Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Indochine Restaurant at 209 Cambridge Terrace, recently added to the CERA demolition list".
A video of a CERA press conference about the plans for the Christchurch central city. Warwick Isaacs, Chief Executive of the Central Christchurch Development Unit, announces that Boffa Miskell will be the lead company in a consortium of businesses that will design the central Christchurch rebuild. Don Miskell, Director of Boffa Miskell, talks about the company and their excitement about the job.
A photograph of a paste-up depicting Roger Sutton, the CEO of CERA, with a band-aid over his mouth; Warwick Isaacs, the Deputy Chief Executive of CERA, with hearing protection over his ears; and Jerry Brownlee, Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, with a blindfold over his eyes. The paste-up has been stuck on a sign board attached to a cordon fence.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "76 Lichfield Street. IAS Asian Supermarket. Added to the CERA demolitions list 5 March 2012".
A copy of Empowered Christchurch's first newsletter, published on 4 September 2014.
Graphs showing statistics on residential red zone demolitions.
A copy of Empowered Christchurch's second newsletter, published on 22 February 2015.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 6 January 2013 entitled, "Squeaky Squatter?".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 12 March 2014 entitled, "Love on Liverpool".
A story submitted by Pat to the QuakeStories website.
A video of an interview with Andy Cole, site supervisor at Geovert, about the procedure for blasting rocks in Hillsborough. The rock-blasting work was paid for by two Christchurch couples whose properties were red-zoned and red-stickered. The couples hope that the blasting work will encourage CERA to change their land zoning from red to green, allowing them to rebuild their homes on the same sites.
A video of the first part of an address by Roger Sutton, Chief Executive of Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, at the 2012 Seismics and the City forum. The talk focuses on Sutton's roles as the CEO of Orion during the September and February earthquakes, and the co-ordinator of the recovery and rebuild of Christchurch.
A video of the second part of an address by Roger Sutton, Chief Executive of Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, at the 2012 Seismics and the City forum. The talk focuses on Sutton's roles as the CEO of Orion during the September and February earthquakes, and the co-ordinator of the recovery and rebuild of Christchurch.
A notice from CERA at the start of the Cathedral Square walkway, listing safety instructions and what to do in case of an earthquake.
A poster created by Empowered Christchurch to advertise their submission to the CERA Draft Transition Recovery Plan on social media.The poster reads, "Submission, CERA Draft Transition Recovery Plan. Prime Minister Assurance. Let us remember the much-quoted assurance from the Prime Minister in 2011: 'On behalf of the Government, let me be clear that no one will be left to walk this journey alone. New Zealand will walk this journey with you. We will be there every step of the way. Christchurch; this is not your test; this is New Zealand's test. I promise we will meet this test.' We call on the authorities to live up to this promise. We need a city that is driven by the people that live in it, and enabled by a bureaucracy that accepts and mitigates risks, rather than transferring them to the most vulnerable of its residents".
A poster created by Empowered Christchurch to advertise their submission to the CERA Draft Transition Recovery Plan on social media.The poster reads, "Submission. CERA Draft Transition Recovery Plan. After nearly five years of 'Emergency Response' where sustainability has been sacrificed in the interests of speed, we can assume that this phase is now behind us. We see no reason why this period should be extended until April 2016. Lessons must be learned from the past. It is time to move into the 'Restoration Phase'. Once seismic and building standards are corrected, and risks are notified, mapped and accepted, sustainability will be ensures. We need a city that is driven by the people that live in it, and enabled by a bureaucracy that accepts and mitigates risks, rather than transferring them to the most vulnerable residents. We support option 3+."
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 18 January 2012 entitled, "Dampening the Dust".
A video of an address by Roger Sutton, CEO of Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, 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 PDF copy of page 140 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The page documents the transitional project 'CCDU 100 Day Plan'.
A PDF copy of page 134 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The page documents the transitional project 'Red Zone'.
A PDF copy of page 136 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The page documents the transitional project 'The Frame'.
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 18 June 2012 entitled, "Cunningham Terrace".
Page 20 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 30 November 2011.
A video of a press conference with Gerry Brownlee announcing a CERA review which will change the zoning of 270 Port Hills properties. Brownlee announces that 247 properties will change from green zoned to red zoned and 33 properties will change from red zoned to green zoned. The properties that have been rezoned red have an unacceptable level of life risk from cliff collapse and the potential of debris inundation.
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 29 July 2011
A letter written by Roz Johnson to family members overseas.
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 14 October 2011
Workers from Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) are among the crowd at a memorial service in Latimer Square on the anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A poster created by Empowered Christchurch to advertise their submission to the CERA Draft Transition Recovery Plan on social media.The poster reads, "Submission, CERA Draft Transition Recovery Plan. Future Insurability. In an article in the New Zealand Herald of 5 November 2014, the CEO of IAG refers to cooperation with the NZ Government on a strategic intent in 2011 to avoid depopulation of Christchurch. Now that the ICNZ has signalled its intention to withdraw from high-risk areas and the CCC also plans to redefine the boundaries of the city so as to exclude properties below the Mean High Water Springs. We ask whether a 'recovery' involves abandoning people once the insurance and bank sectors have managed a retreat? We need a city that is driven by the people that live in it, and enabled by a bureaucracy that accepts and mitigates risks, rather than transferring them to the most vulnerable of its residents".
A poster created by Empowered Christchurch to advertise their submission to the CERA Draft Transition Recovery Plan on social media.The poster reads, "Submission, CERA Draft Transition Recovery Plan. Risk Acceptance. It is the role of insurance companies, the EQC included, to accept the risks covered under their terms of reference/policies and compensate policyholders when such risks eventuate. However, many policyholders in Christchurch have not been compensated for the damage to their homes and their lives. These responsibilities need to be faced by the entities responsible. An equitable solution needs to be found for properties with hazards such as flooding that are a direct result of the earthquakes. In tandem with this, every effort must be made to protect residents from the risks posed by climate change. We need a city that is driven by the people that live in it, and enabled by a bureaucracy that accepts and mitigates risks, rather than transferring them to the most vulnerable residents".