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searchaux" style="display:none">New Zealand lawyer and jurist</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive 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2024</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Stephen_K%C3%B3s" title="Stephen Kós">Stephen Kós</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Christine_French" title="Christine French">Christine French</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Mark Leslie Smith Cooper</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Auckland" title="University of Auckland">University of Auckland</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Mark Leslie Smith Cooper</b> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_King%27s_and_Queen%27s_Counsel_in_New_Zealand" title="List of King's and Queen's Counsel in New Zealand">KC</a></span></span> is a New Zealand jurist. He was appointed a <a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_New_Zealand" title="High Court of New Zealand">High Court</a> judge in 2004, and a judge of the <a href="/wiki/Court_of_Appeal_of_New_Zealand" title="Court of Appeal of New Zealand">Court of Appeal</a> in 2014. He served as president of the Court of Appeal from 2022 to 2024. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Cooper_(judge)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Cooper is of <a href="/wiki/Ng%C4%81ti_M%C4%81hanga" title="Ngāti Māhanga">Ngāti Māhanga</a> descent, an iwi of <a href="/wiki/Waikato_Tainui" title="Waikato Tainui">Waikato Tainui</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-courtsofnz_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-courtsofnz-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He received his tertiary education at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Auckland" title="University of Auckland">University of Auckland</a>, graduating with <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Laws" title="Bachelor of Laws">Bachelor of Laws</a> (<a href="/wiki/Honours_degree" title="Honours degree">Hons</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Magister_Juris" title="Magister Juris">Magister Juris</a> (Dist) degrees in 1979. After university, he worked for Butler White & Hanna, where he became a partner in 1983; the law firm merged with <a href="/wiki/Simpson_Grierson" title="Simpson Grierson">Simpson Grierson</a> where he remained a partner. From 1997, he practised as a <a href="/wiki/Barrister#New_Zealand" title="Barrister">barrister sole</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-People_in_the_Law_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-People_in_the_Law-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was principal legal advisor for three Auckland territorial authorities: <a href="/wiki/Auckland_City_Council" title="Auckland City Council">Auckland City Council</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Shore_City" title="North Shore City">North Shore City Council</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rodney_District_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Rodney District Council">Rodney District Council</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 2000 appointment round, he was appointed <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Counsel" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Counsel">Queen's Counsel</a> alongside six others.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, Cooper was appointed a high court judge by the <a href="/wiki/Attorney-General_(New_Zealand)" title="Attorney-General (New Zealand)">attorney general</a>, <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Wilson" title="Margaret Wilson">Margaret Wilson</a>, and sat in Auckland from August that year.<sup id="cite_ref-High_Court_Judge_appointed_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-High_Court_Judge_appointed-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the <a href="/wiki/2011_Christchurch_earthquake" title="2011 Christchurch earthquake">2011 Christchurch earthquake</a>, Cooper was appointed by the government to chair the <a href="/wiki/Canterbury_Earthquakes_Royal_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission">Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission</a>; the other commissioners were engineers <a href="/wiki/Ron_Carter_(businessman)" title="Ron Carter (businessman)">Ron Carter</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_Fenwick_(engineer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard Fenwick (engineer) (page does not exist)">Richard Fenwick</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was appointed a judge of the Court of Appeal in 2014, and was named to replace <a href="/wiki/Stephen_K%C3%B3s" title="Stephen Kós">Stephen Kós</a> as president of the Court of Appeal from 26 April 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cooper was on the executive of the Auckland Division of the <a href="/wiki/Cancer_Society_of_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Cancer Society of New Zealand">Cancer Society of New Zealand</a>. He was on the establishment board for <a href="/wiki/Metrowater" class="mw-redirect" title="Metrowater">Metrowater</a>, which was formed in 1997 and has since been integrated into <a href="/wiki/Watercare_Services" title="Watercare Services">Watercare Services</a>. Cooper was board member for the <a href="/wiki/Museum_of_Transport_and_Technology" title="Museum of Transport and Technology">Museum of Transport and Technology</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Stardome_Observatory" title="Stardome Observatory">Auckland Observatory and Planetarium Trust</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-High_Court_Judge_appointed_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-High_Court_Judge_appointed-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 23 October 2024, Cooper was granted retention of the title "<a href="/wiki/The_Honourable" title="The Honourable">The Honourable</a>" for life, in recognition of his service as a judge and president of the Court of Appeal and a judge of the High Court.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was succeeded as president of the Court of Appeal by <a href="/wiki/Christine_French" title="Christine French">Christine French</a> on 21 November 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Cooper_(judge)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_King%27s_and_Queen%27s_Counsel_in_New_Zealand" title="List of King's and Queen's Counsel in New Zealand">List of King's and Queen's Counsel in New Zealand</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Cooper_(judge)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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<li><a href="/wiki/2010_Canterbury_earthquake" title="2010 Canterbury earthquake">September 2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_2010_Christchurch_earthquake" title="December 2010 Christchurch earthquake">Boxing Day 2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Christchurch_earthquake" title="2011 Christchurch earthquake">February 2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_2011_Christchurch_earthquake" title="June 2011 Christchurch earthquake">June 2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_2011_Christchurch_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="December 2011 Christchurch earthquake">December 2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Christchurch_earthquake" title="2016 Christchurch earthquake">February 2016</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Located elsewhere causing<br />damage in Christchurch</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1855_Wairarapa_earthquake" title="1855 Wairarapa earthquake">1855 Wairarapa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1881_Castle_Hill_earthquake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1881 Castle Hill earthquake (page does not exist)">1881 Castle Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_North_Canterbury_earthquake" title="1888 North Canterbury earthquake">1888 North Canterbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Cheviot_earthquake" title="1901 Cheviot earthquake">1901 Cheviot</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1922_Motunau_earthquake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1922 Motunau earthquake (page does not exist)">1922 Motunau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Kaik%C5%8Dura_earthquake" title="2016 Kaikōura earthquake">2016 Kaikōura</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Buildings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lost</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_Bus_Exchange" title="Christchurch Bus Exchange">Christchurch Bus Exchange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_Central_Library" title="Christchurch Central Library">Christchurch Central Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Te_Pae_Christchurch_Convention_Centre" title="Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre">Te Pae Convention Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crowne_Plaza,_Christchurch" title="Crowne Plaza, Christchurch">Crowne Plaza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Civic,_Christchurch" title="The Civic, Christchurch">The Civic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarendon_Tower" title="Clarendon Tower">Clarendon Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cranmer_Centre" title="Cranmer Centre">Cranmer Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cranmer_Court" title="Cranmer Court">Cranmer Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CTV_Building" title="CTV Building">CTV Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_Street_Methodist_Church" title="Durham Street Methodist Church">Durham Street Methodist Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Excelsior_Hotel,_Christchurch" title="Excelsior Hotel, Christchurch">Excelsior Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fisher%27s_Building" title="Fisher's Building">Fisher's Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guthrey_Centre" title="Guthrey Centre">Guthrey Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hallensteins_Building" title="Hallensteins Building">Hallensteins Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hornby_Clocktower" title="Hornby Clocktower">Hornby Clocktower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hotel_Grand_Chancellor,_Christchurch" title="Hotel Grand Chancellor, Christchurch">Hotel Grand Chancellor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linwood_House" title="Linwood House">Linwood House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyttelton_Borough_Council_Chambers" title="Lyttelton Borough Council Chambers">Lyttelton Borough Council Chambers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyttelton_Road_Tunnel_Administration_Building" title="Lyttelton Road Tunnel Administration Building">Lyttelton Road Tunnel Administration Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyttelton_Times_Building" title="Lyttelton Times Building">Lyttelton Times Building</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Majestic_Theatre,_Christchurch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Majestic Theatre, Christchurch (page does not exist)">Majestic Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester_Courts" title="Manchester Courts">Manchester Courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxford_Terrace_Baptist_Church" title="Oxford Terrace Baptist Church">Oxford Terrace Baptist Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PGC_Building" title="PGC Building">PGC Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Press_Building,_Christchurch" title="The Press Building, Christchurch">Press Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_John_the_Baptist_Church,_Christchurch" title="St John the Baptist Church, Christchurch">St John's Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Luke%27s_Church,_Christchurch" title="St Luke's Church, Christchurch">St Luke's Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Church,_Christchurch" title="St Paul's Church, Christchurch">St Paul's Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warner%27s_Hotel" title="Warner's Hotel">Warner's Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weston_House" title="Weston House">Weston House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westpac_Canterbury_Centre" title="Westpac Canterbury Centre">Westpac Canterbury Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wharetiki_House" title="Wharetiki House">Wharetiki House</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Demolition</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Implosion_of_Radio_Network_House" title="Implosion of Radio Network House">Implosion of Radio Network House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathedral_of_the_Blessed_Sacrament,_Christchurch" title="Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christchurch">Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_Central_Police_Station" title="Christchurch Central Police Station">Central Police Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancaster_Park" title="Lancaster Park">Lancaster Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_Centre_of_Christchurch" title="Music Centre of Christchurch">Music Centre of Christchurch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twinkle_Toes" title="Twinkle Toes">Twinkle Toes</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Damaged with<br />uncertain future</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Hall_(house)" title="Antonio Hall (house)">Antonio Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Odeon_Theatre,_Christchurch" title="Odeon Theatre, Christchurch">Odeon Theatre</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Remaining</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antigua_Boat_Sheds" title="Antigua Boat Sheds">Antigua Boat Sheds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_Arts_Centre" title="Christchurch Arts Centre">Arts Centre</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Dux_de_Lux" title="Dux de Lux">Dux de Lux</a>, <a href="/wiki/Registry_Building" title="Registry Building">Registry Building</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridge_of_Remembrance" title="Bridge of Remembrance">Bridge of Remembrance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_Club" title="Canterbury Club">Canterbury Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_Provincial_Council_Buildings" title="Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings">Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Post_Office,_Christchurch" title="Chief Post Office, Christchurch">Chief Post Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_Art_Gallery" title="Christchurch Art Gallery">Christchurch Art Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christ_Church_Cathedral,_Christchurch" title="Christ Church Cathedral, Christchurch">Christ Church Cathedral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_Club" title="Christchurch Club">Christchurch Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_St_Michael_and_All_Angels,_Christchurch" title="Church of St Michael and All Angels, Christchurch">St Michael Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Citizens%27_War_Memorial" title="Citizens' War Memorial">Citizens' War Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_Mall,_Christchurch" title="City Mall, Christchurch">City Mall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curator%27s_House" title="Curator's House">Curator's House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edmonds_Band_Rotunda" title="Edmonds Band Rotunda">Edmonds Band Rotunda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forsyth_Barr_Building" title="Forsyth Barr Building">Forsyth Barr Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_John_Robert_Godley" title="Statue of John Robert Godley">Godley Statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isaac_Theatre_Royal" title="Isaac Theatre Royal">Isaac Theatre Royal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knox_Church,_Christchurch" title="Knox Church, Christchurch">Knox Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_McDougall_Art_Gallery" title="Robert McDougall Art Gallery">McDougall Art Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McLean%27s_Mansion" title="McLean's Mansion">McLean's Mansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midland_Club_Building" title="Midland Club Building">Midland Club Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Brighton_Pier,_Christchurch" title="New Brighton Pier, Christchurch">New Brighton Pier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Regent_Street" title="New Regent Street">New Regent Street</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyttelton_Timeball_Station" title="Lyttelton Timeball Station">Lyttelton Timeball Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Government_Building,_Christchurch" title="Old Government Building, Christchurch">Old Government Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Our_City,_Christchurch" title="Our City, Christchurch">Our City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Centre" title="Peterborough Centre">Peterborough Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_Trust_Building,_Christchurch" title="Public Trust Building, Christchurch">Public Trust Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Riccarton_House" title="Riccarton House">Riccarton House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_William_Rolleston" title="Statue of William Rolleston">Rolleston Statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Robert_Falcon_Scott,_Christchurch" title="Statue of Robert Falcon Scott, Christchurch">Scott Statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shand%27s_Emporium" title="Shand's Emporium">Shand's Emporium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sign_of_the_Kiwi" title="Sign of the Kiwi">Sign of the Kiwi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Saviour%27s_Chapel" title="St Saviour's Chapel">St Saviour's Chapel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_Town_Hall" title="Christchurch Town Hall">Town Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trinity_Congregational_Church,_Christchurch" title="Trinity Congregational Church, Christchurch">Trinity Congregational Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Clock_Tower" title="Victoria Clock Tower">Victoria Clock Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Mansions" title="Victoria Mansions">Victoria Mansions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worcester_Chambers" title="Worcester Chambers">Worcester Chambers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">New</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" 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title="Clayton Cosgrove">Clayton Cosgrove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruth_Dyson" title="Ruth Dyson">Ruth Dyson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antony_Gough" title="Antony Gough">Antony Gough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Hamilton_(RNZAF_officer)" title="John Hamilton (RNZAF officer)">John Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Holden" title="Andrew Holden">Andrew Holden</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warwick_Isaacs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Warwick Isaacs (page does not exist)">Warwick Isaacs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Johnson_(activist)" title="Sam Johnson (activist)">Sam Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Lovatt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="André Lovatt (page does not exist)">André Lovatt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_MacLean_(coroner)" title="Neil MacLean (coroner)">Neil MacLean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Marryatt" title="Tony Marryatt">Tony Marryatt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Ombler" title="John Ombler">John Ombler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Parker_(mayor)" title="Bob Parker (mayor)">Bob Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nigel_Priestley" title="Nigel Priestley">Nigel Priestley</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mark_Quigley_(scientist)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mark Quigley (scientist) (page does not exist)">Mark Quigley</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Reay_(engineer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alan Reay (engineer) (page does not exist)">Alan Reay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Ring_(writer)" title="Ken Ring (writer)">Ken Ring</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gerald_Shirtcliff&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gerald Shirtcliff (page does not exist)">Gerald Shirtcliff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Sutton" title="Roger Sutton">Roger Sutton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deon_Swiggs" title="Deon Swiggs">Deon Swiggs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mairehe_Louise_Tankersley" title="Mairehe Louise 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<li>(8) <a href="/wiki/Cathedral_Square,_Christchurch" title="Cathedral Square, Christchurch">The Square</a></li> <li>(9) <a href="/w/index.php?title=Performing_Arts_Precinct&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Performing Arts Precinct (page does not exist)">Performing Arts Precinct</a></li> <li>(10) <a href="/w/index.php?title=Justice_and_Emergency_Services_Precinct&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Justice and Emergency Services Precinct (page does not exist)">Justice and Emergency Services Precinct</a></li> <li>(11) Health Precinct</li> <li>(12) <a href="/wiki/Hagley_Oval" title="Hagley Oval">Cricket Oval</a></li> <li>(13) <a href="/w/index.php?title=Residential_Demonstration_Project&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Residential Demonstration Project (page does not exist)">Residential Demonstration Project</a></li> <li>(14) <a href="/wiki/T%C5%ABranga" title="Tūranga">Tūranga</a> (Central Library)</li> <li>(15) <a href="/w/index.php?title=Innovation_Precinct&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Innovation Precinct (page does not exist)">Innovation Precinct</a></li> <li>(16) <a href="/w/index.php?title=Retail_Precinct&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Retail Precinct (page does not exist)">Retail Precinct</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_Earthquake_National_Memorial" title="Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial">Earthquake Memorial</a> <small>(official)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Organisations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Public sector</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_Central_Development_Unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Christchurch Central Development Unit">CCDU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canterbury_Earthquake_Recovery_Authority" title="Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority">CERA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christchurch_City_Council" title="Christchurch City Council">Christchurch City Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Civil_Defence_%26_Emergency_Management_(New_Zealand)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management (New Zealand)">Civil Defence</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Regenerate_Christchurch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Regenerate Christchurch (page does not exist)">Regenerate Christchurch</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stronger_Christchurch_Infrastructure_Rebuild_Team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (page does not exist)">SCIRT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selwyn_District" 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