Skip to main contentChristchurch Central Development UnitSearch the Investor RoomSearchHomeThe PlanProjects and PrecinctsInvest in ChristchurchVirtual Data RoomWatermark FeedbackPlease provide your comments on the key elements of ecology, planting, boardwalk and lighting in the Watermark project. Your feedback will be used to inform the design for the rest of the Te Papa Ōtākaro/Avon River Precinct.Read more about Watermark FeedbackYour feedback altRead more about Your feedback altTe Papa Ōtākaro / Avon River PrecinctTe Papa Ōtākaro will include Victoria Square (formerly Market Square) and be part of the central city’s spiritual and aesthetic identity. The visual contrast between the curving river and the linear grid of the streets is a key element of the city’s distinctive urban form.Read more about Te Papa Ōtākaro / Avon River PrecinctAnnouncementsCrown and Council agree recovery costs    27 JuneCanterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says the Crown and the Christchurch City Council have marked a major milestone in the rebuild of greater Christchurch, with agreement reached on cost sharing arrangements for the anchor projects in the Christchurch Central Recovery Plan, and the repair and replacement of the city’s essential horizontal infrastructure.  Amazing Place playground winners announced    23 MayThe redevelopment of central Christchurch has taken an exciting step forward with today’s announcement of the Amazing Place playground winners, says Christchurch Central Development Unit Director W  US-NZ Pacific Partnership Forum    21 MayThe appreciation of the opportunity that Christchurch offers is high, and interestedgroups in the United States have not forgotten what support they can still give, says  Foundation pour cements signs of progress    27 FebruaryCanterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says a foundation laying project that will get underway in the heart of central Christchurch early tomorrow is another positive step in the city’s rebuild.  Central city officially a rebuild zone    15 FebruaryWith over half of all staff working inside Christchurch’s city cordon specifically concentrating on repair and construction, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says the area can now be re-named the Rebuild Zone.  Good progress in CBD land purchases    15 FebruaryThe owners of 47 commercial CBD properties have agreed to sell to the Crown as the purchase of central Christchurch land for new development gathers pace.  Kids urged to imagine their own Amazing Place    15 FebruaryCanterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says the children of Christchurch have a unique opportunity to help develop part of the new central city through the Amazing Place playground competition.  Last chance to have a say on transport in central Christchurch    24 JanuaryGreater Christchurch residents are being urged to have their say on the An Accessible City draft document on transport in central Christchurch