Working together for a common goal
The Re:START container mall was born from the need to breathe new life into the Christchurch central city, following the devastating earthquake on 22 February, 2011.
It was the brainchild of the city’s Property and Building Owners group, who knew that the wait for new buildings would be too long and that people needed to be encouraged back into the CBD as soon as possible.
Re:START has grown steadily over the past three years, increasing from 27 businesses at the opening in October 2011, to well over 50 businesses today. In addition there are market stalls, street performers and buskers.
Since opening, Re:START has been the cornerstone for the tourist industry in Christchurch and helped rocket Christchurch to number six in the Lonely Planet guide to the ‘must visit’ places in the world.
We recently announced another stage in our evolution with the shift of our northern precinct to another part of the mall to pave the way for a permanent new office and retail complex called Cashel Square.
Re:START was made possible with an interest free loan of $3,368,523 from the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust and $300,000 sponsorship from ASB.
While containers for all sorts of purposes are commonplace now in Christchurch, the idea was a bit of a wildcard when the idea of Re:START was first conceived. Their use meant that retail was established in the CBD several years before it would have otherwise taken place. It happened because the authorities allowed the Re:START Trust to use part of the red zone (no go) area. Its success has demonstrated that retail can be re-established in the CBD, which has had 80% of its area demolished.
Our Supporters
Principal Sponsors
Partners
Unimed
UniMed, a Christchurch-based health insurer, has very kindly donated four of the brightly coloured bench seats to our north-west precinct. We are grateful to UniMed for their support and commitment to the inner city.
Rough and Milne Landscape Architecture
Design; project management; implementation
The Canterbury Horticultural Society
Flower basket implementation and on-going maintenance
Colour Me Christchurch
Donation (and growing) of all the flowering plant material, construction of hanging basket wall, and donation of the irrigation system.
School of Landscape Architecture Students (and friends)
Volunteer landscaping/planting
McLenaghan Contracting
Landscaping and equipment
Wai Ora Nurseries
50% of native plant material
Resene
Paint and stain
There were also many who discounted their services...
Humes
Man hole riser planters
360 Urban
Aggrok
Urban Paving
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