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CCC – Communications audit
You may recall there have been concerns about the quality of communications within the Council, and between the Council and various agencies, groups, and communities. The Council is seeking feedback as...
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Protest rally – 12 noon on Sunday
For those outside Christchurch the significance of tomorrow (Sunday) may not be apparent. Cantabrians Unite (website here) are organising a protest rally. The points at issue are: A fresh mid term...
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Human Rights Commission – Canterbury Earthquakes: review and appeal rights
The Human Rights Commission have launched three web pages for those affected by earthquakes. The first, Canterbury Earthquakes: review and appeal rights, is here. The introduction to the web page...
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Council communication audit report
The audit report has been released, and is to be considered by Council next Tuesday. The Council’s take on the report, accentuating the positive, is: The review found that the Council was doing an...
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Demolition of QE II to begin soon
The Christchurch City Council released this media statement today (here): Demolition of most of the QEII Park Recreation and Sport is to begin soon and will take about 18 weeks. The contractor will be...
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Earthquake Royal Commission – Opening Submission for Christchurch City Council
The Royal Commission has published the Opening Submission of Counsel for the Christchurch City Council here.
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A new approach to Official Information Act requests
Website fyi.org.nz is dedicated to assisting New Zealanders make Official Information Act (OIA) requests of public bodies. Ever wanted to ask Minister Brownlee, Mayor Bob Parker or CERA chief executive...
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Action recommended on the Council’s Communications Audit
From a CCC media statement released yesterday (here): Christchurch City Council’s Community, Recreation and Culture Committee today recommended the Council take a range of actions in response to the...
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CCC – Cutting essential services to the Red Zone after 30 April 2013
In response to an OIA request: Has the Christchurch City Council, either elected members or staff,received formal or informal enquiries from CERA about what servicescan be cut off in the Residential...
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Insurance Council and building consents – a case of the pot calling the...
Earlier this evening (Sunday) a media release was sent out from the Insurance Council (ICNZ) welcoming the progress being made by CCC on issuing building consents. At the same time ICNZ took it upon...
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Avonside photography project – Official opening of Thx 4 the Memories
Yesterday was the official opening of the Avonside photography project Thx 4 the Memories. I was invited to speak on behalf of Avonside, and the following are my notes which were pretty closely...
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