Future Christchurch Update The voice of the Canterbury rebuild MAY 2016 Regenerate Christchurch board announced Page 3 Exciting time for Sumner Pages 6–7 SCIRT – rebuilding stronger and better Pages 8–9 Pacific women celebrating post-quake identity Page 14 Words designed to reflect the feelings of the people of Christchurch now adorn this 100-metre-long wall in the central city as part of this year’s SPECTRUM Festival. Street art for the people of Christchurch I always knew you would come back. Local writer Hannah Herchenbach came up with the They were painted on a prominent wall in the South phrase, I always knew you would come back. Frame by international street artist Elliott Routledge, These are the words that took out the recent WORD aka Numskull (pictured above). UP competition to find a phrase that captured the way Festival Director George Shaw says the words Christchurch people feel about their city. describe the personal journey that resonates with More details on page 15. many Christchurch people. WORD UP formed part of the finale of the third annual SPECTRUM street art festival in central Christchurch. Future Christchurch Update May 2016 CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL Karleen Edwards Inside: Christchurch City Council Chief Executive Officer 3 New regeneration leaders announced This month we experienced organisations which will have such an and development of much-loved a significant development in impact on our city’s rejuvenation. I am community facilities such as the 4–5 Christchurch City Christchurch’s rebuild journey. confident that in working alongside new Aranui-Wainoni Community Council facilities Regenerate Christchurch and Ōtākaro Centre. We highlight key social update The cessation of CERA marks the Ltd, as well as the other agencies housing milestones and feature end of our city’s recovery effort, designed to support our rebuild rebuild progress in the east of the city while the launch of Regenerate programme, Christchurch will thrive including New Brighton and Sumner. 6–7 What ’s happening in Christchurch symbolises a real and become a great place to be – Sumner turning point in Christchurch’s rebuild whether you are living, working or As our rebuild efforts continue to and revitalisation. visiting here. gain momentum and our new city 8–9 SCIRT progress update begins to take shape, it is important For the past five years, CERA SCIRT, like CERA, is another major that we understand the future needs has enabled key anchor projects entity coming to the end of its five year of our community. This is your last 10–11 Christchurch City and central city developments to earthquake rebuild programme. On chance to provide feedback on our Council progress under the Government’s pages 8–9, we take an in-depth look at draft 2016/2017 Annual Plan and the comprehensive earthquake recovery the major work SCIRT has undertaken various ways the Council proposes 12 Canterbury DHB, programme. The newly-formed to repair the city’s earthquake- to adapt to and support the city and Selwyn District Crown company Ōtākaro Limited will damaged infrastructure and ensure its community’s needs over the next 12 Council & Earthquake continue to deliver anchor projects resilience for the next 50 years. months and beyond. You can find Commission and precincts in the central city, while out more by viewing ccc.govt.nz/ the joint Council-Crown organisation In addition to introducing our new annualplan Regenerate Christchurch will provide rebuild partners, in this issue we 13 W aimakariri District an oversight of regeneration for the take a closer look at our facilities Public submissions and feedback on Council & Environment central city as a whole. rebuild programme, in particular the Annual Plan will close on 10 May. Canterbury the restoration and repair of our In this issue, we look at the recently heritage buildings such as Akaroa’s 14 I am…Identity Project announced leaders of those two key treasured Gaiety Hall, and the rebuild 15 WORD UP – Words for Christchurch GREATER CHRISTCHURCH GROUP Kelvan Smith 15 Useful contacts Greater Christchurch Group Director Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet I’ve been in this role for less than a Tahu – to take over leadership of the but about fulfilling the potential of month and it’s been a hectic time as regeneration. greater Christchurch as a region. It’s What’s we take the crucial first steps into this exciting to consider what lies ahead, on... new phase of regeneration of greater I’ve been really encouraged so far by including the opening of more major Christchurch. the willingness of all of the parties to central city facilities by both the work together to find a way through public and private sectors. There are The Government remains the issues that are most pressing for huge opportunities for the cleared absolutely committed to helping this region. land in the residential red zones, and greater Christchurch through this dialogue with the public about them. Back regeneration phase, following In a very busy past few weeks we Page on from the recovery phase, have seen the Greater Christchurch Finally, I want to pay tribute to all hence the establishment of the Regeneration Act 2016 come into those staff who served at CERA over Greater Christchurch Group of the force (replacing the Canterbury the last five years. The work was Department of the Prime Minister Earthquake Recovery Act 2011), always demanding, and solutions Publishing details Cabinet, which I lead. My team is the end of Canterbury Earthquake often difficult to find, but CERA providing leadership and coordination Recovery Authority (CERA), and staff showed real dedication and This publication is jointly across the Government in this key appointments for new agencies commitment to making a difference produced by Christchurch new phase, which is important like Regenerate Christchurch and for their region. As the regeneration City Council and Greater because we need to provide the Ōtākaro Limited (read more on the progresses, I think we will see more Christchurch Group. best possible support for local opposite page). and more just what an important institutions – Christchurch City contribution CERA made to that. For editorial queries: editor@ Council, Waimakariri District Council, These are all important milestones as futurechristchurchupdate.co.nz Selwyn District Council, Environment we transition to regeneration, which Canterbury and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi is not just about more rebuilding, For delivery queries: delivery@ futurechristchurchupdate.co.nz Rebuild progress at a glance... ISSN 2422-8664 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence. This publication is produced in of the way a way that allows for maximum through recovery and recycling of materials, the entire The SCIRT programme will be significantly reducing SCIRT work energy use, air and programme completed in December 2016 water emissions. PUB320.1605 Source: Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT). 2 Future Christchurch Update May 2016 Community a key focus for new Regenerate Christchurch board Working with local people to understand the future they want to see in Christchurch is a key focus of the recently announced Regenerate Christchurch board. Regenerate Christchurch is a Humphry Rolleston has served as desirable in the world in which to She says it is a privilege to be able newly-formed joint Christchurch a director of a number of private, live,” says Richard Holden. to play a role in helping to shape the City Council/Crown entity initially public and state-owned enterprises, future of Christchurch. “But to do focused on the central city, the operating throughout New Zealand. Resource management and this, we must first pause and listen, so Christchurch residential red zone The founder of Asset Management environmental lawyer Jen Crawford that we understand what drives our and New Brighton. Limited, Mr Rolleston says he is is a partner in the Christchurch communities,” says Jen Crawford. looking forward to being able to office of national law firm Anderson Regenerate Christchurch Chair participate in the decisions that will Lloyd. Jen Crawford is the current Manaia Cunningham is a qualified André Lovatt says the first stage attract new people to invest, work Chair of the Arts Centre of teacher who currently works for for the new board is taking the and live in the city. Christchurch Trust Board and a Te Rūnanga o Koukourārata. Mr opportunity to talk with and listen to member of Heritage New Zealand Cunningham says he sees the board the local community. Christchurch local, Richard Holden, Pouhere Taonga. as having a genuine opportunity to has a financial services background celebrate the past and look forward The new board includes Ross and has served on the Board of to the future. Butler, Chair of Ōtākaro Limited, the Lotteries Commission and as “The first stage the new Crown company that has chair of Milestone Joint Venture “I also appreciate perspectives that responsibility for the key anchor Partnership. Mr Holden has been is taking the young people can bring to policy,” projects and precincts in the city, and extensively involved in local sports opportunity to talk says Manaia Cunningham. “We can Bill Dwyer, Chair of Development administration in rugby union and use both of those elements to lay a Christchurch, the Council’s masters rowing. with and listen to the solid foundation for an exciting city.” development organisation. Other local community.” board appointees are Jen Crawford, “I am excited about my role on the For more information, visit board because I see Regenerate Manaia Cunningham, Richard Holden André Lovatt regeneratechristchurch.nz Christchurch as a unifying force in and Humphry Rolleston. Regenerate Christchurch Chair continuing to make our city the most Ōtākaro Limited boss appointed A chief executive has been appointed for Crown company Ōtākaro Limited.