Liquefaction under the house - Part 3, Important information

Right so it has been a while since the last update and not because i have been too busy but more still trying to work out what is going on. Read on for an update of where things are at and also an important message to everyone that has this issue.

Plates, Faultlines and Tectonics Explained In English

The New Adventure – Update 02 #EQC #CHCH #EQNZ

Hi All,

Packing

No... nothing as dire or dramatic as shifting. Well, not yet anyway. Tonight I'm packing a suitcase 'cos tomorrow me & my darling are off for a break. 10 days rest from Shakeytown and all its broken bits.

I never used to be this happy about leaving my hometown. Now that I think about it, that's a pretty sad development but one that is perhaps unavoidable - certainly understandable - given the circumstances.

Before I abandon this town (& this blog) all so briefl ...

A bit of a laugh about the Christchurch Zones

This was sent to us this morning and thought actually it is quite a laugh and we all need a bit of a pick me up at the moment. This is not intended to instill any disrespect.

Still smiling......?

Dear Mother Nature: Go the f*** to sleep!

There's a cool little project just starting up which asks quake-shaken C-city residents to write a letter to Mother Nature. Writings will be collated and used as the basis for a short film currently titled "Dear Mother Nature" - you can find out more about the project (& submit your letter) via this Films of Afternoon .

When I shared the link to my friends I borrowed the name of a hilarious recently released book, 'Go the fuck to sleep' by Adam Mansbach. To hear ...

Insurance to drive us away

For years people have thought me a bit weird maybe even radical.

Ups and downs of life near the new red zone

CERA Community Forum Members Backgrounds

Damaged Suburbs Community Briefings Round 2 (UPDATED)

Roadworks Image On Edgeware Road

132-degree view of roadworks on Edgeware between Madras and Packe streets.

Christchurch: Are we still the Garden City?

Devil is in the detail

As well as being instant geotech and seismic experts, many Shakeytown citizens are now also becoming all too familiar with the intricacies of insurance fine print. First it was the who found that business interruption insurance didn't cover. The insurance companies' argument was, it wasn't the earthquake that was preventing businesses from trading, it was the cordon - introduced by Civil Defense and now maintained by CERA - and wasn't covered under the policy.

Now there& ...

Uninsured

Community spirit

There's been a lot of talk about community lately... with the recent focus on & the for , many wonderful little tight-knit groups are being highlighted in the media.

Here's Press reporter, Olivia Carville, in .
The rum-drinking club of Arnst Place was featured twice - on and in . Bloody marvellous way to cope with it all!
Here's another , the day of the land status/payout announcement. It features residents of Bexley, Dallington, Avondale, Kaiapoi & Kairaki Beach reactin ...

Community spirit

There's been a lot of talk about community lately... with the recent focus on & the for , many wonderful little tight-knit groups are being highlighted in the media.

Here's Press reporter, Olivia Carville, in .
The rum-drinking club of Arnst Place was featured twice - on and in . Bloody marvellous way to cope with it all!
Here's another , the day of the land status/payout announcement. It features residents of Bexley, Dallington, Avondale, Kaiapoi & Kairaki Beach reactin ...

Saturday in the park

It's been a tough week... it must be true, it even says so in The Press! But it really has been one of those weird, exhausting weeks in which so much happened & life got put on hold again. Just 7 days ago I was in Hagley Park taking part in a strange little competition with a small bunch of hopeful locals. There wasn't much pre-promotion of the Grabaseat Standby event - I saw a mention in a tiny online news story via The Press, and others heard something on the radio.
 The optimis ...

Retail therapy

A number of businesses have been unable to operate as normal since February's quake, among them the iconic inner city department store . I have a certain fondness for the store, not because I'm a regular customer (my income does not match their price tags) but because I worked there when I was in my early twenties. I flitted through a few different departments during my time - Mailorder, Ladies Underfashions, Boys Schoolwear - and learnt a lot about the social fabric of C-city from both ...

Deja vu all over again

Today has been a day filled with low-flying aircraft, police sirens and plenty of shakes. This morning I headed off towards C4HQ2 to pick up some coffee beans, travelling up the newly-lumpy surface of Fitzgerald Ave and down Tuam Street which has again been hit by liquifaction. Driving down Tuam is like being on a mogul slope at times except the bumps are sand volcanoes, pouring out grey-brown sludge.

It is evident that the inner city has taken another big hit from these latest quakes... ...

The Uninsured Problem

Uninsured homeowners in Christchurch’s worst effected suburbs gained no Answers or grace from yesterday’s quake announcement but instead sit in limbo as the Government considers their plight.   On the other hand, the 5,100 insured homeowners in the city’s red zones now have the option of a Government payout for their quake ravaged land and property.  

Landcheck The Status Of Damaged Land

Power Staying On In Damaged Areas Till Not Needed

Power staying on in damaged land areas

A day to change the city forever... (plus community meetings details)

Living On The Edge of The Red Zone

Christchurch Earthquake Veterans Scream

Has the Christchurch Earthquake tension got too much? Mama Earth isn’t the only one who has stresses building to breaking point. For those of us who have toughed it out in Christchurch for nearly ten months, dealing with over seven thousand aftershocks, crumbling houses, lives in limbo and yet more liquefaction to clear from our [...]

Still smiling......?

The Land Options

For people who owned property with insurance in the residential red zones on September 3, 2010 - the day before the first big quake struck - there will be two options:

Rebuilding Without A CBD - Opinion

Employment In an Earthquake Ravaged City

Government To Buy Damaged Houses - Land Decision

Christchurch residents in areas worst affected by earthquakes will be able to sell their properties at 2007 values and sign over their insurance policies to the Government.

The TV goes down - EQC and Contents claim

Pretty trivial stuff considering people are finding out about whole houses today, but I thought I'd ask.  My TV took a tumble in last Monday's (after?)shock and now has a cracked screen. I'm keen to go out and replace it even before completing my contents claim with EQC.  

Christchurch need a plan put before them that will insure stability

Liquefaction under the house - Part 2, Damage Video plus findings

Wow what can i say thank you to all of the people who have contacted me and submitted comments on our Facebook page - if you do not know what i am talking about . It certainly has been interesting reading it all and working out what to do next - read on from the slightly better news from this morning...

Liquefaction under the house - Who covers it? Sort it out EQC

So we are in the same boat as i imagine a lot of people and i am wondering if anyone has had the same experience as we have. Sorry to use this to get this message across but hopefully my experience will help others by saving them hours on the phone.

The Shock Doctrine and The EQ Response in Christchurch

Parking

I worked in the CBD for some years and it seems clear to me that malls had an advantage over central city shopping for 2 main reasons:

Lilliput Christchurch

We may have Ferrymead,Pioneer Village in the Canty.Museum,even Shantytown, but now we have an opportunity to showcase old Ch.Ch.as it was in central area."We loved you,we lost you but we will never forget you"!Work in progress for artisans; CPIT students, many others to recreate what has gone.Tourism Central!Let's do it! Tina S.

Help The Christchurch Women's Refuge

EQC Volunteer Army

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Executing a Vision for Christchurch

Linwood Park temporary village

Here is a panorama of the Linwood Park Temporary Housing Village - one of three similar villages being built in Greater Christchurch with a fourth being considered for Burwood.

Change is good

You live a dynamic life. The world is constantly moving. And so you are always faced with change. Sometimes you control that change, sometimes it is forced upon you, sometimes you can influence it, sometimes you let it take you.

Fight or flight – Christchurch #eqnz

Hi All,

Rebuilding Christchurch - An Opportunity For Accessibility

Christchurch went through two devastating earthquakes in 6 months, and thousands of "smaller" quakes. People are now looking at rebuilding. It will be costly, but this is an opportunity for Chrischurch to become the most accessible city in New Zealand.

Christchurch as a global showcase?

I know we are in crisis mode at the moment, and I feel for everyone who has been affected again by the events of June 13 - however I think the sooner we start looking and moving forwards again the better.

An opinion about information and compensation

relocation?

An article that was published on Voxy has been submitted and is discussed below. Please make comments where you can.

Montreal meanderings... from Dux to Knox (Part 2)

Another illustration today of how quickly things are changing around here, post-quake... one of the buildings featured in yesterday's post was demolished today, adding another empty lot to the landscape.

Just another bouncy day in Shakeytown

Today has been a particularly shakey day, even for Shakeytown. Here's a few articles if you want all the details:
- The Press
- NZ Herald
- NZ Herald
- TV3

Here we go again, another clusterf*ck of seismic shittery to ruin your day, just when things seemed to be quietening down again. I know it's totally within the expected aftershock pattern but that doesn't make it any easier to deal with.

There's only one thing for it... time to bake some cookies. Chocolate chip ...

Organising in the New Normal

I AM PROUD TO OWN A CHRISTCHURCH BUSINESS AND BE THERE TO HELP IN THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THIS MAGNIFICENT CITY.

Land reports

If the delay is to help residents with the complex situation that will arise with several claims, then I see that as a really important reason. I don't understand why that has not been the key message in the media around this issue. Getting it right is important too but people will appreciate it even more if they understand the delay will make it easier and less stressful for them inthe long run.

September Claims / EQC visits

Is anyone else still waiting for movement on their Sept claim? And I have been told by our insurance company that they have at least 4 families on their books who have still not been seen by EQC for damage received in September. Does anyone know anyone in that group?

A Residents Vision

Remove on street parking

Let's get rid of the on-street parking in the CBD.

Winter of discontent

It seems whinging season is well & truly open lol... the letter I sent into The Press earlier this week appeared in this morning's edition.
Second letter on the page too... is that like second-best pic in ANTM?? :-)
Righto, enough marvelling at my published whinge, must go & cook dinner. Life - albeit strange - carries on regardless!!

Get over it

A friend of mine was at a function in the North Island last week, when someone asked him how he'd been affected by the earthquake. Before he could answer, a man standing with the group groaned loudly and said "oh I'm f***ing sick of hearing about the earthquake!". Not quite knowing what to say in reply, my friend simply turned on his heel and walked away.

I guess I can understand how people elsewhere may be suffering from 'earthquake fatigue'. It's old news to them now, the crisis is past ...

CHRISTCHURCH: ALIVE WITH MUSIC

Mid-month, the day-long celebration of New Zealand music, Chartfest, opened with a concert by . The band flew down from Auckland on the Saturday morning to perform, bringing a plane full of fans back with them to Auckland for another concert. Lead singer James Reid wore a t-shirt that said, ‘I CHCH.’ I think CHCH loves him too!