A video of an interview with Murray Gorton, Group General Manager at Archibald Motors, about the company's experiences after the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. This video is part of The Press's 'Up and Running' series, showcasing businesses which have stayed up and running despite the challenges posed by the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.
A photograph of Sue Turner (left) and Ciaran Fox (right) inside a play structure at the Margaret Mahy Playground. Turner is the All Right? Campaign Manager and Fox is the All Right? Mental Health Promoter. The photograph was taken to promote '#BrighterAutumn', a photo competition held by All Right? and the Christchurch Mail.
A photograph of Sue Turner (left) and Ciaran Fox (right) inside a play structure at the Margaret Mahy Playground. Turner is the All Right? Campaign Manager and Fox is the All Right? Mental Health Promoter. The photograph was taken to promote '#BrighterAutumn', a photo competition held by All Right? and the Christchurch Mail.
A PDF copy of a media release by All Right? titled "Was it a Bird? Was it a Plane? No it was...". The media release discusses the All Right? 'Superhero Surprise' project, and includes quotes from local superhero 'Flatman' and All Right? Campaign Manager Sue Turner. The media release is dated 28 June 2014.
A PDF copy of a media release by All Right? titled "Growing concern for the wellbeing of those with unsettled EQC and Insurance Claims". The media release details research conducted by Opinions Market Research for All Right?, and includes quotes from All Right? Campaign Manager Sue Turner and Dr Lucy D'Aeth (All Right?).
A photograph of Sue Turner (left) and Ciaran Fox (right) inside a play structure at the Margaret Mahy Playground. Turner is the All Right? Campaign Manager and Fox is the All Right? Mental Health Promoter. The photograph was taken to promote '#BrighterAutumn', a photo competition held by All Right? and the Christchurch Mail.
A video of an interview with Chris Bartholomeusz, Construction Manager at Downer Construction, about the work the team has been doing to stabilise a former quarry on Gleaning Spur. More than 12,000 cubic metres of soil have been removed from the hillside in order to remove a risk of a landslide hitting the houses below.
A video of the second part of a keynote address by Andrew Fennell, South Island Manager of TelstraClear, at the 2012 Seismics and the City forum. The talk focuses on leadership in challenging times and an organisation's preparedness to handle major business interruptions. TelstraClear's role in restoring and maintaining telecommunications in Canterbury is used as an example.
A video of the first part of a keynote address by Andrew Fennell, South Island Manager of TelstraClear, at the 2012 Seismics and the City forum. The talk focuses on leadership in challenging times and an organisation's preparedness to handle major business interruptions. TelstraClear's role in restoring and maintaining telecommunications in Canterbury is used as an example.
A video about a fire which broke out in an earthquake-damaged building on High Street. The video includes an interview with Steve Kennedy, Canterbury Fire Service Assistant Area Manager, Brigid Fayle, who worked in the building prior to the 22 February 2011 earthquake, and Anne MacKenzie, a structural engineer who worked on strengthening the building.
An image featuring a quote from Suzanne Lemon, Manager of Westpac Upper Riccarton. The image reads, "Five years on I feel... Braver and Kinder." All Right? uploaded the image as a Facebook cover photo on 21 February 2016 at 12:38pm. To view the image, see All Right? Five Years On I Feel: Creative Material 3 (JPEG)
A huge milestone in the rebuild of the Christchurch Cathedral. Twelves years since the Canterbury earthquakes caused extensive damage to the building, community leaders and project managers have gathered inside the cathedral this morning for the first time since the quakes. It also marks the completion of stablisation phase of the project. Our reporter Adam Burns went along.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Work to restore and earthquake-strengthen the badly damaged historic St Paul's Trinity Pacific Presbyterian Church on Cashel Street has begun after resource consents were granted by the Christchurch City Council, and a preferred contractor was selected recently. Leading hand, Iain Piper (left) and site manager Mike McKee at work on the upstairs seating area".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Work to restore and earthquake-strengthen the badly damaged historic St Paul's Trinity Pacific Presbyterian Church on Cashel Street has begun after resource consents were granted by the Christchurch City Council, and a preferred contractor was selected recently. Leading hand, Iain Piper (left) and site manager Mike McKee at work on the upstairs seating area".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Work to restore and earthquake-strengthen the badly damaged historic St Paul's Trinity Pacific Presbyterian Church on Cashel Street has begun after resource consents were granted by the Christchurch City Council, and a preferred contractor was selected recently. Leading hand, Iain Piper (left) and site manager Mike McKee at work on the upstairs seating area".
A photograph of Wesley Mauafu (PYLAT, right) receiving the Commitment to Wellbeing Award at the 2016 Youth Voice Canterbury Awards. This award was sponsored by All Right? and CDHB. Also pictured are other runners-up Petra Jellyman and Megan Crawley (left), award presenter Evon Currie (CDHB Population and Public Health General Manager, middle) and MC Riki Welsh (PYLAT, middle-right).
A video of an interview with Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and Frank Delli Cicchi, the Grand Central Group Australian and New Zealand general manager, about the demolition of the Hotel Grand Chancellor. The Grand Chancellor is the tallest building in Christchurch, and was severely damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Fletcher Construction have been chosen to demolish the building.
A photograph of All Right? Campaign Manager Sue Turner standing next to a Adshel bus stop poster. The poster has an All Right? poster with a quote from Turner in answer to the question, "What makes us feel all right?" "Hanging out with my grandaughter. Sue, Sydenham." All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page 5 June 2013 at 10:00am.
A PDF copy of a media release titled "What makes Canterbury feel all right? Look at a bus shelter!" in which All Right? Campaign Manager Sue Turner discusses the All Right? bus shelter adverts. These were part of phase 3 of the All Right? campaign. The media release also includes examples of the adverts, and is dated 17 May 2013.
A PDF copy of a media release by All Right? titled "Holi Brings Back Colour to Christchurch". The media release promotes the first annual Christchurch Holi Carnival of Colours, held on 23 March 2014 at the Pallet Pavilion. The media release includes quotes from organiser Sandeep Khanna and All Right? Campaign Manager Sue Turner. The media release is dated 27 February 2014.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Work to restore and earthquake-strengthen the badly damaged historic St Paul's Trinity Pacific Presbyterian Church on Cashel Street has begun after resource consents were granted by the Christchurch City Council, and a preferred contractor was selected recently. Site manager Mike McKee (left) and leading hand, Iain Piper, look over the work to be done in the towers".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Leopard Buses have bought some old ex-Auckland buses to cover a shortfall caused by the earthquake. New buses ordered from Designline are delayed after the Rolleston-based firm's production was interrupted. Matt O'Malley, Leopard's General Manager, exits one of the imports as John Belcher and Brent Lanyon of Riccarton Signs work on covering up the old colours".
A video of a tour of the new central Christchurch police station. The video includes interviews with Riwai Grace, Fire Communications Shift Manager at the New Zealand Fire Service, and Superintendent Gary Knowles, Canterbury Area Commander for the New Zealand Police. Knowles gives The Press a tour of the new training area, cafeteria, courtyard, firearm simulator room, prosecution area, interview rooms, and cell blocks.
A photograph of All Right? with their Consumer Council Award at the 2014 Canterbury Health System Quality Improvement and Innovation Awards evening. From left is Michael McEvedy (Chair of the Consumer Council), Sue Turner (All Right? Campaign Manager), Dr Lucy D'Aeth (Public Health Specialist for CDHB and All Right? Steering Group member) and Dr Don Mackie (Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health).
A photograph of Ciaran Fox (left) and Sue Turner (right) on the slide at Margaret Mahy Playground. Fox is the All Right? Mental Health Promoter and Turner is the All Right? Campaign Manager. The photograph was taken to promote '#BrighterAutumn', a photo competition held by All Right? and the Christchurch Mail. This photograph was on the cover of the April 14 2016 edition of the Christchurch Mail.
A photograph of Mark Jenkins, Manager of Westpac The Palms, taking part in #FiveYearsOn. Westpac The Palms was an All Right? Champion. Jenkins holds a sign which reads, "Five years on, I feel... Optimistic." All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook Timeline on 21 February 2016 at 9:12am. All Right? captioned the photograph, "Mark from Westpac - The Palms is feeling optimistic! #fiveyears on #5yearson #allrightnz".
A PDF copy of a media release titled "New Tool for Kiwi Parents - Time for an Adventure". The media release includes quotes from All Right? Campaign Manager Sue Turner and Anna Mowat (SKIP) about the Tiny Adventures app, which was developed in partnership between SKIP (Strategies with Kids, Information for Parents) and All Right?. The media release is marked as being for immediate release and was produced in September 2014.
A video of Press journalist Martin Van Beynen talking about the Canterbury Television Building which collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Beynen investigates the construction manager of the building, Gerald Shirtcliff, who allegedly faked an engineering degree and stole the identity of an engineer he knew in South Africa. The video also includes footage of Shirtcliff giving evidence about the CTV Building at the Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission.
The use of post-earthquake cordons as a tool to support emergency managers after an event has been documented around the world. However, there is limited research that attempts to understand the use, effectiveness, inherent complexities, impacts and subsequent consequences of cordoning once applied. This research aims to fill that gap by providing a detailed understanding of first, the cordons and associated processes, and their implications in a post-earthquake scenario. We use a qualitative method to understand cordons through case studies of two cities where it was used in different temporal and spatial scales: Christchurch (2011) and Wellington (Kaikōura earthquake 2016), New Zealand. Data was collected through 21 expert interviews obtained through purposive and snowball sampling of key informants who were directly or indirectly involved in a decision-making role and/or had influence in relation to the cordoning process. The participants were from varying backgrounds and roles i.e. emergency managers, council members, business representatives, insurance representatives, police and communication managers. The data was transcribed, coded in Nvivo and then grouped based on underlying themes and concepts and then analyzed inductively. It is found that cordons are used primarily as a tool to control access for the purpose of life safety and security. But cordons can also be adapted to support recovery. Broadly, it can be synthesized and viewed based on two key aspects, ‘decision-making’ and ‘operations and management’, which overlap and interact as part of a complex system. The underlying complexity arises in large part due to the multitude of sectors it transcends such as housing, socio-cultural requirements, economics, law, governance, insurance, evacuation, available resources etc. The complexity further increases as the duration of cordon is extended.
In this dissertation it is argued that the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011 and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority were both necessary and inevitable given the trends and traditions of civil defence emergency management (CDEM) in New Zealand. The trends and traditions of civil defence are such that principles come before practice, form before function, and change is primarily brought about through crisis and criticism. The guiding question of the research was why were a new governance system and law made after the Canterbury earthquakes in 2010 and 2011? Why did this outcome occur despite the establishment of a modern emergency management system in 2002 which included a recovery framework that had been praised by international scholars as leading edge and a model for other countries? The official reason was the unprecedented scale and demands of the recovery – but a disaster of such scale is the principle reason for having a national emergency management system. Another explanation is the lack of cooperation among local authorities – but that raises the question of whether the CDEM recovery framework would have been successful in another locality. Consequentially, the focus of this dissertation is on the CDEM recovery framework and how New Zealand came to find itself making disaster law during a disaster. Recommendations include a review of emergency powers for recovery, a review of the capabilities needed to fulfil the mandate of Recovery Managers, and the establishment of a National Recovery Office with a cadre of Recovery Managers that attend every recovery to observe, advise, or assume control as needed. CDEM Group Recovery Managers would be seconded to the National Recovery Office which would allow for experience in recovery management to be developed and institutionalised through regular practice.