A photograph of street art. The artwork is on the wall surrounding Waltham Pool and faces towards Wilsons Road.
The centennial pool demolition is under way. On a walk around the city to catch up on events happening June 18, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand. Swimsuits have been hung on the fence around the Centennial Pool by campaigners against the complex's demolition. The Armagh St facility is being pulled down to make way for the new Margaret Mahy Fami...
The centennial pool demolition is under way. On a walk around the city to catch up on events happening June 18, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand. Swimsuits have been hung on the fence around the Centennial Pool by campaigners against the complex's demolition. The Armagh St facility is being pulled down to make way for the new Margaret Mahy Fami...
The centennial pool demolition is under way. On a walk around the city to catch up on events happening June 18, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand. Swimsuits have been hung on the fence around the Centennial Pool by campaigners against the complex's demolition. The Armagh St facility is being pulled down to make way for the new Margaret Mahy Fami...
A photograph of street art. The artwork is on the wall surrounding Waltham Pool and faces towards the children's playground at Waltham Park.
A photograph of street artwork depicting a fantail sitting on a branch. The piece is on the side of a building at Waltham Park and Pool, located on Waltham Road.
A photograph of street art depicting a weta. The artwork is at the Waltham Park and Pool on Waltham Road. The artwork is part of Project Legit.
A photograph of street art by the DTR crew at Waltham Park and Pool. The artwork depicts white and green tag writing, and the DTR Crew's signature below it.
An aerial photograph of Jellie Park.
An aerial photograph of the children's play area at the Botanic Gardens.
A photograph of street art by the DTR crew on the wall at the Waltham Park and Pool. The artwork depicts tag writing in shades of purple and yellow, in a setting of ferns and other foliage. There is also a fantail perched on a branch. A pukeko is painted on a wall to the right.
A photograph of street art. The artwork is on the wall surrounding Waltham Pool and faces towards Waltham Park. Written on the wall to the left of the artwork is, "Ironlak presents 'King of Kings' graffiti artwork competition, 24th Feb 2008. Thanks to the local community, Embassy Skate Store, Project Legit".
An aerial photograph of Burnside High School.
Aerial image of a swimming pool in Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.
A photograph submitted by Mark to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Neighbour’s concrete pool after 04 Sept’ 2010 quake, Horseshoe Lake.".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The swimming pool has lifted completely out of the ground at 1 Azalea Place, Kaiapoi".
A photograph looking into the basement of the Copthorne Hotel. Rolls of carpet and chairs are sitting in a pool of water.
A photograph of street art on the side of a building at Waltham Park and Pool. The artwork is part of Project Legit.
A photograph of street art on the side of a building at Waltham Park and Pool. The artwork is part of Project Legit.
An aerial photograph of Central New Brighton School in New Brighton.
A photograph of street art on the side of the toilet block at Waltham Park and Pool. The artwork is part of Project Legit.
A photograph of street art on the side of the toilet block at Waltham Park and Pool. The artwork is part of Project Legit.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Drive. The swimming pool is still sitting above ground, where the earthquake lifted it back in September, 2010".
A rubbish truck collects rubbish from the red bins along Rocking Horse Road in Southshore. The uneven surface of the road can be seen, with water pooling in the foreground.
A photograph looking into the basement of the Copthorne Hotel. Rolls of carpet and chairs are sitting in a pool of water. To the left there is damage to one of the concrete beams. A section of the concrete has crumbled, exposing the steel reinforcement underneath.
The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the effects of a major disaster on the management of human resources in the construction sector. It sets out to identify the construction skills challenges and the factors that affected skills availability following the 2010/2011 earthquakes in Christchurch. It is hoped that this study will provide insights for on-going reconstruction and future disaster response with respect to the problem of skills shortages. Design/methodology/approach A triangulation method was adopted. The quantitative method, namely, a questionnaire survey, was employed to provide a baseline description. Field observations and interviews were used as a follow-up to ascertain issues and potential shortages over time. Three focus groups in the form of research workshops were convened to gain further insight into the feedback and to investigate the validity and applicability of the research findings. Findings The earthquakes in Christchurch had compounded the pre-existing skills shortages in the country due to heightened demand from reconstruction. Skills shortages primarily existed in seismic assessment and design for land and structures, certain trades, project management and site supervision. The limited technical capability available nationally, shortage of temporary accommodation to house additional workers, time needed for trainees to become skilled workers, lack of information about reconstruction workloads and lack of operational capacity within construction organisations, were critical constraints to the resourcing of disaster recovery projects. Research limitations/implications The research findings contribute to the debate on skills issues in construction. The study provides evidence that contributes to an improved understanding of the industry’s skills vulnerability and emerging issues that would likely exist after a major disaster in a resource-limited country such as New Zealand. Practical implications From this research, decision makers and construction organisations can gain a clear direction for improving the construction capacity and capability for on-going reconstruction. Factors that affected the post-earthquake skills availability can be considered by decision makers and construction organisations in their workforce planning for future disaster events. The recommendations will assist them in addressing skills shortages for on-going reconstruction. Originality/value Although the study is country-specific, the findings show the nature and scale of skills challenges the construction industry is likely to face following a major disaster, and the potential issues that may compound skills shortages. It provides lessons for other disaster-prone countries where the resource pool is small and a large number of additional workers are needed to undertake reconstruction.