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Miami Herald on recovery in Christchurch
Wednesday’s edition of the Miami Herald has an interesting article on the slow pace of recovery in Christchurch, the extent of the struggle people face from bureaucracies, and especially the bottleneck...
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A different insight into EQC
There is an earthquake blog called EQC Truths. It is the on-going story of “What Really Happens at EQC from an ex-EQC Employee” As the blogger is anonymous there is no way of determining how accurate...
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Getting access to the big EQC spread sheet
Remember the spread sheet that was accidently e-mailed out from EQC? Another copy was apparently leaked by an EQC staffer and sent to the blogger known as EQCTruths. Courtesy of EQCTruths and his/her...
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More on the EQC big spread sheet saga
Blogger EQC Truths has responded to the High Court injunction that stops him releasing information from the spread sheet to the individuals concerned. His views are here.
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EQC Truths and the Court injunction
Media law specialist Steven Price (Media Law Journal blogger) has written an article on the decision to grant EQC an interim injunction against those having copies of the EQC spread sheet. His...
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Land claims information from EQC
EQC have released three new items of information for those with land damage (see details toward the end of this post). Arising from what EQC intends doing and paying on land, there are major risks for...
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Comments on the EQC Mediation service – Part 1
This first post covers the basic information relating to EQC’s Mediation Service. The Service has a website here. To access the process you must first be approved by EQC as being a suitable candidate....
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Comments on the EQC Mediation service – Part 2
The fourth document in the process is the Settlement Agreement. Before we get to it some context is needed, as there are important factors to be taken into account. The first is, when reading this,...
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Dear Minister Brownlee
Yesterday CanCERN wrote to Minister Brownlee in response to his appearance on Campbell Live earlier this week. Hon. Gerry BrownleeMinister of Canterbury Earthquake Recovery22 May 2013 Dear Minister...
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Supporting CanCERN’s letter to Minister Brownlee
A number of community groups have sent e-mails to Minister Brownlee supporting CanCERN’s letter. Click the link to see our e-mail sent yesterday to Minister Brownlee. A copy of the e-mail was also sent...
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EQC & DBH – deviousness with house floor levels?
Adrian Cowie, Director of Topografo Ltd., has written an article pointing out the inappropriate (incompetent and deceitful?) practices being used by EQC on the basis of the Department of Building and...
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Radio New Zealand news – EQC assessments of damaged houses wrong
Radio New Zealand has reported this morning that: A registered surveyor in Christchurch says the Earthquake Commission is providing misleading assessments of quake-damaged houses. More information on...
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EQC, floor levels and (in)competency
Yesterday Radio New Zealand (here) ran an item where EQC was accused of: “employing unqualified surveyors to measure how level floors are – using inadequate measuring methods – and thousands of houses...
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EQC – Additional information posted on the Home Repair Programme page
EQC have added more important material to the Home Repair Programme page here. The headings for the additions are: Find out more information about the Canterbury Home Repair Programme Find out more...
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AA Insurance – more on the July progress update
In my post on the 10th of August (here) the observation was made that nearly half the AA Insurance rebuilds had “been cashed settled which, on the face of it, suggests a full replacement policy isn’t...
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Avonside photography project – Official opening of Thx 4 the Memories
Yesterday was the official opening of the Avonside photography project Thx 4 the Memories. I was invited to speak on behalf of Avonside, and the following are my notes which were pretty closely...
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