The Pier cafe and the New Brighton Public Library building at the start of the New Brighton Pier.
The Pier cafe and the New Brighton Public Library building at the start of the New Brighton Pier.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New building at 511 Papanui Road".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "160 Gloucester Street. New Press Building".
Work starts on the new student entertainment building in the USCA carpark.
Work starts on the new student entertainment building in the USCA carpark.
Work starts on the new student entertainment building in the USCA carpark.
Work starts on the new student entertainment building in the USCA carpark.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing the Fuller Brothers Building on Tuam Street.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing the Fuller Brothers Building on Tuam Street.
A photograph of the site of a demolished building at 231 Kilmore Street.
A photograph of the site of a demolished building at 220 Kilmore Street.
A photograph of the site of a demolished building at 231 Kilmore Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Fuller Brothers Building on Tuam Street.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing the Fuller Brothers Building on Tuam Street.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing the Fuller Brothers Building on Tuam Street.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing the Fuller Brothers Building on Tuam Street.
A photograph of an excavator demolishing the Fuller Brothers Building on Tuam Street.
A close-up photograph of bricks and building rubble outside the Cranmer Courts.
A photograph of a detail of the former Post Office building in Lyttelton.
A photograph of a detail of the former Post Office building in Lyttelton.
A photograph of a detail of the former Post Office building in Lyttelton.
A photograph of a window of the factory building at 5 Olliviers Street.
A photograph of the foundations of the demolished building at 198 Gloucester Street.
A photograph of the site of a demolished building at 421 Cashel Street.
A photograph of the site of a demolished building at 421 Cashel Street.
A photograph of the site of a demolished building at 469 Colombo Street.
A photograph of the site of a demolished building at 820 Colombo Street.
A photograph of the site of a demolished building at 333 Barbadoes Street.
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to identify through the application of Actor Network Theory (ANT) the issues and impediments to the implementation of mandatory seismic retrofitting policies proposed by the New Zealand Government. In particular the tension between the heritage protection objectives contained in the Resource Management Act 1991 and the earthquake mitigation measures contained in the Building Act 2004 are examined. Design/methodology/approach - The paper uses a case study approach based on the Harcourts Building in Wellington New Zealand and the case law relating to attempts to demolish this particular building. Use is made of ANT as a 'lens' to identify and study the controversies around mandatory seismic retrofitting of heritage buildings. The concept of translation is used to draw network diagrams.