like earthquakes and flooding?'
A video of an address by Tom Hooper, CEO of Canterbury Development Corporation, at the 2014 Seismics and the City forum. This talk was part of the Building Confidence section.
A video of University of Canterbury alumnus Jeff Field describing his memories of the UCSA and his time at the University.
A video of an address by Peter Rose, Chief Executive of Southern Response Earthquake Services Limited, at the 2015 Seismics and the City forum. This talk is about learning from complex claims and local knowledge.
A video of the opening address by Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker, at the 2012 Seismics and the City forum.
A public talk by Katherine Smith Dedrick, Partner at Risk World Wide. This talk formed part of the Panel Discussion session, 'Is delay, deny an urban myth?'. The Panel Discussion was chaired by Brendon Burns, Director at Macro Communications.
Panelists Tim Grafton, Emily Walton and Katherine Smith Dedrick responding to questions during the Panel Discussion session, 'Is delay, deny an urban myth?'. The session was chaired by Brendon Burns, Director at Macro Communications.
A public talk by Sir Mark Solomon, Kaiwhakahaere at Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. This talk formed part of the Plenary One session, 'Looking forward - updates and perspectives'.
A video of the opening remarks and overview of the 2014 Seismics and the City forum by MC Rob Cope-Williams.
A public talk by Carolyn Gullery, General Manager Planning and Funding at the Christchurch District Health Board. This talk, entitled 'Health foundations for the future', formed part of the Plenary Four session, 'Laying the foundations'.
A public talk by Jill Atkinson, Director of Strategy and Programmes at Environment Canterbury. This talk, entitled 'Land use recovery plan', formed part of the Plenary Three session, 'Designing the future'.
A public talk by Roger Sutton, CEO at the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority. This talk formed part of the Plenary One session, 'Looking forward - updates and perspectives'.
A video of an address by Lianne Dalziel, Mayor of Christchurch, at the 2014 Seismics and the City forum. This talk was part of the Breakfast Presentations section, the theme of which was Building Momentum.
A video of the second part of a keynote address by Dr. Colin G Harrison from IBM Smarter Cities, USA, at the 2012 Seismics and the City forum. The talk is about the opportunity that post-quake Christchurch has to reinvent and rebrand itself as a smart, green, energy-efficient city through clever IT strategies, flexible infrastructure, and sustainable values.
A video of the second part of an address by Dr. Rod Carr, Vice Chancellor of the University of Canterbury, at the 2012 Seismics and the City forum. Dr. Carr talks about how the University coped with the immediate disruption caused by the February earthquake, and turned a crisis into an opportunity by strengthening its learning and innovation roles in seismic-related areas and other domains.
A video of the first part of a keynote address by Dr. Colin G Harrison from IBM Smarter Cities, USA, at the 2012 Seismics and the City forum. The talk is about the opportunity that post-quake Christchurch has to reinvent and rebrand itself as a smart, green, energy-efficient city through clever IT strategies, flexible infrastructure, and sustainable values.
A public talk by Craig Richardson, Managing Director at Wynard Group. This talk, entitled 'Foundations of an innovative new global business', formed part of the Plenary Four session, 'Laying the foundations'.
A video of an address by John Vale, Chief Executive of Vynco, at the 2012 Seismics and the City forum. The talk covers how business continuity planning proved to be crucial to the Vynco's survival, and how the company's employees were able to work in new ways to keep export channels open and flowing.
A video of the first part of an address by Dr. Rod Carr, Vice Chancellor of the University of Canterbury, at the 2012 Seismics and the City forum. Dr. Carr talks about how the University coped with the immediate disruption caused by the February earthquake, and turned a crisis into an opportunity by strengthening its learning and innovation roles in seismic-related areas and other domains.
A public talk by Jasper van der Lingen, Director at Sheppard & Rout Architects Ltd. This talk, entitled 'Architecture is a reflection of society', formed part of the Plenary Three session, 'Designing the future'.
A public talk by Rob Jamieson, CEO at Orion. This talk, entitled 'Powering up through resilience, safety and teamwork', formed part of the Plenary Four session, ' Laying the foundations'.
A public talk by Sarah Miles, author of 'The Christchurch Fiasco: The Insurance Aftershock'. This talk formed part of the 'Clearing the claims' session.
A video of an address by Nick Hunt, Managing Director of Lichfield Holdings Ltd, at the 2015 Seismics and the City forum. This talk focuses on commercial development progress, and opportunities and issues in Central Christchurch and beyond.
A video of an address by developer Stephen Collins, at the 2015 Seismics and the City forum. This talk focuses on commercial development progress, and opportunities and issues in Central Christchurch and beyond.
A video described by University of Canterbury alumnus Mike Gibbs as follows: "A short video of the exec office where all bar the President worked, you will note the one mac computer, second hand; and the microwave for our meals, even though the cafe and Bentley's were only a walk away".
A video created in celebration of New Zealand Sign Language Week. The video was part of a series that taught simple sentences in Sign Language and invited people to win a prize by guessing the words being signed. The videos were posted by All Right? to their YouTube account on 15 May 2014.
A video created in celebration of New Zealand Sign Language Week. The video was part of a series that taught simple sentences in Sign Language and invited people to win a prize by guessing the words being signed. The videos were posted by All Right? to their Facebook Timeline on 16 May 2014 at 10:55am, and to their YouTube account on 15 May 2014.
A video created in celebration of New Zealand Sign Language Week. The video was part of a series that taught simple sentences in Sign Language and invited people to win a prize by guessing the words being signed. The videos were posted by All Right? to their Facebook Timeline on 18 May 2014 at 6:00am, and to their YouTube account on 15 May 2014.
A video created in celebration of New Zealand Sign Language Week. The video was part of a series that taught simple sentences in Sign Language and invited people to win a prize by guessing the words being signed. The videos were posted by All Right? to their Facebook Timeline on 16 May 2014 at 4:00pm, and to their YouTube account on 15 May 2014.
