Internal and Strategic Communications team, Communications & Government Services group. 5 direct reports.

Prison Capacity Portfolio

Development Christchurch Limited (DCL) is the urban development agency for Christchurch City Council. DCL works with the community, the Council, Regenerate Christchurch, Ōtākaro, and the private sector to make a positive impact on the regeneration of Christchurch through improving its built environment.Urban development agencies like DCL are relatively new in New Zealand. They partner with private businesses to speed up development in areas that need to recover, regenerate, or make other commercial, social, or environmental improvements.Richard's involvement spans all aspects of DCL's public communications and engagement programme including:- Contributions to strategic planning and implementation- Media advice to the Chief Executive- Writing press releases and liaising with media- Writing DCL's public communications and engagement materials- Coal face community engagement- Collateral design with Adobe products- Social media management- Website design and managementRichard has also contributed to DCL's work beyond communications and engagement. He proposed and managed a $100,000 regenerative grants fund for New Brighton to support local endeavors at urban revitalisation. Richard worked with both community groups and private businesses to deliver benefits through this fund.Richard has crisis management experience through joining the Council's Emergency Operations Centre for the Port Hills Fires in February 2017.