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Community profile - November 2014

Avondale / Dallington

(Census Area Unit: Avondale, Dallington)

Avondale and Dallington are suburbs in the east of Christchurch located approximately five to six

kilometres from the Central Business District (CBD), four kilometres from the estuary, halfway

between the beach and the city and close to The Palms shopping mall.

Both Avondale and Dallington border the Ōtākaro / Avon River, which is a key feature historically

drawing people from within and outside the area to take a walk or jog along the banks, or for rowing,

kayaking or canoeing. It is also where some of the areas hardest hit by the 2010-2011 earthquakes

are located. The area is approximately a fifty-fifty split of technical category three (TC3) land requiring

specific building foundations and red zone properties. Residents living in the residential red zone area

have been notified that they are required to move out by the end of January 2014 so half of the

community will be gone by then.

The geography of the river has changed considerably, leading to increased flooding risks. While stop

banks along the Ōtākaro / Avon River have been built up, these continue to be breached in heavy rain

and high tides.

Among the recreational activities and amenities within the area is the Avondale Golf Course, which is

fully operational and currently hosts the Avondale Earthquake Assistance Centre (until December

2013).There are seven early learning centres in the area and three schools - Banks Ave Primary,

Avondale Primary and Chisnallwood Intermediate. There is no high school but Aranui High School is

just over one kilometre away. Avondale Primary is set to close in 2017 and students will become part

of the new community campus that will be established on the Aranui High School site in 2017.

The nearest library to Avondale is the Aranui Library on Aldershot Street, which is also one of the

newest and busiest community libraries in Christchurch. There is an active residents association in

both suburbs and Avondale is the birthplace of CanCERN (the Canterbury Communities Earthquake

Repair Network). There is one church remaining in the area and this borders the areas boundary. A

key organisation, St Pauls (Catholic school and church), was lost in the earthquakes of 2010-11

displacing and disrupting many local groups and families at the time.

From the 2013 census, the average age of someone living in the area is 40 years old and most

residents own their own home (61 per cent).

Central City

Profile Area

Christchurch

Key demographics

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000

2001 2006 2013 2016 (est) 2021 (est) 2026 (est) 2031 (est)

Usually r

esident population count

(Data from Statistics NZ)

Age for usually resident population

(number of people)

(Data from 2013 Census, Statistics NZ)

Profile Area

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

Under 5 Years

5-9 Years

10-14 Years

15-19 Years

20-24 Years

25-29 Years

30-34 Years

35-39 Years

40-44 Years

45-49 Years

50-54 Years

55-59 Years

60-64 Years

65-69 Years

70-74 Years

75-79 Years

80-84 Years

85 Years and Over

Ethnic

ity for usually resident

population (%)

(Data from 2013 Census, Statistics NZ)

87.9

9.5

3.1

4.9

0.6

2.5

0 20 40 60 80 100

European

Mäori

Pacific

Peoples

Asian

MELAA

Other

Ethnicity

Percentage

Chch City 2013

Profile Area 2006

Profile Area 2013

42.3%

19.5%

38.2%

Couple w ithout children Couple w ith child(ren)

One parent w ith child(ren)

Family type (%)

(Data from 2013 Census, Statistics NZ)

28.5%

10.3%

61.0%

Dw elling ow ned or partly ow ned

Dw elling not ow ned and not held in a family trust

Dw elling held in a family trust

Home ownership (%)

(Data from 2013 Census, Statistics NZ)

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

2001 2006 2013

Occupied Unoccupied

Occupied and unoccupied dwellings

(Data from Statistics NZ)

Please note in 2006 the ethnicity 'New

Zealander' was included in 'Other".

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14

Loss

Zero income

$1-$5,000

$5,001-$10,000

$10,001-$15,000

$15,001-$20,000

$20,001-$25,000

$25,001-$30,000

$30,001-$35,000

$35,001-$40,000

$40,001-$50,000

$50,001-$60,000

$60,001-$70,000

$70,001-$100,000

$100,001-$150,000

$150,001 or More

Percentage

Chch City

Profile Area

Persona

l income

for profile area

compared to Christ

church City

(Data from Statistics NZ)

Median weekly rent for rented households,

in private occupied dwellings

(Data from 2013 Census, Statistics NZ)

$10,000

$15,000

$20,000

$25,000

$30,000

$35,000

2006 2013

Profile Area Chch City

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350

2006 2013

Profile Area Chch City

Median

ersonal

ncome

for profile area

compared to Christchurch City

(Data from Statistics NZ)

Work and labour force

status (%)

(Data from 2013 Census, Statistics NZ)

49.5

14.5

3.2

32.7

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Employed Full-time

Employed Part-time

Unemployed

Not in the Labour

Force

Percentage

Chch City

Profile Area

25.2

16.4

11.0

6.9

4.3

3.4

11.1

4.6

8.7

2.0

1.3

0.3

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

No Qualification

Level 1 Certificate Gained at School

Level 2 Certificate Gained at School

Level 3 or 4 Certificate Gained at School

Overseas Secondary School Qualification

Level 1, 2 or 3 Certificate Gained Post-

school

Level 4 Certificate Gained Post-school

Level 5 Diploma

Level 6 Diploma

Bachelor Degree and Level 7 Qualifications

Post-Graduate and Honours Degree

Masters Degree

Doctorate Degree

Percentage

ChCh City

Profile Area

Highest educational qualification for the census usually resident population,

aged 15 years and over

(Data from 2013 Census, Statistics NZ)

Community infrastructure mapping

The above ratings have been based on reach, diversity, and participation. For example, the bigger

circles tend to be groups that provide a wider range of services, or have large numbers of

participants. They also tend to be groups that are well networked within the community.

Avondale and Dallington have more community volunteers than service providing organisations in the

area and are relatively under serviced for local organisations and facilities at present.

There are around a quarter of the organisations operating in the area compared with before the

earthquakes. Most of the reductions have been in church-based and leisure groups. The greatest

impact on this was the loss of St Pauls church and school, which were key facilities for the area.

Avondale and Dallington lack facilities and both residents’ associations have been looking at a

community facility or focus for their areas. The three remaining schools go some way to fulfilling this

need, however Avondale is set to close in 2017 when the new Aranui community campus opens.

Banks Avenue Primary will be relocated (the site is not known at this time) in 2017. Chisnallwood

Intermediate will have their school and location reviewed in 2020.

Dallington Community Cottage Trust are looking to establish a temporary facility as the community

resettles but options are limited at this point.

Community development/support organisations

Faith-based organisations

Residents/business associations

Schools

Community facilities (Council owned)

Libraries (Council owned)

Sport/recreation/leisure groups

Avondale / Dallington

Community resilience mapping

3b3c

Scale: 1 = Low 5 = High

15 measures of resilience

Com

munity

support o

rganisations

(rating)

1a # of organisations (1)

1b strength of organisations (3)

1c community development principles (4)

Volunteering

(rating)

2a investment in volunteers (2)

2b # of volunteer hours from Fundforce (1)

2c # of volunteer hours from Census (3)

Connectedness

(rating)

3a # of Neighbourhood Support groups (1)

3b # of residents' associations (5)

3c access to networking groups/forums (2)

Participation

(rating)

4a community events (2)

4b Fundforce participation rates (5)

4c club membership #s (2)

Preparedness

(rating)

5a # of Neighbourhood Support groups (1)

5b # households in Neighbourhood Support (1)

5c capability of groups to lead local response (3)

Note:

2b, 4b

- These ratings only take into account figures from community projects funded by Council.

2c - These figures are based on 2006 Census data as this information is not yet available for 2013.

3a, 5a, 5b - These ratings are based on groups and households registered with Christchurch Gets Ready as at

November 2013.

Community environment

Social environment

Avondale and Dallington were significantly affected by the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. Roads,

houses and businesses were all badly damaged, especially those alongside the river. The impact of

the earthquakes are still very much evident in these areas.

Community groups were back up and running relatively quickly and there was initially increased

community connectedness. However, this connectedness fluctuated as each land zoning

announcement was made. Overall, the area has lost around half of its residents to the red zone with

remaining red zone residents required to move out by the end of January 2014. The 2013 census

shows 426 fewer homes in the area. Those who remain in the community know it very well, they

know who is left and who has gone and look out for each other as best they can.

The residents’ associations are a key community support in both areas. The Avondale Residents’

Association came out of recess after the earthquakes to support the community initiating a ‘share an

idea’ planning process and some community events. Their newsletter and meetings provide

information and support for remaining residents.

The Dallington Residents’ Association began a door-knocking exercise in 2013, in partnership with

CanCERN's Winter Wellbeing project and with support from Christchurch City Council. The residents’

associations were looking to identify and prioritise the community’s issues and aspirations, and find

isolated people and reconnect them. Unfortunately the project is taking longer than hoped, mainly due

to a shortage of volunteers and the changing environment. The expectation is to have a document out

in 2014 with this information. They also communicate with the community through a newsletter they

produce.

The Dallington Community Cottage Trust is looking for temporary space in the community to base

projects, activities and information from, and provide a focus for the community. Options are limited

however, due to a lack of suitable land and venues.

In both areas, the number of volunteers maintaining groups and looking to support the community are

stretched and limited. Meetings of community groups have highlighted that thee issues are wide and

varied and too much for any one organisation or community group to address. The expectation from

some was that the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) would lead a co-ordinated,

collective response to the issues. Some volunteers feel this, “hasn’t happened so it’s up to the

community to recover itself”. Energy levels are sporadic with highs and lows, continuous stress and

some very tired folks who feel, as one volunteer put it, “we have been forgotten and are having to do it

all on our own”.

While some groups indicate more support would be helpful, they suggest support needs to be given

with understanding and under the community’s leadership. Many individuals feel at the end of their

resilience reserves. Those working in the community have depleted resources and many are dealing

with community and personal issues themselves, contributing to volunteer burnout. Increased

frustration levels and health issues are constant reminders of the stress.

There is increasing demand in Avondale for funding for isolated capital expenditure and smaller

localised projects and in Dallington for community activities and earthquake relief. These needs do

not tend to meet criteria for larger funding schemes or for the earthquake-focused ones. It has been

suggested the community needs access to funds of their own that meet their needs rather than the

funder’s criteria. They would also like community access to the experts government agencies have

access to, such as engineers.

In Dallington, funding could be used for their door knocking campaign, and in Avondale it could be

money for a temporary community centre, or community planting days, cleanups and beautification

projects. As the community continues to settle, leaders and funding needs can vary, and they would

like their funding to have this flexibility. Volunteer groups indicate that when the earthquake funding

schemes were available they weren’t ready or able to apply for funding, and now they are ready the

funding for projects has been exhausted.

Originally there were four schools in the area St Paul's, Avondale Primary, Chisnallwood Intermediate

and Banks Avenue Primary School. All schools were damaged and suffered reduced roles initially. St

Pauls School (and church) was demolished and the school relocated outside of the area soon after

the earthquakes. This saw many community groups displaced and initially, huge disruptions to

families in the area. The Ministry of Education presented the Education Renewal Recovery Plan in

2012 and proposed the closure or relocation of Banks Avenue Primary School. Chisnallwood and

Avondale would become part of a new Year 1 to 13 school replacing five schools in all (including

three schools from the Aranui and Wainoni area). Submissions were sought and the outcome of this

proposal saw Chisnallwood Intermediate receive a reprieve to remain open on its current site, subject

to a review in 2020. Banks Ave Primary School are to be relocated to a new site, yet to be decided,

but likely to be completed by the second quarter of 2017. Up to $20m is projected to be spent on this

new site. Avondale Primary will close on 27 January 2017 to become part of the new Aranui

Community Campus on the current Aranui High School site. The Aranui Community Campus is set to

open in term one 2017.

The CERA Earthquake Assistance Hub is based at Avondale Golf Course, on the corner of Breezes

and Wainoni Roads. It has provided a valuable resource particularly for red zone residents seeking

information and assistance. It also had updates on services such as roading, sewerage and water

and connected people who have earthquake-related housing, legal and/or insurance issues with

services. They often shared material from official agencies and community organisations, including

notices and contact details. The hub is due to close on 20 December 2013 and from then on people in

the community will have to contact the service they need directly.

Many residents still have issues with their claims and insurance. The Residential Advisory Service

(RAS) is now available and provides free, independent help to residential property owners who are

facing challenges in getting their home repaired or rebuilt. Residents in Burwood/Pegasus have

sought this service more than any other ward in the city, reflecting high levels of earthquake damage

and insurance issues in the area.

Built environment

Demand for affordable housing citywide is at a premium due to a shortage of housing to

accommodate people waiting for repairs or rebuilds and increased workers coming into the city. The

Tenants Protection Association reports that where repairs have been undertaken on some rental

homes rental prices have increased due to improvements in the houses, and lower income options

have been reduced. Demand for housing in the eastern suburbs is high as residents wish to remain in

the area while repairs are being undertaken or want to stay in the area if zoned red. Red zone

properties have been the target of increased graffiti, vandalism, arson and burglaries. Vacated houses

and empty sections can pose a fire risk in the summer months.

There were 108 Housing New Zealand Corporation houses in the area at the time of the earthquakes

and 88 of these were damaged. There are three Council social housing complexes in the area -

Biddick Courts, Gayhurst Road and Calbourne Lane, with a total of 46 units. Of these, only nine

remain open and the others have been closed due to being red-zoned and / or earthquake damaged.

Homes closer to the river tended to suffer the worst damage. Updated residential floor levels were

released in October 2012 and meetings have been held to inform residents in the area about

rebuilding after the earthquakes. Unfortunately the process is complicated and almost unique to each

property. Many residents feel further frustration when all parties involved don’t attend meetings

collectively to answer these questions. The suggestion is that the Council, CERA, EQC and insurers

all attend any future meetings to answer the community’s questions.

Foot bridges have been closed and removed for safety reasons. Footpaths around the river that had

been covered over with the stop-bank can be walked on but are not to the same standard as the

previously sealed footpath. Road works are ongoing, l

ow speed limits

are still in place to prevent

any further deterioration and reduce 'house shaking' and road bridges are damaged and still have

weight limits on them. Potholes have continued to create drops and uneven surfaces on roads. Some

roads have large holes that are continually sinking, creating unsafe road conditions. Trucks and

machinery undertaking demolitions and repairs, including infrastructure repairs, continually add to the

dust problem and the condition of the roads.

While significant road works and wastewater pipe repairs have helped to improve roading, many

detours and some road closures are still in place. Roads are the last thing to be fixed in the

infrastructure rebuild as services tend to run under the road system. The Stronger Christchurch

Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT) co-ordinates the rebuilding of infrastructure and connects with

other service providers where possible.

There are 17 SCIRT works underway and scheduled across this profile area until the end of 2013,

including roading, wastewater and bridge repairs. The major repair currently underway is the

Avondale Bridge. It is currently scheduled to be completed in early 2014. An open day for the

community was delayed as the bridge was too unsafe at the time.

QEII Sport and Recreation Centre was the closest indoor swimming pool for the residents of the area

and a Council major metropolitan facility. With the demolition of QEII in 2012, aquatic recreational

opportunities are limited in the east. The Burwood Pegasus Community Board has sourced funding

for the North New Brighton School pool to open to the community for use in 2013. The Council has

committed to a new aquatic facility in the east in its annual planning process and discussions around

this are underway.

The Metro Go bus van service continues to provide the bus service for the Avondale area. This

service has increased from four times a day Monday to Saturday to eight times a day. There is no

Sunday service and the new route does not continue onto the Palms Mall at Shirley as it did last year,

mainly due to the disruptions caused by repairs to the Avondale Bridge.

The Dallington service now runs with a bus rather than a van. The timetable for the 146 Marshland to

the Palms (shopping mall) and Dallington, service has increased from four times a day to 14 times a

day. It runs Monday to Saturday approximately every hour. On Sundays, the service operates hourly

from 9am until 7pm. This service reconnects the community to services and to each other and helps

those isolated or afraid to travel in their own cars to get out and about.

Economic environment

There were 12 shops in and around the Avondale area before the earthquakes and about five are still

operating. Wainoni Pak’ n Save has continued to trade with minimal disruption. The type of shops

has decreased along with the number, and this, combined with a reduction in population, has resulted

in less income for the area. There are still some businesses struggling, while others have closed and

re-established elsewhere. Budgeting advice services and food banks report a greater number of

families are facing financial pressure from the loss of businesses, jobs or a reduction in income.

These families now see themselves having to budget on less and are accessing welfare and support

services that they never had to previously.

A block of 10 shops, plus a medical centre, on the corner of McBratneys and Gayhurst Roads is

considered the heart of Dallington by many. This continues to operate as usual but with reduced

patrons. The biggest problem facing the remaining businesses, apart from the loss of people in the

area and the drive-through traffic, is the continuous disruption from roadworks, detours and limited

access.

The ability of these businesses to sustain themselves over the medium-term until the area is rebuilt,

repopulated, or has settled after the land displacement processes have been completed is still

uncertain. There are several businesses running from private homes as well.

Natural environment

The earthquakes caused significant lateral spreading and liquefaction in many streets in the area,

particularly those closest to the river. With extensive damage to the roads and land slumping in

Avondale and Dallington, stop banks were extensively built up after the earthquakes as a preventive

measure in case of the flooding that still occurs and is a concern to residents. The flooding not only

disrupts use of the roads but also recreational activities along the riverbank, including walkways that

have lost their picturesque appeal. The focus is still risk management at this stage, rather than

beautification. This is an issue for both residents’ associations, who would like to see some of the

beauty of these areas return to their communities particularly at key community focal points. The

Avondale Golf Course is fully operational.

The Ōtākaro / Avon River is a key feature of the area that has historically drawn people from both

within and outside the area to take a walk or jog along the banks, or for rowing, kayaking or canoeing.

The river was initially closed for recreational users, due to contamination and the islands that formed,

but is open and being used again.

There are five local parks and one sports ground (Avondale Park) across this community profile area.

The local park of Halberg Reserve is zoned red, with the playground closed, and is undergoing basic

maintenance only. Avondale Park was originally closed but now has its sports fields open for softball.

In 2013, the park was home to a temporary ‘port-a-com’ office for McConnell Dowell to act as a

‘Vacuum Sewer System Demonstration Office’, which would provide the local community with an

accessible centre to receive information on the infrastructure repair programme being undertaken in

the area. The lower pressure sewer system had a mixed reception and households in east Avondale

were given the opportunity to withdraw their written approval for installation. It is unknown how many

took the offer up but the tanks are still being installed in the area.

The footbridges connecting Dallington to Avonside remain closed, limiting access to the larger green

spaces in Avondale. The bridges are an issue that youth and others in the community would like to

see addressed.

Porritt Park, which hosted hockey and football in the neighbouring suburb of Wainoni, has been

closed since it was severely damaged in September 2010. Canterbury Hockey had its home at Porritt

Park, with two turf surfaces and grass fields, but hockey has now relocated to the west of the city. The

future of Porritt Park is not determined and it is in the red zone.

The Avon Otakaro group was formed in 2011 and includes individuals and organisations that have a

vision, widely supported by local community, to build a “beautiful park and reserve in the Christchurch

red zone around the Avon River”, an “ecological and recreational reserve, living memorial to

rejuvenate and nurture the long-term environmental, economic, community and spiritual wellbeing of

the eastern suburbs and of those living throughout greater Christchurch”. The Avon Otakaro group

has received significant funding from the Canterbury Earthquake Appeal Trust to progress their

projects and vision.

Key issues identified

Issue Progress to date / outcomes

• Depopulation of the area reduced housing

stock, decreased value in remaining green

zoned housing because of

underdevelopment of red zoning areas.

Security concerns with vacated houses

and empty sections in the red zone.

November 2012

• Demand for housing in the east is high with

rental prices also increasing. Some red zone

properties are targets of increased graffiti,

vandalism, arson and burglaries. Vacated

houses and empty sections may pose a fire risk

in summer.

November 2013

• House prices and rentals are still high as is

demand for them. Red zone properties are the

target of graffiti, vandalism, arson and

burglaries. Additional concerns are squatters

and rodents. Vacated houses and empty

sections may pose a fire risk in summer. Land

clearance has begun and where this has

involved a larger “park like” areas have popped

up.

• Security concerns are increased due to

increased criminal activity and unknown

“visitors” to vacant homes particularly where

residents can be isolated from the community

and especially at night.

November 2014

• Some houses are being sold “as is where is”

and some with questionable safety and

health issues are being tenanted.

• Anecdotally the tenants moving into homes

in these areas are not “traditional tenants” or

residents of the area and have brought other

issues to the area unsettling some residents

in perception and reality. For example car

racing in and around the red zone and

burglaries witnessed as witnessed by

established residents.

• There continues to be a shortage of houses

and rentals remain high.

• Many more homes in the east of

Christchurch are undergoing their repairs

and rebuilds now. This is further displacing

individuals and unsettling communities in a

piecemeal fashion based on the community

connections of the individuals being

disrupted. But the good news is there are

more people getting their homes and lives

back on track.

• Vacant houses continue to have rubbish

dumped on them and grass is growing which

may be a fire hazard in summer.

• Housing New Zealand are looking to rebuild

an increased number of homes to help

address the housing shortage. This involves

repairing up to 5000 homes and building up

to 700 new ones across Canterbury.

Issue Progress to date / outcomes

continued…

• This is scheduled for completion by December

2015. The exact number of new houses will

depend on community feedback, land

conditions, planning rules, demand and how

much they cost. There is some high density

developments proposed for Dallington which

have previously been unknown in the area.

Historically this type of housing development

has caused many issues with shared driveways

and families being on top of each other. This

has tended to create unsafe and less desirable

living environments due to friction amongst

tenants that often have other issues or require

multiple support agency involvement. Many

residents are unaware of this development and

those who are aware have expressed some

concern.

• Roading and access difficulties, and

reduced public transport services.

November 2012

• Significant road and wastewater repairs have

occurred and repairs are ongoing. Roading is

the last thing to be fixed in the infrastructure

rebuild as services tend to run under them. The

area has a greatly reduced bus service - a van

operates four times a day, Monday to Saturday

only.

November 2013

• Roadworks and infrastructure repairs are

ongoing and continue to disrupt the community,

limiting access to homes and businesses alike.

Residents’ cars have to undergo more regular

maintenance adding to financial stress and

frustrations. The red bus service has returned to

Dallington assisting some residents to be more

mobile, get out of the area and return some

sense of normality to their routine.

November 2014

• Ongoing road and infrastructure repairs

continue to disrupt traffic flows and impede

community movement with major changes

and single lanes for months on end. Roads

have been repaired (in some instances up to

four times) due to the unpredictability of the

land settling.

• The Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure

Rebuild Team (SCIRT) are currently 57

percent of the way through their repair

programme citywide. The focus across the

Dallington area is repairs to the wastewater,

water supply, storm water, road, kerb and

channel, and footpaths. For the Avondale

area the focus is repair of the fresh water,

and storm water systems, and roads.

Issue Progress to date / outcomes

continued…

• Due to the ongoing roadwork’s the bus routes

also have to adapt and are continuously

changing. Every single bus service has had

detours in place creating inconsistencies and

inconvenience for some patrons of concern for

residents is the loss of the Orbiter bus service

and many think it may be back following the

road repairs. From December 8 2014 the bus

network is changing again.

• The road and footpath conditions and bridge

closures continue to isolate people in their

homes who feel unsafe to go out and are tired of

the continuing changes in detours and

associated environment of infrastructure repairs,

e.g. visually unattractive and dusty etc.

• Impact on school enrolments and viability,

loss of educational infrastructure.

November 2012

• The Ministry of Education presented the

Education Renewal Recovery Plan in late 2012.

It proposes the building of a new Year 1 to 13

school and the closure of both schools in

Avondale. It also proposes the relocation of

Banks Avenue Primary School while still

awaiting a geotechnical report. Engagement is

set to take place from September 2012 with

decisions in 2013.

November 2013

• The outcome of this proposal saw Chisnallwood

Intermediate remain open on its current site,

subject to a review in 2020. Banks Ave Primary

school will be relocated to a new site, yet to be

decided, but likely to be completed by the

second quarter of 2017 with up to $20m to be

spent on a new site.

• Avondale Primary will close on 27 January 2017

to become part of the new Aranui Community

Campus on the current Aranui High School site

set to open in term one 2017.

November 2014

• Many residents are interested in what will

happen to Banks Avenue Primary School and

where it will be relocated to. For many the

school is an important source of “life” for their

community for what it brings and adds to the

community.

• For students and families of Avondale Primary

School they are to be part of the Aranui

Campus expected to open in terms one, 2017.

An Establishment Board of Trustees (EBOT)

has been appointed for the Aranui Campus and

it is their role to implement the ideas of an

engagement report. The EBOT will also be

responsible for developing policies, appointing

staff and having input into the design of the

school and its buildings.

Issue Progress to date / outcomes

continued…

• 2015 is expected to be a huge year for the

Aranui campus with the appointment of a

principal early 2015, design and development

beginning in February, and construction

beginning in July 2015, The government is

spending around $40 million on the new

campus which will be built under a private,

public partnership (PPP). This means a private

partner is responsible for designing, building,

financing and maintaining the school property

for a contracted term (generally 25 years).

• Future land damage, flooding and loss of

natural environment.

November 2012

• Mainly red zone (repairs are uneconomical) and

TC3 (requiring further investigation). Future

earthquakes could see further land damage

from liquefaction. Extensive stop-bank work has

been undertaken along the Ōtākaro / Avon

River corridor to reduce the risk of flooding.

November 2013

• In spite of extensive stop bank work areas still

flood particularly in heavy rain and high tides.

Residents have issues regarding rebuilding in

areas of the flood management and what their

communities may look like. Residents would

also like to see some natural areas beautified

and better maintained.

November 2014

• Heavy rain in March 2014 saw flooding in

many areas. A flood taskforce was established

by the council to look at mitigation.

• The Canterbury earthquakes caused

significant land damage throughout the city,

with areas close to riverbanks and other

waterways being particularly hard-hit. Ground

levels across large areas of the city have

settled by as much as 200mm to 300mm, and

by more in some smaller areas. Floor levels in

these areas have been updated to protect

homes from the risk of future flooding. Actual

floor levels for each property are set as part of

the building consent process and these levels

can be accessed through the council website.

• Loss of major recreational infrastructure

and other amenities.

November 2012

• The lack of community facilities and meeting

spaces in Avondale has been highlighted

post-earthquake.

• A PoolzinSchool ‘learn to swim' pool is

operating from Queenspark School until term

one 2013.

• QEII Park (major metropolitan facility) is being

demolished and the Council will consult the

community in 2013 around an eastern aquatic

facility.

Issue Progress to date / outcomes

continued…

November 2013

• The area had an identified high future need for

local and district parks and open space from a

previous Council study. The current red zone

means this may be addressed in future. Most of

the green spaces have been able to be

restored and are in current use. There is a lack

of facilities to service the needs of the

community but at present a coinciding lack of

space to site any facilities as well.

November 2014

• QEII Park has been selected as the preferred

option for a new Eastern Recreation and Sport

Centre. It was chosen by a community advisory

group set up by the Council. The site is now

subject to a feasibility study on its suitability.

The results of this if suitable, cost and timelines

for the project will be reported back to the

Council by April 2015.

• Financial ruin or reduced income for

business and families due to delays and

indecision regarding land and insurance

claims, and reduced access to services.

November 2012

• There are still some businesses struggling.

There is more financial pressure on families

who may be budgeting on less and accessing

welfare and support services for the first time.

November 2013

• Many individuals are still facing issues over

rebuilding, repairs and associated costs.

Ongoing roadworks and uncertainty regarding

insurance outcomes are placing business under

additional strain as well as the loss of patronage

due to red zone residents leaving.

November 2014

• The closure of the bridge and relocation of

some businesses on Gayhurst road including

the closure of the medical centre has seen the

remaining business under huge strain to remain

afloat especially for the duration of extensive

bridge repairs into 2015.

• Increased social isolation, volunteer and

community burnout and increasing health

issues.

November 2012

• Organisations report low resilience levels and

increasing depression, frustration, health issues,

volunteer burnout and 'shut ins'. Many groups

are relying on depleted resources while dealing

with community and personal issues. An

eastern practitioners' support group called the

Network for Eastside Community Support

(NECS) has been established.

Issue Progress to date / outcomes

continued…

November 2013

• The practitioners’ forum is in recess. Community

volunteers are under more stress to “get things

done” without additional resources and support

and many are almost at the end of their tether.

They are the diehards who need to be

supported to take care of themselves.

• Fewer residents and poor road conditions have

caused some people to feel unsafe in their own

homes, particularly at night when squatters,

animals and criminals may be in the area going

through vacant and assumed vacant homes.

The red zone clearance programme has

prioritised some demolitions and it is hoped this

will increase the security of remaining residents.

November 2014

• Groups are still losing members as their houses

come up for repair or have been rebuilt. Some

members are at very low energy levels and are

just hanging in there. They are in need of

support and the groups in need of capacity

building in terms of people and resources such

as training for new people without previous

skills or experience in committee roles.

• Individuals who have not settled claims

from the earthquakes or are in the middle

of differences of assessment between

EQC and private insurers are unable to

move on or plan for the future. They are

under constant stress and health issues

are increasing.

November 2013

• The Residential Advisory Service has been set

up to help property owners facing challenges in

getting a resolution for their earthquake claims.

CanCERN in association with CERA are setting

up a new online tool for people with questions

around issues.

November 2014

• Insurance issues are ongoing for many and

those who have had repairs undertaken are

finding themselves returning to EQC to get work

redone that has been under standard or failed.

Land remediation and settlements are causing

concern for those trying to rebuild or repairing

due to the look of their streets and the inability

to get back to a standard before the

earthquakes due to low settlement offers. The

Residential Advisory Service continues to

provide a needed service.

• Increased opportunity to develop and

improve the natural environment, for

example riverbanks.

November 2012

• The focus is still on risk management at this

point not beautification. The Avon Otakaro

group has formed to build a 'beautiful park and

reserve in the Christchurch red zone around the

Avon River'.

Issue Progress to date / outcomes

continued…

November 2013

• The focus is still on risk management at this

point. Some areas of the riverbank have been

picked by the community as preferred sites for

beautification. The Avon Otakaro group has

received substantial funding to progress its

activities and vision through the Canterbury

Earthquake Appeal Trust.

November 2014

• The cleared Red zone area has in places been

kept tidy by volunteers and is looking park like

drawing favourable comments. The dredges are

clearing the rivers and white baiters are back on

the riverbanks. Many ideas have come forward

for development of the red zone and suggest a

flow on to the riverbanks. There are areas

where the riverbanks are flourishing again.

• Opportunity for cohesive development and

collaboration in re-establishing

infrastructure.

November 2012

• SCIRT co-ordinates the rebuilding of

infrastructure within a given section of works to

reduce piecemeal disruptions and increase

efficiency. It connects with other service

providers where possible in restoring and

rebuilding services to communities.

November 2013

• The SCIRT team continues to co-ordinate the

rebuild as best it can and inform the community

as it proceeds. This generally appears to be

working for most communities although further

consultation for some projects has been

requested by some community groups.

Establishing which projects this is for is the

challenge for the SCIRT team.

November 2014

• SCIRT continues to send out notices of works

and combining repairs where possible. The

Dallington Residents Association receives these

relays information on their website and in the

newsletter.

• Opportunity for increased access to

funding for groups.

November 2012

• Avondale and Dallington have seen an increase

in the demand for funding locally but anecdotally

many groups are struggling and have been

unable to access earthquake funds.

November 2013

• Access to funding is restricted by funders'

criteria and red tape not currently able to meet

community needs in a timely fashion.

Issue Progress to date / outcomes

continued…

• While financially prudent, this is frustrating for

the community who are keen to progress what

they can and feel unsupported at more barriers

to determining their own progress.

November 2014

• Red Cross have a grant set up for groups for

business as usual projects having greater

demand due to the earthquakes. Applications

close November 2014.

• Maintaining and developing community

connectedness and new initiatives. The

opportunity for co-ordinated development

rather than regular long-term growth and

development.

• Preparedness for future

disasters/development of resilience

projects.

November 2012

• Sport Canterbury has an Active Schools Co-

ordinator co-ordinating a sports tournament at

Wainoni Park.

• Groups have connected and collaborated

sharing resources and knowledge e.g. 'I love

Avondale'. People have been involved and feel

supported by the community but there are

limited organisations and low energy levels for

support in a disaster at present.

• The Dallington community responded well to the

earthquakes and established its own hub for

support. Group numbers and people numbers

have reduced, and there appears to be

extremes of connectedness in that people are

either well connected or isolated.

November 2013

• Volunteers are tired but still motivated when

opportunities arise but also prone to get more

defeated when obstacles arise to their

initiatives. This is indicative of the level of stress

the community and individuals are still under

and more support and resourcing should be

given to these community’s is as appropriate

and not at the cost of their self direction. There

are still more connections to be made to support

the resilience of this community.

November 2014

• The Avondale Residents association are part of

the Emergency response plan being co-

ordinated by the Aranui Hub that includes

Avondale in a community led response in future

disasters.

• There are still people in limbo waiting to move

out of the area when their new homes are

finished being built.

Issue Progress to date / outcomes

• Ongoing fallout from earthquake damaged

homes with people living in unrepaired,

unhealthy and unsafe homes e.g. leaky

roof , mould, sewerage issues, water

issues, no rubbish collection, rats and

mice, over crowding and power and

heating problems

• Social isolation and crime and safety

issues for individuals in areas of mixed red

zone and green zone due to poor roads,

footpaths, squatters, burglaries,

iincreased vandalism, graffiti and

burglaries.

• Slow pace of earthquake repairs, variable

quality and delivery of repairs, constant

visual reminders of the earthquakes

adding to stress and frustration levels in

the community.

November 2013

• Dallington Residents Association is door

knocking everyone in the area to find their

issues and help where they can with local

support.

• Dallington and Avondale Residents

Associations continue to put information in their

newsletters regarding help and support.

• Earthquake support co-ordinators are available

to support people through processes. For some

issues help can be accessed through EQC and

Council phone lines.

• CanCERN and CERA are looking to develop a

door knock of people identified as, “in need”,

based on a figure of an estimated 900 people in

need of further support.

November 2014

• The Dallington Residents Association have

completed door knocking all residents in their

community. They will produce a document early

to mid 2015 which will assist them in defining

their future direction in supporting the

community.

• The Avondale Residents Association had

University students undertake a survey of the

Avondale area and are expecting the results

back soon.

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• Need for foot bridges to reconnect

community to services and each other.

November 2013

• Footbridges cannot be reinstalled until the land

has settled and the red zone’s future has been

decided. There has been some discussion

around temporary bridges but the cost of these

has excluded them as an option at this time.

November 2014

• The Dallington an Avondale residents

association have both engaged help in door

knocking their communities. Both documents

are in the process of being finalised. The

project has helped them to identify those in

need in their community and the issues and

strengths.

• The Dallington survey showed there are still

people with basic health and safety repairs not

completed but less than before. More people

are getting their homes rebuilt and repaired

now. There are still issues wit Insurance

companies and the earthquake com mission

settlements. There are repeat burglaries of

people living in Dallington particularly near the

red zone or houses that are tenanted out in “as

is where is” housing.

Issue Progress to date / outcomes

continued…

• There are reports of increased mice and rat

infestations and as empty houses are

demolished the rodents move into occupied

homes causing more problems. There is

concern around flood levels and rebuilding of

homes at variable heights compared to repaired

and existing housing

• Children and adults in Dallington indicated in

surveys conducted by the Dallington Residents

association in 2013 an d2014 that they would

still like their footbridges back as they provide

important linkages to their community services

and connections and an easier option than

roading. The redevelopment of bridges is still

unknown as is what the red zone will become

which is also of great interest to these

communities.

• The Dallington Scout den although redzoned is

being utilised for an exercise programme and

scouts. The Dallington Friends have increased

their activities and numbers with a paid co-

ordinator in place.

• Earthquake support co-ordinators are still in

place and the Residential Advisory Service

continues to assist in progressing claims.