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Editor Canterbury Rebuild Magazine
Melinda Collins
Editors note.
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry
Brownlee, and Christchurch Central MP Nicky
Wagner, discussing rebuild progress in the city
centre, in this issues Influencers columns on
pages 4-5.
Im a wallflower. I have no problem whatsoever with blending inconspicuously
into the background. Im rather resigned to this fact. But never before has it
been so blatantly obvious than when meeting Antony Gough.
My sartorial safety net of black, black and a splash of black is offset by
Antonys striking suit of electric blue which, if you look closely enough, is
covered in Oriental dragon designs.
Yes, he stands out in a crowd, as I describe on page 36. But whats refreshing
about Antony is he stands out as much for his fresh ideas and forward thinking
as he does for his physical presence.
But how many Rich Listers actually write their own media columns, as he says
proudly of the monthly write-up we run on our page 4-5 Influencers section?
How many say yes to almost as many interviews as they are offered? Again, the
answer is very few.
Yes hes bold and vivacious, but you know what? So are plans for The Terrace
and I, for one, am looking forward to the mark he makes on the city upon
completion of the vibrant and dynamic hub, complete with laneways,
courtyards and roof terraces, bars and restaurants.
Its an exciting prospect.
When my aunty, who has been tirelessly working on our family tree for several
years, saw my post on our Facebook page excitedly announcing my meeting
with Antony, she was quick to point out that were related.
Oh that must be where I get my flamboyance from, I jokingly replied.
I was for once not wearing black, that day having chosen to go for an
exuberant beige, my tongue firmly set in my cheek!
Im glad I got the opportunity to meet Antony for myself. Ive read just about
every article written about the man, but it was great to see first-hand that level of
passion and excitement he has for the city because Christchurch truly is an
exciting place to be, with an exciting future ahead. And Antony? Clearly hes got
Christchurchs back.
6: Citys largest hotel set to
open in April
8: Overwhelming support for
large scale city sports hub
10: Smaller and brighter trumps
2015 housing trends
11: Rebuild of a community
more than just buildings
13: Working ON or Working IN
Your Business
14: Experts simulate what
occurred below earth during
quakes
15: Environmental impact
considered for anchor
projects
19: A new local business
with a 3D twist
29: New name for CBD
development
34: Instigating a H&S culture
change
36: First buildings in The
Terrace for 2015 completion
27-32 Design & Build
NZIA and RMBA
First buildings in The Terrace
soon to open page 36
Smaller and brighter trumps
housing trends page 10
The countrys first 3D
printed caf page 19
Made up of buildings of various styles,
forms and levels facing inwards to a
central piazza, construction on The
Terrace began in September 2013 and
will be rolled out over several years
pages 36-37.
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Peter Townsend
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Chamber of Commerce
Chief Executive
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s people of Christchurch and Canterbury we have
Aevery reason to be optimistic as we enter into a new calendar year. We are approximately 25% into the overall rebuild of our city; with residential housing, the
commercial rebuild, infrastructure and civic amenities all
now progressing with much more certainty and clarity.
The $100 million a week spend on the rebuild will
continue throughout 2015 and despite the risk of capacity
constraints in the reconstruction - so far so good! It is
really exciting to see what is happening in our central city;
every day there is measurable progress, particularly in the
Retail Precinct, Justice Precinct, the Bus Exchange, as
well as commercial developments both in and around the
core of our central city.
The $20 billion spend on housing repairs and rebuilds
is certainly starting to manifest itself in serious housing
construction right across the city. As we continue to drive
the recovery in a much more predictable environment we
have the capacity to spend more time resolving sticky
issues around outstanding insurance settlements,
consenting processes and central city vs wider city
economic dynamics.
It is clear that Central Government, Local Government
and the community are now concentrating on working
towards agreed common objectives, something we have
been crying out for a long time. The citys economy
remains strong and tourism numbers are continuing to
build as more and more accommodation options come
online. The external perceptions of Christchurch are now
much more around a city that has transitioned through
the crisis of an emergency, through to restoring core
functions and now is entering into an extremely exciting
reconstruction phase. Visitors to Christchurch who I have
talked to are really excited about our prospects.
The interdependency between the rebuild and our
regional economy is recognised and we have exciting
developments occurring in the rural sector, particularly
around the harvesting and farming of water (the
importance of which is clearly underlined by the current
drought conditions).
One of the next pieces of work to be achieved across
our community is a clearer definition of what our
aspirations for our city really are i.e. what we really want
Christchurch to be, how will it be branded and what are
its key points of difference. We need to think about how
the rest of our world will see our city in the future and what
will make us really special.
Eugenie Sage
Green party MP
ousing will continue to be a big issue in 2015. The
Hlatest Consumer Price Index, released last month, shows both good news and bad news on the housing front. After years of being the most expensive place to build a
house, Christchurch no longer holds that dubious honour.
Christchurch still holds the record, however, for the highest
rental price increase, 4.9 percent over the last quarter.
Rental prices are consistently higher than the other regions
a clear indication Christchurch needs more houses and fast.
And we need what the Green Party has long promoted a
warrant of fitness for rentals to ensure that landlords provide
basic amenities in warm, dry and healthy homes.
Nationals plans to gut the Resource Management Act wont
result in more affordable housing. Interest rates, tax policies,
high net migration, an increasing population, and the
Governments failure to invest adequately in a state building
programme are all bigger contributors to escalating house
prices and a lack of affordable housing than the RMA.
The Nationals governments real agenda with its RMA
changes is ideological. It is to strengthen private property
rights and weaken the provisions in the RMA which safeguard
our natural environment and which help ensure pleasant and
attractive urban neighbourhoods.
The last time National deregulated the building industry to
drive down costs, this led to the leaky homes crisis with huge
costs to individual homeowners, councils and taxpayers.
Nationals plans to gut the RMA will lead to urban sprawl
and higher costs for councils and ratepayers in providing
water supply, sewage and other infrastructure to sprawling
suburbs.
Stronger private property rights and weaker community
rights risks more loss of wild nature through rubber stamping
of high impact developments, such as dairy conversions and
new irrigation storage schemes. It risks making it more
acceptable to clear native vegetation, reduce a neighbours
sunlight and pollute air and waterways.
Nick Smiths RMA plans will add costs and legal uncertainty.
This will benefit lawyers but it wont reduce the costs of new
house builds.
The Green Party would increase the supply of affordable
housing by undertaking a programme of state building,
introduce a capital gains tax, and introduce a Progressive
Ownership initiative to allow families to 'rent-to-own'
government-built houses at an affordable price.
The Greens would also make income related rent subsidies
available to local authorities as providers of social housing. It
would not do what National is doing in forcing the
Christchurch City Council to offload its social housing so
tenants can assess income related rents.
Everyone needs a warm, dry, and healthy home. We can
and must do better in increasing and improving our housing
stock and in providing more affordable housing.
Mark Johnston
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CEO
ith the festive season over for another year
Wand summer finally in full swing, retailers are already busy planning for Easter, autumn and beyond.
After a slow start, consumer spending picked up
pace from mid-December and Christmas Eve 2014
was most probably New Zealands biggest ever
shopping day. Boxing Day sales subsequently
maintained that late momentum right through until
the start of the New Year as Kiwis continued to keep
retailers busy.
One trend that emerged during the busy shopping
period of the year was the early start to discounting
by many retailers online Barkers, Briscoes, The
Warehouse and others kicked off their Boxing Day
sales on the 24th and 25th of December ahead of
their physical stores re-opening for business on the
26th.
This is a relatively new retailing trend that was
started by Amazon in the US and the UK three or
four years ago and its now gaining in popularity
both here in New Zealand and across the ditch in
Australia.
This year were also likely to see more local
retailers embracing click & collect shopping, where
customers shop online and then pick up their goods
in-store, often spending more when they hit the high
street or the mall.
Were also starting to see a growing number of
pureplay retailers retro-fit their online only stores
into traditional bricks and mortar environments.
Alibaba, the worlds biggest online retailer, recently
bought a chain of department stores in China as its
customers increasingly demand a physical
shopping experience to complement their online
one.
The blending of physical and virtual shopping
continues to be driven by the growing penetration of
mobile devices smartphones and tablets as
savvy consumers do their shopping homework on
the go while theyre out and about shopping.
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Gerry Brownlee
Earthquake Recovery
Minister
s I write this the countdown to the ICC Cricket
AWorld Cup is creating a huge buzz across the city. It will be a momentous occasion for Christchurch, and will show not just the rest of the
country, but also the world, that our rebuild is making
this city an exciting and vibrant place to be.
We have already seen the success of one international
test match and a one day international at our new
Hagley Oval - two fabulous 'dummy runs' for the World
Cup. The gentle simplicity of the pavilion's design
combined with the old-English feel of the grassed
embankments makes this a truly fantastic cricket venue.
And those aerial views of it broadcast from the Sky TV
drone camera high above the venue on Boxing Day in
particular, were terrific.
The Cricket World Cup is just one of the major events
our city will host this year, with the FIFA U-20 World Cup
being particularly notable. Momentum is gathering as
more and more buildings are completed, more bars and
restaurants open their doors, and the central city's
anchor projects emerge from the ground.
In tandem with the development of the new Bus
Interchange, work is well underway on changes to the
roading systems. The end result will be a compact, inner
city slow-drive-zone, with more efficient feeder routes for
the traffic on the CBD edges.
Our new inner city will be more pedestrian and cyclist
friendly, which will in turn create a more vibrant space for
our retail and hospitality sectors. And it's not far off. The
Bus Interchange will be open and operational in just a
few months.
By the time the FIFA U-20 World Cup begins its
Christchurch games in June, the city will be looking
significantly different, and I know we will gladly welcome
the thousands of sporting visitors here to enjoy it.
This really is the year of great momentum for
Christchurch and we are pushing full steam ahead with
our progress.
Hon Nicky Wagner Canterbury
Earthquake Recovery
Associate Minister
rebuilt Central Christchurch will have one of the
Amost modern, progressive central city travel networks in the country.We can all see the road cones and we know the city is
still undergoing major construction. The transport chapter
of the Christchurch Central Recovery Plan An Accessible
City allows us to start afresh and design a unique, shared
travel system that puts people first.
It was hard to miss the Bus Interchange foundations
being laid last year, and Im excited about the facility
opening mid this year. Passengers will have access to
more frequent services, as well as two super stops
planned for Tuam and Manchester streets. The Bus
Interchange is expected to triple the number of people
using public transport in the city.
The rebuilt inner city will thrive, and with the East Frame
Residential Precinct stimulating even greater residential
development, the goal is for the inner city population to
reach 20,000 by 2041. Designing a modern, reliable
network that works for people of all ages and levels of
mobility is vital to support this growing community.
Everyone wants city roads to be safe and for traffic to
flow smoothly. There will be changes to one- and two-way
roads to maximise the use of key routes, reduced speed
limits, shared travel zones, separated cycleways and
streets prioritised for buses.
A maximum 30km/hr speed limit will be set in the Inner
Zone, which is bound by Kilmore, Madras, Victoria, and St
Asaph streets and Rolleston Avenue, as well as outlying
sections of Colombo and Victoria streets.
We want to attract cyclists and pedestrians to the city
with shared zones, which will allow motorists access at a
lower speed limit, as well as dedicated cyclist and
pedestrian pathways.
The pathways, along the Otakaro/Avon River and
through the East, North and South frames, will be areas
where people can enjoy more green space and easy
access to central city shopping and hospitality.
An Accessible City will not only improve the transport
network and facilities but welcome more people back into
a revitalised Christchurch to work, live, study, relax and
play.
Antony Gough Central city
developer
he year is upon us and 2015 has started with a buzz of
Tactivity. The shutdown of most building sites over the Christmas New Year period is well behind us and all central city sites are back building. I see 2015 as the year of
greatest building in the CBD. The buildings along
Cambridge Terrace and Durham Street are rising out of the
ground. Deloitte House with its glass faceted street frontage
is showing its finished look and is due to for completion later
this year. It looks fantastic and is a credit to Steve Collins
and his team.
There is also a lot of activity around the Retail Precinct.
The new bus exchange is well advanced and due for its
opening in late April 2015. The Justice Precinct is also now
out of the ground and its steel upper form is now showing
above the ground floor. It is due for completion in late 2016.
Nick Hunts BNZ Centre, formerly Cashel Square, has
reached its full height on Hereford Street and this part is due
for completion in late 2015. The Cashel Street part opposite
Ballantynes is having its foundation work done and will soon
start to show some above ground works.
Tim Glassons Triangle Centre is progressing with its
completion due in late 2016. The Carter Groups Crossing
site has now been cleared and work is due to begin soon on
this important part of the Retail Precinct. This will include the
first off street public car parking building in our new CBD.
My Terrace development never really stopped and the full
scale of three of the four buildings along Oxford Terrace are
now complete. This part is expected to open in October
2015 with the rest of the development completed by the end
of 2016.
Grand Central on the old Grand Chancellor site has had
its contract awarded to Fletcher Construction and site works
on this seven storey building shall commence in May 2015.
The year 2015 will see a significant amount of our CBD
complete and 2016 will see most of the remaining projects
complete in the new CBD. It is all go in the city now.
Along with all this building activity we have started this
year with a lively Buskers Festival followed by the opening of
the second loop of the tram. This coincides with the opening
of the Cricket World Cup in mid-February. More events are
planned for Christchurch with the Kapa Haka competitions
and then the World Cup under 20s Football (soccer for
some of us) to hit us in June. We will be getting international
exposure with all these events in Christchurch which will be
fantastic for the city. Bring on 2015.
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EQC has come a long way since the
Christchurch quake series, and were
maintaining momentum to get each
claim resolved as soon as possible in 2015.
To date, the Canterbury Home Repair
Programme (CHRP) has repaired more
than 93 per cent of homes in the
programme, with around 900 underway,
and a few thousand homes to go.
Our aim is that by April 2015, every
homeowner in CHRP will have their home
fixed, their repair underway, or will know
FULL REPAIRS DONE 93.2%
FULL REPAIRS UNDERWAY 2%
HOME REPAIRS68,537 homes in the Canterbury Home Repair Programme
FULL REPAIRS TO DO 4.8%
Whats happening with EQC in Canterbury in 2015?
What happens after April?
As generally applies with insurance, EQC
requires an excess payment. From April,
EQC will begin posting invoices for
excess on completed CHRP repairs,
which is one of the final steps for
completing building repairs in Canterbury.
Excess amounts have already been
deducted from payments to customers
whose claims have been cash settled.
This includes payments made for
damage to land, contents as well as
buildings (in cases when damage was
under $15,000 or over EQC cap, and opt-
outs from the managed repair).
The recovered excess is invested in the
Natural Disaster Fund to be available for
future natural events covered by EQC.
By April 2015, EQCs aim is for every customer in the Canterbury
Home Repair Programme (CHRP) to either have their home
repaired or know how and when their claim will be settled.
Help is available
EQC will call CHRP customers who have yet
to decide how to settle their claim to discuss
how they wish to proceed and talk about
options that may make it easier for them.
Home owners who have not had a scope
since this time last year can have a no-
obligation detailed scope to give them more
We also know some people are reluctant
to have a managed repair because theyre
concerned theyll have to move out of their
home while the work is being done. We can
identify contractors who can carry out the
repairs with the homeowners still in
residence.
how and when their claim will be settled,
EQCs general manager for CHRP, Reid
Stiven, says.
EQC aims to give every customer
certainty and the confidence to move on
with their lives. To that end, EQC is working
with homeowners who have challenging
personal circumstances to discuss their
options and how to help them progress
their claim.
We will not compromise on quality or
cost to meet deadlines, Reid says.
186,807 CONTENTS CLAIMS
CLAIMS TO SETTLE 1%
CLAIMS
TO SETTLE 23%
148,901 LAND CLAIMS
Our aim is that by April
2015, every homeowner in
CHRP will have their home
fixed, their repair underway, or
will know how and when their
claim will be settled.
Figures as at January 2015
Call 0800 DAMAGE (326 243)
or visit EQC.govt.nz
CLAIMS
SETTLED 99%
CLAIMS
SETTLED 77%
information on which to base a decision,
without committing themselves to a
managed repair. A scope gives people an
assessment of the earthquake damage to
their home, the best repair strategies and
the average cost of these, Reid says.
Another option is to have a combination of
a partial managed repair and a partial cash
settlement.
This could work where, say, someone
wanted a managed repair on the outside of
their home but wanted to cash settle for the
interior work, so they could use their own
contractors later.
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Recognising the inherent risk and
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removal of asbestos in both residential and
commercial properties, to support both the
earthquake repairs and all other building
work.
A set of minerals characterised by their
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down pipes, fencing, vinyl floors, tiles, fuse
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Asbestos awareness are you safe?
And, although asbestos is generally quite
safe to remain in our homes, the risks arise
when materials containing asbestos are
damaged, removed or broken up, allowing
the fine particles to become airborne and
breathed in, or settling on carpets and
furniture.
If you breathe this dust in, fibres can get
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explains head of Agilitys specialist asbestos
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But many people underestimate the
danger of asbestos because symptoms
generally dont appear until 550 years after
exposure.
Chuck is passionate about eliminating the
dangers of asbestos, not only because of
his role in construction, but also because
he has lost friends to asbestos exposure.
Even if your house was built before the
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Asbestos presence is not something you
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The experienced
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For more than 15 years, the team at
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Sue McCormack
and the partners
and staff of
mortlock mccormack
law are proud to
be working
with Antony, Harcourt
and Tracy Gough
in The Terrace
development and the
Christchurch rebuild.
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The logo, with its linear pathways
spelling out The Terrace represent
the laneways which will be a key
feature of the completed development, while
the word The stands on its side because
nothing I ever do is straight up and down,
Antony laughs.
Ground breaking
development ramps up
Everything I do has a story behind it, even
if its just something as simple as a business
card.
Theres quite the story behind the ground
breaking development itself.
The first major rebuild development in the
central city, Antony promised to combine the
best global urban design with an iconic
location overlooking the Avon River.
It was bold, vibrant and modern
everything Christchurch desperately needed.
While the February 2011 earthquake had
devastating effects on the hospitality
precinct that was the Oxford Terrace Strip,
Antony says it provided an opportunity to
create a space that was even bigger and
better.
Made up of buildings of various styles,
forms and levels facing
inwards to a central piazza,
construction on the multi-stage
development started in
September 2013.
After a lull while some of the finer
points were ironed out construction is
now ramping up and the three buildings
on Oxford Terrace are expected to open by
early 2016.
The primary and secondary steel works
have been completed and the next step is
the con-floor or steel decking, then the
claddings come last. The shape and size is
really starting to show its form, Antony says.
The Hereford Street building will also be
up, but wont be occupied until 2016 while
Westpacs six storey building on the corner
of Oxford
Terrace
and Cashel
Street will
house 450
bank staff when
it opens in late-2016.
Concerned about central
city carparking or lack thereof Antony
has included plans for a 400 space
carparking building, with half available as
permanent parks and half for casual use.
The year-long construction of the
carparking building will begin in May and
will provide some much needed parking in
the retail precinct.
Carparking will get worse in the central
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city, he says.
Carter Group and The Terrace are the
only two public parking buildings planned
within the central zone. If it isnt so critical
why is it that malls utilise 50 percent of their
available space as parking?
We are bringing some exciting hospitality
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wouldnt you want to be here? Gough says.
Brownlee hailed Gough as the central
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the onset. And, one things for sure, after
spending an hour with Antony himself, I
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