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Central City Infrastructure Rebuild Plans

This suite of documents provided a comprehensive programme management tool for the definition, prioritisation, design and construction of interdependent projects within a central city environment. The documents were developed and used for an intensive post-disaster rebuild but had other applications with similar operating parameters.

Business Support Programme

Supporting businesses affected by SCIRT rebuild works was critical to help businesses continue to operate, and to maintain community confidence.

Data Collection Applications

The Geospatial Information System (GIS) team updated and delivered complete geospatial datasets for more than 200,000 council assets. To aid this process, they tailored two mobile applications that sped up and increased the accuracy of data collection.

ProjectCentre: Central approach to projects

ProjectCentre enabled the integration of correspondence, documentation and data for post-earthquake design, planning and construction phases to lift efficiency, lower costs and improve decision-making.

Bridge of Remembrance and Memorial Arch

Christchurch's Bridge of Remembrance and Memorial Arch was one of the city's most treasured remaining historic structures left standing after earthquakes scarred the region. Its restoration required innovation and imagination.

Forward Works Viewer

An interactive web-based platform for stakeholders to observe active and planned works to aid coordination and planning and to enable the mitigation of spatial and traffic conflicts.

12d – One-Stop-Shop Design Tool

12d Model was the terrain modelling, surveying and civil engineering software package selected for design at SCIRT.

Sumner Road Retaining Wall – Stage 4

SCIRT navigated an unstable site and the discovery of rock-loving lizards to swing into action from a movable platform to deliver the "Best Public Works Project" in 2015.

SCIRT Training Centre

In January 2012 a capability analysis identified the SCIRT programme needed 600 more operational team members than were available locally. This raised a significant programme risk of having a workforce with many new entrants and under-skilled resources.

Huntsbury Reservoir

Among Christchurch's most hard-hit earthquake-damaged facilities was the Huntsbury Reservoir. Water drained from the shattered 35,000-cubic-metre storage basin, the city's principal drinking water storage facility. Innovative design and prompt decision-making proved paramount in the rebuild process.

Heritage Bridges

With more than 250 heritage buildings in Christchurch and Banks Peninsula demolished after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, preserving and protecting those heritage structures that survived took on greater significance for the people of Christchurch.

School Visits

School visits were an important communications tool SCIRT used to promote to children how to keep safe around its work sites and to inform local people about its work.

The 10th Brunel International Lecture Series: Collectively we are Stronger

The first Executive General Manager of SCIRT, Duncan Gibb, was appointed as the 10th Brunel International Lecturer in 2013 and made an honorary Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).

Design of an Automated Flushing Siphon System

SCIRT developed a Design Guideline for an Automated Flushing Siphon System to reduce the frequency of blockages in the wastewater network caused by pipe dips and flat grades.

A PhD thesis for the University of Cambridge: Rebuilding with resilience? A case study of post-disaster infrastructure reconstruction in Christchurch, New Zealand

University of Cambridge Affiliated Lecturer, Dr. Kristen MacAskill, undertook qualitative research to determine factors that affect the ability of engineers to include resilient measures in rebuilding civil infrastructure systems. The abstract of her final PhD thesis is attached.

SCIRT and Red Cross Collaboration

Wanting to create a better environment for the residents of an earthquake-hit city, the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT) and the New Zealand Red Cross (NZRC) joined forces to identify opportunities for project collaboration.

The Lonely Cone Recall

For six long years, about 100,000 cones served the people of Christchurch, creating protective barriers, signalling dangers and guiding pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.

SCIRT Management Plans

A set of Management Plans were developed during SCIRT's lifetime to intentionally guide the organisation. These plans were reviewed annually and updated as required. SCIRT's Programme Management Plan was the overarching plan that listed all the other plans and provided an overview of their contents.

Design Library and Template Documents

The SCIRT design library was created to provide an accessible (single) location for electronic design-related information to be held for use by the design team.

SCIRT Geographic Information System (GIS) Viewer

From day one, data and information were vital to ensure informed decisions about what to do, where and when. Ensuring visibility and availability was top priority.

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Communicating Through Work Notices

SCIRT used many communications channels to maintain an open and honest dialogue with the community during its rebuild programme. These helped build tolerance and understanding around the disruptive nature of SCIRT's work. Regular community surveys showed SCIRT's most effective communication tool was the Work Notice.

Asset Assessment

The asset assessment team faced a daunting - and often confronting - task to uncover the hidden depths and coarse layers of damage caused by multiple quakes rolling across Christchurch, leaving behind the shattered horizontal infrastructure.

SCIRT Memento Book

A powerful photographic montage captured the SCIRT journey in a special memento book for staff.

Beachville Seawall

The construction of a new seawall on Beachville Road in Redcliffs was a demanding SCIRT project which won praise from residents and the construction industry alike.