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  • Port Hills rock roll zoning complete
    13 September 2012
    Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says all 37 remaining residential Port Hills properties at risk from rock roll have now been zoned red and eligible owners will receive a residential red zone offer from the Crown.
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  • Further red zone properties addressed
    13 September 2012
    Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has announced the basis of Government offers to owners of vacant and commercial/industrial land within the flat land residential red zone, as well as residential properties that are uninsured.
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  • Christchurch’s roadmap for infrastructure rebuild
    07 September 2012
    The five year schedule for the rebuild of Christchurch’s earthquake-damaged roads and underground services was released today by the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee and Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker.
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  • Reopening of Tuam Street
    06 September 2012
    Tuam Street has reopened to traffic for the first time since the 22 February 2011 earthquake, and is now accessible as a west-to-east one-way system.
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  • Red Zone offer process ready for Port Hills residents
    31 August 2012
    The Chief Executive of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, Roger Sutton, says the owners of eligible properties in the Port Hills will receive information about their Red Zone offer from next week.
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  • Review of land zoning decisions completed
    24 August 2012
    More than 100 flat land properties damaged by Canterbury’s earthquake series will have their zoning changed, following an assessment by the Zoning Review Advisory Group.
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  • Further 126 Port Hills properties rezoned
    17 August 2012
    A final decision has been reached on 126 more properties in the Port Hills, with the majority now zoned red.
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  • Building implosion a sign of progress
    03 August 2012
    The implosion of Radio Network House on Sunday morning is another sign of progress in the Christchurch rebuild, says Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) chief executive Roger Sutton.
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  • New unit will facilitate CBD investment
    30 July 2012
    Invest Christchurch is a new investment facilitation service operating within the Christchurch Central Development Unit (CCDU) of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA). Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says the unit’s initial focus will be the local and national investor, business and development communities, with an international investment marketing campaign set to be launched in the fourth quarter of this year.
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  • Impressive projects anchor a compact, green city
    30 July 2012
    Facilities for high performance sports, health and innovation, and a new convention centre are some of the highlights of the new central Christchurch, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says. The Recovery Plan released today showcases the new city, providing for the replacement of the key facilities a city like Christchurch requires.  Christchurch will be divided into precincts of health, arts and entertainment, retail, and the justice and emergency sectors.
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  • Discussion to begin on securing city land
    30 July 2012
    Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says with the design of the new central Christchurch area set out in the Recovery Plan it’s now time to start discussions about the transfer of land ownership. Commercial sensitivities meant it was not possible for CERA’s Christchurch Central Development Unit (CCDU) to start direct negotiations with land owners during its 100-day work programme.
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  • Radio Network Building implosion press conference
    17 July 2012
    CERA has rubber-stamped the demolition of the Radio Network House building, which will be the first in New Zealand to be imploded. The event is scheduled to take place early on Sunday August 5, and the 14-storey office block will take less than 8 seconds to be reduced to rubble. The project is being run by Naylor Love, Ceres New Zealand and internationally-recognised demolition experts Controlled Demolition Inc (CDI).
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  • Gloucester Street pedestrian Open Day
    12 July 2012
    Since reopening to traffic nearly 4 weeks ago, Gloucester Street has provided a well utilised route through the CBD – cutting right through the middle of the CBD Red Zone.
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  • Panel Discussion on Winter Resilience
    11 July 2012
    Winter is well and truly upon us and with it comes illness and the annual drive to keep Cantabrians warm and healthy.
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  • Flat land zoning review – applications closed
    02 July 2012
    Following the completion of all of the flat land zoning decisions, CERA announced the process for residents to lodge an appeal against the zoning decision on their land.
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  • Over 1100 Port Hills properties zoned green
    29 June 2012
    Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has today announced the rezoning of 1107 residential properties on the Port Hills from white to green, meaning the houses are safe for residential occupation and their owners can begin discussions with their private insurers and the Earthquake Commission (EQC) about repairs.
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  • Small number of properties remain white zoned
    29 June 2012
    Of the 1558 Port Hills properties awaiting land zoning decisions today, 166 will still need further assessment before a decision can be made, and will stay zoned white, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says.
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  • 285 Port Hills properties zoned red
    29 June 2012
    Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has today announced the Government’s red zone offer will be extended to the owners of 285 severely at-risk or largely destroyed residential properties in the Port Hills.
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  • Red zone offers a roaring success
    15 June 2012
    A major milestone has been reached in the offer and settlement process for residents in the residential red zone as the one year anniversary of the programme approaches, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says.
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  • Red zone offer extended to new categories
    15 June 2012
    Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has today announced the extension of the residential red zone offer to include residential properties that were under construction at the time of the 22 February 2011 earthquake, and a small number of not-for-profit non-residential buildings.
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  • Zoning review process in place
    15 June 2012
    Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has announced the introduction of a review process for those insured residential property owners who wish to query their land zoning.
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  • Road change update
    14 June 2012
    Work to reopen Durham Street North has been completed faster than anticipated and the one-way system will now open by 6pm tonight.
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  • CBD Red Zone commercial bus venture
    13 June 2012
    Earlier this year the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority called for expressions of interest from commercial operators regarding running bus visits through the CBD Red Zone.
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  • Upcoming CBD cordon changes
    13 June 2012
    Work to reduce the cordon is progressing with two changes scheduled for this Friday at 5pm.
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  • Snow issues - 11.50am Wednesday 6 June 2012
    06 June 2012
    The Avondale Earthquake Assistance Centre (EAC), based at the Avondale golf course, is closed today. The building is accessed by a long sloping ramp which is proving too hazardous to walk on in the snow. It will reopen tomorrow (Thursday 7 June). The CBD Red Zone remains open and operational today, however some contractors may assess their own work programmes if the heavy snow continues.  
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