Earthquake damage to a brick fence around a letter box.
A letter of recommendation for the Gap Filler Trust from Murray Lapworth, the Director of Hope Investment Properties Limited. Gap Filler built their Community Chess Board on Hope Investmment Properties Limited's empty lot at 456 Colombo Street.
A copy of a letter from Hugo Kristinsson which was sent to Helen Beaumont, Manager of the Natural Environment and Heritage Unit at the Christchurch City Council, on 17 June 2014. The letter was sent on behalf of Empowered Christchurch. It is about legislation which, according to Kristinsson, determines land below the mean high water spring to be public land. Kristinsson is concerned that this legislation will cause 'hundred or even thousands' of people to lose their assets. He urges the Council to 'have the land surveyed and to redefine the CMA [Crown Minerals Act] before land claims are settled'.
A copy of a document from Empowered Christchurch which was sent to Queen Elizabeth. The document consists of a letter from Empowered Christchurch to Douglas Martin, Crown Manager from the Christchurch City Council, and Official Information Act requests sent to Building and Construction Minister Maurice Williamson and Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee. It also includes an appeal to the Queen on behalf of Christchurch residents with badly-damaged houses. Please note that a letter from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, which was originally included in the document, has been removed due to copyright issues.
Page 12 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Monday 21 March 2011.
Page 22 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 2 April 2011.
A pdf copy of a post from the One Voice Te Reo Kotahi blog. The post is titled, "next forum and letter from CERA".
A letter box on Maling Street in Avonside filled with old mail.
A pdf copy of a letter from One Voice Te Reo Kotahi to the Advisory Board on Transition to Long Term Recovery Arrangements.
Page 18 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 6 April 2011.
Page 18 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 22 June 2011.
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker writes about the 2010 Canterbury Earthquake.
Prime Minister John Key writes about the 2010 Canterbury Earthquake.
The letter box of a house on Avonside Drive. Someone has written EQC on it.
A PDF copy of a letter from the Anglican Advocacy (formerly the Anglican Life Social Justice Unit), to Christchurch City Council requesting exemption from parking requirements for inner city east landowners.
A PDF copy of The Star newspaper, published on Wednesday 30 March 2011.
Page 12 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 29 March 2011.
Page 18 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Friday 17 June 2011.
Page 20 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 16 July 2011.
Mayor of Selwyn District Kelvin Coe writes about the 2010 Canterbury Earthquake.
Dean of Christchurch Cathedral Peter Beck writes about the 2010 Canterbury Earthquake.
A video of an interview with Mayor Bob Parker about the building consent crisis at the Christchurch City Council. The council received a letter from International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) on 30 May 2013. The letter says that the Council has until 28 June 2013 to improve its processes or it will be stripped of its accreditation as a building consent authority.
Vice Chancellor of the University of Canterbury Dr Rod Carr writes about the 2010 Canterbury Earthquake.
General Manager of Community Services for the Christchurch City Council Michael Aitken writes about the 2010 Canterbury Earthquake.
A photograph of balloons that was used to create posters and Facebook images for Hidden Strengths. Each balloon is affixed with a letter, which together read, "Find your hidden strengths".
A video of the Christchurch City Council meeting to discuss its consenting process. The meeting was called after the council received a letter from International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) on 30 May 2013. The letter states that the Council has until 28 June 2013 to improve its processes or it will be stripped of its accreditation as a building consent authority. The video includes discussion from Councillor Barry Corbett, Acting Building Operations Manager Steve McCarthy, Democracy Services General Manager Peter Mitchell, Councillor Aaron Keown, and Councillor Claudia Reid.
A stack of letter tiles resting on a bench inside the Durham Street Methodist Church. The bench has been covered with dust and chips of plaster that have come off the building's walls.
A photograph of the front of Crack'd for Christchurch's partially-completed armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "We took quotes from some of the letters sent to us and a local ceramicist, Cecelia Freire De Mance, donated her time and wonderful skills to turn these into ceramic tiles to be broken up for the chair. This one reads, 'treasures in our everyday living...'."
A stack of letter tiles resting on a bench inside the Durham Street Methodist Church. The bench and the floor around it has been covered with dust and chips of plaster that have come off the building's walls.
The Christchurch liquefaction study was initiated to better determine liquefaction susceptibility in Christchurch city. It aimed to improve on earlier liquefaction susceptibility maps, which were based on soil type and distribution, by incorporating soil strength data into liquefaction analysis. This stage of the study included collating available geological and geotechnical data from Environment Canterbury and Christchurch City Council into a database, modelling liquefaction hazard and ground damage and presenting these as maps. The report contains many recommendations, which were taken up in subsequent stages of the study. (Note that the results of Stage 1 of the Christchurch liquefaction study were provided to Environment Canterbury as a letter rather than a report. This was a summary of work completed to 30 June 2001, including a review of geological and geotechnical data available within Environment Canterbury and Christchurch City Council records.) See Object Overview for background and usage information.