2012-05-24 15:00:28 // Idealog
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Government 'committed to support Christchurch', announces new quake-recovery spending of $128m, but it's to come out of the $5.5 billion earthquake recovery fund from Budget 2011
2011-06-29 13:14:38 // Design Daily Team
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How Christchurch can be rebuilt so as to have greater resistance to potential future shocks has been the question on many a mind, and now an information paper just released by the Royal Society of New Zealand (RSNZ) hopes to provide some direction for the city’s design future. But it’s not all about the future. The paper also analyses earthquake damage to buildings in Christchurch from the 4 September earthquake, and its associated aftershocks.
2011-06-02 09:54:55 // Design Daily Team
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We’ve talked about a number of initiatives underway in Christchurch that address the challenge of how to best rebuild Christchurch. And taking heed of what up and coming architecture students in Christchurch have in mind for the rebuild seems like another good idea. Now twelve third year Architectural Design and Technology students from Christchurch’s Design and Arts College of New Zealand's (D&A), who were in some capacity impacted by the February earthquake, will showcase their ideas in an exhibition called Revitalise.
2011-05-24 10:27:12 // Design Daily Team
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They’ll add anywhere between $2,000 and $9,000 per property to residential building work, but new rules from the Department of Building and Housing will make for stronger building foundations in Canterbury.
2011-04-12 10:43:58 // Design Daily Team
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There’s any number of opinions as to why some buildings in Christchurch stood up to the quake while others were decimated. Now in a bid to lay those questions to rest, the terms of reference for the The Royal Commission’s Inquiry into Building Failure caused by Canterbury Earthquakes have been finalised and include an inquiry into the adequacy of current legal and best-practice requirements for the design, construction and maintenance of buildings in central business districts in New Zealand.
2011-04-08 16:03:45 // Design Daily Team
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Cup and Show Week is one of the biggest tickets on the Christchurch events calendar, and it’s hoped an initiative announced by the Central City Property Owners and Business Group, Civil Defence and the Christchurch City Council, will help get the CBD up and running in time for the week long festival of fashion, races, agricultural and entertainment events.
2011-04-04 11:40:28 // Design Daily Team
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The New Zealand Council for Infrastructure Development, The Centre for Advanced Engineering and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors have teamed up to create a proposal for the New Zealand Government. They're asking for the establishment of a Christchurch Reconstruction and Recovery Agency, which would feature a governance body comprised of proven experts from architecture, urban planning, project management, communications, procurement, logistics, and construction. According to Alan McMahon, chair of the RICS New Zealand, other nations that have been impacted by natural disasters who have dedicated agencies have "achieved better outcomes".
2011-03-31 12:27:22 // Kris Herbert
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In this story, featured in Idealog #32, Kris Herbert meets the Cantabrians who are reinventing their city. Although the Idealog issue hit the shelves just as the 6.3 earthquake struck Christchurch, the story provides a valuable insight into the fantastic ideas being generated by various groups in Christchurch, ideas that are now more important than ever.
2011-03-25 14:38:42 // Design Daily Team
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We’re digging this t-shirt design by Hamilton-based graphic designer and illustrator David Creighton-Pester. Creighton-Pester created the design as part of a competition run by Chicago-based Threadless, a community-centered online apparel store that prints designs created and chosen by its global online members (a not too shabby 1.5 million of them).
2011-03-22 09:00:00 // Rob Gaimster
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With the myriad lessons of the Christchurch earthquake yet to be fully assessed it has been somewhat disturbing to see opinions rushed into print that pointlessly pitch one building material against another or that ignore the realities of 21st century building technology.
2011-03-21 10:30:31 // Design Daily Team
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There’s been a lot of analysis placed on the integrity and structure of buildings in light of the Christchurch earthquake, but the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering (NZSEE) wants to get a few things clear when it comes to defining what constitutes a modern building.
2011-03-15 11:08:59 // Design Daily Team
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CleverBastards, the self-proclaimed hunters of ingenious ideas, designs, art and craft from all over the country, have launched their CleverBastards 4 Chirstchurch art and design auction, featuring some very cool pieces of work from Kiwi creatives like Tim Wigmore and Brad Novak.
2011-03-14 11:52:44 // NZPI
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Whilst NZPI is currently focused on supporting the broader community of Christchurch through the recovery phase following the devastating earthquake on 22/2, there will come a point when Christchurch city leaders, government and NZPI will be able to turn their thoughts and energies to planning and rebuilding the garden city.
At that point there are some fundamental, big picture questions that communities within Christchurch will want to consider and resolve, for example, what land is appropriate to build on, what do communities want their city to be like , will the heart of the city remain or move and what will it look like, and are there opportunities are for new infrastructure development and investment?
2011-03-08 15:05:43 // Design Daily Team
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Here’s a cool website for creative folks in Christchurch and anyone in New Zealand looking to tap into some of that creativity.
2011-03-07 09:59:58 // Design Daily Team
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There may be reports of portaloo thefts in Christchurch, but some residents have already taken matters into their own hands by crafting their own unique long drops. Now a website has been set up dedicated to showcasing “the creative long drops that are popping up around Christchurch". The aptly named ShowUsYourLongDrop.com is asking people in Christchurch to upload their long drop creations and encouraging everyone else to “vote on who’s got the best loo”.
2011-03-02 06:00:00 // The New Zealand Historic Places Trust
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The New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) extends its deepest sympathy to families, friends and colleagues who lost loved ones and whose lives have been turned upside down through damage to their homes and businesses. This organisation is committed to working with Civil Defence, emergency services, the Christchurch City Council and government agencies in any capacity to help the city recover.
2011-03-01 14:50:20 // StopPress Team
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There was plenty of StopPress discussion after Designworks’ chief executive Sven Baker offered some suggestions for ways the design industry could help Christchurch recover from the quake—and not long after he narrowly avoided falling victim to it himself. Now Designworks and Jay Wester, owner of plumbing and heating supplier Leap Australasia Ltd, have launched the first initiative to come out of those discussions, a registered trust called letsfixit.org.nz that aims to get Christchurch’s in-home domestic water services re-connected pronto. And according to Baker, it’s already working, with the first volunteer plumbers expected to be on the ground in Christchurch in the next few days.
2011-03-01 14:23:35 // Design Daily Team
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Anna Walker, an employee at design and advertising agency Strategy, has come up with a rosy initiative involving New Zealand’s design community. Called 'Roses for Christchurch', Walker’s initiative invites Kiwi designers to show their support and thoughts for CHCH by developing their own version of a rose For Christchurch. So far a number of designers have contributed designs, including Tana Mitchell, Bevan Tonks, Brogen Averill, Joanna Alpe, Phil Dunstan-Brown, Sarah Laing, Leonie Whyte and Zoe Ikin.
2011-03-01 11:25:50 // Deirdre Robert
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When a disaster strikes New Zealand the ability of Kiwis to unite and chip in wherever they can is made blatantly clear. Companies, organisations and individuals across the country are all doing their part, and for us here at Image Centre, that includes gathering donations for the Red Cross from all our staff.
If you want to share any actions, events, or messages, let us know and we’ll update this page to spread the word.
In the meantime, here are numerous ways you can contribute.
2011-02-28 16:00:49 // Design Daily Team
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Fundraising initiatives for Christchurch are coming thick and fast and from the design community comes this cool t-shirt idea.
2011-02-28 10:59:47 // Deirdre Robert
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Just as there’s been a constant flow of support from New Zealanders for Christchurch, ideas on how to best rebuild/pay homage to Christchurch have been in constant supply from the creative communities and beyond. One such idea involves the potential rebuild of the iconic Cathedral, involving imprinting each masonry stone with the name of a victim from the Earthquake.
2011-02-25 10:00:21 // Design Daily Team
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After being cancelled in 2010 following the September 4th earthquake, the SCAPE Biennial of Art in Public Space for 2011, due to run from March 4th to April 17 in Christchurch, has been postponed once again. The 2011 event was aiming to highlight the role these artists’ projects can contribute to discussions about urban regeneration as a result of the earthquake.
2011-02-23 17:40:22 // Creative NZ
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Creative New Zealand expresses its deepest sympathies to the people of Canterbury following yesterday’s devastating earthquake. The immediate priority for all New Zealanders is the search and rescue operation and to support the many people who have suffered great personal tragedy and loss.
Creative New Zealand will be working to support the arts community in Canterbury and hopes to have a clearer picture of the overall impact of the earthquake in the coming weeks and months. We appreciate that this will take time and we will work alongside the community as they assess their losses.
2011-02-23 16:40:55 // Design Daily Team
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The creative folks behind the 'Beached As' cartoon skit have tweaked their famous cartoon to encourage people to donate to Christchurch.
J-Rad, Macca and Bosh say: “We're not tied to any charity or relief organisation, but we just want people to give what they can where they can. Giving is the act of spreading love.”
Check it out.
2011-02-22 15:45:07 // Design Daily Team
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Much sympathy and concern to our friends and colleagues in Christchurch. Your loss is ours.
And let us know about how you and your workplaces are affected. We’re keen to hear and help.
Just add your news to the comment thread.
Also, Google has created this people finder if you're concerned about anyone in Christchurch.
http://christchurch-2011.person-finder.appspot.com/
2010-09-23 11:57:57 // Deirdre Robert
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With the Government's announcement that it will contribute $10 million in addition to local funding to assist with the repair, restoration and strengthening of heritage and character buildings in the Canterbury region, comes news that three buildings on Wellington’s Willis street—all over 100 years old—are being demolished, without any public notification. But the owners of heritage buildings that fall under similar fate aren't necessarily to blame.
