An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 1 May 2011 entitled, "Plans and Prettys...".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 21 June 2013 entitled, "Buying New Zealand Made...".
A document containing examples of items provided in a folder for businesses. These are taken to the initial face-to-face meeting with business owners to discuss the impact and disruption of upcoming SCIRT rebuild works.
A document which describes SCIRT's approach to creating business systems to aid the rebuild of horizontal infrastructure.
An advertisement from April 2016 informing residents that local businesses are still open, despite detours and roadworks.
A photograph taken in 2013, showing one of the 32 large 'Open for Business' signs placed on all of the main routes into the CBD.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 6 June 2012 entitled, "Twenty Years...".
A document containing examples of items and activities SCIRT implemented as part of the programme to support businesses affected and disrupted by SCIRT central city rebuild work.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A new business opportunity. Cooking Lebanese food in a mobile cart in the yard of Revival, a new container bar in Victoria Street".
A document containing examples of newsletters printed and distributed to the inner city businesses and residents, to prepare them for the upcoming SCIRT rebuild work and update them on the positive progress being made.
The Canterbury earthquakes destroyed the Christchurch CBD and caused massive disruption to business across the region. There was an urgent need to support business survival and foster economic recovery. Recover Canterbury is a hub providing seamless support for businesses affected by the earthquakes, giving them easy access to government and commercial expertise in a one-stop shop.
A tool, in the form of a poster, given to workshop and toolbox participants and hung up at worksites and in offices, outlining five easy steps to minimise the impact of roadworks on businesses.
A tool, in the form of a poster, given to workshop and toolbox participants and hung up at worksites and in offices, outlining five easy steps to minimise the impact of roadworks on businesses.
A story submitted by Gaynor James to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Pedro Evlampieff to the QuakeStories website.
An example of a tool SCIRT has used to communicate its projects to the business community.
A story submitted by Glen Harris to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Temporary food caravan, Bealey Avenue".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Temporary coffee shop in Montreal Street".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 15 June 2011 entitled, "Groundhog Day".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 7 June 2011 entitled, "Finally this top is done....".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The first business to finish their remediation work and re-open for business within the central city. Languages International in Worcester Street".
A story submitted by Mark Darbyshire to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Sheryl Fairbairn to the QuakeStories website.
A tool, in the form of an A5 card, given to workshop and toolbox participants, outlining five easy steps to minimise the impact of roadworks on businesses.
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.
A sign on the gate of a building on St Asaph Street. The sign reads, "Let us in now to save building and business. Do not demolish".
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.
A copy of the minutes from a meeting between the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), and several Christchurch residents' groups, held on 20 June 2013.