Focus on Politics for 18 July 2014

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Christchurch and its surrounding towns are slowly starting to be rebuilt after the devastating earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. Our political editor Brent Edwards has been in Christchurch to find out whether the rebuild debate will dominate the election campaign in the city.

Local and Central Government, Business and Media Perspectives on the Cante…

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video of a panel discussion at the 2014 Seismics and the City forum. The theme of this section was Building Momentum, and it addressed panellists' views on the progress of the rebuild, the main obstacles, and how they can be resolved. The panellists are as follows: Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel; Waimakariri Mayor David Ayers; Roger Sutton, CEO of CERA; Ian Simpson, CEO of the NZ Earthquake Commission; Peter Townsend, CEO of Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce; and Joanna Norris, Editor of The Press.

Bridge of Remembrance Triumphal Arch rebuild involves city boys' school

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A web story about the model design work by Christ's College pupils.

Safety Initiative: Early warning system of ground and structural movement

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document describing the early warning system to alert team members of ground and structural movement at the Arch.

Central City Implementation Plan

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document outlining the methodology for rebuilding horizontal infrastructure in the central city, covering wastewater (local reticulation and trunk), wastewater pump stations, storm water (local reticulation and trunk), potable water, roads, and bridges.

Central City Delivery Management Plan

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document outlining how the rebuild of wastewater, water supply, storm water and roading infrastructure was to be managed and coordinated with other programmes of work in the central city.

Central City Impact Dashboard

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A PDF copy of a spreadsheet used to identify the impacts of traffic management in the central city.

Bill Perry Safety Award submission - Downer 2014 - CBD catchment

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document which outlines several of Downer's safety initiatives, developed when working in the Central Business District.

SCIRT service strikes bowtie diagram

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A bowtie diagram which SCIRT used to evaluate the risks associated with and analyse the causal relationships associated with service strikes.

Driving Innovative Thinking in the New Zealand Construction Industry - pre…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A pdf copy of a presentation delivered at Building a Better New Zealand (BBNZ 2014) Conference. The presentation examines the relationship between innovation and productivity improvement in the construction industry.

CTV News - SCIRT Women

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video of a CTV News broadcast of a Ministry of Women's Affairs initiative to attract more women into trades and construction related jobs.

February 2014 Board Paper - SCIRT Support to Civil Trades Training

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A paper for the SCIRT Board which requests that the Board provide support to SCIRT's Training Team with assisting to develop a civil trade qualification.

February 2014 Board Presentation - SCIRT Support to Civil Trades Training

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A presentation for the SCIRT Board which outlines the process that SCIRT's Training Team intended to take towards assisting with developing a civil trade qualification.

Trial Anchors Through Existing Gabions

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A paper describing the procedure and challenges associated with installing anchors through gabion baskets.

Contractor Magazine April 2014 Article: SCIRT - changing the face of train…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A magazine article which describes SCIRT's approach to training.

SCIRT Standard Details Combined

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A paper which indexes standard SCIRT details and CSS details including all SCIRT details.

Good driver behaviour flyer

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An example of a public flyer promoting good driver behaviour, handed out in areas of traffic detours or delays.

Brunel lecture locations

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A pdf copy of a PowerPoint presentation which illustrates the locations where Duncan Gibb presented his Brunel lecture.

Beca Heritage Week brochure - Central City

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A brochure created for Beca Heritage Week 2014, outlining SCIRT's repair work on heritage structures in the Central City. It was handed out to members of the public at SCIRT's walk and talk tours.

May 2014 St Martins School visit - presentation

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A presentation given to St Martin's primary school students about SCIRT work in Opawa and Hillsborough.

Safety Initiative: Use of a remotely operated hydraulic jaw crusher

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document describing the use of a remotely operated hydraulic jaw crusher to avoid the need to make confined space entries.

Bridge of Remembrance Kids Zone attracts central city school pupils

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A web story about a site visit to the Bridge and Arch by local school pupils.

Safety Initiative: Confined spaces "dummy run

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document describing the confined spaces "dummy run".

Environmental Initiative: bentonite splash fence

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document describing Downer's approach to containing bentonite when drilling micro piles for the new Arch foundations.

Collectively we are stronger: Engineers generating collaborative solutions…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document made available to people attending Duncan Gibb's Brunel lecture.

Central City newsletters for businesses and residents

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

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.

Business support programme examples

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

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.

Environmental Initiative: CO2 diffuser to neutralise high pH

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document describing Downer's planned approach for neutralising the high pH of any potential bentonite or grout discharge into the Avon river.

October 2014 Board Paper - Project Manager for Trade Certification Establi…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A paper for the SCIRT Board which requests that the Board provide support to recruit a Project Manager to support the development of a civil trade qualification.

Extract from Morrison Low's Report from the Independent Review of SCIRT's …

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

Summary of an independent review of the TOC process.