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Future Christchurch Update Th e voice of the Canterbury rebuild MARCH 2016 Double celebration for Lyttelton Page 4 Central city vision coming to life Pages 6–7 Recovery by the numbers Pages 8–9 The new space off ers a quiet area for people to refl ect on what was lost in the earthquakes and what greater Christchurch has been through. The fi nal plantings were put in place by families of the victims of the February earthquake just prior to this year’s anniversary. Memorial reflective space opens The fi rst section of the Canterbury Earthquake path edge. It is located on the north bank of the south bank in time for the February 2017 anniversary. Memorial was completed in time for the fi fth Ōtākaro/Avon River, between Montreal Street and The stone wall will be inscribed with the names of anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Rhododendron Island. the people who lost their lives in the 2011 earthquake. There will be a promenade running alongside it, with The refl ective space is a peaceful park with plantings, From here, people can look across the river to the steps leading down to the water’s edge. established trees and a curved seat along the Memorial Wall which will be built into the (facing) Future Christchurch Update March 2016 Future Christchurch Update March 2016 CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL Karleen Edwards Lessons from Valentine’s Day quake Inside: Christchurch City Council Chief Executive Christchurch City Council Land Information Ministry of 3 14 February earthquake update New Zealand Business, Innovation March is always a busy time for We are also celebrating our largest construction of new cycleways Residential and commercial property Mr Sparrow says the Ministry of the Council and this month is social housing build since the to connect our suburban areas to owners are responsible for carrying Business, Innovation and Employment and Employment 4 Double celebration Demolition work has begun again on no exception. Not only are we earthquakes. Eighteen new units the central city is about to begin. out safety checks to their own provides advice for owners. It is for Lyttelton all Crown-owned residential red zone celebrating rebuild milestones have been completed at the Harman Next month, work is expected to buildings and properties after an available online at: building.govt.nz/ properties in the Port Hills following With CERA coming to an end, the but we are also about to begin Courts complex in Addington. These start on a new cycleway running earthquake or other event. building-safety-earthquake-advice the Valentine’s Day earthquake. Ministry of Business, Innovation 5 A closer look at the consulting with you on one of our units will help replace those lost to alongside Christchurch Boys’ High Work at one site in Scarborough and Employment (MBIE) is now Bus Interchange key programmes for the year – the the residential red zone following the School. As part of the project, the In reminding people of their The 14 February earthquake did remains on hold while the machinery responsible for supporting the Annual Plan. earthquakes. shared path through the park will responsibility, Christchurch City not cause any issues with the city’s required is used elsewhere. residential rebuild and monitoring 6–7 Anchor projects spark be upgraded. Later in the year, Council Consenting and Compliance water supply, and all Council facilities, the public sector rebuild, with a central city recovery Late last month, the Lyttelton As central city developments gain construction is expected to begin General Manager Peter Sparrow says except those already closed for Land Information New Zealand priority on fi nding new solutions community celebrated the opening momentum, from 12 March we will on the Papanui Parallel route and a the Council can intervene in some repair, were checked and able to (LINZ) is responsible for these for home owners with unresolved of the newly repaired Lyttelton be changing the speed limit within section of the Rapanui – Shag Rock circumstances. resume normal operating hours. insurance issues. As part of that 8-9 Recovery by the demolitions, and had suspended Recreation Centre. The centre had the central business district to Cycleway. Community engagement role, MBIE has a new Christchurch- numbers work after the earthquake so that been closed for earthquake repairs 30km/hr. This will provide a safer and consultation have been at the “Our primary objective is to make People who are concerned that a geotechnical engineers could identify based team dedicated to housing since December 2011. At the same transport system with more forefront of these developments, sure buildings are safe. As we have particular building is dangerous can any new risks and put safeguards in recovery, which includes delivering 10-11 Christchurch City Council time, the new temporary Lyttelton accessible streets for everyone to with many changes made as a result seen on New Regent Street recently, contact the Council on 03 941 8999 place for contractors. the Residential Advisory Service. Library in the adjacent Trinity Hall travel, work and shop. A map of the of public feedback. we can address issues once concerns or 0800 800 169. That team is now up and running 12–13 SCIRT was opened. Both facilities are streets aff ected is featured on Page are raised. As of early March 2016, clearance and the housing recovery and important community hubs, so it is 10 in this issue. work has been completed on 224 monitoring functions are headed by wonderful to have these spaces open Larry Bellamy, also MBIE’s Manager 14 Waimakariri and “On New Regent Street we were able to out of 606 Crown-owned properties and operating for residents to enjoy. In addition to changes within the Engineering Design and Science. Mr Selwyn district councils take steps to make the area safe while in the Port Hills residential red zone, central city transport network, keeping the street open. Businesses are with work underway on another Bellamy, who lives in Christchurch, still able to operate so people can visit 109 properties. LINZ plans to fi nish was out on the ground the day after 15 Useful contacts and shop in the popular precinct as they all clearances on Crown-owned the Valentine’s Day earthquake in would have before.” properties in the Port Hills by Christchurch checking buildings in December 2018. the eastern suburbs, and has been heavily involved in the rebuild for some time due to his engineering To fi nd out about making an EQC claim in relation to the recent earthquakes, go to page 15. expertise. CANTERBURY EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY AUTHORITY John Ombler Acting CERA Chief Executive What’s Seismicity to the 29th of February, 2016 on... It is a time for refl ection as we move Following on from this brief look or guidebook. We had to create our into the last few weeks of CERA, back, April’s issue will be looking own guidebook. And what we’ve which ends on 18 April. As I have to the future. We will tell you more achieved in the space of fi ve years said in the past, the rebuild has many about the new rebuild agencies is something to be proud of. There Christchurch components: it is about fi xing greater taking over from CERA, as well as were some tough decisions and there City Christchurch, putting it back together about the roles of the agencies that is still work to do but it is important and building it back better, and it is have already inherited some CERA to recognise that a huge amount of about the people of this region. functions. These are unsettling times, progress has been made and to take Back as the recent Valentine’s Day quake the opportunity to celebrate that. Page You will see this month’s issue looks and aftershocks have shown, but rest Faults at what’s been achieved in CERA’s assured recovery activities will move Greendale Fault fi ve-year lifetime. On pages 5–9, you into regeneration. can read about the Bus Interchange Active faults anchor project from the perspective Lastly, I want to acknowledge my Sub-surface of the people who actually made it staff for their eff orts. What CERA did fault rupture Publishing details happen; see how the Christchurch was without precedent. We can (and Central Recovery Plan and its vision did) learn from the experiences of Major Earthquakes Aftershocks Magnitude This publication is jointly are starting to come to fruition in the other countries, but for the most part Mw 7.2 04/09/10 04/09/10 - 22/02/11 produced by CERA and CCC. central city; and, on the centre pages, CERA and its staff had to fi nd their 3.0 - 3.9 22/02/11 - 13/06/11 get a glimpse of some of the many own way. Decisions had to be made; Mw 6.2 22/02/11 4.0 - 4.9 For editorial queries: editor@ initiatives and projects that have made solutions had to be found in situations Mw 6.0 13/06/11 13/06/11 - 22/12/11 futurechristchurchupdate.co.nz up the recovery and rebuild eff ort. where there was no ‘best practice’ Mw 5.9 23/12/11 23/12/11 - 13/02/16 5.0 - 5.9 Mw 5.7 14/02/16 14/02/16 - 29/02/16 For delivery queries: delivery@ futurechristchurchupdate.co.nz Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT) progress ISSN 2422-8664 Canterbury aftershocks This work is licensed under the The image above shows the sheer “We can still expect ongoing, but shakes, but they can’t predict To fi nd out more, visit: Creative Commons Attribution volume of seismic activity in diminishing activity as part of what individual earthquakes.