Engineering collaboration with Red Cross

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document which outlines how SCIRT and the New Zealand Red Cross worked together to aid the recovery of Christchurch.

Business systems power rebuild

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document which describes SCIRT's approach to creating business systems to aid the rebuild of horizontal infrastructure.

Innovative commercial model delivers value for money

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document which describes development and success of the SCIRT commercial model.

St Albans News, February/March 2017

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An electronic copy of the February/March 2017 edition of the St Albans News newsletter.

Best in show: Retain and gain for Sumner Road

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document which describes the process that SCIRT took to repair the Sumner Road retaining wall - stage 4.

Protecting the past - Restoring heritage bridges

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document which describes the processes that SCIRT took when repairing some of Christchurch's heritage bridges.

Developing a Civil Trade Certification

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document which describes the process that SCIRT took to work with industry organisations to develop a civil trade qualification.

Considerable benefits of pipe lining

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A document which describes SCIRT's experience with the trenchless technology of pipe lining.

Rail returns between Picton and Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The track will open this week after being closed for nearly a year after the line suffered extensive damage in last November's earthquake.

Canterbury land can't be farmed due to earthquake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Tourism, native planting, and bee keeping are all possibilities a community lead working group is waiting on government funding to explore.

Music back at the Christchurch Town Hall

Audio, Radio New Zealand

For the first time in six years, music has filled Christchurch's Town Hall, which suffered significant damage in the February 2011 earthquake.

Christchurch cleanup producing potentially toxic dust

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Medium-density fibreboard has been sitting at an old rubbish put in Wigram since the earthquakes and residents are worried it's harming their health.

Christchurch cathedral decision delayed until September

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Anglican church yesterday announced members of Canterbury's synod will now decide the earthquake damaged cathedral's future at its meeting in September.

Christchurch cycleways disastrous for St Albans business

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Christchurch City Council is investing $156 million in 13 cycleways across the city, in a post-earthquake overhaul of the city's transport network.

Quake claims affect Suncorp NZ result

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The insurance arms of Suncorp New Zealand have reported lower profits off the back of the Kaikoura earthquake and a rise in Canterbury earthquake claims. .

First freight chugs into Chch from Picton since Kaikoura quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The first freight train since the devastating Kaikoura earthquake has chugged into Christchurch, after an historic 348 kilometre journey from Picton.

Shared Lines - art after an earthquake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Wellington's about to host a symposium called Shared Lines, inviting artists from Japan, Kaikoura and Christchurch to talk about their experiences and their art.

Ministry apologises to Chch schools for handling of closures

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Ministry of Education has been forced to apologise for its flawed handling of school closures and mergers after the 2011 Canterbury earthquake.

Bob Burnett: better homes for better health

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Christchurch architect Bob Burnett founded the Superhome movement after his children got sick "bouncing around substandard rentals" after the Christchurch earthquake.

North Canterbury locals struggling after Kaikoura quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Thirty properties are unlivable while another 170 have restricted access following the Kaikoura earthquake last year. RNZ reporter Conan Young reports from a town meeting.

Truck drivers quit over safety fears

Audio, Radio New Zealand

More than five people have died on crashes on SH1 between Picton and Christchurch since it became a main arterial route following the Kaikoura earthquake.

Simulation-based PSHA for the Canterbury region (Cybershake v17.8)

Research papers, University of Canterbury Library

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Chch rebuild offers training opportunity for Pasifika peoples

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Six years after Christchurch's destructive 6.3 magnitude earthquake the rebuild programme is now being used to provide training for workers from the region.

Life soon to return to Christchurch's Cathedral square

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Cathederal Square has remained largely untouched by developers since the 2011 earthquake. That is about to change, with work beginning on a series of hotels.

New Zealand's best cats battle for glory

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The National Cat Show is on in Christchurch on Sunday, the first time cat lovers from across the country have met in Christchurch since the earthquakes.

Building regulator faces overhaul after worst performance result

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The country's building regulator admits it needs a major overhaul after years scrambling just to react to leaky homes and the Canterbury and Kaikōura earthquakes.

Tiny temporary village opens in town hit by Kaikoura quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A temporary village has opened in the small Canterbury town of Waiau to help residents who lost their homes in the Kaikoura earthquake.

Wheelchair users still struggling with access in Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Wheelchair users say Christchurch is frustrating and difficult to navigate around since the earthquakes, especially roads and footpaths, which is leaving people feeling isolated.

Liquefaction Performance & Characterisation of 55 Chrictchurch Sites

Research papers, University of Canterbury Library

To identify key ground characteristics that led to different liquefaction manifestations during the Canterbury earthquakes

Quakes, fires, insurance claims - and then a parking ticket

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Christchurch woman Pam Sharpe has endured earthquakes, fires and dealing with insurance companies, but then she received a parking ticket. She tells Checkpoint what happened next.