A team project: Barry Bragg
The stadium at Te Kaha was built and finished on time, on budget, with no lost time to injury.
Last month, the Council opened the One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha, with zero lost time to injuries, and handed over earlier than scheduled, fully meeting specifications, and on budget.
As chair of the Te Kaha Project Delivery Limited, it is a great privilege to be responsible, on behalf of the community, to deliver this important symbol for our city, in partnership with Venues Ōtautahi and the Christchurch City Council.
A jointly funded project done through partnerships built on trust, collaboration, and engagement.
When I walked into the stadium on opening day last month, seeing the feature artwork, the façade, the landscaping, the interpretation panels, it made me very proud.
Our team will never forget this journey and the privilege of serving the community.
Our mission was ‘everyone home safe, every day’, so health and safety on this project was critical. The fact that we handed it over with zero lost time for injury speaks to the efforts of the whole team.
The other thing to mention was the commitment we made to minimise the effects of noise, dust and vibration on our neighbours. I would like to thank our neighbours for holding us to account and supporting us for all those meetings.
Te Kaha is the last of the 16 anchor projects built to regenerate the city centre following the earthquakes. It is important for the hearts and minds of the community as a place of pride, whanaungatanga, unity, belonging and cohesion for all.
It will also be fundamental to bringing additional investment and economic growth to the region, promoting Canterbury as an attractive place to work, study, live and visit.
