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8 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Quake anniversary Thursday February 22 2018 The Star Watch the memorial service at www.star.kiwi Report outlines growth POIGNANT: CTV Building survivor Maryanne Jackson says the new memorial at the site will be a good place to remember and reflect on those lost there seven years ago. PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER We remember •From page 1 There is a water feature and a place where flowers and mementos can be put. Three car parks remain on the memorial site next to where the regional television station’s entrance used to be. The faded, painted outline of CTV appears on each. In the middle sits a pile of river stones – each with a name of someone who died there. Ms Jackson said every year, a group of CTV colleagues, families and friends met at the site. “We could pick up a stone and talk about that person and say a few funny things about them and the good times we had together.” She said those lost would never be forgotten. “We will always remember them. They were doing their jobs. They were all very creative and talented people who were passionate about CTV. They all enjoyed working there – we all did. We were like a family.” Otakaro Ltd did the site landscaping. TENS OF thousands of new homes have been consented in Canterbury since the February 22, 2011, earthquake. Statistics NZ said yesterday Canterbury’s building costs and rents had risen faster than in other parts of the country. The figures came in a report to mark seven years since the devastating earthquake. In the seven years to September, 36,431 new homes were consented in Canterbury, up more than 10,000 when compared with the seven years before the earthquakes. The cost of building a new home in Canterbury, excluding land, rose 52 per cent in the eight years to September, compared with 40 per cent nationally. During the same period, rents rose 18 per cent in Canterbury – the same rise as experienced nationally. Between September 2012 to September last year, 17 per cent more people were employed compared to the period straight after the February 2011 earthquake. Many of the jobs were in construction, retail, and accommodation. By June 2012, Christchurch’s population had RISING: Since 2013, retail trade in Christchurch has gradually grown, with developments such as the BNZ Centre opening. fallen by more than 20,000 from 2010, as people moved away. It returned to pre-earthquake levels last year. In terms of retail trade, before the earthquakes it showed similar growth to the national level. It fell during 2011 and 2012. Since 2013, it has gradually recovered. Retail and hospitality growth in Christchurch then surged ahead of the national growth and maintained the gap until 2016. Large retail and hospitality developments such as the BNZ Centre, ANZ Centre and The Crossing have now opened. The number of people visiting Christchurch has nearly returned to pre-quake levels. The most common people to visit were tourists, followed by friends and family visiting. The report found accommodation capacity, although steadily increasing, was still 12 per cent lower than before the quakes. Still haven’t mowed the lawn? Don't let fostering become another thing you put off. We need foster carers in your area right now. 09 263 5151 iwanttofoster.co.nz Beautiful Teeth Meet the Owner Ryan Carlton Over 36 years experience and skills • Painting • Gib stopping • Wallpaper Natural Smile Free Consultation, No Obligation • Full Dentures • Dentures Repaired • Implant Assisted Dentures • Injection Moulded Flexible Partials • Relines • Mouthguards • Additions/Repairs • Purchase cleaning and care products from our website. All dentures personally designed and created to ensure a comfortable natural fit. DENTURES PLUS (2014) LTD Denture Clinic and Laboratory 396 Innes Road, St Albans. Phone 385 5517. Email: denturesplus@paradise.net.nz www.denturesplus.co.nz • Plasterboard stopping • Special finishes • Colour consulting www.masterpainters.co.nz Orbiter Bus stops Innes Road Gary - 021 329 881 gary@gkfyfeltd.co.nz Cam - 021 390 200 cameron@gkfyfeltd.co.nz Office - 03 338 9886 office@gkfyfeltd.co.nz
The Star Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Thursday February 22 2018 9 What’s happening today A number of events and services will be held today to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the February 22, 2011, earthquake. Here are some of the public events Civic Service – A civic service will take place today opposite the Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the February quake. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will speak at the 45min public service. It will start at 12.30pm on the corner of Montreal St and Cambridge Tce. This year’s service would be jointly hosted by the city council and Quake Families Trust. “The memorial has become a special place to the families and friends of those 185 names etched into the memorial wall, and has truly become a place for the community to come together and reflect on our shared experiences,” Mayor Lianne Dalziel said. REMEMBERING: A civic service will be held at the Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial today at 12.30pm. River of Flowers – Five sites along the Avon River will have River of Flowers events today running between 12.30pm and 1.30pm. The Avon Loop Planning Association will host one at Otautahi The Bricks at the Barbadoes St bridge. Another will be held at the former Medway St Bridge site, which will be supported by Avebury House and the Avon-Otakaro Network. The Wainoni Avonside Community Services will host one. It would have a pre-service at Wainoni Methodist Church, before walking across to the river. There will be another hosted by the Burwood Christian Centre at the Avondale bridge riverbank, and the last will be at the Christchurch Yacht Club car park in Moncks Bay. People can go along with flowers to drop in the river. Further information can be found at http://www.flourish. org.nz/river-of-flowers.html Earthquakes and Butterflies – A play to commemorate the seventh anniversary will open tonight. Earthquakes and Butterflies will be performed at the Transitional Cathedral until Sunday. Directed by Helen Moran, the play is based on a book by Kathleen Gallagher. It will be presented by Wickcandle and Imagine Theatre. The play is shaped by the life stories of a group of people whose lives “criss-cross” like fault lines under the city. For times and tickets, visit https:// www.eventfinda.co.nz/2018/ earthquakes-butterflies-7thanniversary-theatre-event/ christchurch CTV Building site – A private ceremony was held last night to bless the newlylandscaped CTV Building site. The site, on the corner of Madras and Cashel Sts, has been turned into a peaceful memorial site. It is now open for the public to visit. Local News Now Fire rages, homes at risk Quakes will cost council $10 billion SEVEN YEARS on, Deloitte has calculated how much the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes will cost the city council. It has said the total cost will be more than $10 billion. Of that, about $2.3 billion has been funded by other parties, so the city council has $7.7 billion to pay. As of June, the earthquakes had cost the city council $3.6 billion. Of that, $1.6 billion was Crown contributions, $0.9 billion was from insurance, $0.1 billion in increased rates levies, $0.2 billion from capital release and $0.6 billion from increased debt. The city council asked Deloitte to calculate the financial cost of the quakes to the city council as part of its Long Term Plan 10-year budget. It used the city council’s long term plans, forecasts and actual financial information to assess the impact. In terms of ongoing costs, Deloitte said a further $4 billion of earthquake-related capital investment was required over the next 30 years to return assets to the level they were prior to the quakes. With inflation, it would total $5.7 billion. You are invited to our
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