DAVID WALKER, CHARLIE GATES/STUFF With the Christchurch City Council approving the plans for the Court Theatre to join the performing arts precinct, the Court Theatre artistic director Ross Gumbley is excited for the future. (Video first published in July 2018) THE PRESS 160 YEARS is a series marking the launch of The The Press will revisit stories from every year of publication. The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (Cera) released its major blueprint for central Christchurch on the evening of July 30, 2012, and extensive coverage in The Press included responses from politicians and community leaders. “The blueprint for Christchurch’s new central city is ‘exciting and inspirational’ but the focus should now shift to the people, Labour says.