One Christchurch business has found just the right ingredients to rise again."The Naked Baker"gave away all of their cakes and buns and baked goods to the people of North Brighton after the earthquake on February 22nd. Co-owners Darren Carlaw and Andrew Snee started the bakery, coffee roastery and mobile food business 8 years ago. The cafe had to shut for more than 2 weeks to clean up all the damage . They didn't know what to expect when the business re-opened. What they discovered is that business is up by 30% thanks in part to their ability to bring their coffee and cakes to the many offices that have moved out of the center of town.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 19 May 2011 entitled, "My creative space... A WIP moves one step closer to finishing...".
Some Christchurch business owners are criticising the government for winding down the earthquake support package. The Government has extended the package, which pays employees of quake effected business a wage subsidy for two more weeks.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 2 March 2011 entitled, "Day 9, 5pm - inside the Christchurch cordon".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 11 April 2011 entitled, "Day 49 - last day behind the cordon".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 25 March 2011 entitled, "Day 32, 6pm - in the red zone".
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 12 December 2011, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 5 August 2011 entitled, "A birthday quilt for nana....".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 6 June 2011 entitled, "Nineteen years....".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 30 September 2011 entitled, "Hurray! Good news...".
A story submitted by Elizabeth to the QuakeStories website.
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 5 December 2011, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
Text above reads 'Central Christchurch business owners protest' and the words 'Cordon Blur' (wordplay on famous cookery schools 'Cordon Bleu' and 'blur' as in 'unclear'). The cartoon shows a striped barrier bearing the words 'KEEP OUT' that is being torn to pieces. A second version continues the text to read 'Central Christchurch business owners protest as future directions unclear'. Context - Protests from angry Christchurch business owners locked out of the damaged CBD have intensified today, with police physically intervening when several protesters went inside the cordon. They are worried about the state of their businesses inside the red zone, and say they have not been allowed in to collect critical records and basic tools so they can carry on working outside the cordon. (NZ Herald 21 March 2011) Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 7 March 2011 entitled, "Day 14 - in the red zone".
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 21 November 2011, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
A news item titled, "Cool Store Relocation Causes Controversy", published on the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre's website on Thursday, 13 October 2011.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Businesses with signs declaring 'we are open'".
Silt from liquefaction and road damage around businesses on Ferry Road in Woolston.
Silt from liquefaction and road damage around businesses on Ferry Road in Woolston.
A photograph of a sign listing businesses previously located in the demolished Marli House.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 13 March 2011 entitled, "Opawa/St Martins Farmers Market".
Business confidence has tumbled to a two-year low blamed mainly on the Christchurch earthquake.
Matthew Carpenter is from the Canterbury Business Recovery Network. Gerry Brownlee is a Christchurch MP.
The Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre's "Community Earthquake Update" bulletin, published on Friday 29 July 2011.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Shipping containers next to a business office complex in Burnside".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Business recovery activity at Donnell's Jewellers on High Street".
Returning now to the emergency finance package for Christchurch businesses, which the Prime Minister announced this afternoon.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Datasouth Business Solutions Limited office and car park in Burnside".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Datasouth Business Solutions Limited office and car park in Burnside".
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the front doors of several businesses on Armagh Street.