East Frame public space has been named
The East Frame public space has now been given a name – Rauora Park. The Christchurch City Council voted to name the park Rauora, which signifies ‘well-being’ in a wider, holistic sense. Rau can mean ‘leaves’, ‘greenery’, ‘many’ and ‘gathering’, while Ora indicates health and wellbeing. The vehicle laneway that runs down the western side […]
Winter wheels keep on turning.
It has been a bit quiet lately on the blog, but that hasn’t meant that our work has slowed down at all. In fact, it’s been the complete opposite. We have had an extremely busy winter on all work fronts in the JV. The team have produced outstanding work through some pretty atrocious winter conditions and […]
Connecting the community
Late last year the JV was awarded the CCC Cycleways contract for the University and area around Riccarton Bush. Known as the Uni-Cycle Puariki ki Pu-taringa-motu the section of cycle way that the JV are constructing is part of a bigger cycle path that will connect several highschools and intermediate schools along with the university […]
Growing an edible legacy for Christchurch
Christchurch’s Central City has received another promising boost as the Otakaro Orchard project reached its crowd-funding target goal. The JV have played a part in the project team providing design and project management advice. The JV will also have a major role in the construction of the edible park undertaking site works and the installation […]
The perfect score not once, but twice
The JV team based at South Frame (Otakaro Anchor Project) have a cause for celebration. They have received a 100% mark in the Otakaro Weekly HSE audit 2 weeks in a row. Overall, Health and Safety has always been good on the site, with the team often setting the benchmark for the rest of the […]
Delivering our future city: East Frame Public Spaces, a view from above
The East Frame is a new community being built in the heart of the city. It is one of the projects in the programme of Crown-led Anchor Projects being delivered by Otakaro Limited. The East Frame will include the central city’s third largest park. City Care JFC joint venture began work on the park in […]
Creating and restoring places of significance
Late last year the JV completed a section of work that is known as the North Frame which is part of the Avon River Precinct. The JV undertook landscaping works on the former PGC site on behalf of Otakaro LTD (with consultation to the bereaved families). This site is where 18 people lost their lives during the […]
Authentic Sri Lankan cuisine gets a boost amid diggers and site works – good food can’t be held back!
The vision of a better Christchurch is slowly becoming a reality with several anchor projects beginning to take shape around the Central City. Currently, we are delivering the laneways project in the South Frame. The laneways project consists of a series of gardens, pavements and public gathering spaces. It will eventually link the Innovation […]