Connect with St Albans
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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Awards for health volunteers
The Minister of Health is introducing Volunteer Awards to recognise the individuals and teams who demonstrate outstanding dedication and commitment to health services in New Zealand.
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Trauma release technique April 6
Fiona Young is a registered Physiotherapist offering to teach people a trauma release technique for free so that she can gain my TRE level 2 registration. If you would like to experience this technique and do not mind groupwork or … Continue reading
Posted in EVENTS, Health, Mental Health, Past
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Rental costs in St Albans up 39 per cent in 30 months
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has issued a report on housing in Christchurch and found that shortage of accommodation consequent to the earthquakes is pushing up rental prices beyond those faced in Auckland. The highest increases have been … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Uncategorized
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Awards for volunteers
Nominations are now open for the Shirley/Papanui Community Service Awards for 2013 and close on April 27. The awards celebrate work done by volunteers in their communities and certificates will be presented at a ceremony in a few months time. … Continue reading
Ten things about St Albans (includes Edgeware)
The Press has created a list of 10 things about St Albans. However, they say its about Edgeware, which is not the name of the suburb, so they can have fun with words like Edge. There is the Edgeware Village … Continue reading
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BNZ now offers loans and insurance for new TC3 homes
The Bank of New Zealand now provides a full package of home loans and insurance for newly built homes in all Christchurch locations, except the red zone. This includes newly built TC3 homes.
Posted in Housing, Insurance, TC3 Land
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Disposing of old TV sets
When digital TV is the only option in Canterbury after April 28 take your old analogue TV to a Powerstore or Smiths City store.
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Curtains to give away
Curtain Bank has lots of single, mismatched curtains to giveaway. These are great for covering drafty doors or earthquake cracks in walls. Also available are single duvet covers. Telephone 379 6959 or email gayle@cea.org.nz
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EQC apologises publicly for privacy breach
In lieu of a personal apology letter EQC is publicising an open letter which apologises for (another) Government privacy breach. The open letter follows:
Posted in Earthquake Information
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EQC timelines leaked
An angry EQC employee has leaked a document containing lists of EQC timelines and it makes interesting reading.
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Tarting up Edgeware Village
Cobbled streets, wider footpaths, lots of trees, better signage and cafe tables in laneways are among some of the suggestions in the Draft Edgeware Village Master Plan out for consultation until April 10.
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Will suburb boundaries be redrawn?
In the months before the September 4 earthquake moves were being made to clarify where the boundaries of St Albans lie and to clear up any confusion. But then the earthquakes changed the landscape of eastern Christchurch and have pre-occupied … Continue reading
