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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
Category Archives: Earthquake Information
EQC captured in satirical ditty
A member of TC3 residents group has come up with this little ditty. It’s a bit long for this page so read more on the next.
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The expert virus
“We are not suffering from earthquakes – we have a virus called experts that is running over people’s lives” Quote from an anonymous local in Cancern Newsletter
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Report aids planning for community recovery after disasters
The Canterbury Medical Research Foundation has produced a research report into how communities adapt after a disaster. The report is written from the perspective of those communities and will assist other communities around the world with recovery planning.
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Rights around rebuild
Location: Oxford Tce Baptist Church Lounge, corner of Madras St and Oxford Tce Time: Saturday, April 13 at 10:00am till lunchtime Description: Find out more about the history of the Treaty of Waitangi and discuss (democratic) rights around the rebuild. … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Earthquake Information, EVENTS, History, Insurance, Māori, Notices, Past
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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:
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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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Rebuild and Recovery Expo
Location: CBS Arena Time April 27 and 28 10am – 4pm Description: The Expo, hosted by CERA, will provide the latest information for property owners and residents about the rebuild and recovery of greater Christchurch – residential and in the … Continue reading
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Handling repairs with Fletchers
A former Fletchers employee is giving out advice on how to handle repairs on a blog set up to provide Christchurch residents with an inside view on earthquake information.
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CanCERN Wellbeing Meeting
Location: Wainoni Methodist ChurchTime: 6-8pm March 19Link out: Click hereDescription: Workshops, conversations and Q and A on the topic of wellbeing for the citizens of Christchurch as we head into the third year after the earthquakes. Check out the programme … Continue reading
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Nine categories of land damage covered by EQC
There are nine categories of land damage. These refer to the type of damage and do not indicate levels of damage. They are: Land cracking caused by lateral spreading Land cracking caused by oscillation movements Undulating land Local ponding Local … Continue reading
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Full file info requests result in delays
Requests under the Official Information Act for the whole EQC file have resulted in a four month backlog and do not speed up the claims process. Many questions could be answered by call centre staff, who can also identify which … Continue reading
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EQC misses 6000 assessments
A former EQC employee claims that EQC has missed out doing 6000 assessments and is scrambling to do these now. If you have been contacted recently your property could be one of them.
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