Public Address | Cafe | Speaker: The CERA transition that no one wants to talk about https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=345889#post345889 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=345889#post345889 the Transit of Heinous…
…while shoddy repairs signed off by Fletchers and EQC appear to have been the norm.
Brownlee’s aberrant Through the Looking Glass grasp of his Bizarro World allows him and his agencies to avoid any blame whatsoever, apparently!
He’s rustling up support for saddling up a posse…

]]> Thu, 13 Aug 2015 10:58:54 +1200 Katharine Moody https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=345888#post345888 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=345888#post345888 It’s a master class in paternalism

And lies. For all to see – over and over and over.

Evidently, corporate NZ sees this "paternalism" as "pragmatism";

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11496030

Trading Snakeoil – it's a mad world, eh :-).

]]> Thu, 13 Aug 2015 10:56:34 +1200 Alfie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=345887#post345887 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=345887#post345887 Dita De Boni has written an excellent piece in the Herald summarising Brownlee's mishandling of the ChCh rebuild and his "systematic disempowering of those who live there."
It's a master class in paternalism, yet hardly without precedent in Canterbury. In 2010, then-Environment Minister Amy Adams oversaw the sacking of democratically elected…

]]> Thu, 13 Aug 2015 10:28:34 +1200 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=345454#post345454 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=345454#post345454 As some may recall, Cliff’s ‘empathy’ appeared to fail him when he presided over the shameful post-quake scapegoating of a young disabled man.

When I saw that, it brought back the anger I felt all over again.

]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2015 18:55:03 +1200 Rob Stowell https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=345448#post345448 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=345448#post345448 Wed, 05 Aug 2015 15:13:34 +1200 Joe Wylie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=345445#post345445 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=345445#post345445 Former Canterbury district commander Dave Cliff has been "loaned" from Wellington traffic duties to oversee the winding-down of CERA.

According to Canterbury Communities' Earthquake Recovery Network spokeswoman Leanne Curtis, Cliff 'came across as trustworthy and empathetic in the weeks after the February 2011 quake.' As some may recall, Cliff's 'empathy'…

]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2015 14:17:30 +1200 Lilith __ https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=345062#post345062 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=345062#post345062 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:28:12 +1200 Stephen Judd https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=345047#post345047 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=345047#post345047 Just squeaked in:

Dear Minister

It's concerning, reading chapter 5 of the draft plan, that the emphasis
is on attracting investment and development as a good in its own right,
but the aspirations of citizens for their city are ignored.

The current focus on preserving land values, concentrating ownership
into…

]]> Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:47:03 +1200 chris https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344920#post344920 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344920#post344920 I couldn’t not make a comparison with the well-funded change-the-flag roadshow. It really is about what those in power want discussed

Chin up, just yesterday the leader of the opposition proposed building a new anthem for use with the 35,000 capacity covered stadium. It’s understood that both will be completed in…

]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2015 16:22:46 +1200 Hebe https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344853#post344853 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344853#post344853 Submit submit submit: here's Gerard Smyth's video about why we need you all to pipe up and tell Cera to pipe down

https://www.facebook.com/rebuildchristchurch/videos/1038814989476910/?pnref=story

]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:21:22 +1200 Alastair Thompson https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344804#post344804 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344804#post344804 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 14:41:13 +1200 Joe Wylie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344764#post344764 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344764#post344764 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:28:41 +1200 Sacha https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344759#post344759 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344759#post344759 Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:54:44 +1200 Joe Wylie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344753#post344753 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344753#post344753 (Why is it that it is so incredibly difficult to access articles on Stuff? Surely a search for Rod's columns should give a list in date order descending from the last one, not random stuff from 2009. As the only worthwhile part of the whole paper a little more support… ]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:32:52 +1200 Graham Dunster https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344752#post344752 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344752#post344752 http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/70516151/Rod-Oram-The-great-rates-debate . (Why is it that it is so incredibly difficult to access articles on Stuff? Surely a search for Rod’s columns should give a list in date order descending from the last one, not random stuff from… ]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:26:35 +1200 Hebe https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344683#post344683 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344683#post344683 Sun, 26 Jul 2015 00:36:33 +1200 Lilith __ https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344630#post344630 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344630#post344630 Go to it, folks, just enter your name and any further thoughts. Thank you, Action Station. ]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2015 23:13:35 +1200 TracyMac https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344583#post344583 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344583#post344583 I was there last week. I was appalled at how little – still – had been done since I’d been there a couple of years ago. A sea of “car parks”. A couple of bridges finished out by New Brighton. Great – but only just completed? Holy hell.

Also, a…

]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2015 12:46:43 +1200 Moz https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344574#post344574 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344574#post344574 When I read this, I couldn't not make a comparison with the well-funded change-the-flag roadshow. It really is about what those in power want discussed.

And how much they're willing to spend to distract people.

]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2015 11:31:33 +1200 Joe Wylie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344567#post344567 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344567#post344567 I was kinda appalled by Cecile Meier’s folding on this issue – especially in light of her impassioned plea for the freedom to express ideas and outrage earlier in the year

Thanks for making that connection. Surely one's permitted to wonder just how they went about making La Meier one…

]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:59:50 +1200 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344557#post344557 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344557#post344557 Let them eat quake!
… the local Journal of Record has unearthed what might be a genuine case of lèse-majesté.
I was kinda appalled by Cecile Meier’s folding on this issue – especially in light of her impassioned plea for the freedom to express ideas and outrage earlier in the…

]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:35:05 +1200 Moz https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344554#post344554 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344554#post344554 Have submitted (so to speak). Was polite, but it took a lot of effort to edit polite into what I wanted to say. They emailed me a copy of it, 900 words, which is kinda scary for a basically "give the locals control" submission.

Summary:

The council needs more power…

]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:25:46 +1200 bob daktari https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344550#post344550 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344550#post344550 Another one for the not sick of hearing about Christchurch, want to hear more and to help where one can

With the lose of CampbellLive a very important source of Christchurch story telling and new has vanished so please more of this here and on your own blog James -…

]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:09:31 +1200 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344549#post344549 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344549#post344549 Through the roof and over our heads...if you're lucky. Pourquoi?

This...http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/65933456/EQC-pays-staff-top-rates-for-no-work


and all of these...http://www.stuff.co.nz/searchresults?Search+Site=Search+Site&cof=FORID%3A9&cx=006730714154542492986%3Aoh6vl0ybuqy&ie=UTF-8&q=eqc&siteurl=www.stuff.co.nz%2Fnational%2Fpolitics%2F70427799%2Feqc-and-cera-pr-budget-going-through-the-roof&ref=publicaddress.net%2Fsystem%2Fcafe%2Fspeaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants%2F&ss=1593j1272269j3

Surely...an entity well past the point of recovery.

Time for the blue juice, methinks.

]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2015 10:01:20 +1200 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344547#post344547 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344547#post344547 Just the facts ma'am...
How can I write meaningful answers to these gibberish questions? I want to, obviously, but I'm stumped.
How can this be?
CERA and EQC employ the finest communications practitioners in the country and heaps of them!!
Maybe they are still using the Gattung Effect ...

]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2015 09:48:39 +1200 Rob Stowell https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344545#post344545 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344545#post344545 Will definitely make a submission – and encourage everyone I know to do so.
But yeah, the CERA form is ballocks. What I would prefer is a chance to 'vote' on prefered options (no mention of 3+ or any others – except perhaps in the linked pdfs).
People (me included)…

]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2015 09:40:43 +1200 william blake https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344538#post344538 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344538#post344538 Fri, 24 Jul 2015 08:05:59 +1200 Nic Farra https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344505#post344505 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344505#post344505 Thu, 23 Jul 2015 21:00:05 +1200 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344503#post344503 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344503#post344503 "We know that the rest of the country is totally over hearing about Christchurch."

No. No. No. No. No.

Spent time with an eighty year old with a daughter in Christchurch today.

This gentle gentleman was enraged that their home is only just now on the way to getting sorted.…

]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2015 20:27:40 +1200 Mark Graham https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344500#post344500 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344500#post344500 Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:40:15 +1200 Euan Mason https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344499#post344499 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344499#post344499 Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:30:39 +1200 hamishm https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344497#post344497 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344497#post344497 Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:13:30 +1200 Lilith __ https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344496#post344496 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344496#post344496 That CERA web submission form is massively confusing. I have no idea what most of the questions mean.

Do you have any views on the powers and provisions that will be needed in the new legislation to support regeneration?

Do you think that the proposed new arrangements for the central…

]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:10:19 +1200 Geoff Lealand https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344490#post344490 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344490#post344490 Thu, 23 Jul 2015 18:04:02 +1200 Joe Wylie https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344488#post344488 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344488#post344488 People here are exhausted. They've been trying to sort their houses, their streets, their jobs and their families for going on five years now.
But munters are so last year! Look over here where the local Journal of Record has unearthed what might be a genuine case of lèse-majesté.

]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2015 17:22:21 +1200 Russell Brown https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344487#post344487 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344487#post344487 not make a comparison with the well-funded change-the-flag roadshow. It really is about what those in power want discussed. ]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2015 17:21:09 +1200 Terry Baucher https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344485#post344485 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344485#post344485 Thu, 23 Jul 2015 17:12:55 +1200 Terry Baucher https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344481#post344481 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344481#post344481 But this submission process is open to all New Zealanders, and I’m asking for your help.

I'm in. I was in Christchurch over the weekend and I was first shocked by what I saw and then angry. It was my first visit since November 2010 and when James is saying…

]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2015 17:05:11 +1200 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344480#post344480 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-the-cera-transition-that-no-one-wants/?p=344480#post344480 Discussion from blog post.

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