Rebuild and Recovery Seminar Videos 27th and 28th April 2013

All the video from the Rebuild and Recovery Seminars. Over the weekend of 27th and 28th April 2013

WeCAN Official Information's Requests May 2013

CERA’s advisory service starts soon

Updates and clarifications to the MBIE’s guidance for repairs and rebuilding in Canterbury

RibRaft TC3 Foundation Solution - Video

Rebuild and Recovery Expo, 27-28 April 2013, CBS Arena

If you havent yet made it down to the CERA Rebuild and Recovery Expo make sure you do. Agencies and community groups have put much time into preparing this and making sure people are available to speak to you face to face. Open 10am to 4pm Sunday at CBS Arena in Addington. 

CanCERN Newsletter #78 - 5th April 2013

More rebuild information sheets from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released a set of Canterbury rebuild information sheets on it’s website (here). The topics covered are: TC1, TC2, & TC3 foundations 

BNZ now providing home loans and insurance for newly built TC3 homes

Chch insurance test case drawing to close

The first of at least 16 cases brought by disgruntled Christchurch homeowners against Tower Insurance is drawing to a close.

Understanding the Christchurch insurance claim landscape: Tell us where you are at with your settlement

Updated guidance for repairing and rebuilding homes affected by the Canterbury earthquakes

To the Hon. Gerry Brownlee, Roger Sutton, The Mayor Bob Parker and all Councillors, Jacki Johnson of IAG in her capacity as President of the Insurance Council – Guest Post by Carmel Jaggar

I write to you as a member of the TC3 Residents Group (facebook).

Video on how TC3 foundation decisions will be made for Southern Response customers

The Incompetent Insurance Verification Process

TC3 options and solutions making great strides

Gerry Brownlee | Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

EQC removing further rights to information

Neighbours asked to keep an eye out over summer

New TC3 website now live

CERA compiles booklet for TC3 homeowners

TC3 Residential Rebuild Discussion - 12 December 2012

A panel made up of representatives from the relevant agencies – Insurance Council, City Council, Southern Response and Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment – who discuss the questions and topics that have been posed by people in the community at the meetings held across the city.

Live Stream - TC3 Residential Rebuild Discussion

Chief executive of CERA, Roger Sutton, will be joined by a panel of experts between 7pm and 8pm tonight, to discuss the issues surrounding TC3 land, Watch the livestream here, or live on CTV.

Virtual Town Hall Meeting discussing TC3 land issues live stream 7pm 12th December 2012

The wider Canterbury community has provided the questions that will be addressed tonight by the experts.

IAG December 2012 Rebuild and Repair Update

IAG has announced it will confirm with all earthquake customers whether their property is a rebuild or repair by 20 December 2012. This will include confirmation whether IAG or EQC will manage their claim.

TC3 drilling over 90% complete

EQC work in progress update

EQC have updated their Progress and Updates page with information on: 

Residential land zoning complete

TC3 home rebuilds will be lighter weight

Houses rebuilt in TC3 areas will not only have more resilient foundations they will also need to use lightweight materials such as timber. 

Support for EQC Shakeup

"We must go further."

Talking about TC3

Three videos from EQC, CCC and Insurance companies about what TC3 means and whats going on in this area. 

TC3 – Southern Response’s approach

Southern Response have added a brief outline to their website on how they will be responding to claims from those on TC3 land.

What do the Technical Categories mean for you?

Understanding the stresses of recovery in 2nd and 3rd years

ROB GORDON - CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST AND EXERT ON MASS TRAUMA:

TC3 Technical Category Three update

Good news this week regarding progress on TC3 land in Christchurch.

EQC Meeting with Ian Simpson and TC3 residents group 9th October 2012

Present: Ian Simpson Maria O’Neill (EA to B Emson) Kiri Hider Maria Thackwell Tim Carter Bob ?? (Salvation Army representative - for prioritisation) Carmel Jaggar

TC3 workshop a positive step

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says he is confident progress was made today to overcome and minimise barriers to rebuilding on Technical Category 3 (TC3) land in greater Christchurch.

Checklist for TC3 home sales

Whinging & Carping With Other Christchurch Earthquake TC3 friends

Good morning all! Had an awesome night out at the Rebuild Christchurch Whinging & Carping party. Thank you to the organisers. It was a shame the event wasn’t better attended, which we hope does NOT indicate that people in Christchurch have become too worn down to be bothered to go to social events.

EQC – TC3 geotechnical updates

EQC - Apportionment explained

EQC have updated their website to provide more detail on what apportionment means, and how it is worked out.

CERA releases flat land geotechnical data

With the completion of the zoning on flat land and the outcome of the review process now known, the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) is releasing the geotechnical data relating to the decisions.

Trying to understand the drilling process - September 2012

Why have the insurers decided not to sign up to a collaborative programme with EQC?

More changes to the EQC FAQ on TC3 and the drilling programme

EQC have changed their TC3 Drilling Plan FAQ ) by adding more text and altering the schedules for the start and finish of drilling in various suburbs.

Collaborative Drilling Update

Further red zone properties addressed

Gerry Brownlee | Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

Everyone doing their best in TC3

Gerry Brownlee | Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

TC3 residents call for Brownlee apology

Brownlee sick of Christchurch residents 'moaning'

Geotechnical land remediation - Land zone categories 0 - 9

This is a now hidden article from the EQC website which shows that they are categorising the level of damage on the ground. Many of us have heard that EQC are categorising the land in each zone especially TC3 in a group from 1 - 9. This article which we have sourced from the global website archive system which has archived the site before EQC took this down shows what this means. 

Response from Roger Sutton, CERA

Fix our Homes TC3 - Gerry's Response

Gerry Brownlee has responded to the Fix Our Homes TC3 letter - his response below and the here 

Response from Gerry Brownlee, Minister for Earthquake Recovery and EQC

EQC's 'baffling' communication on drilling

Video: Green zone (TC3) community meeting in Avondale, 30 August 2012

TC3 meeting a 'shambles'

Opinion: Janine Starks takes a frank look at the cost risk of rebuilding in Christchurch and wonders whether skipping town might be the best way to preserve equity

Janine Starks looks at the implications of a new insurance policy tweak that will put the pinch on homeowners forced to rebuild in the event of a new event. Your view?

EQC Refuses to Reveal Which Insurance Companies Will be “buying” EQC’s drilling data

Older generations forum

EQC CEO Ian Simpson and Bruce Emson will be at the third Older Generations Forum being held at the Parklands Baptist Church in Queenspark Drive on Friday 21 September at 10am.

CERA Zoning Review 24 August 2012