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Homeowners to assess rebuild cost

Homeowners are being asked to take on extra responsibility for house insurance calculations as part of sweeping changes to insurance policies.

How our insurance policies are going to change, get more complicated, and likely to cost much more.

Land Use Recovery Plan will provide certainty

Future city structured around key activity centres

The future Christchurch will be rebuilt around a series of key activity centres outlined in the draft Land Use Regional Plan. 

Land use plan up for urgent consultation

Ecan, the regional government currently being run by commissioners, has produced a LURP or land use plan and now seek public comment until April 22. 

Privacy breach larger than first thought

Feedback needed on the proposed Coastal Pathway

Christchurch City Council has released the draft Concept Plan for the proposed Christchurch Coastal Pathway for the community to comment on.

Repairs underway on historic monuments

Day 760 - free repairs suspended till base opens

As of Friday 22 March 2013 - all free repairs by Addington Action to uninsured homes in South Christchurch have stopped.

Local Tradie Jobs

has just launched our new that lets tradies submit job vacancies in the Canterbury & Christchurch areas for FREE.

Funding given to treated timber waste minimisation project

A project to look at the potential of a large scale collection, recycling or recovery of hazardous treated timber waste will benefit from $145,000 of Government funding.

$600m for health sector rebuild

The $600 million redevelopment of Christchurch's earthquake-hit health sector will be the "largest and most complex building project in the history of New Zealand's public health service", the Government says.

Sarah’s Response to David Shearer (Part A), Leader of the Labour Party

Dear David, 

A Response from David Shearer, Leader of the Labour Party

Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Christchurch earthquake, David Shearer, Government, insurance, Labour Party, policyholder protection, The Christchurch Fiasco

Public involvement 'needed for rebuild'

The public need to be better engaged in the shape of Christchurch's earthquake rebuild, says a market research group based in the city.

It's a man's world among skilled migrant workers

Fifteen times more foreign men than women have migrated to help rebuild earthquake-hit Christchurch.

Design Agency

Joint Review Process

Retaining Integrity

Hi there and hope you are having a great evening. 

Committee approves plans for new social housing developments

Christchurch City Council's Community, Recreation and Culture Committee has agreed that up to 22 new social housing units should be built on vacant land in existing complexes and repairs completed on almost 300 social housing units by the end of this year.

Research finds connected communities key to Christchurch recovery

Research into how six different communities responded to the Canterbury earthquakes has highlighted the importance of building stronger communities.

Have your say on the city's future - CCC 3 year plan

Christchurch City Council releases its draft Christchurch City Three Year Plan for public comment tomorrow

Could you be the new Coordinator?

Rhys Taylor is moving southwards to Geraldine in  a few months’ time, so the Trust has a contract vacancy :

Southern Response and land remediation

My contribution over an Insurance Advocacy service in Council today

Response to Minister Gerry Brownlee's Social Housing Concerns

Key decisions from today's Council meeting Christchurch City Council met today Thursday 14 March

Social housing is council's shame

Gerry Brownlee | Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

Nine categories of land damage covered by EQC

There are nine categories of land damage. 

EQC Responses to CanCERN’s Land Settlement Questions

Renting out EQ damaged houses

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has produced two new information sheets to help those wanting to rent out, or to rent, homes damaged in the earthquakes.

New Zealand’s hiring outlook picks up as Christchurch rebuild commences

Press Release: Manpower

The New Zealand Government: Pay 100% RV to vacant land owners in the Red Zones by Andrea Newman

Hi, We have just launched our  website. This website tells our story in minute detail.

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

Iconic hill cycling event, Coffee Culture Le Race, takes off from Christchurch

Speed, summits and scenery combine on a course that will see cyclists tackle 100 kilometres of fast flats, challenging hill climbs and exhilarating descents as they head to the French surrounds of Akaroa on picturesque Banks Peninsula.

Rebuild delays stretch patience

Gerry Brownlee is no fan of them; Roger Sutton says in hindsight some of them were too tight. And the public could be forgiven for having an ever-decreasing faith in them.

Greater Christchurch Recovery Update - Issue 19 (March 2013)

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Chch life: Is it really that bad?

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

Reid Stiven and Gail Kettle on Newstalk ZB - March 2013

Good Faith Insurance

The Christchurch earthquakes and subsequent dealings with private insurers bring into stark relief the need for the appellate courts in this country to address the issue of what exactly good faith is – particularly in relation to insurance contracts which are still not honoured more than two and a half years after the event. Insurance policyholders need to be able to have confidence in the knowledge that the contracts which they have entered into – in good faith – have some tan ...

Christchurch has one of best opportunities in the world for improving cycling, UC expert says

EQC flat land assessments

Canterbury liquefaction vulnerability study

Full file info requests result in delays

Land Use Recovery Plan coming soon

Buck brings back Marmite

Elections Looming – Politicians Scrambling

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How to Deal with Fletchers from an Insider

EQC Forgets to do 6,000 Assessments

I received e-mails from two reliable sources at EQC indicating that EQC forgot to conduct 6,000 assessments in the Comet system.  EQC have scrambled together some assessors to inspect these properties.  

EQC insulation turnaround 'incompetence'

A Christchurch woman is lamenting an opportunity lost after being denied the chance to have insulation installed in her earthquake-damaged home during repairs.

Dirty demolition contractors face callbacks

Demolition contractors tearing down condemned Christchurch houses are being investigated for burying debris onsite instead of dumping the material.

Marmite gift as shortage ends

A few lucky Christchurch families have tasted Marmite two weeks before the rest of the nation.

Every smile counts

Today is census day here in NZ - it was but a rather disruptive earthquake sequence put paid to that. It was quickly realised, by the powers-that-be, that any data collected was going to be horribly skewed by the mass exodus of people escaping Shakeytown, and tracking down everyone left behind would be near impossible. So, we do it today instead.

Community Networks Profile Section Updated

Exciting news. We have recently launched a new feature to the website which enables you to create and list all the different networks you work with within your community and list them for free. You can list as many networks you wish to under one profile and you can add as many updates as you wish.

Committee strongly supports Fanfare

The Christchurch City Council’s Community, Recreation and Culture committee this afternoon strongly supported and agreed to recommend that the Council agree to the installation and ongoing maintenance of when a suitable location is confirmed

Creative Industries receive Council funding

UC research seeking to confirm who is fit for work after a major event

Wellbeing Survey: CanCERN questions and CERA’s answers – Part 2

Insurance company called inflexible in court