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File (Future-Christchurch-Update-August Future Christchurch Update The voice of the Canterbury rebuild AUGUST 2015 Metro Sports Facility taking shape Page 3 Family playground to open by Christmas Page 4 Wellbeing: How are we doing? Pages 8 and 9 SCIRT eyes up the finish line in central Christchurch Page 13 Band of Magicians, ‘the world’s first magic supergroup’, is set to thrill at the Christchurch Arts Festival. Arts Festival fills city Cabaret, circus, theatre, music, dance, comedy and are also shows in the restored Isaac Theatre Royal To kick it all off – a FREE Opening Event takes place visual arts: Christchurch Arts Festival will soon be and a spectacular giant inflatable ‘luminarium’ in at The Arts Centre from 6pm, Friday 28 August – bringing excitement and entertainment to the city, with Cathedral Square, where visitors travel through a everyone’s welcome. 50 shows and events from 27 August to 20 September. series of chambers and tunnels that use filtered daylight to create a unique arts experience. The Future To find out more, go towww.artsfestival.co.nz The Festival is back in the heart of the city with a hub Christchurch Visionarium will be at The Arts Centre at The Arts Centre on Worcester Boulevard. There from 31 August to 20 September. Future Christchurch Update August 2015 CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL Dr Karleen Edwards Inside: Christchurch City Council Chief Executive 3 Metro Sports Facility 4 Christmas opening for Christchurch is looking at arguably expected to cost less than the identification and protection of central city playground the biggest changes to local current system. natural and cultural features, as election boundaries since the 2005 well as some zone changes and 5 Botanic Gardens amalgamation with Banks Peninsula. Public consultation is due to get other proposals. kiosk repairs underway in late August and we Thousands of residents who took are expecting keen public interest. To find out how your property part in early talks about possible Read on for more details and to find will be affected by District Plan 6 Elder Care Support ward boundary changes told Council out how you can get involved (see provisions, use the property search Service staff they wanted closer contact with page 10). at proposeddistrictplan.ccc.govt.nz their Councillors and more local Drop-in sessions are underway to 7 Bike central decision making. Christchurch residents and property give people the opportunity to find Christchurch owners are also being asked if they out more and talk one on one to Based on this feedback, the Mayor think the Council has got it right with a planner. 8-9 How our wellbeing and Councillors have indicated they its proposal to limit intensification is progressing prefer a 16-ward, 16-Councillor and of development in coastal hazard These are two important issues 7-community board arrangement. areas. Submissions on stage three for Christchurch and I would like 10 New Christchurch of the District Plan review, including to encourage you to have your wards: How will they These wide-ranging changes would coastal hazards, are open until Friday say today. affect you? include merging Banks Peninsula 4 September. with some urban areas in a single ward, three more Councillors, and This stage also includes consideration 11 Christchurch different ward and community board of other natural hazards and the City Council boundaries. The preferred option is coastal environment, and the 12 Selwyn & Waimakariri 13 SCIRT CANTERBURY EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY AUTHORITY 14 Housing New Zealand John Ombler 15 Useful contacts CERA Acting Chief Executive A great deal of work planning for The Draft Transition Recovery residential red zone at 100 per cent the long-term recovery of greater Plan also set out the Government’s of the 2007/08 rateable land value Christchurch is now coming to decisions to transfer certain (and improvements, in the case of fruition. CERA functions to other central insured commercial properties). What’s government departments, including The Draft Transition Recovery Plan the Ministry of Business, Innovation You can read more about the on... set out proposals for arrangements and Employment, Ministry of Health Residential Red Zone Offer Recovery for the next phase of the recovery. and Land Information NZ. Plan on page 4. This included proposals for new Back recovery legislation focused on I was pleased to see such a high It’s my hope these latest Page regeneration and the creation of a level of public interest in the Draft developments will bring a greater new entity, Regenerate Christchurch, Transition Recovery Plan with more level of certainty to people in this to drive the central city rebuild. At the than 2,500 submissions received. community and show we are moving heart of Regenerate Christchurch is These are now being analysed and closer to having a tangible framework the commitment of Christchurch City the final Transition Recovery Plan to take us into the next phase of Publishing details Council and CERA to work together is expected to be released in the rebuild. on the city’s future development, mid September. This publication is jointly with a view to having local leadership produced by CERA and CCC. progressively take control of the Meanwhile, new offers are being For editorial queries: editor@ central city rebuild over the next made for vacant, insured commercial futurechristchurchupdate.co.nz five years. and uninsured properties in the For delivery queries: delivery@ futurechristchurchupdate.co.nz ISSN 2422-8664 (Print) Rebuild progress at a glance... ISSN 2422-9121 (Online) This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Total consents 3.0 New Zealand licence. issued in greater Christchurch since Sept 2010 This publication is produced in , a way that allows for maximum of the way recovery and recycling of through materials, significantly the entire reducing energy SCIRT work , , use, air and water programme Residential consents Non-residential consents emissions. PUB320.1508 Source: Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT), Statistics NZ. (Consents data as at 1 August 2015) 2 Future Christchurch Update August 2015 Huge sporting boost for the Canterbury community Hydroslides, hot pools, recreational and competitive swimming facilities, indoor courts and training venues are among the features to make up Christchurch’s new top-class recreation and sporting facility. The Metro Sports Facility in central floor ball, and other indoor sports, Christchurch will be the second plus retractable seating for 2,500 largest of its kind in Australasia, spectators and function/VIP areas offering an impressive range of fun, • Sport New Zealand’s high fitness and sport options to the performance area, which will community. include facilities for athletes Concept image of the competition pool area. The tender process for the and space for administration “We are confident with agreed actual design of the facility is set to get underway. funding from the Crown and • a large gym/weights facility, with Christchurch City Council that we can up to five group fitness/multi- deliver an outstanding aquatic and purpose rooms and sports health Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel indoor sports facility. Officials can consulting rooms and facilities says agreement on funding and “The sport and now begin the process of tendering facilities will be welcomed by the for design and construction,” says • four studio spaces for movement people of Christchurch, Canterbury recreation community Minister for Canterbury Earthquake activity like dance and beyond. can play a crucial role Recovery Gerry Brownlee. • a Sports House for administration “The earthquakes have had a massive of different sports by working together While the design of the Metro Sports impact on the region’s sporting on how we can make Facility is still to take place, decisions • a café, childcare facility and car facilities and I’m confident this have been made on the key facilities it parking for 500 vehicles (with the new centre will reignite sport and the best of Metro will offer. They include: ability to expand in the future). recreation participation rates, and Sports Facility.” be another good reason to live in • an indoor aquatic hall with a 79- “The decision on what will be the central city,” Ms Dalziel says. metre, 10-lane competition pool Julyan Falloon included in the Metro Sports Facility Chief Executive Sport Canterbury and spectator seating for means that more regional, national Julyan Falloon, Chief Executive Sport 1,000 people and international sporting events Canterbury, says it’s great to have and competitions can be hosted in clarity on what will be included in the • a 10-metre diving tower The aim is to have some of the facility Christchurch,” says Christchurch Metro Sports Facility. open to the public in 2019, and the • a leisure water area, with outdoor Central Development Unit (CCDU) remainder in 2020. hot pools, two hydroslides Acting Director Baden Ewart. “We need to celebrate what this means, not just for Christchurch, but • a warm water pool and a pool For more information, visit: “As well as providing a space for the region. It will be a significant for programmes such as Learn www.ccdu.govt.nz/metro-sports for general fitness and play, the central hub forming a key component to Swim facility will result in an increase in of a much greater regional network • nine indoor courts for sports employment, visitor activity and of sporting and recreation spaces such as netball, basketball, futsal, business,” says Mr Ewart. and places.” Meet the Melissa Wright rebuild Site Engineer for SCIRT’s Fletcher Delivery Team Where are you from? workers What challenges you about the rebuild? Porirua, north of Wellington, New Zealand. The difficulties and complexities around the What made you want to be part of the rebuild? amount of construction happening at once and knowing how this will (and does) affect the people After training as an engineer and then hearing of Christchurch on a daily basis.
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