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News: tagged with "built environment"

• Work starts on new Linwood swimming pool

  Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, built environment, services
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 24th June 2020 The Linwood/Woolston community has celebrated the start of construction work on the eagerly-awaited Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool

• Stocktake of hospital buildings to guide investment

  Posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: health, services, built environment, Report
  Beehive media release: 10th June 2020 The Government now has the first ever clear and comprehensive picture of the state of New Zealand’s hospital buildings and other assets to help ensure future investment decisions deliver the best health outcomes for N

• Council nets Smart City accolade with earthquake response

  Posted: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: earthquake, disasters, Awards, built environment, resilience
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 8th June 2020 An innovative Christchurch earthquake response network, EQRNet, has taken top honours at the IDC Smart City Asia/Pacific Awards (SCAPA)

• Work Resumes on Stadium Waimakariri

  Posted: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, built environment, sport
  Waimakariri District Council media release: 27th May 2020 Construction has resumed on Stadium Waimakariri with contractors Leighs Construction working hard to make up time lost due to the COVID-19 lockdown

• Early start to Hereford Street work

  Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: built environment, recovery
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 21st May 2020 Hereford Street is being upgraded between Oxford Terrace and Manchester Street

• Major projects back under way across Selwyn

  Posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: built environment, recovery, transport
  Selwyn District Council media release: 5th May 2020 Major infrastructure and building works are swinging back into action in Selwyn following the move to Alert Level 3

• Christ Church Cathedral site ready for restoration

  Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: earthquake, recovery, rebuild, built environment, heritage
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 16th April 2020 Plans are under way to ensure that restoration work on Christ Church Cathedral can start as soon as possible after the lifting of lockdown restrictions

• Strike up the band for Edmonds Band Rotunda return

  Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: repair, recovery, recreation, built environment
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 11th March 2020 A project to restore Christchurch’s heritage Thomas Edmonds Band Rotunda on the banks of the Avon River is set to start this week. Under the $1

• Stabilising work to start on Christ Church Cathedral

  Posted: Thursday, March 5, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: built environment, rebuild
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 5th March 2020 People will soon see work happening on Christ Church Cathedral as the process of stabilising the earthquake damaged building gets under way

• Funding boost for regeneration projects

  Posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: rebuild, recreation, recovery, built environment
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 2nd March 2020 The Christchurch City Council’s plans for speeding up the city’s regeneration have been given a boost with the news the Government has approved three investment cases

• Upgrades coming for Victoria and Hereford streets

  Posted: Thursday, January 30, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: rebuild, repair, recovery, built environment, urban design, funding
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 29th January 2020 Two busy central city thoroughfares will get a facelift this year. Christchurch City Council has awarded Fulton Hogan a $13

• The Town Hall story: a Christchurch dream renewed

  Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: built environment, repair, earthquake, arts
  University of Canterbury media release: 9th December 2019 A new book published by Canterbury University Press captures an intimate story of the Town Hall - through the tortuous beginnings of the original project to the battle to save the complex after th

• Council considers investment case for new multi-use arena

  Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 in: Earthquake With tags: sport, recreation, earthquake recovery, built environment
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 9th December 2019 The Investment Case for a covered multi-use arena with seating for at least 25,000 people will be considered by Christchurch City Council on Thursday (12th December)

• Building begins for Foster Park Indoor Courts

  Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, sport, built environment
  Selwyn District Council media release: 26th November 2019 Work has officially begun on the building of the Foster Park indoor courts complex with a ground breaking ceremony this morning

• Clock tower repairs timed to start in July

  Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in: Earthquake With tags: built environment, earthquake, recovery, rebuild, heritage
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 26th June 2019 Work to repair and restore the damaged heritage clock towers in New Brighton and Scarborough will begin in July

• Q&A on Christchurch's multi-use arena

  Posted: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: sport, recreation, earthquake recovery, built environment, rebuild
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 29th May 2019 Christchurch City Council is working to fast-track progress on Canterbury’s new multi-use arena so the region can again host big-name entertainers and top-level sporting events

• Extra funding for Town Hall improvements

  Posted: Thursday, May 31, 2018 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake recovery, repair, arts, built environment
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 31st May 2018 Christchurch City Council has approved extra funding for the Town Hall restoration

• Preliminary Convention Centre design images released

  Posted: Wednesday, April 5, 2017 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake recovery, rebuild, built environment
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 5th April 2017 Preliminary design images of the new Christchurch Convention Centre showing how it will enhance the heart of the city have been released by Ōtākaro Limited

• Building owners responsible for safety checks

  Posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake, safety, emergencies, built environment
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 18th November 2016 Building owners are being reminded of their role in keeping tenants safe in the wake of Kaikoura's 7.8 magnitude earthquake

• Earthquake-prone building register now online

  Posted: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake recovery, rebuild, built environment
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 8th November 2016 A new register that lists the known earthquake-prone buildings in Christchurch will allow members of the public to search the status of buildings