Christchurch Central Recovery Plan

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Hardcopy of the July 2012 Christchurch Central Recovery Plan

The Christchurch Central Recovery Plan, often referred to as the Blueprint, is the plan developed by the Fifth National Government of New Zealand for the recovery of the Christchurch Central City from a series of earthquakes, in particular the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act 2010 required the Christchurch City Council to develop a recovery plan for the central city. The plan, known as Share an Idea, was presented to the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, Gerry Brownlee, in December 2011. Brownlee rejected the city council's plan, established the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA), and tasked that organisation with developing a plan based on the city council's draft. The Christchurch Central Recovery Plan was published in July 2012 and defined 17 anchor projects. All projects where a timeline was specified were to have been finished by 2017; none of the 17 projects have been delivered on time and some have not even been started yet.

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Anchor projects

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Map identifying the 17 anchor projects

The plan defined 17 anchor projects. [1] There was tension between central government and the city council, the latter having had its Share an Idea plan rejected and the former imposing a very different plan. This tension culminated in Brownlee calling the mayor of Christchurch, Bob Parker, "a clown" in February 2012. [2] Parker later revealed that receiving an apology from Brownlee stopped him from resigning his office. [3] In August 2013, the city council then openly defied Brownlee's wish to have the Christchurch Town Hall demolished and a new venue built as part of the Performing Arts Precinct. [4]

The Frame

A frame was created to help define a central area known as "the Core", which was to be of a scale appropriate to current demand. The Frame (Māori: Te Hononga Mokowā) was to be in three parts (north, east, and south) [lower-alpha 1] and was to allow for short to medium term expansion and development of central Christchurch. The development of the Frame was led by CERA. [5]

Earthquake Memorial

The national Earthquake Memorial is the Crown's official memorial for those killed or seriously injured in the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The memorial was envisaged as a place of local, national and international significance where individuals could reflect and large groups can gather. The recovery plan did not indicate a location for the memorial. [lower-alpha 2] The project was led by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage [6] and the memorial was opened for the February 2017 earthquake anniversary. [7]

Te Puna Ahurea Cultural Centre

A world class cultural centre was proposed for the north-west corner of Victoria Square on the site of the former Crowne Plaza. [lower-alpha 3] This centre was planned as a focal point for cultural celebration and diversity, and was to be led by Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. [8] Ngāi Tahu abandoned this project in April 2016. [9]

Avon River Precinct

The Avon River Precinct (Māori: Te Papa Ōtākaro [10] and Te Papa o Ōtākaro in the initial version of the recovery plan [11] ) was the redevelopment of the Avon River corridor through the central city, from the Antigua Street bridge at Christchurch Hospital to the Fitzgerald Avenue bridge at the eastern border of the central city. The park zoning extended 30 metres (98 ft) from either side of the river and included a proposed redevelopment of Victoria Square. [lower-alpha 4] The project was jointly led by CERA and Christchurch City Council. [12]

The Square

In a project led by Christchurch City Council, Cathedral Square was to be restored as the civic heart of the central city. CERA's regeneration plan proposed lower buildings on the north side to prevent shading (although when Christchurch City Council requested in 2019 that the Crown's rebuild agency take into consideration shading that would be caused by a proposed nine-storey hotel that is part of the convention centre, the request was denied [13] ) with little detail provided. [lower-alpha 5] The plan did mention the proposed central library and the convention centre, both planned as anchor projects for the north side of The Square, as well as space being "kept for a new cathedral", but was otherwise short on detail. [14] The new library (Tūranga) opened in 2018; [15] as of 2020, the convention centre is under construction, [16] and the repair of the existing cathedral commenced in May 2020. [17]

Retail Precinct

The development of the Retail Precinct was left to the private sector. [18] [lower-alpha 6] By October 2011, private interests had combined and opened a temporary container mall known as Re:START, with Ballantynes, Christchurch's remaining department store, as the retail anchor. [19] The project was a huge success and gained international attention for its quirkiness. [20] In June 2014, about half the container mall moved to a different site to make way for a construction project. [21] Re:START closed in January 2018. [22]

The development of permanent buildings in the Retail Precinct proceeded much more slowly than expected. The delay was caused by the planning rule imposed by CERA that each development project must have at least 5,000 square metres (54,000 sq ft) of land. As land was in multiple ownerships, with each title significantly smaller than the stipulated minimum, developers struggled to amalgamate enough land before they could seek planning permission. [23] [24] To break the deadlock, the Christchurch Central Development Unit (CCDU, a subsidiary of CERA) bought up much of the land to overcome the disjointed ownership. [25]

Convention Centre Precinct

The Convention Centre Precinct was led by CERA. Apart from the convention centre itself, given the name Te Pae in 2018, it comprises a number of buildings (mainly hotels). [26] [27] The Crown purchased most buildings on two city blocks (with the exception of Rydges Hotel, the car parking building behind it, the building known as Caffe Roma – none of those on designated land, and Isaac House, which was on designated land but was allowed to remain) and closed Gloucester Street. [lower-alpha 7] After many delays, Te Pae was to have opened in October 2020 but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an opening can now be expected in 2021. [16] The original plan was for the Crown to partner with private companies, e.g. hotel developers, to build a complete precinct. This was later scaled back to the convention centre itself, with the Crown the sole developer. One of the planned hotels, a five-star outfit, was announced for the corner of Colombo Street and Cathedral Square (facing Gloucester Street) in 2017, with the Crown looking for a developer. [28] All hotel sites at Te Pae, plus the block of land designated for the Performing Arts Precinct located north of Gloucester Street, was bought by the Carter Group. Philip Carter hopes to have the five-star hotel open by April 2023, and will then build one or two more hotels on the remaining Te Pae land. [29]

Health Precinct

The Health Precinct (Māori: Te Papa Hauora) is a project to be delivered by the private sector adjacent to Christchurch Hospital, incorporating part of the South Frame. [lower-alpha 8] The idea was to concentrate those facilities that are health and research-related in close proximity to the existing hospital. [30] The first major private investment into healthcare, Forté Health, opened in February 2014 far away from the Health Precinct. [31]

Justice and Emergency Services Precinct

The Justice and Emergency Services Precinct houses government and emergency services on three-quarters of a city block surrounded by Durham Street, Lichfield Street, Colombo Street, and Tuam Street. [lower-alpha 9] The development was undertaken by the relevant government agencies (Justice, Police, Corrections, Courts, and Fire Service). [32] The building officially opened on 12 September 2017 (just days prior to the 2017 general election) but staff did not move in for another month. [33] It has been too small for the 1100 staff from the beginning. [34]

Performing Arts Precinct

The Performing Arts Precinct was a development led by CERA, covering parts of two city blocks. [lower-alpha 10] The designated land allowed for the Christchurch Town Hall to be rebuilt on the site, and was to possibly include a performing arts centre with two auditoria, to host the Court Theatre, the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, the Music Centre of Christchurch, and it acknowledged the Isaac Theatre Royal that is located within this designation. [35] In a vote by the city council to restore the town hall in contradiction to the Blueprint, a vote that many regarded as a sign for the city council wanting to take back control, the Performing Arts Precinct was derailed. [4] By 2020, only two projects have proceeded (restoration of the Isaac Theatre Royal and construction of the performance venue The Piano); both delivered by the private sector. [36] [37] The Court Theatre is expected to move into the Performing Arts Precinct in 2023. [38] The northern half of the designated land was acquired by the Carter Group and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Christchurch in 2019 for church and education purposes. [29] The land in the southern block occupied by the Forsyth Barr Building was also taken out of the designation upon the decision to convert the office building to a hotel; it is now occupied by the Crowne Plaza Christchurch. [39]

Central Library

The project lead for the central library, named Te Whare Pukapuka Matua in the Blueprint, was Christchurch City Council. [40] Located at the north side of Cathedral Square, [lower-alpha 11] it opened in October 2018. Named Tūranga, the building is regarded as iconic and has won a number of awards. [41] [42]

Residential Demonstration Project

The Residential Demonstration Project (Māori: Whakaaturanga Kāinga) is a private development, enabled through the Crown providing 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft) of land north of Latimer Square. [lower-alpha 12] [43] The developer was chosen through a design competition in 2013 but in November 2015, CCDU confirmed that the project would not go ahead; it was the first anchor project that had failed to proceed. [44] In an analysis published in the Lincoln Planning Review, the author described the Crown's approach to the project as displaying a "level of naïve neoliberal faith that the markets could deliver urban regeneration to a badly damaged city [that] was not seen even in Margaret Thatcher’s Britain". [45]

Metro Sports Facility

The Metro Sports Facility (Māori: Taiwhanga Rēhia) is proposed to be a large venue for aquatic sports, an indoor stadium, a high performance centre, recreation and performance space on a 70,000 square metres (750,000 sq ft) site. [lower-alpha 13] The project was to be delivered by Christchurch City Council, the private sector and non-governmental organisations. [46] The delivery of this project has since been taken over by Ōtākaro Limited (an organisation owned by the Crown) and jointly funded by the city council and the Crown. [47] After years of delays caused by cost overruns, construction started in August 2019. [48] As of 2020, the facility is predicted to open in 2022. [47] [ needs update ]

Stadium

The stadium (Māori: Taiwhanga Hākinakina) is proposed as a large multi-purpose indoor facility, covering most of three city blocks (the bordering roads are Madras Street, Hereford Street, Barbadoes Street, and Tuam Street). The stadium would thus occupy Cashel and Lichfield streets. [lower-alpha 14] The stadium is a joint initiative by Christchurch City Council and the Crown, with several other partners including the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). [49] After many years of discussion, the city council confirmed a stadium investment case in December 2019 and cabinet approved its funding contribution in March 2020. Completion of the construction project is hoped for 2024. [50] [51]

Cricket Oval

The cricket oval in Hagley Park [lower-alpha 15] (Māori: Papa Kirikiti) was to be enhanced so that it could host domestic and international tests. It was a joint project between CERA, the city council, and New Zealand Cricket. [49] As any development within Hagley Park is controversial, the consent application was directly sent to the Environment Court, as any normal consent decision was expected to be appealed to the court anyway. The Environment Court approved the application in August 2013 [52] and the new Hadlee Pavilion opened on 15 September 2014, [53] in time for the 2015 Cricket World Cup; three games were played at the Hagley Oval. The redevelopment cost three times as much as the NZ$1.5m that had initially been approved by the city council. [54] It was the first anchor project to be completed. [55]

Bus Interchange

The Bus Interchange (Māori: Whakawhitinga Pahi) was proposed as an effective system for public transport, and as a replacement for the damaged Bus Exchange. The proposed Bus Interchange was to be located opposite the Bus Exchange, on the south side of Lichfield Street. [lower-alpha 16] The project was to be led by Environment Canterbury (the Canterbury Regional Council), Christchurch City Council, CERA, and the NZ Transport Agency. [56] In the end, the Crown built the Bus Interchange and it opened on 25 May 2015. [57] The cost to the Crown was NZ$53m and as part of the global settlement between the Crown and the city council, the building was transferred to the city council for $23m in October 2019. [58]

Innovation Precinct

The aim of the Innovation Precinct (Māori: Te Puna Rerekētanga) was to encourage collaboration between innovative businesses and research organisations, thus improving productivity for Christchurch and New Zealand. The general location of the Innovation Precinct was the area around High Street, where the South Frame and the East Frame meet. [lower-alpha 17] At the time of the Blueprint's release, the EPIC (Enterprise Precinct and Innovation Campus) project was already underway and proximity to the Christchurch Polytech (now known as Ara Institute of Canterbury) was seen as a benefit. [59] The largest tech business that has moved into the area is Vodafone, which established its South Island headquarters in the InnoV8 building in 2016. [60] Another building that houses a tech company is Orbica on Lichfield Street. [61] As of 2020, about half of the land between Lichfield Street, Poplar Street, Tuam Street, and Manchester Street remains as gravel car parks. [62]

Timeline

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Anchor project timeline as of July 2020

The timeline graphic is based on the indicative project delivery schedule contained in the Blueprint published in July 2012, [63] a pamphlet published in November 2014 [64] plus the status as of July 2020. None of the projects were delivered as per the originally published indicative project delivery schedule. [65] The first project to be completed was Hagley Oval (September 2014). The original schedule saw all projects where a delivery date had been specified completed by March 2017; at that point in time just three of the seventeen projects had been completed (the Bus Interchange was the second project (May 2015) to be finished, and the Earthquake Memorial the third project in February 2017). [65] Ngāi Tahu abandoned its anchor project—Te Puna Ahurea Cultural Centre—in April 2014. [9] As of July 2020, neither the Square, the Residential Demonstration Project, nor the stadium had been started, and only the stadium had a confirmed project status.

Footnotes

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Land designated for the anchor projects is shown in blue
  1. ↑ The Frame is shown as number 6 on the designation plan.
  2. ↑ The Earthquake Memorial is therefore not shown on the designation plan.
  3. ↑ Although the site had been occupied by a private hotel, the land was owned by Christchurch City Council; a land designation was therefore not needed.
  4. ↑ No land was designated for the proposed work in the Avon River Precinct.
  5. ↑ No land was designated for the Square project.
  6. ↑ No land was designated for the Retail Precinct.
  7. ↑ The Convention Centre Precinct is shown as number 1 on the designation plan.
  8. ↑ The Health Precinct was proposed to be located in part of the South Frame, which is shown as number 6 on the designation plan.
  9. ↑ The Justice and Emergency Services Precinct is shown as number 4 on the designation plan. The whole block got designated but the Crown sold the land facing Colombo Street to a private developer; Hoyts EntX was built on that site.
  10. ↑ The Performing Arts Precinct is shown as number 2 on the designation plan.
  11. ↑ The Central Library is shown as number 3 on the designation plan.
  12. ↑ The Residential Demonstration Project is shown as number 9 on the designation plan.
  13. ↑ The Metro Sports Facility is shown as number 8 on the designation plan.
  14. ↑ The stadium is shown as number 7 on the designation plan.
  15. ↑ No additional land was needed for this project; hence it is not shown on the designation plan.
  16. ↑ The Bus Interchange is shown as number 5 on the designation plan.
  17. ↑ The south-east corner of the Frame, envisaged for the Innovation Precinct, is shown as number 6 on the designation plan.

Notes

  1. ↑ CERA 2012, p. 4.
  2. ↑ Church, Logan; McCammon, Belinda (24 April 2017). "Brownlee bows out of Christchurch rebuild". Radio New Zealand . Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Cairns, Lois; Turner, Anna (12 November 2012). "Parker humiliated by Brownlee's 'clown' comment". The Press . Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 Mathewson, Nicole; Conway, Glenn; Young, Rachel (30 August 2013). "Councillors vote for full Town Hall restoration". The Press . Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  5. ↑ CERA 2012, p. 33.
  6. ↑ CERA 2012, pp. 47f.
  7. ↑ "Canterbury earthquake memorial to open for February 22, 2017 anniversary". The Press . 6 January 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  8. ↑ CERA 2012, pp. 49f.
  9. 1 2 Wright, Michael (27 April 2016). "Ngai Tahu shelves plans for cultural centre in Christchurch's Victoria Square". Stuff . Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  10. ↑ CERA 2014, p. 53.
  11. ↑ CERA 2012, p. 53.
  12. ↑ CERA 2012, pp. 53–56.
  13. ↑ McDonald, Liz (17 July 2020). "Crown rebuild company rejects Christchurch City Council request on Te Pae hotel plan". Stuff . Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  14. ↑ CERA 2012, pp. 57f.
  15. ↑ Law, Tina (14 October 2018). "Thousands visit Christchurch's new $92m central library". The Press . Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  16. 1 2 Zaki, Anan (14 April 2020). "Christchurch's $475m convention centre opening pushed back". Radio New Zealand . Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  17. ↑ Kenny, Lee (12 May 2020). "News bite: Christ Church Cathedral restoration work to begin". Stuff . Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  18. ↑ CERA 2012, pp. 65f.
  19. ↑ Stylianou, Georgina (28 October 2011). "Christchurch shopping set to resume". The Press . p. A1. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  20. ↑ Wright, Michael (22 October 2012). "Global travel guide hails Chch as top destination". The Press . Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  21. ↑ Stylianou, Georgina (13 June 2014). "Video captures Re:Start Mall's move". The Press . Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  22. ↑ McDonald, Liz (31 January 2018). "Christchurch container mall tenants scatter as six-year-old 'temporary' community ends". The Press . Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  23. ↑ McDonald, Liz; Steeman, Marta (24 December 2012). "Rivals compete for central site". The Press . Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  24. ↑ McDonald, Liz (16 April 2013). "Investors in tussle over City Mall plans". The Press . Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  25. ↑ McDonald, Liz (18 October 2013). "City mall land purchase gives certainty". Fairfax Media New Zealand . Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  26. ↑ CERA 2012, pp. 67f.
  27. ↑ Hayward, Michael (30 May 2018). "Christchurch convention centre now known as Te Pae". Stuff . Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  28. ↑ McDonald, Liz (1 December 2017). "New five-star hotel planned for Christchurch convention centre site". Stuff . Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  29. 1 2 McDonald, Liz (7 December 2019). "$500m for new Catholic cathedral, school, hotels and car parking in central Christchurch". Stuff . Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  30. ↑ CERA 2012, pp. 69f.
  31. ↑ "Forte Health is open for business". Stuff . 28 February 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  32. ↑ CERA 2012, pp. 71f.
  33. ↑ Hayward, Michael; Mitchell, Charlie (12 September 2017). "Christchurch's justice precinct 'opens' a month before it is expected to be operating". Stuff . Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  34. ↑ Zaki, Anan (16 December 2019). "New Christchurch justice precinct needs too many repairs and too small, union says". Radio New Zealand . Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  35. ↑ CERA 2012, pp. 77f.
  36. ↑ "Isaac Theatre Royal opens today". The Press . 17 November 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  37. ↑ "The Piano hits all the right notes" (Press release). Christchurch City Council. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  38. ↑ Walton, Steven (9 July 2020). "New Court Theatre design work begins with 2023 opening date planned". Stuff . Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  39. ↑ McDonald, Liz (29 June 2017). "Christchurch's new Crowne Plaza hotel to open this weekend after 'long haul'". The Press . Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  40. ↑ CERA 2012, pp. 79f.
  41. ↑ Kenny, Lee (10 October 2019). "Christchurch library Tūranga hits a million visitors in first year of opening". Stuff . Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  42. ↑ Hawkes, Colleen (10 November 2019). "New Christchurch library Tūranga wins major NZIA award". Stuff . Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  43. ↑ CERA 2012, pp. 81f.
  44. ↑ Stylianou, Georgina (20 November 2015). "Crown calls time on central Christchurch residential development". Stuff . Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  45. ↑ Roberts, Lin (21 December 2017). "The Breathe Urban Village Competition: Why did it fail to deliver?". Lincoln Planning Review. 8 (1–2): 27. ISSN   1175-0987 . Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  46. ↑ CERA 2012, pp. 83f.
  47. 1 2 "Metro Sports Facility". Christchurch City Council . Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  48. ↑ Hayward, Michael (31 August 2018). "It's finally happening – Christchurch's Metro sports facility build starts". Stuff . Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  49. 1 2 CERA 2012, pp. 85f.
  50. ↑ Hayward, Michael; McDonald, Liz (9 December 2019). "Christchurch's $470m stadium plan revealed: 25,000 seats, finished in 5 years". Stuff .
  51. ↑ McDonald, Liz (2 March 2020). "Crown approves Christchurch stadium funding". Stuff . Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  52. ↑ Young, Rachel (14 August 2013). "Hagley Oval development gets go-ahead". The Press . Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  53. ↑ Richens, Matt (16 September 2014). "History preserved in Hadlee Pavilion". The Press . Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  54. ↑ Longley, Geoff (22 May 2015). "Hagley Oval redevelopment ends up costing $4.5m - three times the original estimate". Stuff . Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  55. ↑ Gates, Charlie (22 April 2016). "Video: What Christchurch's anchor project sites look like now". Stuff . Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  56. ↑ CERA 2012, p. 93.
  57. ↑ Meier, Cecile (25 May 2015). "Christchurch's $53 million bus interchange opens". Stuff . Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  58. ↑ Hayward, Michael (1 October 2019). "Council pays $60m+ for bus interchange, performing arts and red zone land". Stuff . Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  59. ↑ CERA 2012, pp. 73f.
  60. ↑ Small, Jamie (27 July 2016). "Prime Minister John Key opens architectural buildings in Christchurch". Stuff . Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  61. ↑ "Taking Orbica into orbit" (Press release). Christchurch: ChristchurchNZ. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  62. ↑ Douglas-Clifford, Andrew. "What's in a City?". The Map Kiwi. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  63. ↑ CERA 2012, p. 46.
  64. ↑ Anchor Projects and Precincts. Christchurch: Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority. November 2014. ISBN   978-0-478-39756-7.
  65. 1 2 Harvie, Will (13 August 2017). "Five years on, architects of Christchurch rebuild blueprint stand by their plan". Stuff . Retrieved 24 July 2020.

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Te Kaha, also known as the Canterbury Multi-Use Arena, is a multi-use sports arena to be built in Christchurch, New Zealand, on land bordered by Hereford, Madras, Tuam, and Barbadoes Streets. The facility is designed as a replacement for Lancaster Park, which was damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and demolished in 2019. The stadium is part of the Christchurch Central Recovery Plan developed by the government in 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre</span> Convention Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand

Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre is located in Christchurch Central City, New Zealand. The construction of the convention centre precinct was funded by the Crown as part of the Christchurch Central Recovery Plan following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The centre is owned by Rau Paenga and managed by ASM Global.

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