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Building resilience
Presenters: Glen Hughes (Chair), Allan Freeth, Helen Anderson, Margaret Jefferies, Dave Middleton – Speakers are identified in bold type Alan Bollard and Geoff Bascand contribute to this theme. Theme 1...
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Canterbury Earthquake – News and Resources
7 August 2013, First night at Christchurch’s cardboard cathedral – The opening of the new cardboard cathedral was celebrated last night, with the first of 10 performances by the Christchurch City...
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How prepared is Wellington?
This, the former Government Buildings and the largest wooden building in the southern hemisphere, is mostly kauri – and not on the earthquake-prone register. It was painstakingly restored to former...
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Blueprint for Christchurch revealed
Christchurch Central Recovery Plan Achievable, full of potential, and ready to fly. The 100 day spatial blueprint for Christchurch’s recovery is out only three days past its ambitious due date. The...
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ShakeOut – Kiwi style
ShakeOut is happening at 9.26 am on September 26 this year. What is ShakeOut? It’s a Ministry of Civil Defence initiative to draw everyone’s attention to earthquake preparedness. Right now, we have...
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Earthquake prone buildings – have your say on the proposed changes
New proposals on earthquake-prone buildings are up for public consultation, with submissions due by 8th March, 2013. The Department of Building and Housing have created a short video to throw some...
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Two years on – Canterbury marks the second anniversary of the February 2011...
Canterbury people mark the second anniversary of the February 2011 earthquake today, with a midday service and other community events getting underway in Latimer Square. This area of the central...
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Future Christchurch Urban Village Project – finalists announced
Map of the site. Click to see the map enlarged (PDF). The Breathe Urban Village Project is taking shape in Christchurch, with the announcement of four finalists and three highly commended concepts,...
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Wellington earthquakes July 2013
This video shows a press conference convened by Mayor Celia Wade Brown, following the earthquakes that began shaking Wellington and Eastern Marlborough on Friday 19 July, just after 9 in the morning...
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Wellington quake 6.6 – August 16
A large earthquake – magnitude 6.6 – struck central New Zealand today, August 16. The likelihood of a bigger shake is now elevated, following the severe earthquake felt around 2.31 pm. Latest...
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