Damage to a building in the central city.
An infographic giving ratings on Christchurch City Councillors.
A partially-demolished building in the central city.
Fallen bricks from buildings in the city centre.
Damage to a building in the central city.
An infographic showing the layout of City Mall.
A PDF copy of pages 38-39 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Rebuild Central'. Photo: Tim Church. With permission: Christchurch City Council.
The Christchurch City Council says it has reached a compromise with the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, and voted unanimously to support a plan to intensify housing in the city.
Three years on from the earthquakes that crippled Christchurch's infrastructure, the city has yet to see costings and timeframes for the delivery of a revamped transport system for the central city.
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister has been forced to concede he's received official advice on the Christchurch City Council selling some of its assets to help pay for rebuilding the city.
A public talk by Michael Gorman, Christchurch City Missioner at the City Mission. This talk, entitled 'Dealing with the social aftershock', formed part of the Plenary Two session, 'Clearing the decks'.
The Lyttelton Port Company, owned by Christchurch City Council, will spend $56 million on a new berth for cruise ships, which haven't visited the garden city since the 2011 earthquake.
A logo for a feature titled, "Shaping our city".
A page banner promoting an article titled, "Container City".
A map showing closed roads in the city centre.
An infographic giving details of Christchurch City Council spending.
A map showing details of the Central City Plan.
A graphic describing proposed features for inner-city developments.
A map showing road closures in the central city.
A map showing road closures in the central city.
Workers boarding up damaged buildings in the city centre.
Stones from a fallen facade in the city centre.
Displaced bricks on a building in the city centre.
Wood bracing on a building in the city centre.
A logo for a feature titled, "Shaping our city".
An infographic listing the ten global cities to watch.
A map showing road closures in the central city.
An initiative developed by the Christchurch City Council in which the community can share their ideas on a new vision for the future development of the central city following the Canterbury earthquakes.
As far as suburbs with bad reputations go, Aranui in Christchurch often seems to dominate local public perceptions. High crime, high unemployment, low incomes, run-down state houses and uncared-for neighbourhoods have been the key words and phrases used over many decades. This reputation achieved national standing over the same period and in 2001 Aranui gained the dubious distinction of becoming the pilot project for the Labour Government’s state housing Community Renewal Programme initiated in 2001. It is common to read “Don’t buy or rent here” comments on websites and blogs advising prospective immigrants on where to live. One of the dispiriting moments in Aranui’s history came in September 2009 with the discovery of two bodies under the floorboards of a Hampshire Street property and the subsequent charge of double-homicide and conviction of local resident Jason Somerville for the murder of his wife Rebecca Chamberlain and neighbour Tisha Lowry.
The Christchurch City Council's plans to to help curb a rising homeless population has left some people who live rough worried. The council is considering funding the Christchurch City Mission to employ outreach workers for the first time since the Canterbury earthquakes, and police are increasing central city patrols. Christchurch reporter Logan Church has the story.