Ratepayers to fund big-ticket items
Christchurch City councillor Claudia Reid has slammed a lack of communication from the Government over how the council and ratepayers ight pay for anchor projects in the central-city recovery blueprint.
View ArticleOwners unhappy with plans to take building
The Government has done nothing to rebuild Christchurch but has instead razed broken property and is threatening to demolish good buildings, a co-owner of the Ng building in Madras St says.
View ArticleRichlister Carter backs city plan
Christchurch's richest man is backing the central-city plan and has dropped hints about investing in the new convention centre.
View ArticleCity plan targets engineers' building
The first large post-earthquake commercial building in central Christchurch looks set to be demolished to make way for the city's stadium.
View ArticleHandbrake applied on central-city car dealers
Car dealers in the new central-city "frame" appear to be at odds with the Government's recovery plan.
View Article$600m hospital plan awaits nod
Canterbury's planned $600 million hospital redevelopment is still awaiting Government approval despite the project being at the core of the new central-city health precinct.
View ArticlePrivate hospitals intend to stay on existing sites
Private investment will be vital for Christchurch's new health precinct, but the city's private hospitals have no plans to leave their sites.
View ArticleNo city return for McKenzie and Willis
The CBD blueprint has terminated any possibility of furniture store McKenzie and Willis returning to the central city, but the business owners are unfazed.
View ArticleCity plan puts bar expansion on hold
Richard Middleton planned to expand his central-city bar, but the Government's recovery plan has left it ''on the edge of nothing''.
View ArticleSmaller facilities eyed in move to cut rebuild costs
Smaller civic facilities could be on the cards for Christchurch as the city council moves to limit the financial costs of the Government's ambitious rebuild plan.
View ArticleSocial housing left out of city plan
Welfare agencies are stunned that the Christchurch recovery blueprint has bypassed social housing.
View ArticleCultural centre plans under wraps
Ngai Tahu is keeping quiet on its plans for a cultural centre in Victoria Square.
View ArticleEastern property values to jump
Christchurch's new blueprint looks likely to cause a jump in property values in the eastern central city, triggering a call for action to stop low-income residents being pushed out.
View ArticleCity cycle plan has Sutton's support
Plans for a bike-friendly central Christchurch are spinning the wheels of cycling advocates.
View ArticleBlueprint 'land grab' under fire
The Government buy-up for the central Christchurch blueprint has been described as a "land grab" and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) as a "den of thieves".
View ArticleOwners try to slow land acquisition process
Central Christchurch property owners opposed to the Government's plans to acquire their land are trying to slow down the acquisition process by refusing to supply critical information on their properties.
View ArticleUnwilling landowners to get ultimatum
Landowners unwilling to negotiate with the Government on central Christchurch blueprint buyouts will be told, "This is the offer, have a nice day", the earthquake recovery boss says.
View ArticleChristmas deadline unlikely to be met
New Regent St is unlikely to be open in time for the Christmas shopping rush after an engineering dispute delayed consent.
View ArticleWork on new pool to start 2013
Authorities want work to begin on Christchurch's new metro sports facility and convention centre by the end of next year but have yet to acquire any of the land needed for the project.
View ArticleCouncillor slams blueprint detail delay
Repeated delays in releasing information behind the blueprint for the rebuild of central Christchurch are "ridiculous", a city councillor says.
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