Future Christchurch Update The voice of the Canterbury rebuild OCTOBER 2015 Regenerate Christchurch: A new phase for the city Page 3 Your Play, Your Say campaign launched Page 5 Cholmondeley rebuild celebrated Page 7 A living city Pages 8–9 Sheltered, people-friendly outdoor spaces on the way for the central city. Artist’s impression, 287–293 Durham Street. Creating a unique city Christchurch’s central city is a hive of activity, with a and office space is being completed or in the pipeline, – rather than the other way round. Outdoor spaces range of construction projects underway and completed. alongside large-scale Crown projects. But what will and public places are being designed to create vibrant, define the new city centre in terms of look and feel? social zones where people can gather. Both the private and public sectors are committing to the rebuild and millions of dollars in new building Many new projects are making their point of difference Read more about a living city in the making on pages consents are being issued monthly. Residential, retail about designing and building to fit the needs of people 8 and 9. Future Christchurch Update October 2015 CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL Karleen Edwards Inside: Christchurch City Council Chief Executive Officer 3 Regenerate Christchurch This month, we are encouraging owned Ravenscar Trust collection of and Show Week in November is now 4 Land treatment the public to submit their ideas and art, sculpture, designer furniture and well underway. Also, due to popular milestone feedback on key developments classical antiquities, together with demand, the Friday Night Food Trucks that are of huge significance to the items from Canterbury Museum’s will return to Cathedral Square over communities they serve. design collection. the 2015–16 summer period. From 5 Eastern Recreation and now until the end of March 2016, the Sport Centre Construction of the new Eastern As the central city rebuild continues food trucks will operate in Cathedral Recreation and Sport Centre on to gather momentum, our suburban Square from 4–9pm on Friday nights. 6 A temporary home at QEII Park is due to begin in August heritage sites are also undergoing Linwood Village next year, and with the official repair, specifically, the quake- On a final note, I am pleased to opening scheduled for 2018, we damaged Halswell War Memorial. The announce that we are one of the first are now asking residents to share War Memorial was unveiled in June councils in New Zealand to extend 7 Cholmondeley their ideas for the water toys and 1924 to commemorate members of its smokefree policy in public places Children’s Centre other leisure attractions they would the Halswell community who gave to include all entrances and exits to like to see in the new facility. This their lives in the World War 1. The Council-owned buildings, and bus 8–9 A living city in the is an exciting development that will restoration work is scheduled to be passenger shelters. The policy, which making cater for families of all ages. The completed by Armistice Day on will be in place from January 2016, Council is also seeking feedback on a 11 November. supports the Government’s goal for a proposed gift of land, currently used Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025. 10 Repairing war memorials as a car park, in Rolleston Avenue to Traditionally, October heralds the in Christchurch Canterbury Museum for its proposed beginning of Canterbury’s festive $13 million House Museum. The season as the lead-up to Christmas 11 Christchurch City new architecturally designed House begins. Planning for the region’s Council Museum would display the privately highly anticipated New Zealand Cup 12 Housing NZ and Waimakariri CANTERBURY EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY AUTHORITY 13 SCIRT John Ombler Acting CERA Chief Executive 14 SCAPE public art 15 Useful contacts I welcome the recent announcement fun to the heart of our city and that’s central city in both private and public of plans to establish Regenerate something we can all welcome. sector developments. Progress is Christchurch – a joint entity tasked happening with not just the buildings, with overseeing the long-term As the rebuild progresses, we’re but the social gathering spaces being development and enhancement also reaching some significant created between the buildings. I What’s of the central city, residential red milestones. Restoration of the Bridge believe these spaces and places will zone, New Brighton and other of Remembrance is essentially be the defining experience for people on... potential regeneration zones. This complete. The scaffolding is down – visitors and residents alike – and signals a new era in central and local and the Triumphal Arch looks help create a unique identity for our government relations and I look magnificent. Remaining work on city. forward to seeing the entity develop. paving, landscaping and new access ways is expected to be completed These are all positive signs and The success of the recent Christchurch this summer. Work is also forging confirm that the city’s renewal is Back Arts Festival – the second since the ahead on the Margaret Mahy Family gathering pace. We have good reason Page earthquakes – is yet another sign of Playground and its basic contours to be optimistic about the future of the renewal of Christchurch and its are now clearly visible. Proposals our community and the new city now vibrant cultural life. are being sought for the design of taking shape around us. Publishing details the Metro Sports Facility and it is The festival was well supported, with expected that design work will begin This publication is jointly organisers reporting that over 10,000 by summer. produced by CERA and CCC. people visited the Luminarium in the Square within the first three weeks of You will also read on pages 8 and 9 For editorial queries: editor@ the month-long festival. The festival about the work to create a distinctive futurechristchurchupdate.co.nz restored an element of wonder and look and feel for Christchurch’s For delivery queries: delivery@ futurechristchurchupdate.co.nz Rebuild progress at a glance... ISSN 2422-8664 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. PUB320.1510 Source: Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT), Statistics NZ. 2 Future Christchurch Update October 2015 Regenerate Christchurch marks new phase for the city The unique governance arrangement that is being developed for the next stage of Christchurch’s recovery will be a model closely watched by other agencies across the country. The Crown and Christchurch City Council signalled the new era in central and local government relations recently, announcing the development of a joint entity, called Regenerate Christchurch, to drive the city’s regeneration. Regenerate Christchurch is tasked with overseeing the long-term development and enhancement of central Christchurch, the residential red zones and New Brighton, with the possibility of adding new areas later. The next step is to appoint an independent chairperson. Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel says the new entity is a first for New Zealand and has the potential to provide a new model for Crown and council collaboration beyond Christchurch. “The groundwork has been laid for Smiles all round: Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel, Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee this regeneration and Associate Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Nicky Wagner welcome the announcement of and we are now at a Regenerate Christchurch. point of being able “The establishment of Regenerate “The groundwork has been laid for investor experience, and providing to take significant Christchurch signals a shift in focus this regeneration and we are now at a independent advice to Council and for Christchurch from recovery to point of being able to take significant the Minister. steps forward in regeneration. The structure of the steps forward in the development of the development new entity allows for community a truly vibrant region,” he says. Regenerate Christchurch will be engagement in the decision-making jointly owned and funded by the of a truly vibrant process, which is crucial to the future While the detail is still to be worked Crown and Christchurch City Council. region.” prosperity of our city.” out, Regenerate Christchurch’s It will have an independent board functions are likely to include which will report to both the Crown Gerry Brownlee Minister for Canterbury Earthquake developing plans and strategies to and Council. After five years the Minister for Canterbury Recovery Gerry Brownlee says the assist with regeneration, monitoring organisation will transfer to the Earthquake Recovery work with Mayor Lianne Dalziel is regeneration outcomes and city as a fully Council Controlled progressing well. interventions, facilitating seamless Organisation (CCO). Meet the Sam Whitehurst rebuild Section Engineer for SCIRT’s Fletcher Delivery Team Where are you from? What excites you about the future of greater workers I was born in Cheshire, England. However, I Christchurch? moved to London after graduating [from] the University of Liverpool in 2009. That we are going to leave a great infrastructure network for the people of Christchurch, which will What made you want to be part of the rebuild? better withstand future earthquakes. I think this is a great opportunity to develop Christchurch I was ready for a new challenge and wanted to into a world-class city. be a part of the rebuild of Christchurch. Once moving to Christchurch I realised I also wanted What challenges you about the rebuild? to be a part of the legacy, doing my bit to help rebuild this beautiful city.