Facilitated by Helen Shorthouse, Client Manager Technology, Canterbury Development Corporation. Architecture, Engineering and Landscape Architecture; Property Development issues; Smart City systems and products; Sustainability.

1. Forum 2: Designing and Building the Future
The below notes are a summary from the panel session and brainstorming discussions…. Panel
participants were asked to summarise the key themes that were issues in their spheres and to
identify any areas of support and help they need.
Daryl Maguire, Principal Architect, Warren & Mahoney
There is still politics & red tape.
Big infrastructure is now ready to respond but needs to speed up, but at the same time to get it
right.
Russell Poole, Engineer, Pheonix Consulting
We have an environment of conservative engineers who are operating in a way that looks like they
need to covers their bums at the moment.
Limitation of 7 storeys is not great.
It is good if you’ve had seismic experience as an engineer, but there is not a lot of skill in NZ or
Australia so we need to bring them offshore.
Engineering slowness is a good thing, but there is not enough resource – we need another 500
people in the workplace.
We need to use the older people in the workforce to help plug this gap.
Margo Perpick, Partner, Wyn Williams Lawyers
Government buy up of land is going to be very expensive – how can we do this differently?
David MacDonald, Executive Member, Property Council New Zealand's South Island Branch
Capital follows certainty & profit.
There is strong tenant demand and we need competent well-funded developers - but there are not
many.
Not all developers are feeling engaged and many are feeling distinctly unloved.
Raf Manji, Social and Business Entrepreneur
How can we continue to engage people more in the process & provide feedback to those in the
process.

2. Young people need involving more.
Fundraising opportunities using crowd sourcing.
Feedback Session
The below is a summary from the feedback discussion sessions had by plenary participants. We split
into groups to focus the discussions.
Business Community
Export focus for business – need a culture change.
Young professionals & how to retain in Christchurch.
Collaboration is key, such as the biker night/community at Smash Palace.
Residential Re-Build in 4 Aves
We need a strategy overall for renewal and urban regeneration
Affordability is key
Mixed use space
Better design is required
Social Infrastructure
Integration of social entrepreneurship – we just need to do it
It would be good to have a high profile person to lead this
The Government loves things that work
Mix of ages is what works well in terms of working together and getting feedback
Commercial Re-Build
Better understanding of different parties perspectives………both economic & social.
Green frame - Property owners & Government need to work on moving acquisition forward.

3. Central city will take time to regenerate, with suburban rent rates locking tenants in over long
periods….
Land developers /property owners need to collaborate & communicate more.