Sir Bob Parker: Nine Years On
Sir Bob Parker’s leadership was – and still is – widely regarded as what got our city through the dark days of 2011. We caught up with him about the poignancy of the nine-year anniversary.z We’ve just passed the nine-year anniversary of the Christchurch earthquakes, how poignant is that date for you? It is […]
The Influencers: Lianne Dalziel
This weekend we mark the ninth anniversary of the devastating 22 February 2011 earthquake that claimed 185 lives and impacted on thousands more, changing our city forever. It will be a time for us to pause and reflect on the tragedy, to remember the people and places that we lost, and all the challenges so […]
Local quake building innovation: how ABI Piers found a way to do their bit for the Christchurch rebuild
Since 2011 the directors of ABI Piers have managed commercial and residential earthquake repairs and rebuilds throughout Christchurch. With more than 40 years’ experience in construction, Chris and Nigel Colenso saw that large commercial buildings had expensive base isolation systems to protect them from earthquake damage, but there was no cost-effective system to protect smaller […]
Infrastructural Investment Funding: University of Canterbury lands well-deserved funding towards earthquake resilience
It’s safe to say that Christchurch has been leading the way when it comes to earthquake research, as we become determined to be an infrastructural world leader. Now a University of Canterbury infrastructure engineering programme has been awarded $12 million investment funding from the MBIE Partnerships Scheme for a project titled ‘Infrastructure Systems Engineered for […]
Building hope in the Himalayas: how four people set out to make a difference in Nepal
Just when it seems the world is suffering a surfeit of doom and gloom stories, along comes a story big-hearted enough to illuminate the entire universe. Along comes Project EBC and four fabulous people – Mike Lowden, Bette Chen, Tina Morrell and Fergus Flannery. Project EBC (Everest Base Camp) was born from the coming together […]