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- Contracting during disaster recovery
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- Contracting was essential during recovery from the Canterbury earthquakes. Thousands of contracts were drawn up and signed throughout the life of CERA - for employment, purchasing services and organising demolition and construction. Lessons have been identified for future disaster recovery including the challenges of government procurement rules when timeliness is crucial, having appropriate contract management software and ensuring there are specialist staff for specialist contracts.
- Creator(s)
- CERA (Canterbury Earthquakes Recovery Authority)
- Tags
- Human Resources, Legal
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- Legal work during disaster recovery
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- CERA's Legal team worked on a variety of matters that went far beyond government business as usual. Knowing the CER Act, having solid processes and systems in place and ensuring staff had full training on any delegated powers were crucial. Training on managing contracts and any relevant legislation was also important.
- Creator(s)
- CERA (Canterbury Earthquakes Recovery Authority)
- Tags
- Legal, Setting Up a Recovery Agency
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- Adapting legislation to meet recovery needs
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- This report looks at the use of Orders in Council during earthquake recovery. It outlines the process used under the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011 to allow immediate removal of rubble left by the earthquakes and added to by the demolition of damaged buildings, the relaxation of time limits in tax legislation, and the exemption of road user charges for sucker trucks working in Christchurch.
- Creator(s)
- CERA (Canterbury Earthquakes Recovery Authority)
- Tags
- Legal
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- List of Orders in Council
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- This list documents all Orders in Council from September 2010 to October 2015.
- Creator(s)
- CERA (Canterbury Earthquakes Recovery Authority)
- Tags
- Legal
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- Contracting in disaster recovery checklist
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- This checklist should assist in the effective set up and tracking of contracts for both individuals and companies. When formatted correctly, contracts managed in a spreadsheet can be directly transferred into a contract management system.
- Creator(s)
- CERA (Canterbury Earthquakes Recovery Authority)
- Tags
- Human Resources, Legal, Setting Up a Recovery Agency
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- Canterbury Earthquake Recovery: Proposed Powers (Paper 2)
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- This paper recommends that certain powers are vested in the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) in order to enable an effective, timely and coordinated recovery effort of Christchurch and the greater region following the earthquakes of 4 September 2010 and 22 February 2011.
- Creator(s)
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Tags
- Leadership and Governance, Legal, Recovery Governance
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- Canterbury Earthquake Recovery: Proposed Governance Arrangements (Paper 1)
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- This paper recommends the creation of a new, single authority to provide leadership and coordination of the ongoing recovery effort of Christchurch and the greater region following the earthquakes of 4 September 2010 and 22 February 2011.
- Creator(s)
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Tags
- Leadership and Governance, Legal, Recovery Governance
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- Christchurch's heritage buildings after the earthquakes
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- This case study outlines the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority's approach to heritage buildings after the earthquakes. It includes the development of the Heritage Buildings and Places Recovery Programme and describes the relationship between CERA and its heritage stakeholders.
- Creator(s)
- CERA (Canterbury Earthquakes Recovery Authority)
- Tags
- Built Environment, Cultural Recovery Environment, Christchurch Central City, Collaboration and Partnership, Demolitions and Operations, Land Use Planning, Legal, Recovery Strategy for Greater Christchurch
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- Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act 2010
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The purpose of the Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act 2010 was to ensure that the Government had adequate statutory power to assist with the response to the Canterbury earthquake.
The Act was repealed on 19 April 2011, when it was replaced with the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011.
- Creator(s)
- New Zealand Parliamentary Counsel Office
- Tags
- Leadership and Governance, Legal
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- Greater Christchurch Regeneration Act 2016
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- The purpose of the Greater Christchurch Regeneration Act 2016 is to provide a new legal framework to support the regeneration of greater Christchurch over the next 5 years. New legislation is needed to recognise the shift in focus from recovering from the Canterbury earthquakes in the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011 to regeneration. This includes providing for the timely, future development of greater Christchurch and enabling an increased role for local leadership.
- Creator(s)
- New Zealand Parliamentary Counsel Office
- Tags
- Leadership and Governance, Legal, Recovery Policy
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- Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011
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The purpose of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011 was to provide appropriate measures to ensure that greater Christchurch and the councils and their communities respond to, and recover from, the impacts of the Canterbury earthquakes.
The Act was repealed on 19 April 2016, when it was replaced with the Greater Christchurch Regeneration Act 2016.
- Creator(s)
- New Zealand Parliamentary Counsel Office
- Tags
- Leadership and Governance, Legal, Recovery Policy
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- Christchurch Innovations: Justice Services Recovery
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- When the Ministry of Justice lost access to its properties in the Canterbury earthquakes it quickly re-established court services in Christchurch with a "do whatever it takes" attitude and an innovative approach.
- Creator(s)
- State Services Commission
- Tags
- Social Recovery Environment, Conditions for Innovation, Collaboration and Partnership, Information Technology and Data, Legal
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- CERA land zoning policy and the residential red zone
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- The New Zealand Government (the Crown) developed a set of policies in response to damaged residential land in greater Christchurch. This social policy initiative was directed at meeting the needs of people living in the most damaged parts of greater Christchurch.
- Creator(s)
- CERA (Canterbury Earthquakes Recovery Authority)
- Tags
- Social Recovery Environment, Understanding the Recovery Context, Housing Recovery, Insurance, Legal, Recovery Policy, Recovery Strategy for Greater Christchurch, Residential Red Zone
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- Designating and acquiring land in central Christchurch
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- A case study examining land designation and the acquisition process. This supported the vision for rebuilding Christchurch's central city as more compact, green and accessible. Anchor Projects required a land acquisition process in order to be built.
- Creator(s)
- CERA (Canterbury Earthquakes Recovery Authority)
- Tags
- Built Environment, Resource Allocation, Christchurch Central City, Land Use Planning, Legal, Recovery Policy
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- Reflections on recovery: Episode 7
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- Bronwyn Arthur, Chief Legal Officer at the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority reflects on the development of CERA and the effect of aftershocks on work relationships.
- Creator(s)
- CERA (Canterbury Earthquakes Recovery Authority)
- Tags
- Human Resources, Legal
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- Residential Advisory Service
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Ch.9: Canterbury Earthquake Social Recovery Services and Support video
The Residential Advisory Service is a free and impartial client-centred service to support property owners to resolve their insurance and housing repair issues. Delays to housing repair had become a major barrier for social recovery and the service provided facilitated multi-party meetings between property owners and insurers. Property owners could access free technical advice from engineers and surveyors, as well as legal, and practical advice. Social recovery practitioners share tips and lessons.
- Creator(s)
- CERA (Canterbury Earthquakes Recovery Authority)
- Tags
- Social Recovery Environment, Collaboration and Partnership, Communicating in Recovery, Housing Recovery, Insurance, Legal, Residential Red Zone, Social Recovery
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- Residential Advisory Service
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- Settling insurance claims was challenging for many property owners. This case study focuses on the Residential Advisory Service, a free, impartial, client-centred advice service to help property owners understand and progress the repair and rebuild of their homes. This unique collaboration between government and the insurance sector generated many useful lessons for recovery practitioners.
- Creator(s)
- CERA (Canterbury Earthquakes Recovery Authority)
- Tags
- Social Recovery Environment, Collaboration and Partnership, Insurance, Legal, Psychosocial Recovery, Residential Red Zone, Social Recovery
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- Rebekah Rogers WEMO Photograph 093
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- A photograph of a man at the 'free legal help' table in a temporary emergency management centre set up after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The table was set up by Community Law Canterbury to offer free legal help to those in need.
- Creator(s)
- Rebekah Rogers
- Date
- 2:26am 9th March 2011
- Tags
- emergency management, Community Law Canterbury, free legal help, Government and Politics
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- Christchurch Press Infographic: 16 November 2012 (3)
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- A page banner promoting an article titled, "Court ruling: cathedral demolition halted".
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- demolition, Christ Church Cathedral, ChristChurch Cathedral, Cathedral Square, legal, Christchurch Central, Media, Communications and Journalism
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- QuakeStory 800
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- A story submitted by Terry Greene to the QuakeStories website.
- Creator(s)
- Terry Greene
- Tags
- quakecore, insurance, legal action