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
Dealing with natural hazards
Location: Salvation Army Hall, 250 Colombo Street, Sydenham Time: March 15 9.30am -4.30pm Link: For more information including schedule Description: The Christchurch City Council is hosting a free community forum on the issues and risks around natural hazards in Christchurch, … Continue reading
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Programme extended to help flood victims
The Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery has announced that the Winter Make it Right programme will be used to assist those who have been affected by flooding in Christchurch.
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Group taking action against EQC
A group planning to take legal action against EQC is seeking more residents to join the group action before the end of the month.
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Handling the land settlement cheque
Got a land settlement cheque from EQC but you are unsure how the calculation was made and if it is correct or not? Bank the cheque and then Kevin Seque, Managing Director of KSL Audit Services Ltd suggest you send … Continue reading
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Flooding vulnerable being identified
Householders identified at being at risk of increased flooding vulnerability as a result of the Canterbury earthquakes will be sent individual letters to inform them of their status of their land claim in the New Year but will be largely … Continue reading
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CERA provides information mapping tool
CERA has just launched a new interactive web-based mapping tool that will help with future planning in Christchurch. It shows land use and zoning, transport routes, and population figures to help with future planning in the region.
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Flood prone residents organise group
Residents in the St Albans, Mairehau, Richmond and Dudley Creek Catchment area have organised a residents’ group for flooding remediation.
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Lessons learnt by EQC
EQC commissioned Martin, Jenkins & Associates Limited (MJAL) in 2011 to capture lessons learnt from the Canterbury earthquakes to improve future delivery of EQC services. However, the report was never completed because of a Treasury review expected to cover the … Continue reading
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CERA being stingy with information
Mayoral candidate Hugo Kristinsson is lodging an official information request to get CERA to release community forum notices and minutes and to allow the public to access vital land information. He says that CERA won’t give financial information to current … Continue reading
Rehua Marae’s leadership role in recovery praised
The leadership role of Rehua Marae in response to the earthquakes in 2010 and 2011 was highlighted by Emma Rawson from the Canterbury District Health Board at the Public Health Association’s annual conference in New Plymouth recently.
Posted in Earthquake Information, Māori, Rehua Marae
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Update from MP Nicky Wagner
It’s been a while since my last earthquake report but I felt it was time once again to highlight the support services that are available in the community. I know that people are still struggling with earthquake issues and I … Continue reading
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Calls grow for EQC to be audited
Various organisations and individuals in Christchurch are calling for EQC to be formally audited because of concerns about the quality of its work.
