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[ad_1] The project team submitted the resource consent applications for the wharf’s construction earlier this month. This will be a publicly notified resource consent processed by both Environment Canterbury and Christchurch City Council. Manager Regional Parks Paul Devlin says the project team are hopeful for the resource consent hearing to be held in early 2026. Construction…
[ad_1] A condition assessment carried out on Akaroa Wharf in late 2018 identified the structure was reaching the end of its useful life and on-going repair and maintenance was not economical. Construction of the new Akaroa Wharf is expected to begin in late 2025, following resource consent approval, and be completed in 2027. The resource…
[ad_1] Two existing wharves in Akaroa are being investigated as options for commercial operators to use while the town’s main wharf is deconstructed and rebuilt. Drummond Wharf and Daly’s Wharf are being assessed by the Christchurch City Council as commercial alternatives to be used while Akaroa Wharf is rebuilt in its current location. Head of…
[ad_1] Rebuilding the quake-damaged South Library and customer services building will cost less than repairing it, investigations show. The South Library Te Kete Wānanga o Wai Mōkihi, in Colombo Street, Beckenham, is the only library left in Christchurch’s network of 20 public libraries that has yet to be either fully repaired, or rebuilt, following the…
[ad_1] The design and construction of a new Olympic-sized swimming pool in Lower Hutt has been awarded to leading aquatic and sports centre building company, Apollo Projects. The multi-million dollar project will see the return of a swimming pool in Naenae, after the previous facility closed in 2019. Apollo Projects will work with Hutt City…
[ad_1] The post-earthquake rebuild of Christchurch is tracked in a new documentary film that will premiere in the city on Wednesday 28 October. When A City Rises is the sequel to the documentary When A City Falls and was filmed by award-winning filmmaker Gerard Smyth. The 90-minute documentary tracks the progress in Christchurch over the…
[ad_1] Over the past three years, the Christchurch City Council has invested $572 million in improving transport and three waters infrastructure, building on the initial $2.22b spent over five-and-a-half years under the post-quake SCIRT (Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team) programme. SCIRT – a purpose-built organisation funded nationally, locally and through insurance – was initially responsible…
[ad_1] Several hundred suburban facilities have been repaired and rebuilt across the city, including heritage buildings, libraries and community centres, at a cost of more than $150 million in the decade since the devastating Canterbury earthquakes. What opened when? Some of the community and major facilities opened (or reopened) to the public since the 2010/2011…
[ad_1] In an effort to rebuild New Zealand’s economy following COVID-19, the Government has introduced a new law (the Bill) to Parliament, which mentions specific infrastructure projects of different sizes and in different locations around New Zealand. These projects are focused on creating new employment opportunities and boosting local economies. TPG is nationally renowned for…
If you were forced out of your earthquake-damaged home you are set to get financial assistance and help finding accommodation from the Government. Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee this morning announced an assistance package for those displaced from their homes due to severe earthquake damage. It includes financial assistance of up to $330 a week…