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This website is dedicated to the recovery of St Albans and its city, Christchurch following a devastating series of earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. This service by the St Albans Residents’ Association (SARA) offers relevant local information. If you are from an organisation or a business and have essential information you would like to share with the community, then please get in touch by email to sara@stalbans.gen.nz and we will endeavour to publish it here.Translations
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Forfar St work notice
Forfar Street Work Notice Please find attached a work notice from the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT) about replacing the gravity wastewater pipeline in Forfar Street. If you have any queries about this work, please do not hesitate to contact … Continue reading
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TC3 Information Booklet
Kia ora This week CERA sent properties in TC3 areas an information booklet. The booklet has been prepared by CERA and other agencies working on Canterbury earthquake recovery to better inform residential property owners about the technical categories and what … Continue reading
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New Zealand too toxic for the young and stands for human rights in name only.
Anthony Ravlich Chairperson Human Rights Council (New Zealand) 10D/15 City Rd., Auckland City, Ph: (09) 940 9658 Latest News “National is defending its promise to stop the Kiwi flight to Australia, after new figures showed that for the first time … Continue reading
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Turning Disaster into Opportunity
Hon Lianne Dalziel, MP for Christchurch East Australian & NZ Institute of Insurance & Finance Conference Wednesday 30th November 2011 Sky City Convention Centre, Auckland, I wish to begin by thanking you for inviting me to present this address today. … Continue reading
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EQC information
EQC is nearly finished with assessing claims and is spending a lot of time now looking forward to preparing Fletchers for 2012. They have recently focused attention of the Fletchers EQR Hubs making sure the right people are in the … Continue reading
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More TC3 foundation information
Evan Smith and Mike Coleman got the following responses to questions from AMI and Arrow International who believe the responses are universal across all insurers. TC3 Foundation spec’s are likely to add $100M to AMI’s total liability (tens of thousands more … Continue reading
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Burns Supper Saturday 28th January 2012
Join the members of the Scottish Society of New Zealand, Christchurch in celebrating Robbie Burns birthday. This is an evening of song, poetry and high spirits. Bruce Lyford will present the Immortal Memory to Burns and a traditional supper of … Continue reading
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Size matters at St Albans School
Like many schools in Christchurch, St Albans is having to watch its budget closely. Reduced role numbers next year as a result of this year’s earthquakes means a drop in available funding. At the same time as funding drops many … Continue reading
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Blue Zone Blues
Blue zone blues #1 Being zoned green is not the end of uncertainty, especially when large chunks of my electorate are now coded blue, meaning the most expensive foundation work is now required to meet the new building code. We … Continue reading
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Children’s winning visions for the rebuild
Congratulations to St Albans Catholic School on winning the Jewelled Gecko Award for environmental excellence in schools for 2011. The children were asked to describe, draw, and create their visions for the future of Christchurch and the rebuild of our … Continue reading
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How do the new DBH technical categories for the Green Zone affect my EQC claim?
For homeowners whose property is in the green zone and in Technical Categories 1 or 2 (TC1 or TC2) with foundations that require repairing or rebuilding, a range of standard options are available for the repair and rebuilding of foundations. … Continue reading
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