The Influencers Column: Dr Megan Woods
As we head in to the 8th year since the earthquakes, Canterbury has so much to be proud of. Hundreds of thousands of homes have been repaired, large swaths of our city have been rebuilt and some truly amazing new public spaces have been created. For most people, the trauma of the earthquakes […]
The Influencers Column: Garth Wynne
Men’s behaviour towards women is, quite rightly, under scrutiny. The message is clear. Men need to understand respect. Having worked in schools for 35 years, I am convinced the key challenge we face is to help our young men grow emotional confidence. Emotional confidence – and associated self-awareness and empathy – is a […]
The Influencers Column: Mark Hamilton
If you own, manage or occupy a building that’s a workplace, you should be up to speed with some regulations that will affect you. On Wednesday 4 April, 2018, important sections of the Health & Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations came in to force. There has been a two-year grace period to get […]
The Influencers Column: Albert Brantley
The success of the recent Lantern Festival has given Christchurch the first real taste of what a spectacular stage Te Papa Ōtākaro/Avon River Precinct can be for this city. Thousands of people made their way along parts of the riverside promenade to find a vantage point on the steps of the Terraces or […]
The Influencers Column: Ivan Iafeta
In mid-March, our organisation Regenerate Christchurch published some recently taken drone images of the Bexley Wetland and Southshore Spit on social media, and the photos generated a large amount of positive engagement with our online audiences. The positive feedback we received – and continue to receive – reflects the importance that the areas […]
The Influencers Column: Leeann Watson
Christchurch has been presented with a unique opportunity to redevelop itself. While that comes with a price tag, we should ensure we deliver an experience and standard of living that reflects the fact that we are New Zealand’s second largest city. We need to create a city that attracts the best talent and […]
The Influencers Column: Dr Megan Woods
One of the biggest remaining challenge of our rebuild is the ongoing mental health impacts of the earthquakes – especially for our kids. As well as the initial trauma, there have also been the years of slow grinding recovery, which has been especially hard for the people still stuck in broken homes and […]
The Influencers Column: Callum Massie
According to the 2017 report ‘Future demand for construction workers’, released by the MBIE, construction investment growth is set to peak in 2020 and increase the requirements for construction-related occupations until at least late 2022. This means employers are facing an increasing skills shortage and having to alter the ways they recruit and […]
The Influencers Column: Ivan Iafeta
Christchurch’s rebuild is an opportunity to transform our city and leave a legacy for future generations, something which requires public and private organisations to partner together. Exploring these new ways of working together has long-lasting, far-reaching benefits for all of us. I’m really pleased that Regenerate Christchurch has now signed agreements with both […]
The Influencers Column: Amy Carter
New Zealand was recently named as the most prosperous country in the world by The Legatum Institute. The London based think tank has recently released its annual global Prosperity Index for 2018, a huge survey that ranks the most prosperous nations. New Zealand now outranks Finland – a country we are often highlighted […]
