Marian Johnson: The Influencers
Last month, I borrowed from our Prime Minister’s recent remarks where she spoke of how important innovation is for NZ’s future as a thriving nation. In short, she said that innovation must be cultivated throughout the country. Ministry of Awesome (MoA) is working hard alongside everyone else in our Canterbury startup and innovation community […]
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 […]
Leeann Watson: The Influencers
We recently welcomed the Right Hon Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister at a Chamber event in Ōtautahi Christchurch. In her address, the Prime Minister shared the Government’s main economic objectives for 2019, which included strengthening the export base, trade training, a review of the tax system, and investing in wellbeing ahead of the Budget. As […]
The Influencers: Ivan Iafeta
Like the Arts Centre, the Christchurch Town Hall holds many special memories for people and its re-opening is a significant milestone in the city’s recovery. Completion of the new Spark building, the Aotea Gifts building and Convention Centre are further milestones on the horizon. The activity at the Town Hall from now on will […]
The Influencers: John Bridgman
I hope you’ve taken the opportunity over summer to walk along the City Promenade which we completed and opened in November. The Promenade is a significant part of Te Papa Ōtākaro/Avon River Precinct but there are three outstanding pieces of work for us to carry out this year to complete this Anchor Project. The first […]
The Influencers: Michael Johnson
Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) can show how traditional procurement methods are outdated, and provide real benefits to clients, consultants and contractors. The simplistic concepts of ECI make it hard to understand why this has not already become common practice in New Zealand. However, it does require a paradigm shift in thinking; one based […]
The Influencers: Marian Johnson
Recently, our PM talked to Business NZ about 2019’s five budget priorities; three of the five make it clear that nurturing, cultivating and supporting innovation are critical to the future of our country. After all, if we are to ‘transition to a sustainable low emissions economy’, then we will need to replace old […]
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 […]
The Influencers: Leeann Watson
The changing demographic of our city is something to celebrate, as we see greater diversity through the number of migrants living and working in Christchurch. We currently have a population of over 316,000 people, projected to grow to over 341,200 in 20 years. As Christchurch becomes an increasingly attractive place to live and […]
Ivan Iafeta: The Influencers
If you visited somewhere outside Christchurch during the holiday period and found several tower cranes and a number of mobile cranes operating in close proximity, it is likely that you considered it to be an area where there was a lot of investment and development happening. It is also likely that people from […]
