Roz Johnson's Blog 17/03/2013: Urban Downhill

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An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 17 March 2013 entitled, "Urban Downhill".

Poetica Urban Poetry Project Photograph 7

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A photograph of the Poetica Urban Poetry wall.

'Sustainable urban living...working, sleeping, playing, running, laughing.…

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A public talk by Nicole Lauenstein, Architect, urban design and planning. This talk, entitled 'Sustainable urban living...working, sleeping, playing, running, laughing...in Christchurch again...a new process', formed part of the Plenary Three session, 'Designing the future'.

Christchurch Press Infographic: 24 November 2012 (4), urban

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A map showing the location of major urban projects planned by Orion in Christchurch.

Poetica Urban Poetry Project Photograph 5

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A photograph of volunteers painting the Poetica Urban Poetry wall.

Poetica Urban Poetry Project Photograph 2

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A photograph of a woman reading poetry. She is standing in front of the Poetica Urban Poetry wall.

Poetica Urban Poetry Project Photograph 3

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A photograph of the Poetica Urban Poetry wall. Details of the opening event are chalked on the wall.

Poetica Urban Poetry Project Photograph 6

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A photograph of volunteers standing beside a fence made from wooden pallets, at the site of the Poetica Urban Poetry wall.

Poetica Urban Poetry Project Photograph 1

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A photograph of a woman reading poetry to an audience. She is standing in front of the Poetica Urban Poetry wall.

Poetica Urban Poetry Project Photograph 4

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A photograph of a woman applying filler to a concrete-block wall, in preparation for painting it to become the Poetica Urban Poetry wall.

'Is delay, deny an urban myth?': panel follow-up discussion part 1

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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.

'Is delay, deny an urban myth?': panel follow-up discussion part 2

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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.

'Is delay, deny an urban myth?': comments by Katherine Smith Dedrick

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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.

'Is delay, deny an urban myth?': comments by Emily Walton

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A public talk by Emily Walton, Partner at Wynn Williams Lawyers. 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.

'Is delay, deny an urban myth?': comments by Tim Grafton

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A public talk by Tim Grafton, CEO at the NZ Insurance Council. 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.

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 360-361: Lyttelton Urban …

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A PDF copy of pages 360-361 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Lyttelton Urban Downhill'.

Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV, pages 182-183: Poetica Urban Po…

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A PDF copy of pages 182-183 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Poetica Urban Poetry Project'. Photos: Gap Filler

Christchurch Press Infographic: 16 October 2012 (1)

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A graphic giving details of the Breathe - New Urban Village design competition.

Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 194

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A photograph of an Urban Search and Rescue team member removing a framed picture from the wall of a flat on Poplar Street during the Residential Access Project. The project gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve items from their homes.

Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 306

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A photograph of equipment from the New Zealand Fire Service Urban Search and Rescue team on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The equipment was used during the emergency response to the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Fairfax Video, September 2010 (21)

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A video of a press conference with Mayor Bob Parker about an offer from the New Zealand Institute of Architecture to appoint an Architectural Ambassador for Christchurch. The proposed ambassador would head a team of architects and urban designers to prepare ideas for the Christchurch rebuild.

'Is delay, deny an urban myth?': comments by Sarah Miles

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A public talk by Sarah Miles, author of 'The Christchurch Fiasco: The Insurance Aftershock'. This talk formed part of the 'Clearing the claims' session.

Photograph of Ward's Brewery at 227-229 Fitzgerald Avenue (6)

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A photograph of a member of the New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue team searching through the rubble of Ward's Brewery on Fitzgerald Avenue.

Northern Outlook Image: Laura Melville 2010:09:04 03:02:25

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage control. Urban Search and Rescue team members liaise with safety officers in front of Blackwells department store in Kaiapoi".

Gap Filler

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A digitally manipulated photograph of the Gap Filler logo.

'Is delay, deny an urban myth?': comments by Professor Jay Feinman

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A public talk by Professor Jay Feinman, USA author of 'Delay Deny Defend'. This talk formed part of the 'Clearing the claims' session.

Building Evidence: Statistical tools and surveys - Address by Dr. Vivienne…

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A video of an address by Dr. Vivienne Ivory, Principal Urban Scientist at Opus International Consultants, at the 2014 Seismics and the City forum. This talk was part of the Building Confidence section.

Ruth Gardner's Blog 28/02/2011: Day 7, 2pm - inside the Christchurch cordon

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 28 February 2011 entitled, "Day 7, 2pm - inside the Christchurch cordon".

Christchurch Press Image: Giles Brown 2010:09:07 14:26:14

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue worker Barry Smith, from the USAR taskforce, at the NZ Fire Service Training Centre, Woolston, which is temporary home for 80 USAR staff from the North Island".

Fairfax Video, March 2014 (5)

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A video of an interview with New Zealand Fire Service Chief Executive and National Commander Paul Baxter, about the findings of the coronial inquest into the CTV building deaths. Coroner Gordon Matenga found that failures by the Fire Service and Urban Search and Rescue did not contribute to the deaths of eight students at the CTV site in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Baxter talks about the importance of acknowledging the families of the deceased, and the changes and improvements that have been made by the New Zealand Fire Service since the collapse of the CTV building.