Government updates
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| 14 October | 5500 more properties zoned green All Banks Peninsula, except for 20 properties in the Church Bay and eastern Diamond Harbour area, have been rezoned from white to green, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee announced today. Read the media release here. | ||||||||||
| 11 October | EQC levies rise to realistically reflect costs Earthquake Commission (EQC) levies will rise early next year to help rebuild the commission's Natural Disaster Fund (NDF) and to more realistically reflect EQC's operating costs, Finance Minister Bill English says. Read the full media release here. | ||||||||||
| 07 October | Press Release - Changes proposed to RMA following report A report into approvals of subdivisions in Christchurch and Kaiapoi badly affected by Canterbury's earthquakes has resulted in the Government proposing changes to the Resource Management Act to better manage the risk of natural hazards. The Canterbury Fact Finding report can be found at: www.mfe.govt.nz/issues/canterbury-earthquakes/index.html Read the full press release | ||||||||||
| 06 October | Press Release - 1000 more sections in Kaiapoi The Government has moved to open up more land for residential development in Kaiapoi following the announcements in June and August that around 1000 properties in the Waimakariri District had been zoned red because of severe earthquake damage. Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee is using his powers under the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act to address the impact of noise contours around Christchurch International Airport that could prevent new residential development in parts of Kaiapoi. "We've made this one-off exemption to the noise contour because of the extenuating circumstances in Kaiapoi, which suffered severe damage in the earthquakes. It's unlikely any further exemption under the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act will be on the cards." Read the full press release | ||||||||||
| 26 September | CERA Workshops for Red Zone customers CERA will host a series of seminars for Red Zone customers in October, For a full list of dates and times, click here. Peter Bloy will be representing Vero on the afternoon and evening of 11 October. | ||||||||||
| 22 September | Press Release - Minister Brownlee Final alliance agreement signed in Christchurch Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee has welcomed the signing today of a final agreement between the alliance of parties that will manage the $2 billion rebuild of Christchurch’s badly damaged infrastructure. The alliance will be responsible for repairing and rebuilding the earthquake damaged ground level and below ground infrastructure, including roads, water, wastewater and stormwater. The alliance includes the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA), the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA), the Christchurch City Council, and contractors Fulton Hogan, Fletcher Construction, McConnell Dowell, Downer Construction, and City Care. An interim agreement between these organisations was signed on 3 May 2011, and that was formalised today with the signing of the final agreement by all partners. "Since the interim agreement was signed good progress has continued to be made on emergency repairs and on planning for the wider rebuild, which is likely to take more than five years," Mr Brownlee said. Forming an alliance is an approach to delivering complex large-scale projects where clients, consultants, and contractors from several organisations work together to meet quality, cost and time targets. The alliance model has been used successfully by NZTA in delivering a number of major state highway projects, including the Manukau Harbour Crossing, which was delivered nearly a year ahead of schedule and under budget. CERA is responsible for coordinating and leading the rebuild of Canterbury and supporting the welfare of its residents. For more information visit www.cera.govt.nz | ||||||||||
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| 17 September | Brownlee on The Nation Minister Gerry Brownlee was interviewed by The Nation after he returned from his trip to Monte Carlo where he attended the annual Reinsurance conference. Read the transcript of his interview. | ||||||||||
| 15 September | CERA Letters to Residents This is a list of letters sent out to customers in the various zones by CERA in the past week:
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| 13 September | Building in White Zones Read about the Government's Intermin process for rebuilding in the White Zone. | ||||||||||
| 12 September | Christchurch EQ Bulletin 109 The Labour Party's Christchurch electorate have been producing a bulletin based on the activity in their communities. Read the bulletin. | ||||||||||
| 05 September | Port Hills land announcement More than 9,700 residential properties in the Christchurch Port Hills area have been rezoned from white to green. About 3,700 properties remain in the white zone as further investigation is needed. The issues in the Port Hills are different to those in the low lying plains areas where there has generally been widespread land damage from liquefaction and lateral spreading.
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| 02 August | Government Press Release Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee talks about the strong interest in the residential red zone offer. Read the full release. | ||||||||||
| 22 July |
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