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Established to capture learnings from the Canterbury Earthquakes in 2010 and 2011, the Earthquake Recovery Learning and Legacy Programme (the Programme), in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, operated from 2016 to 2018. The Programme worked…

This page directs you to the agencies to contact for information and assistance on the regeneration of greater Christchurch, along with some useful contacts. The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) was established as a government department on…

The work of the Christ Church Cathedral Working Group (CCWG) has now finished. Read the Cathedral Working Group Recommendation Report  which recommended reinstatement. The Christ Church Cathedral Working Group (CCWG) was established by the Government and…

Greater Christchurch has moved from the recovery phase to one of regeneration. The focus by local and central Government is on creating new partnerships and a shift to local leadership.

The proposal for an Order in Council to modify the process for resource consent applications for reinstatement work on the Christ Church Cathedral has been approved. The Governor-General, Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy, made the Order on 24 August 2020,…

The Minister of Finance (the Minister) has presented the seventh Annual Report on the Operation of the Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Act 2017 (the Act). Under section 24 of the Act the Minister is required to present an annual report to the House…

Content from the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) website. The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) was established as a government department on 29 March 2011 to lead and coordinate the Government's response and recovery efforts…

Websites referred to or linked from the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) website between 2011 to 2016. This content is part of the CERA website archive ., Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) - 2011 to 2016, The Canterbury…

Below is a collection of Orders in Council legislation issued between 2011 and 2016 and published on the (now archived) Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority CERA website. To see the specific legislation that these documents relate to, please refer to…

The Minister of Finance (the Minister) has presented the sixth Annual Report on the Operation of the Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Act 2017 (the Act). Under section 24 of the Act the Minister is required to present an annual report to the House of…

The Associate Minister of Finance (the Minister) has presented the fifth Annual Report on the Operation of the Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Act 2017 (the Act). Under section 24 of the Act the Minister is required to present an annual report to…

The Lyttelton Port Recovery Plan was approved by the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee and gazetted in November 2015. It balances the need for a speedy recovery of the earthquake-damaged Port with the wider recovery needs of the…

The Residential Red Zone Offer Recovery Plan identifies that new Crown offers need to be made to the owners of vacant, insured commercial and uninsured improved red zone properties and as soon as practicable. The Recovery Plan was approved by the Minister…

The Christchurch Central Recovery Plan was approved by the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Hon Gerry Brownlee and gazetted in July 2012. The vision in the Recovery Plan is that Central Christchurch will become the thriving heart of an…

The Associate Minister of Finance (the Minister) has presented the fourth Annual Report on the Operation of the Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Act 2017 (the Act). Under section 24 of the Act the Minister is required to present an annual report to…

Hon Poto Williams, the Associate Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration (the Minister) announced on 23 December 2019 that she had approved Regenerate Christchurch's Hagley Oval section 71 Proposal to amend the Christchurch District Plan. The…

Hon Poto Williams, the Associate Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration (the Minister) announced on 18 December 2019 that she has approved Christchurch City Council’s Lyttelton Commercial Zone Parking section 71 Proposal (the Proposal) to amend…

Proposal approved, Hon Poto Williams, the Associate Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration (the Minister), announced on 15 September 2020 that she has approved the section 71 proposal to provide for commercial film or video production facilities…

Regenerate Christchurch's Redcliffs School and Redcliffs Park section 71 Proposal was approved on 8 May 2018 by Hon Dr Megan Woods, the Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration (Minister) under sections 69 and 71 of the Greater Christchurch…

The Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration, Hon Dr Megan Woods announced on 23 August 2019 that she had approved the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor Regeneration Plan (Regeneration Plan) under section 38 of the Greater Christchurch Regeneration Act…

Christchurch City Council's Cranford Regeneration Plan was approved on 17 August 2017 by Hon Gerry Brownlee, acting on behalf of the Minister supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration under section 38 of the Greater Christchurch Regeneration Act 2016 (…

Christchurch City Council’s Yaldhurst Recreation and Sports Facility Proposal was approved on 17 December 2018 by Hon Nanaia Mahuta, acting for the Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration (the Minister), under sections 69 and 71 of the Greater…

Christchurch City Council’s Residential Unit Overlay District Plan Changes Section 71 Proposal (the Proposal) was approved on 13 December 2018 by Hon Dr Megan Woods, the Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration (the Minister) under sections 69 and…

The Greater Christchurch Group and three other new agencies — Regenerate Christchurch, Ōtākaro Limited, and Development Christchurch Limited — have specific roles in the greater Christchurch regeneration. We are committed to working together, and with the…

Different types of plans have been used to address the needs and requirements of greater Christchurch at different phases following the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. The current regeneration phase comes after the recovery phase, which was a period…

Our role, The Greater Christchurch Group (GCG) was a business unit within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. It was formed on 1 March 2016 to lead and coordinate central Government's ongoing role in the regeneration of greater Christchurch…

The Land Use Recovery Plan (LURP) puts land use policies and rules in place to assist the rebuilding and recovery of communities (including housing and businesses) disrupted by the Canterbury earthquakes. The Recovery Plan was approved by the Minister for…

The Associate Minister of Finance (the Minister) has presented the third Annual Report on the Operation of the Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Act 2017 (the Act). Under section 24 of the Act the Minister is required to present an annual report to…

Official Information Act 1982 request received on 3 Jun 2020, "Official Information Act request for information relating to the Regulations Review Committee and Hagley Oval.", Information being released,  

Official Information Act 1982 request received on 27 Jan 2020, "Official Information Act request relating to information held by CERA relating to 2010-11 Earthquakes.", Information being released,  

Under section 71 of the Greater Christchurch Regeneration Act 2016 (GCR Act), the Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration (the Minister) previously had the power to approve proposals to make changes to planning documents, such as Resource…

Date published: 16 September 2020, The Press Public notice:, COMMERCIAL FILM OR VIDEO PRODUCTION FACILITIES – SECTION 71 PROPOSAL –PROPOSAL APPROVED, Decision to provide for the development and operation of commercial film or video production facilities…