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Download the Snapshot of Greater Christchurch Regeneration (PDF, 406 KB) Resident population 30 June 2017 (vs 30 June 2016) Area Population Percentage change Greater Christchurch 500,100 +2.3...

Apart from Acts of Parliament, Orders in Council are the main method the Government uses to put into action decisions that need legal force. They are undertaken by the Executive Council. Many Orders in Council were put in place in response to the...

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...

The Greater Christchurch Regeneration Amendment Bill, aimed at accelerating the transition of regeneration to local leadership in greater Christchurch, was enacted on 29 June 2020. The changes made to the Act include: removal of the...

The Global Settlement Agreement follows significant negotiations between the Crown and Council on ownership of key Crown and Council regeneration assets and matters, such as the Bus Interchange and the Crown-owned Residential Red Zone, as well...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

External websites that were operated by GCG EQ Recovery learning (decommissioned in July 2020, content now available at UC CEISMIC) ChristChurch Cathedral Working Group (refer to the Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Project for current information...

The Greater Christchurch Group (GCG) was formed to lead and coordinate central Government's ongoing role in the recovery and regeneration of greater Christchurch following the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. GCG operated from April 2016 until January 2021...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

The work of the Public Inquiry into the Earthquake Commission has now finished. Read the report of the Inquiry and find out more in the section below. The Public Inquiry into the Earthquake Commission was established in November 2018 to examine the role...

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...

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...