Street Update
As at 1.00 pm yesterday (Friday) Swanns bridge was open, as was the Swanns end of Retreat Road (although it is closed to through traffic and a local safety warning has been issued – see below). The...
View ArticleHoly Trinity Avonside
Images of the devastation to our two cathedrals and inner-city churches are well enough known. Below are photographs taken a few days ago of Holy Trinity Avonside which hasn’t featured as much. While...
View ArticleSuper Shed – again
Since publishing the previous blog entry it transpires that council staff have known of the relocation of the Super Shed for some weeks. The Council’s Business Support unit published a web page dated...
View ArticleRoger Sutton – Explaining the Green Zone categories
Roger Sutton will be on Maori TV at 1.30 on Saturday explaining the new Green Zone technical categories.
View ArticleBarbecue at Avonside Girls High School – with photos
Arrow, project managers for the work at the School, and the Ministry of Education hosted a barbecue this morning to which local residents were invited. It was an opportunity to see how much work had...
View ArticleFour more new geotech factual reports
EQC have released four more T&T geotechnical factual reports. These reports cover: St Albans Waimairi/Queens Park Wainoni Waltham These, and the previously released reports, can be found here. To...
View ArticleHappy new year
Happy new year one and all. Please spare a thought for those who went north for a quiet time and got soaked. Unless something significant happens, the next post will be on the 4th.
View ArticleMayor’s Welfare Earthquake Relief Fund – applications now open
From the council’s website here. The Christchurch City Council is calling for residents who have been doing it tough since the earthquakes to put forward their application for the Mayor’s Welfare...
View ArticleWe are not looking after each other
There have been many fine words about the need to look after each other, however it is clearly not happening. Those best placed to help aren’t, and many of those who would like to no longer can. There...
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