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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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Learn sign language
Deaf Aotearoa is offering free signing classes to schools and organisations to mark Sign Language Week. which runs from May 12-18. Find out more on the website: www.deaf.org.nz
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Google turns back clock in ChCh
Google is providing viewers the opportunity to see views of Christchurch before the quakes at the click of a button. They are also tracking the progress of the city as it rebuilds. The most recent images are from 2012 but … Continue reading
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WEA Term 2 classes begin in early May
The WEA programme for term 2 is now available. The WEA, or Workers Educational Association, runs affordable and informal classes and talks for adults mornings, afternoons, evenings and weekends from their premises in Gloucester St.
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CERA to consult over red zone uses
CERA is about to consult the community over future uses of residential red zones in Christchurch. They are keen to hear from residents still living in the red zones and sent out a sensitive letter, signed by CERA head Roger … Continue reading
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Good response to Find and Fix
CanCERN, which is the organisation behind the Find and Fix campaign, reports in its latest newsletter that 600 households have responded.
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Ita causes rain warning
The Christchurch City Council has issued a warning that rain, which started falling on Thursday afternoon, could cause some flooding around the city, in particular low lying areas like the Flockton Basin.
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St Albans News for April available
St Albans Park is in a bad state, well a corner of it is, and it has some residents worried. A fix won’t be coming soon. Find out what is happening in St Albans in the April edition, due for … Continue reading
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Nearly all multi-unit dwellings settled by year end
EQC expects that most of the 29,500 multi-unit dwellings will be settled by the end of 2014.
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Free repairs for some EQ homes
Community organisation CanCERN is co-ordinating a Find and Fix project to discover and temporarily repair 900+ badly damaged earthquake homes before winter.
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Nominate youth for new awards
Youth Affairs Minister Nikki Kaye wants to recognise outstanding young community leaders and is asking New Zealanders to nominate them for a Youth Week 2014 Award before April 28.
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Big Bike Fix Up
Location: MacFarlane Park, Acheson Ave, Shirley Time: April 5 from 1-4pm Description: ICECycles in conjunction with Shirley Community Market are running a Big Bike Fix Up at MacFarlane Park Market.
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City less positive than Selwyn District
Residents in the Selwyn District are more positive in their outlook than residents in Christchurch or Waimakariri District, according to the CERA well-being survey carried out in Spring 2013.
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