The Influencers: Dr Megan Woods
For a city recovering from a major disaster like the Canterbury earthquakes, all the evidence suggests that simply rebuilding buildings and restarting businesses is not the end of the recovery journey. The lasting impact of the trauma of the disaster and the long, grinding recovery that follows can have lasting mental health impacts on […]
Dr Megan Woods: The Influencers
Nine years on from the September earthquake, one of the most difficult issues still remaining for people in our city is the case of on-sold overcap properties. This is where a home is damaged in the earthquakes, has an EQC claim or repair, and is then on-sold, only for it to be discovered there […]
Dr Megan Woods: The Influencers
A major priority for our Government is getting New Zealanders into warm, dry homes. As part of this, in our first budget in office we announced the Warmer Kiwi Homes programme. This provides subsidised insulation to low income homeowners to help make old homes warm, safe and dry. A lack of insulation is a […]
Dr Megan Woods: The Influencers
Recently I had the real pleasure of breaking ground at last on the construction site for the new Metro Sports Facility. Along with Mayor Lianne Dalziel and Minister for Sport and Recreation Grant Robertson, we turned the sod on the construction of the new indoor 50-metre competition pool and dive well. Canterbury’s swimmers have […]
Dr Megan Woods: The Influencers
One of the things I’m most proud of being able to help deliver as part of our Government is Mana Ake – Stronger for Tomorrow – a new mental health programme that gives every young person in Canterbury access to a mental health worker through their school. This policy is now fully rolled out, […]
Dr Megan Woods: The Influencers
Recently we reached a major milestone in the Canterbury recovery, with Christchurch City Council being given back control over their district planning process years ahead of schedule. I’m a strong believer that the best future for Christchurch is one where we return to local leadership over the future of our city and that’s […]
The Influencers: Dr Megan Woods
It was a pleasure to announce in early February the transitional use of several Crown-owned properties in Sumner for a new permanent skate park and the creation of a community green space. Sumner residents have long been calling for a permanent skate park and new greenspace and it’s great that we can now make […]
Dr Megan Woods: The Influencers
As we head into our second year of office, it’s been great to be able to take some time over the summer break and reflect on a very busy 2018. There have been some significant changes to make sure that people are able to get their homes fixed and get on with their lives, and […]
Dr Megan Woods: The Influencers
It was exciting to see in November that drilling is now underway at the Canterbury Arena site as part of early work to fast-track the project. Geotechnical investigations began in mid-November to determine the condition of the land as part of the Investment Case being prepared for the Arena. In total, 81 separate tests will […]
Dr Megan Woods: The Influencers
It was exciting last month to announce that we’ve begun a series of community workshops with local sporting codes, businesses and the entertainment sector to co-design our city’s new Multi-Use Arena. As part of the Acceleration Fund that was announced in Budget 2018, the council has requested that $220 million of funding goes towards […]
