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- Christchurch City Council media release: 24th September 2015
Christchurch was selected by the Rockefeller Foundation to take part in the global 100 Resilient Cities Network in December 2013
- A 7-part television series that explores the issues and ideas for the flat land suburbs of east Christchurch devastated by the 2010/11 earthquakes, kicks off on CTV this Thursday (24th September 2015)
- An initiative for young people to have a say in the future vision of Christchurch has been launched, on the 5th anniversary of the sequence of earthquakes that first struck in the city in 2010
- University of Canterbury media release: 2nd September 2015
The University of Canterbury is to offer scholarships for postgraduate research into the effects of the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes, focusing on the lessons learned from the response
- Earlier this month the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) released the results of a survey on the quality of earthquake repairs undertaken on 101 homes that had been exempt from a building consent under Schedule 1 (repairs and maintena
- Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) media release: 19th August 2015
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has released a report into the Building Code compliance of earthquake repairs to Canterbury homes
- CERA is making videos available of the seminars and following Q&A sessions being held at the In the Know Hub at Eastgate Mall.
These videos are available on:
the In the Know Hub website
CERA on YouTube
- University of Canterbury media release: 14th July 2015
Positive images of the Christchurch recovery are a “time travel dream machine”, but more distracting than negative ones, according to University of Canterbury (UC) research findings
- The Christchurch Central Development Unit (CCDU) has released a series of videos that show and explain details of how the new central city travel network will work
- University of Canterbury media release: 23rd April 2015
A University of Canterbury geological sciences researcher says an alpine fault earthquake is likely to be markedly different to the Canterbury earthquakes, with infrastructure losses potentially exp
- Christchurch City Council media release: 26 March 2015
The design of Christchurch’s New Central Library in Cathedral Square was inspired by the Canterbury landscape and feedback from the public on what they wanted in the new building
- University of Canterbury media release: 26th February 2015
Christchurch earthquakes demonstrate that people generally do not take any notice of the likely occurrence of rare events, University of Canterbury natural hazards researcher Professor Tim Davies
- The ChCh Story app brings compelling stories straight to your phone.
Great things are happening in Christchurch. Big events like the Cricket World Cup, under 20 Fifa World Cup and Te Matatini kapa haka festival are all coming this year
- University of Canterbury media release: 18 February 2015
The repercussions of the earthquakes that struck Canterbury four years ago could still be having a detrimental effect on the city’s animals, according to University of Canterbury’s Associate Profes
- University of Canterbury media release: 12 February 2015
Civil and natural resources engineers at the University of Canterbury are developing new technologies to evaluate the effects of earthquake-induced ground movement on buildings and facilities criti
- University of Canterbury media release: 27 January 2015
A University of Canterbury postgraduate student says sports inspired people in Christchurch after the earthquakes
- University of Canterbury media release: 22 December 2014
A major University of Canterbury report has found a high level of innovation and adaptability shown by hundreds of organisations in Canterbury following the earthquakes
- Unviersity of Canterbury media release: 1st December 2014
A new book that explores the impact of the Christchurch earthquakes on animals, and the lessons we can learn in animal welfare from the natural disaster, has been published by Canterbury Universit
- People in the Greater Christchurch area rebuilding or repairing their earthquake damaged homes can now get free advice to ensure they are warm, dry and energy efficient
- The 12-episode television series "Covered" will feature everything from repair methods and cash settlements process to advisory and social support services that are available to help residents in their decision- making process
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