Future Christchurch Update The voice of the Canterbury rebuild JULy 2015 Regenerate Christchurch: Feedback wanted Page 3 Town Hall restoration begins Page 5 Theatre and music return to Rangiora Page 12 Vital wastewater pipes laid in the east Page 14 Great expectations: The Perriam family from New Brighton explain what the Christchurch City Council Long Term Plan means for them. Looking ahead to the next 10 years For a glimpse of what greater Christchurch will so the work priorities reflect what is important with a breakdown of spending over the next 10 years be like in 10 years, you need only look at the local to the community. and funding options chosen to pay for it. authorities’ Long Term Plans. For Christchurch, the impact of the rebuild is evident Further afield, we look at some exciting new projects These 10-year budgets set spending priorities and the Council had to make some decisions about in Selwyn and Waimakariri. and explain how work will be funded. The plans what work could be funded. Inside you’ll find the have been developed after extensive consultation reaction from New Brighton’s Perriam family, along Read more on pages 8, 9 and 12. Future Christchurch Update July 2015 CANTERBURY EArthQUAKE RecOVERY AUTHORITY John Ombler I nside: CERA Acting Chief Executive 3 CERA & transition 4 Victoria Square & As you may be aware, the Canterbury Transition, of course, is a major dwellings are either to be relocated the East Frame Earthquake Recovery Act 2011 and milestone and while we make these or are held up with insurance or its associated powers expire in April changes, CERA continues with unforeseen issues such as asbestos 5 Town Hall restoration next year. With that in mind, we are business as usual. contamination. Clearance in the Port looking at how to best progress Hills red zone continues. towards local governance. In June I was pleased to see the 6 Earthquake Support GreenHouse hub open. GreenHouse For those wanting more information Coordination Service Earlier this month, the Advisory supports new and emerging on how the recovery is progressing, Board on Transition provided its first businesses in the Innovation we have released our first ‘Lookbook’ 7 Women in construction report to the Minister for Canterbury Precinct and is a joint partnership – an online report providing facts and Earthquake Recovery. It calls for a between Canterbury Development figures about the rebuild. You can 8-9 CCC and its Long step-change in local leadership and Corporation and the Ministry find it on cera.govt.nz (search for Term Plan institutions over the next three to of Business, Innovation and Lookbook). five years. Employment. It will encourage vital 10 Major Cycle Routes entrepreneurial growth in the city. We are seeking public feedback on the Draft Transition Recovery Plan for In other news, 99 per cent of the 11 Christchurch greater Christchurch. You can read 7,041 Crown-owned properties in City Council more about transition and where to the flat land residential red zone voice your views on the opposite page. have been cleared. The remaining 12 Waimakariri & Selwyn 13 EQC & Housing New Zealand 14 SCIRT 15 Useful contacts CCHHRIST Urch CITY COUNCIL Dr Karleen Edwards Christchurch City Council Chief Executive The future shape of our city and how the 10-year budget was particularly The Draft Transition Recovery it will be led have become a lot clearer challenging. The plan involves Plan and related legislation lay the recently. The Government’s transition spending $9.9 billion over the foundation for handing responsibility What’s announcement and the Council’s next 10 years to set the city up back to the city for leading adoption of a Long Term Plan are for the future. Christchurch’s regeneration and on... both good news for Christchurch. signals the Council and Government Rates rises in the final Long Term are travelling in the same direction. For me, it was a momentous occasion Plan are lower than originally Back seeing the Council adopt its Long proposed and the Council will also As a Council we will be making a Page Term Plan 2015–25 at the end of raise funds by releasing $750 million formal submission on the draft plan June after months of work behind in capital from companies it owns and legislation, and we will also be the scenes and with the community. through its commercial arm working directly with the Government Christchurch City Holdings Ltd. There to ensure the best outcome for the The plan covers everything we will do are several options for capital release city throughout the transition. over the next decade, and how we will and the Council will receive expert Publishing details pay for it. With an estimated funding financial advice before deciding how shortfall of $1.2 billion resulting best to handle it. This publication is jointly from the earthquakes, balancing produced by CERA and CCC. For editorial queries: editor@ futurechristchurchupdate.co.nz For delivery queries: delivery@ futurechristchurchupdate.co.nz Rebuild progress at a glance... ISSN 2422-8664 (Print) ISSN 2422-9121 (Online) This work is licensed under the Total number of building Creative Commons Attribution consents issued in greater 3.0 New Zealand licence. Christchurch since Sept 2010 , of the way This publication is produced in through Total value of building consents issued in greater a way that allows for maximum the entire Christchurch since Sept 2010 recovery and recycling of SCIRT work materials, significantly reducing energy programme use, air and water emissions. ,,, (Consents data as at 1 July 2015) PUB320.1507 Source: Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT), Statistics NZ. 2 Future Christchurch Update July 2015 Meet the rebuild workers Rebuilding the city is one of the most ambitious projects in New Zealand’s history. Daran ckland Bu Project manager ‘Healthy level’ of public for Housing New Zealand feedback expected Where are you from? I hail from Havelock North in the sunny Hawke’s Bay. I’ve worked on transition for Housing New Zealand for the last six-and-a-half years in a As regeneration of the city continues, it is time to move into a new phase variety of roles. I am now a full- of transition. time ‘new build’ project manager. What made you want to The Draft Transition Recovery Plan for greater “We have a framework that we think addresses the be part of the rebuild? Christchurch was released earlier this month key areas, but we need to hear what the community and includes decisions about the transfer of says before we can fine-tune the plan and confirm A change is as good as a holiday! some recovery functions from the Canterbury the way forward on certain issues,” Mr Ombler says. I spent about 10 weeks in Earthquake Recovery Authority to other appropriate Christchurch straight after the government agencies or departments. The draft “This is an incredibly important opportunity and earthquakes to help the Housing plan also includes proposals for new recovery my staff has made sure that submissions can New Zealand team deal with the legislation and an entity called Regenerate be received in a range of ways, in order to give issues it was facing and I really Christchurch which is like an urban everyone the best opportunity to have their say.” enjoyed the experience. When development authority. the project manager role came The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011 and up, I went for it – Christchurch Regenerate Christchurch will take responsibility its associated powers expire in April next year, so seemed appealing and it was for development within Christchurch’s four new legislation is planned for later this year. As with quite exciting to be part of avenues and delivery of the Crown’s major the first Act, it will expire in five years. the rebuild. projects and precincts in the central city. Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry What excites you most about CERA Acting Chief Executive John Ombler says Brownlee says Government will work closely with future Christchurch? he expects a healthy level of public feedback by councils and other local stakeholders as it works to The sense of doing something the close of submissions at the end of the month. pass governance and management of the rebuild that makes a tangible difference to the Canterbury community. and I am excited to see how the “This is the time for change to begin. CERA was transformation of Christchurch always designed to be a sunset organisation which Mr Brownlee says Regenerate Christchurch takes shape. had a key role in laying the groundwork in the initial will have a specific focus on ensuring greater stages of this recovery,” Mr Ombler says. commercial discipline in delivery of projects. What challenges you? “Almost five years on from the earthquakes, we “A crucial part of the board’s work will be seeing We recently bought a house in are well aware that the time has come to move the new entity works in tandem with the New Brighton. The size and scale on with a new emphasis. We want to make sure Christchurch City Council for the good of the of the overall rebuild required in the future direction of this recovery embraces the city’s future development,” says Mr Brownlee. the east is quite daunting but great work done so far, but has more of a focus also a real opportunity for on regeneration.” “Rebuilding the city remains one of the most something special to grow ambitious projects in New Zealand’s history. We out of it. The basis for the draft plan was formed from can’t be afraid to take stock and change direction an independent report by the Advisory Board on if need be, and I believe the organisation we are Transition, led by Dame Jenny Shipley.