The damaged (and once iconic Christchurch Cathedral) waits it's fate (repaired or demolish/rebuild) with the Millenium hotel in background.
A report which details the findings of a performance audit carried out by the Office of the Auditor-General to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of arrangements to repair Christchurch's horizontal infrastructure.
A PDF copy of pages 88-89 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Christchurch Transitional Cathedral'. Photos with permission: The Anglican Church
Vehicles drive through a flooded road in New Brighton. A sign advertising the stronger Christchurch website reads, 'Rebuilding for our future'.
Earthquake engineers working on the rebuild of Christchurch have been told they are in the most painful part, two years on.
A small house is shown on an enormous foundation block labelled 'Rate$'. The cartoonist's comment is 'Like for like for the house...Total dislike for the foundation!' In Christchurch there were prospects of large rises in householders' rate to help finance the Christchurch Rebuild project. In view of the damage to housing, rate increases may be badly disproportionate. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Christchurch CBD earthquake rebuild lit in the last fading golden glow of the day - taken with 70-200 F4 IS from Mt Pleasant. I count at least three big cranes!
A video of the removal of the earthquake-damaged Medway Street bridge from the banks of the Avon River. The video shows members of the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team removing the bridge and preparing it for transport to the Ferrymead Heritage Park. It will remain at the park until a permanent home can be found for it as an earthquake memorial.
A video of an interview with Lianne Dalziel about her decision to run for the mayoralty of Christchurch. Dalziel talks about resigning as a member of parliament, creating a sounding board for community, businesses, and the political spectrum at the Christchurch City Council, and the importance of uniting the Council.
Damage to the north side of ChristChurch Cathedral. The damaged windows have been boarded up and weeds can be seen growing in the lawn. A walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look at the cathedral.
A document which details the agreement in September 2013 between the Government and the Christchurch City Council over governance of the horizontal infrastructure rebuild.
A video of a tour of Gloucester Street from Dallington to Rolleston Avenue, a five kilometre journey which can be seen as a cross-section of the Canterbury rebuild. The video includes footage of the site of the demolished St George's Presbyterian Church in Linwood, New Regent Street, the Rendezvous Hotel, the Isaac Theatre Royal, the Press building, the Christchurch Art Gallery, and Christ's College.
Nearly two years' after Christchurch's February earthquake and almost 6 months after the blueprint for the city centre was revealed, many questions remain about how much it will cost and who will pay for it.
A magazine article which outlines the observations of engineers working on SCIRT retaining wall and ground improvement projects.
A PDF copy of pages 146-147 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Dux Live'.
A photograph of a sign advertising the SCIRT website on the banks of the Avon River.
A video of a public forum being held to discuss the Anglican Church's three options for the restoration of the ChristChurch Cathedral. The three options are restoring the original cathedral, reinterpreting the original cathedral in modern materials, or building a contemporary cathedral. The video includes footage of speeches by Bishop Victoria Matthews and RCP project manager Marcus Read. It also includes footage of Matthews, Read, and Warren and Mahoney architect Bill Gregory answering questions from the public.
A video of interviews with members of the public about which option they prefer for the restoration of the ChristChurch Cathedral. The options considered are those unveiled by the Anglican Church: the restoration option which would restore the current cathedral; the traditional option which would reinterpret the original cathedral in modern materials; and the contemporary option which would create a new building featuring a lightweight timber frame, more glazing, and modern interiors.
A manual which informs SCIRT AutoCAD users of all tools, utilities, keyboard shortcuts, and tips available within the SCIRT CAD System.
A manual which provides SCIRT AutoCAD users with general guidance about how to use AutoCAD.
A designer's guideline which explains the role of Technical Leads at SCIRT.
A document which details the structure, roles and terms of reference for the Client Governance Group (CGG).
A plan which details how in 2013 SCIRT planned to engage its workforce in training.
A guideline which defined the process and ownership of templates used by the design team and the management of the design team electronic library.
A document which contains a set of procedures for the "best practice" mark out and recording of subsurface utilities.
A copy of the award application for the New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards 2013.
This document describes the tool developed for capturing the abandoned and removed assets using the SCIRT GIS viewer.
An example of a tool SCIRT has used to communicate its projects to the business community.
A guideline created for SCIRT Delivery Teams which outlines the requirements for working around heritage items.
A plan which describes the framework, principles and process for determining project prioritisation and the sequence in which those projects are carried out. The first version of this plan was produced on 23 September 2011.