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
Category Archives: Earthquake Information
Sinking city
Mark Quigley and Matthew Hughes talk about reliquefaction, the need for flexible fittings for replacement pipes and the impact of climate change on the coastline at Beulah Church October 8 from 11am – 12 noon.
Changes to the land in Canterbury
Location: In the Know Land Hub, Beulah Church, Springfield Road Time: October 7 from 6pm Description: The Canterbury earthquakes changed the urban and natural landscapes of Christchurch and the surrounding region. Dr Mark Quigley will discuss fault rupture, subsidence, rockfall, … Continue reading
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CanCERN breakthrough
Earthquake information group CanCERN and Southern Response (insurance company handling many Christchurch claims) are launching a pilot initiative soon called Breakthrough to help settle some sticky cases.
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In the Know Land Hub
Staff from EQC, CCC consents staff, Tonkin and Taylor and community representatives are offering information sessions related to earthquake recovery and residential rebuild in October.
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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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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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Flockton flooding info evenings
Location: Shirley Boys High School, Main Assembly Hall (entry via Averill St), Richmond Link out: Click here Time: April 2 and 3, from 6-8pm Description: CCC is running two information evenings for Flockton Cluster and flooding people. Please come along … Continue reading
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Software models flooding
Flooding damage to houses in the Flockton Basin area in early March would probably have been avoided if floor levels were nearly half a metre higher.
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Are you being forced to cash settle?
Earthquake community group CanCERN is seeking hard evidence of people being forced to cash settle with EQC.
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Do you have a question about the rebuild?
A new, CERA-sponsored website called In the know has been set up so people can ask moderated questions about the rebuild and the answers are shared online.
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