Future Christchurch Update The voice of the Canterbury rebuild MAY 2015 Recovery Plan for Crown offers Page 3 New bus facility set to open Page 5 State-of-the-art public toilets for Christchurch Page 7 Get In the Know at the new hub Page 15 International football powerhouses Nigeria and Germany will be among the teams at FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015. Your chance to see football’s finest in action The FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 kicks off “Broadcast to more than 200 countries and to an Christchurch Stadium will hold nine matches and play this month and sees world football’s greatest young expected audience of up to 450 million people, we host to the national teams of Germany, Brazil, Fiji, talent coming to our backyard to compete for the title look forward to showcasing our city’s recovery and Uzbekistan, Honduras and Korea DPR. of champion. showing the world it’s happening in Christchurch. Read more on page 6. Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel is looking “A warm welcome awaits the teams and visitors to our forward to the opportunity to welcome the world to region as we look forward to the FIFA U-20 World Cup greater Christchurch. New Zealand 2015,” Mayor Dalziel says. Future Christchurch Update May 2015 CANTERBURY EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY AUTHORITY John Ombler Inside: Acting CERA Chief Executive 3 Public to have their say on Crown offers It is great to see the rebuild progress announced that a Recovery Plan through a period of transition and 4 Feedback sought on signalled in this publication with will be produced that looks at the I am committed to providing transport projects anchor projects such as the Justice Crown offers to owners of vacant, consistent and stable leadership. and Emergency Services Precinct and commercial/industrial and uninsured In terms of that transition, a plan is 5 Bus Interchange the Bus Interchange, which is opening properties in the residential red zone. currently being developed to transfer opening soon soon. The announcement of another Everyone will have the opportunity to responsibilities and powers from major central city development that have a say over the development of CERA to local government or other 6 FIFA U-20 World Cup will house government workers is also this Plan. We will be asking for public government agencies. I hope to be coming to Christchurch a great step forward. In relation to the input soon. The aim is to have the able to share more details about that future of Victoria Square, we received Recovery Plan finalised and decisions in the coming weeks. 7 Libraries and flash new a good level of feedback from the made in relation to the Crown offer toilets in the city public engagement that closed by the middle of the year. recently. That feedback is now being 8 Ngāi Tahu development used to help form a plan that we will I am pleased that I could confirm announced take back to the community again recently my ongoing commitment later this year. to my role as Acting Chief Executive 9 Justice and Emergency at CERA. I have agreed to continue Services Precinct Minister for Canterbury Earthquake in the role until 31 December 2015. update Recovery Gerry Brownlee recently As you may know, CERA is moving 10 Christchurch City Council & Selwyn District Council 11 Rangiora roading progress CHRISTCHUrcH CITY COUNCIL 12 Environment Dr Karleen Edwards Canterbury Christchurch City Council Chief Executive 13 EQC & Housing NZ 14 SCIRT Thank you to all those who made part of greater Christchurch’s public This is a significant step forward for 15 In the Know Hub & formal submissions on the Long Term transport network. Consultation the city’s recovery and a great boost Useful contacts Plan. Public hearings on the Plan begin opened last month on the proposed for residents. We are really beginning shortly and well over 500 people Riccarton Road bus priority and to see improved pedestrian- and have asked to speak at them. If you central Riccarton street improvements, cyclist-friendly facilities, smoother want to follow proceedings, but can’t which aim to help bus passengers traffic flow and better bus routes What’s attend in person, please watch via arrive on time. Please send us your to the new Bus Interchange. The on... live-streaming on www.ccc.govt.nz comments by Monday 18 May. upcoming opening of the new Bus We will continue to keep you updated Interchange will be a milestone for on progress ahead of the Council’s We are also seeking feedback on three transport in Christchurch and I look adoption of the final Long Term Plan proposed concept designs for central forward to residents of Christchurch at the end of June. city transport changes supporting key enjoying this facility. anchor projects. They focus on three Back For residents to make the most of areas: Hospital Corner, sections of our city, our transport network must Durham Street/Cambridge Terrace Page be safe and efficient. We want to and Manchester Street. know what you think about several Publishing details transport projects. I am pleased to see the on-road work for earlier transport projects under This publication is jointly Riccarton Road is the busiest bus the umbrella of An Accessible City produced by CERA and CCC. corridor in Christchurch, and a key is completed or nearing completion. For editorial queries: editor@ futurechristchurchupdate.co.nz 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 of the way a way that allows for maximum recovery and recycling of through materials, significantly the entire reducing energy SCIRT work , ­, use, air and water programme Residential consents Non-residential consents emissions. PUB320.1505 Source: Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT), Statistics NZ. 2 Future Christchurch Update May 2015 Public to have their say on Crown offers A process has been announced to give everyone a say on the Crown offers to owners of commercial/industrial, vacant and uninsured properties in the residential red zone. Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Following a legal challenge by the “The recent judgment from the “If the process results in a larger Recovery Gerry Brownlee has asked Quake Outcasts group, the Supreme Supreme Court has told us that a revised Crown offer from that which CERA to prepare a Recovery Plan that Court directed that the decision on Recovery Plan is a good approach, has expired, then those owners looks at the Crown offers to property the offer to property owners in these and that public input is important,” who accepted the original offer owners in these categories. categories should be revisited. says Minister Brownlee. will be eligible for a top-up of their payments,” Minister Brownlee says. “The Recovery Plan process allows us to consider the different options, and There will be two stages of public for people to give their views based input in the development of the on what it means for the property Recovery Plan, and CERA will be owners, as well as the taxpayer and publicising those opportunities. how people insure their properties.” It is expected the Recovery Plan will Owners of properties in these be finalised and decisions made in categories in the Port Hills red zones relation to the Crown offer by the have not yet received an offer. An middle of the year. offer will be made to them on the basis of the outcome of the Recovery Plan but will not be less than the offer already made to those in the flat land red zones. Consideration will also need to be given to those who did not accept the earlier offer and those who had a reduced offer as a result of significant underinsurance. What is a ‘Recovery Plan’? What happens next? When will we know the outcome Q uestions and of the Recovery Plan? Under the Canterbury Earthquake A preliminary draft Recovery Plan answers Recovery Act, the Minister may will be developed and comments We want to progress this as quickly direct that a Recovery Plan be and any additional information as possible for all involved. The You can find questions and answers developed for all or part of greater will be sought from the public. Minister’s decision on the Recovery about this on the CERA website: Christchurch. Recovery Plans can deal This information will inform the Plan is expected by the middle of cera.govt.nz (search under Crown with any social, economic, cultural or development of a draft Recovery the year. offer background information). environmental matter; or any particular Plan, which will also be notified for infrastructure, work or activity. public comment. Following receipt of How can I have my say? They include: A recovery plan must be consistent those comments, the Minister may The public will be able to provide with the Recovery Strategy for make any changes to the draft plan written comments on the preliminary Greater Christchurch. There are two and decide whether to approve draft Recovery Plan and the draft other active recovery plans – the the plan. Recovery Plan. Christchurch Central Recovery Plan and the Land Use Recovery Plan. A draft of the Lyttelton Port Recovery Plan is being developed. Meet the Kane Reihana (24) rebuild Site engineer for Downer Where are you from? workers What excites you about the rebuild? Taupo. I moved here about three years ago to be part of the rebuild.