On a walk around the city to find out of the Demolition work on the Victoria Sq Apartments. Taking up a digger it took some times to manmover it up there! Feb 17, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand. www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/ne...
The centennial pool demolition is under way. On a walk around the city to catch up on events happening June 18, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand. Swimsuits have been hung on the fence around the Centennial Pool by campaigners against the complex's demolition. The Armagh St facility is being pulled down to make way for the new Margaret Mahy Fami...
The Canterbury earthquakes destroyed the Christchurch CBD and caused massive disruption to business across the region. There was an urgent need to support business survival and foster economic recovery. Recover Canterbury is a hub providing seamless support for businesses affected by the earthquakes, giving them easy access to government and commercial expertise in a one-stop shop.
A promotional flyer which describes the For Real recruitment and training process.
A photograph taken in 2013, showing one of the 32 large 'Open for Business' signs placed on all of the main routes into the CBD.
A promotional flyer which describes the experiences of four For Real recruits.
A document which describes the SCIRT model and how it drove both collaboration and competition.
A natural disaster will inevitably strike New Zealand in the coming years, damaging educational facilities. Delays in building quality replacement facilities will lead to short-term disruption of education, risking long-term inequalities for the affected students. The Christchurch earthquake demonstrated the issues arising from a lack of school planning and support. This research proposes a system that can effectively provide rapid, prefabricated, primary schools in post-disaster environments. The aim is to continue education for children in the short term, while using construction that is suitable until the total replacement of the given school is completed. The expandable prefabricated architecture meets the strength, time, and transport requirements to deliver a robust, rapid relief temporary construction. It is also adaptable to any area within New Zealand. This design solution supports personal well-being and mitigates the risk of educational gaps, PTSD linked with anxiety and depression, and many other mental health disorders that can impact students and teachers after a natural disaster.
A handout which includes information about the For Real employer process, the pre-employment courses available, a cost and value analysis for employers and some questions and answers.
A document which describes the establishment of the SCIRT Women in Construction (SWIC) group and its achievements.
A best practice traffic management guideline, produced in February 2014, which helps traffic management team members manage cyclists through road work sites safely.
A guideline created for SCIRT Delivery Teams which outlines the requirements for working around heritage items.
A document for SCIRT's communications team which details how SCIRT should carry out school visits.
A copy of the award application for the New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards 2013.
Abstract This study provides a simplified methodology for pre-event data collection to support a faster and more accurate seismic loss estimation. Existing pre-event data collection frameworks are reviewed. Data gathered after the Canterbury earthquake sequences are analysed to evaluate the relative importance of different sources of building damage. Conclusions drawns are used to explore new approaches to conduct pre-event building assessment.
A video of a presentation by Virginia Murray during the sixth plenary of the 2016 People in Disasters Conference. Murray is a Consultant in Global Disaster Risk Reduction at Public Health England. The presentation is titled, "Thoughts for Health".
A document which stipulates SCIRT's minimum standard for managing the risks arising from working around services.
A document which describes SCIRT's approach to ensuring zero harm during its five and a half year programme of work.
A document which describes the processes and procedures SCIRT designers and delivery teams had to follow to locate and protect utilities.
A document which explains the pre-approval process for specialist lining contractors working on the SCIRT horizontal repair programme.This document has had sections removed and redacted to protect contractors' commercial interests.For a current list of approved contractors authorised to carry out lining works on Christchurch City Council assets, contact the Council.
A poster which was prepared to go with the award application for the Canterbury Heritage Awards 2016.
A document containing examples of newsletters printed and distributed to the inner city businesses and residents, to prepare them for the upcoming SCIRT rebuild work and update them on the positive progress being made.
A document which describes development and success of the SCIRT commercial model.
A presentation prepared for the 2016 New Zealand Spatial Excellence Awards: Category: Award for Technical Excellence.
An award submission nominating SCIRT for the 2016 New Zealand Spatial Excellence Awards: Category: Award for Technical Excellence.
A document which describes the SCIRT estimates process and outcomes.
A run sheet which details who will do what at the opening of the Gloucester Street bridge.
On 15 August 1868, a great earthquake struck off the coast of the Chile-Peru border generating a tsunami that travelled across the Pacific. Wharekauri-Rekohu-Chatham Islands, located 800 km east of Christchurch, Aotearoa-New Zealand (A-NZ) was one of the worst affected locations in A-NZ. Tsunami waves, including three over 6 metres high, injured and killed people, destroyed buildings and infrastructure, and impacted the environment, economy and communities. While experience of disasters, and advancements in disaster risk reduction systems and technology have all significantly advanced A-NZ’s capacity to be ready for and respond to future earthquakes and tsunami, social memory of this event and other tsunamis during our history has diminished. In 2018, a team of scientists, emergency managers and communication specialists collaborated to organise a memorial event on the Chatham Islands and co-ordinate a multi-agency media campaign to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the 1868 Arica tsunami. The purpose was to raise awareness of the disaster and to encourage preparedness for future tsunami. Press releases and science stories were distributed widely by different media outlets and many attended the memorial event indicating public interest for commemorating historical disasters. We highlight the importance of commemorating disaster anniversaries through memorial events, to raise awareness of historical disasters and increase community preparedness for future events – “lest we forget and let us learn.”
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 7 March 2011, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which there's a time for weeping".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 7 March 2011, posted to Livejournal. The entry is titled, "In which there's a time for weeping".The entry was downloaded on 14 April 2015.