“The Best and the Worst of the Christchurch Re-Build” – No better symbol for the inequity of the rebuild than the Hagley Cricket Oval

Four years after the 22 February earthquake we’re re-blogging a post from the site RebuildingChristchurch.wordpress.com as a tribute to the people who still live in Christchurch and wonder when their city will ever be restored to normal. Current estimates are that the re-build will be spun out over 10 years to provide a sustained boost…

“Cronyism Centre” to be Built in Christchurch? Ngai Tahu May Take Stake in Council

The Christchurch convention centre developers have been announced. The New Zealand Government has committed NZD$284 million of tax payers money to the project, with no announcement made as to who will own the $500 million convention centre after the build. Some commenters are saying it will be privately owned but will be a white elephant because Christchurch cannot support infrastructure of this…