The Story So Far
17 February 2011 - Jetty inspected, 19 piles needed replacing (Opus)
22 February 2011 - Christchurch earthquake
July 2011 - Jetty inspected, 49 piles needed replacing (Maintenance Management Services)
JETTY CLOSED
June 2014 - Jetty inspected, 63 piles needed replacing (OCEL report)
February 2015 - Christchurch City Council announced no plans to repair the jetty
March 2015 - First meeting of the the 'save the jetty' committee
May 2015 - Committee submission to Council to allocate funding and work in partnership
June 2015 - Council allocated $500,000 for "Renewal of Governors Bay Wharf" in long-term plan
August 2015 - Governors Bay Jetty Restoration Trust registered as a charity
October 2015 - Concept drawings drawn up
November 2015 - Obtained cost estimates from 2 major contractors
February 2016 - Set up Givealittle page and initiated consultation with Rāpaki - Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
March 2016 - Granted $10,000 kick start grant from Rod Donald Trust
April 2016 - Trust registered for GST
August 2016 - Case for support published
September 2016 - Council approved agreement for transfer of ownership of the jetty to the Trust for $1
October 2016 - Membership of the Trust launched at a public meeting
November 2016 - Set up save the jetty Youtube channel
February 2017 - Obtained legal opinion and planner's assessment on resource consent requirements
March 2017 - Music fundraiser rocked the jetty at Governors Bay Hotel
May 2017 - Inaugural AGM. Rex Gebbie and Denis left the Board, Mark Limber joined the Board
July 2017 - Public consultation drop-in session for jetty design
October 2017 - Approved proposal for initial design work
December 2017 - Launched the Sponsor a Plank Campaign
April 2018 - Made a deputation to the Council for further funding in the annual plan
April 2018 - Selected for Z Energy Cashmere “Good in the Hood” fundraiser
May 2018 - Applied for funding with the Rata Foundation and Tourism Infrastructure Fund
June 2018 - Create to Construct art auction, which raised $30,000
August 2018 - Resource consent granted
October 2018 - Carried out geotechnical investigation
November 2018 - Launched Crooked Pile (jetty beer brewed by Two Thumb Brewing)
July 2019 - Rata Foundation grant approved ($50,000)
August 2019 - Held a “Jetty Captains” meeting for volunteers to lead a variety of tasks and held the AGM
September 2019 - Applied for Lotteries Board Community Facilities grant
October 2019 - Met with Lyttelton Port Company engineers to discuss build practicalities
November 2019 - Bought the jetty from the Council for $1
November 2019 - Harvested trees for jetty forest timber
January 2020 - Moved the barrier along the jetty to allow access to the first 30 metres
January 2020 - Eliot Sinclair delivered detailed design package
February 2020 - Detailed design reviewed by jetty Trustees and peer reviewed by Structex
March 2020 - Held supporters meeting to plan fundraising
March 2020 - Had a Save the Jetty music festival at Living Springs
April 2020 - Applied for building consent
May 2020 - Granted building consent
May 2020 - Heritage inspection of the jetty
June 2020 - Started developing jetty board game
August 2020 - Met with Cholmondeley to discuss joint fundraisers
September 2020 - AGM
October 2020 - Vintage Collective fundraiser
November 2020 - Salvaged handrail timber from the old jetty
November 2020 - Save the Jetty Golf Day
December 2020 - Jetty calendar fundraiser
February 2021 - Committed to the boat house project
March 2021 - Sold Gladstone Wharf piles salvaged from Lyttelton Port Company
March 2021 - Signed agreement with Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū / Banks Peninsula Geopark
April 2021 - Parkinson Memorial Park Trust grant approved ($30,000)
April 2021 - Bays Boat House sub-committee set up
May 2021 - Concept design and engineers’ costing for the boat house
June 2021 - Fun, Friends, and Frivolity (pre-loved clothing sale with entertainment) fundraiser
July 2021 - Tender documents issued
August 2021 - Grading of jetty planks began
September 2021 - Tenders received
September 2021 - Supporters’ workshop to plan fundraising streams
October 2021 - Tender evaluation
November 2021 - Vintage collective fundraiser
November 2021 - Scale model of new jetty built
December 2021 - MoU to partner with Christchurch Foundation
December 2021 - Selected preferred tenderer and issued letter of intent
December 2021 - Presented update to Banks Peninsula Community Board
Read all about the jetty and the restoration project in our case for support (click on the image)