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The Frame (Christchurch)
The Frame is an urban renewal project in Christchurch, New Zealand, with three parts: the East Frame, North Frame and South Frame. The plan for the Frame was published in 2012 in the Christchurch Central Recovery Plan, the plan for recovering the central city after the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. The East Frame is the largest segment, which is being developed into a residential area with Rauora Park down the middle. The South Frame has a walkway, known as the Greenway, running east-west.
The Frame is a part of the Christchurch Central Recovery Plan, published in 2012 to serve as the plan for recovering the central city after the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. The Frame was created to help define a central area known as "the Core", which was to be of a scale appropriate to current demand. The Frame (Māori: Te Tāparepare) was to be in three parts (north, east and south) and was to allow for short to medium term expansion and development of central Christchurch. The development of the Frame was led by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority.
Part of the Health Precinct is in the south-west corner of the Frame and the Innovation Precinct is on the south-east corner. Both of these precincts are anchor projects of the recovery plan.
The East Frame is expected to eventually have 900 homes built for a total of 2,000 residents. Of these 900 homes, Fletcher Living is building 614 homes and Williams Construction 100 homes.
In 2015, the Crown signed a contract with Fletcher Living to build flats and terraced houses in the East Frame. The Crown sold east frame land to Fletcher and Fletcher called their development One Central. The development comprises six city blocks and has Rauora Park in the middle. After many delays, the first residents moved into the development in early 2019. As of May 2025, Fletcher has finished building 350 homes.
Rauora Park opened in December 2017 after $30 million had been spent on it. Comprising six city blocks and going 660 metres (2,170 ft) north-south, the park has 9,000 square metres (97,000 sq ft) of grass and 2,300 square metres (25,000 sq ft) of pavement. Along with gardens and plants, it has a cycleway and walkway and half a basketball court at the northern side.
In 2019, two small pieces of the Berlin Wall were placed in the East Frame. They arrived in the city in 2017 after they had been gifted by a German company that had been deconstructing the wall. They had previously been considered for placement in Victoria Square. The two segments have murals on them.
In September 2019 the 16-metre-tall sculpture Vaka 'A Hina was placed in the park. It was designed by Sēmisi Fetokai Potauaine and commissioned by SCAPE Public Art.
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The Frame (Christchurch)
The Frame is an urban renewal project in Christchurch, New Zealand, with three parts: the East Frame, North Frame and South Frame. The plan for the Frame was published in 2012 in the Christchurch Central Recovery Plan, the plan for recovering the central city after the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. The East Frame is the largest segment, which is being developed into a residential area with Rauora Park down the middle. The South Frame has a walkway, known as the Greenway, running east-west.
The Frame is a part of the Christchurch Central Recovery Plan, published in 2012 to serve as the plan for recovering the central city after the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. The Frame was created to help define a central area known as "the Core", which was to be of a scale appropriate to current demand. The Frame (Māori: Te Tāparepare) was to be in three parts (north, east and south) and was to allow for short to medium term expansion and development of central Christchurch. The development of the Frame was led by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority.
Part of the Health Precinct is in the south-west corner of the Frame and the Innovation Precinct is on the south-east corner. Both of these precincts are anchor projects of the recovery plan.
The East Frame is expected to eventually have 900 homes built for a total of 2,000 residents. Of these 900 homes, Fletcher Living is building 614 homes and Williams Construction 100 homes.
In 2015, the Crown signed a contract with Fletcher Living to build flats and terraced houses in the East Frame. The Crown sold east frame land to Fletcher and Fletcher called their development One Central. The development comprises six city blocks and has Rauora Park in the middle. After many delays, the first residents moved into the development in early 2019. As of May 2025, Fletcher has finished building 350 homes.
Rauora Park opened in December 2017 after $30 million had been spent on it. Comprising six city blocks and going 660 metres (2,170 ft) north-south, the park has 9,000 square metres (97,000 sq ft) of grass and 2,300 square metres (25,000 sq ft) of pavement. Along with gardens and plants, it has a cycleway and walkway and half a basketball court at the northern side.
In 2019, two small pieces of the Berlin Wall were placed in the East Frame. They arrived in the city in 2017 after they had been gifted by a German company that had been deconstructing the wall. They had previously been considered for placement in Victoria Square. The two segments have murals on them.
In September 2019 the 16-metre-tall sculpture Vaka 'A Hina was placed in the park. It was designed by Sēmisi Fetokai Potauaine and commissioned by SCAPE Public Art.
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