Canterbury quakes highlight need for risk management

Red Zone Settlements for Port Hills homes affected by Section 124 notices and insured with IAG

Commemoration event for the second anniversary of the 22 February 2011 Canterbury earthquake - Update

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Chief Executive update - 1 February 2013

Christchurch rebuild cost warning

Christchurch city councillors have been warned in a secret meeting that the cost of fixing quake damaged underground infrastructure could be much more than originally thought.

Revised guidelines for repairing and rebuilding houses affected by the Canterbury earthquakes

New liquefaction report will help with the rebuild

Environment Canterbury today released a review of liquefaction information for Christchurch and neighbouring districts outside the green and red zones.

The Art of Living Foundation FREE De-Stress Course

New home consents drop in Canterbury

New home construction plans dropped in Canterbury in December, with 281 consents issued, down from the highs of previous months.

More workers needed to rebuild infrastructure

The construction team charged with fixing Christchurch's roads and water pipes is looking to beef up its 1700-plus work force by another 400 people by May/June as it ramps up work on the $2 billion repair of Christchurch's horizontal infrastructure.

Prime Minister John Keys' Parliamentary Address to Rebuilding Christchurch

Rebuilding Christchurch

Report finds low risk of water contamination

Environment Canterbury has released a report and recommendations on managing the possible risk to Christchurch drinking water from treated timber piles used in building foundations.

UC launches special postgraduate earthquake engineering courses to help in the rebuild

January 29, 2013 

Contractors praised as Repair Milestone Reached

EQC hits $1 billion and 30,000 managed home repairs

Gerry Brownlee | Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

UC researcher looking at post-quake anxiety in children

Anxiety still exists among Christchurch children, two years on since the earthquakes, a University of Canterbury (UC) researcher said today.

The document filing system to keep on top of your paperwork

EQC: Settling land damage claims - a progress update

Rebuild boom part of govt plan for 2013

EQC removing further rights to information

Southern Response Customer Meeting

Calling multicultural artists

Skylight

Skylight offer a wide range of services to support those facing tough times of change, loss, trauma and grief – whatever the cause, and whatever their age. 

Call for Christchurch flat tax to help rebuild

A leading economist has called for a flat tax in the Canterbury area to attract businesses and assist with the rebuild.

What's on this weekend - 26 & 27 Jan 2013

What's on this weekend?

Govt rebuild contracts worth millions

Government contracts worth millions of dollars have been awarded already for earthquake recovery projects, with more up for grabs.

EQC updates

EQC have updated some of the information pages on their website. Click on the name to go to the page: 

My submission to Treasury as part of the review of the Earthquake Commission.

As many of you will be aware the Earthquake Commission’s (EQC) funding and structure is to come under scrutiny in a government review of the legislation designed to provide a degree of public insurance and financial protection when natural disasters strike. Finance Minister Bill English and Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee announced the review of the Earthquake Commission Act 1993 to be led by Treasury, with help from the Reserve Bank, EQC, Ministry of Business, Innovation ...

UC confirms status as world-leading academic institution in earthquake design research

January 20, 2013

Entries to the Long Term Plan 2013-2022 photo competition close next week

Entries to the Christchurch City Council photographic competition - to find an image that will appear on the cover of the Council's Long Term Plan - close on Friday 1 February 2013.

CCC Media Advisory - no damage reported due to latest aftershock.

Christchurch City Council Media Advisory 9.30pm Sat 19 January 2013

Can I keep my house or some items from it? - Southern Response FAQ

FIFA looks to Christchurch for Under 20 World Cup in 2015

A delegation from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) will be visiting Christchurch this weekend to discuss hosting rights for matches as part of the FIFA Under 20 World Cup in 2015.

$2b in payouts to be shared for land claims

Canterbury property owners with earthquake-damaged land are likely to share some $2 billion in payouts as the Earthquake Commission gears up to settle land claims.

EQC treatment of asbestos meets legislative requirements

Customers with open contents claims asked to send in their paperwork by next month

Southern Response - temporary accommodation information

Landlords must ensure quake damaged homes are healthy

The Canterbury DHB is calling on landlords to ensure their quake damaged rental properties are up to scratch and are not putting people’s health at risk.

Land claim settlements

Earthquake-prone building policy consultation

Painters keen to keep it clean and out of the stream

Earthquake Commission refuses to reveal abestos info

The EQC is refusing to reveal which homes that it has repaired following the Christchurch quakes contain asbestos.

Regenerating 'urban forest' a shot in the arm for Christchurch

The speed at which native bush is regenerating in the Avon River red zone is a real shot in the arm for Christchurch, says the Avon-Otakaro Network (AvON).

EQC and asbestos

Floatless Manhole partnership announced

Hynds Limited has signed an historic partnership with Nippon Hume International Ltd in Tokyo allowing the introduction of a retrofitted Floatless Manhole system. The system dramatically reduces earthquake damage, subsequent infrastructure repair costs, and is easily fitted to any existing concrete manhole at risk of floating during a seismic event.

Asbestos 'repairs' will leave a disgraceful legacy

Asbestos in homes a 'health landmine'

NZCCSS Canterbury Report published

The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) has been working with Christchurch social services agency members to produce the Canterbury Report. "This Report brings together the on-the-ground experience of our Christchurch based social service agencies together with government statistics to help reveal progress and pressure points as Canterbury continues to recover from the earthquakes", said Trevor McGlinchey, Executive Officer NZCCSS.

Neighbours asked to keep an eye out over summer

Big fight ahead for red-zoners

The Earthquake Kiwi Bond

Finance Minister Bill English launched the Earthquake Kiwi Bond, “The Government is borrowing the bulk of that money in the short-term and the Earthquake Kiwi Bond provides a way for local investors to contribute and help reduce the amount New Zealand needs to borrow overseas.”  

Transitional Book available (as featured on Radio NZ)

Christchurch: The Transitional City Part IV a book documenting transitional post-quake projects in ChCh 

2012 a year of protest, upheaval

Foreigners flood in for city rebuild

Christchurch's international work force is ramping up.

The Ruggie Principles, Human Rights and the Insurance Industry?

Is the insurance Industry aware of its duties to the people of Canterbury under The Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? These principles, known as the Ruggie Principles are  endorsed by the UN Human Rights Council and later incorporated into OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (2011), ISO 26000, the new Sustainability Policy of the International Finance Corporation, and the European Commissions’ new Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy. The principles a ...

Commemoration event for the second anniversary of the 22 February 2011 Canterbury earthquake

Christchurch City Council is currently planning an event to commemorate of the second anniversary of the 22 February 2011 Canterbury earthquake. 

Christchurch’s Summer of Fun returns

More than 40 free ‘Fun Days’ are being put on by a number of different community organisations, churches, the YMCA and various residents’ groups over the next three months, delivering a full Summer of Fun programme.

New TC3 website now live

EQC, Fletcher EQR staff blow whistle on alleged collusion, fraud

Chocolate Relief - Sunday December 23rd 2012

On Sunday, December 23rd, She Chocolat will launch Chocolate Relief together with the support of The Red Cross and Rebuild Christchurch.