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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Engineers design sustainable 21st century homes
A group of Christchurch engineers and planners have come up with an innovative plan for 21st century housing in Christchurch that could house up to 15,000 people in a walkable urban centre within five years.
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Red zone land damage assessments in 2014
It appears that any redzone residents waiting on land damage assessments from EQC will be waiting until after green zone assessments have been completed in late 2013. Settlements should then be completed by the end of 2014.
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
Posted in Earthquake Information, TC3 Land
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Yoga classes on Wednesdays
Yoga classes offering a mixture of Hatha and Ashtanga taught in a flow sequence are being offered at the Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind premises early on Wednesday evenings.
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Renting out EQ damaged houses
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has produced two new information sheets to help those wanting to rent out, or to rent, homes damaged in the earthquakes. These sheets highlight the landlord’s obligations for renting out a property that’s … Continue reading
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More apartments for St Albans
More apartments are on the drawing board for St Albans. The Auckland developers are currently building a complex of eight three storey tilt slab blocks housing 24 apartments on Riccarton Road. It replaces a two storey wooden house that stood … Continue reading
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Edgeware Road one way (temporarily)
The section of Edgeware Road between Bishop and Sherbourne Streets will be one way until June while earthquake repairs are undertaken.
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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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Software to help with Maths difficulties
Eight young pupils at St Albans Primary School have been helping to trial computer game software The Number Race to improve their numeracy skills, according to this recent Press article. Software tools are being developed by people like University of … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Education, St Albans School
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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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Edgeware plan open for comment
The city council’s plan for Edgeware is open for comment until April 10 and the council wants to hear what people think about wider footpaths, the proposed cycle route through Trafalgar Street, paved roading and shared space at the corner … Continue reading
