Creativity and Innovation - Address by Corinne Haines

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A video of an address by Corrine Haines, Managing Director of Trimble, at the 2015 Seismics and the City forum. This talk focuses on smart buildings and new ways of working.

Slane, Christopher, 1957-:[Restoring historic buildings post earthquake in…

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Prime Minister John Key drives a tractor to which is attached a crane and a huge demolition ball in the shape of MP Gerry Brownlee's head; the ball smashes against a historic building bringing stone pediments down. Context - Gerry Brownlee, who is Earthquake Recovery Minister, has caused a stir by suggesting that if he had his way some of Christchurch's older buildings would be "down tomorrow". He also said the price of saving some historic buildings badly damaged in the February 22 earthquake was too high. People had died in the quake because of attempts to save historic buildings badly damaged in the September 4 quake. Brownlee said he had no regrets despite the stir his comments caused - but he was annoyed by suggestions the Cathedral and Riccarton House were among buildings he thought should be bowled. He believed those buildings should be saved, and they would be. "I'm not a philistine; I was chairman of the trust that actually saved Riccarton House from the bulldozers in 1990. "I understand conservation architecture very well and I do have an appreciation of heritage buildings." Original cartoon held at A-474-048 Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Officials put barriers in way of strengthening building - owner

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A Christchurch businessman has told the Earthquake Royal Commission the city council was a nightmare to deal with when he was trying to strengthen his building before the September quake.

CTV designer apologises to families for the first time

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The man whose firm designed the CTV building has apologised for the first time to the families of the 115 people killed when the building collapsed in the Christchurch earthquake.

Role of engineer in inspecting Chch building under spotlight

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A structural engineer who ordered a building green stickered though he'd failed to do another thorough check on it has defended his inspections at the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission.

Christchurch MPs want inquiry into possible CTV fraud

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The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission says it will not re-open its inquiry into the CTV building collapse, despite fresh allegations against the building's construction manager.

Family of quake victim question safety of building

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The family of a young man who died while protecting his sister during February's earthquake in Christchurch says the building they were in wasn't safe.

Key witness in CTV Building collapse refuses to give evidence

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The man in charge of the construction of the Canterbury Television Building is continuing to refuse to give evidence at the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission

Head of firm that designed CTV building accepts responsiblity

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The head of the structural engineering firm that supervised the design of the Canterbury Television building appeared yesterday at the Royal Commission into the Canterbury Earthquakes.

Christchurch Press Infographic: 8 March 2012 (1)

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An infographic giving the status of Canterbury District Health Board mental health service buildings.

Fairfax Video, December 2012 (2)

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A time-lapse video of the demolition of the Farmers Building on Gloucester Street.

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:12:09 13:46:07

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Barriers around earthquake-damaged buildings, corner Armagh and Barbadoes Streets".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:09:13 23:48:42

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage to Christchurch CBD buildings after the 4 September earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:05 03:34:34

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. A building inspector on Lichfield Street".

Photograph of the former Woolston Post Office, 697 Ferry Road (4)

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A photograph of a window of the former Woolston Post Office. The building has been braced with cable ties.

Photograph of the former Sydenham Post Office, 340 Colombo Street (8)

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A photograph of the former Sydenham Post Office. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:10 (11)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Teams of building inspectors gathered at the Linwood Service Centre before heading into the eastern suburbs en masse. Gary Marshall, left, building inspector from Napier, and Kent Wilson, City Council planner work at a property on Dallington Terrace".

Christchurch Press 7 December 2012: Section A, Page 2

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Page 2 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Friday 7 December 2012.

Fairfax Video, June 2012 (10)

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A video of a tour of the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video includes footage of Cambridge Terrace, Kilmore Street, Colombo Street, the Grant Thornton building in Cathedral Square, Worcester Street, ChristChurch Cathedral, the Westende Jewellers Building, and Hereford Street.

Roz Johnson's Blog 19/01/2013: New Home

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An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 19 January 2013 entitled, "New Home".

Seismic engineer on the quake's effect on buildings

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A seismic engineer says many of the Christchurch buildings destroyed in Tuesday's quake weren't designed to cope with such intense forces - and it's possible damage from the September 4th earthquake went undetected.

Tenants return to HSBC

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The first of Christchurch's high-rise buildings to close after the February earthquake has reopened. All the tenants of the12-storey HSBC Tower are now back in the building which has been extensively checked by engineering experts.

Council moves to fast track demolition of quake hit buildings

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The Christchurch City Council has voted to fast track the demolition of two heritage buildings that it says were severely damaged in September's earthquake and pose an immediate danger to people's safety.

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Chaplain Tom Innes in the Kirkwood Village, come to perform a blessing on the new buildings.

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Chaplain Tom Innes in the Kirkwood Village, come to perform a blessing on the new buildings.

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Chaplain Tom Innes in the Kirkwood Village, come to perform a blessing on the new buildings.

CTV building not inspected by engineer after Boxing Day quake

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Two separate chances to inspect the Canterbury Television building were missed before the February earthquake saw it pancake to the ground last year, killing 115 people.

Photograph of 338 Madras Street (6)

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A photograph of 338 Madras Street. A red stickers on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.

Photograph of St John the Baptist Church, 234 Hereford Street (1)

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A photograph of St John the Baptist Church. The side of the building is being held up by steel bracing.

Photograph of 338 Madras Street (7)

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A photograph of 338 Madras Street. A red stickers on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.