The Christchurch Regeneration Panel will take part in an open forum discussion at NZPI Conference next week. This panel are a group of non-planners, each with different perspectives on the regeneration of Ōtautahi Christchurch.
The four panellists have been at the coal face of the regeneration of Christchurch and have been asked to give a very honest opinion, the good, bad or ugly, of what has taken place since the 2011 earthquakes. Jehan Casiander will facilitate this important discussion about what they experienced at the time, and in hindsight, what might support the planning profession to do things differently in the future.
Who are the Christchurch Regeneration Panel?
Panellists include:
- Chrissie Williams: In the 2000s Chrissie was a City Councillor in east Christchurch but resigned six months after the February 2011 earthquake. She went on to work as a strategic advisor – first with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, then with Environment Canterbury, Regenerate Christchurch and Christchurch City Council – working mostly on recovery and regeneration projects. Since ‘retiring’ in 2019 Chrissie has retained an interest in the governance of the Ōtākaro/Avon River red zone; has got involved with the Ōpāwaho/Heathcote River Network; and chairs the Trust that manages the Boyle River Outdoor Education Centre in the Lewis Pass.
- Jessica Halliday; Jessica is an architectural historian and is the Director and co-founder of Te Pūtahi Centre for Architecture and City Making. Te Pūtahi is an independent non-profit organisation that catalyses greater involvement in city making through a diverse and inclusive programme of engagement. Te Pūtahi grew out of FESTA, a celebration of urban creativity and regeneration which Jessica directed and produced from the inaugural event in 2012 to the final FESTA in 2018. Te Pūtahi’s largest event is now Open Christchurch, an annual festival of architecture that celebrates the city’s most exceptional works of architecture by opening them to the public over one weekend
- Joseph Hullen: Joseph Hullen Ngāi Tūāhuriri/Ngāti Hinematua was an original Trustee and most recent chair of the Mana-Whenua cultural advisory group of Matapopore. An indigenous knowledge holder Joseph has had input into the River plans from a Te Ao Māori perspective.
- Daisy Lavea-Timo: Daisey is an award-winning spoken Word Poet, Pacifica and Youth engagement specialist, and has worked for Regenerate Christchurch, assisting with their programme for public engagement in Ōtautahi’s eastern suburbs.
