RibRaft TC3 Foundation Solution

The RibRaft range has been extended to include a solution for TC3 ground conditions. This video shows one of the first of these foundation solutions being installed on a TC3 site in Christchurch.

http://cera.govt.nz/video/ribraft-tc3-foundation-solution

Formal CCC Consultation Has Begun - Please Ensure Your Voice Is Heard Christchurch City Council has released the draft Concept Plan for the proposed Christchurch Coastal Pathway for the community to comment on. The Concept Plan is available to view from Wednesday 27 March in any of the Council's libraries and service centres. It is also available online at www.ccc.govt.nz/haveyoursay The final date for written comments is 5pm on Wednesday 17 April 2013. Feedback received on the draft Concept Plan will help guide any modifications to the pathway to make sure it delivers a first-rate recreation and leisure experience that everyone can participate in; and whether the Council should fund such a project. The submission form can be: emailed to CoastalPathwayPlan@ccc.govt.nz posted to Freepost 178 Christchurch Coastal Pathway Concept Plan Strategy and Planning Group, Christchurch City Council PO Box 73012 Christchurch 8154.Hand-delivered to Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street. The Council is also holding three drop-in sessions on Saturday 6 April along the pathway 's route. People will be able to view the Concept Plan, discuss its content with Council staff and make submissions. Look out for a Council van parked at the following locations: McCormacks Bay Reserve (by Mt Pleasant Temporary Community Centre, 10am - 11am Beachville Road, Redcliffs (near Beachville Road Reserve) noon - 1pm The Esplanade, Sumner (next to the Clock Tower at the Scarborough end of the Esplanade) 2pm - 3pm Two additional drop-in sessions are being held on: Wednesday 10 April, Shirley/Papanui Service Centre Community Board Room, corner Restall Street and Langdons Road, Papanui, 4pm - 7pm Thursday 11 April, Beckenham Service Centre Community Board Room, 66 Colombo Street, Beckenham, 4pm - 7pm Christchurch Coastal Pathway group strongly encourages everyone who wants to see this pathway built to put in a submission even if they made a submissions at one of the earlier consultation meetings. "It is only this consultation process which counts" says Chairperson Linda Rutland. "Please make a submission, join our Facebook page and tell all your friends and family to do the same so we can get the word out there. It is important this very significant project for Christchurch is well supported through the submission process". For more information visit www.ccc.govt.nz/coastalpathway or www.christchurchcoastalpathway.org.nz

Change Venue AMI/Southern Response Meeting

Dear Residents,

 

We regret to advise that due to a bereavement, we have unexpectedly and at short notice needed to change our venue for the InsuranceWatch and AMI/Southern Response customers.  We wish to advise as follows;

 

NOTICE OF VENUE CHANGE

 

INSURANCEWATCH PUBLIC MEETING WITH AMI/SOUTHERN RESPONSE.

7PM-9PM, WEDNESDAY 7 NOVEMBER.

SUMNER COMMUNITY CENTRE 

TEMP PREMISES - OLD SCHOOL HALL 20-26 WIGGINS STREET 

(2nd Left off Wakefield Ave after Village) 

SUMNER.

 

This meeting is open to all AMI/STH RESPONSE CUSTOMERS.  This is your opportunity to listen and engage with senior management, case managers and building team.  This meeting is organised and supported by InsuanceWatch in partnership with Southern Response. For more information about us go to http://insurancewatch.org.nz/

 

David Stringer

Chair, INSURANCEWATCH.

Chair, Ferrymead Brookhaven Residents Association.

REMINDER AMI/Southern Response Meeting

AMI/Southern Response Insurance Watch Cluster Meeting

Coastal Hills Cluster of Residents Associations and Insurance Watch Organisation wish to remind you our meeting on 7th November.  

This meeting is open to all AMI/Southern Response customers across Christchurch and will be chaired by David Stringer. 

More details will follow.........

AMI / SOUTHERN RESPONSE INSURANCE MEETING

WEDNESDAY 7TH NOVEMBER 2012 at 7:00 pm

 EFK SAMOAN CHURCH HALL, 9 Villi Place

Turn into St Johns St in Woolston, then into St Lukes St, then into Villi Place

ALL ARE WELCOME. 

REMINDER Lumley Insurance Cluster Meeting

REMINDER

LUMLEY INSURANCE - INSURANCEWATCH PUBLIC MEETING. 

THURSDAY 25 OCTOBER, 7PM, EFK SAMOAN CHURCH HALL, 9 VILI PLACE, WOOLSTON.

Lumley senior executives, case managers, project managers and representatives from their preferred builders - Horncastle and Benchmark homes. They are also bringing some models for show and tell. It should be a really good meeting.

Please spread the word - Thurs 25th October, 7pm, EFK Samoan Church Hall. 

This meeting is being organised and chaired by INSURANCEWATCH and is open to all of Lumley customers in Christchurch.

David Stringer

Chair, InsuranceWatch, Lumley Cluster Meeting.

AMI/Southern Response Insurance Watch Cluster Meeting

Dear Everyone, especially AMI/Southern Response Insurance customers, 

Please be advised the Coastal Hills Cluster of Residents Associations and Insurance Watch Organisation are pleased to announce a special meeting for AMI/Southern Response customers.  We are hosting AMI/Southern Response Insurance at our 6th Insurance Watch Cluster Meetings.

This meeting is open to all AMI/Southern Response customers across Christchurch and will be chaired by David Stringer. 

At the meeting AMI/Southern Response Insurance EQ management and executives will present details of the progress with claims, outline strategy for repairs and rebuilds.  Arrow International will be presenting their progress and will answer building questions.  Opportunity for full questions and case discussions.

AMI / SOUTHERN RESPONSE INSURANCE MEETING

WEDNESDAY 7TH NOVEMBER 2012 at 7:00 pm

 EFK SAMOAN CHURCH HALL, 9 Villi Place

Turn into St Johns St in Woolston, then into St Lukes St, then into Villi Place

ALL ARE WELCOME. 

Lumley Insurance Cluster Meeting

Dear Everyone, especially Lumley insurance customers,

Please be advised the Coastal Hills Cluster of Residents Associations and Insurance Watch Organisation are pleased to announce a special meeting for Lumley customers.  We are hosting Lumley Insurance at our 5th Insurance Cluster Meeting.

This meeting is open to all Lumley customers across Christchurch.

Details are as follows

LUMLEY INSURANCE CLUSTER MEETING

THURSDAY 25th OCTOBER 2012 at 7:00 pm

 EFK SAMOAN CHURCH HALL, 9 Villi Place

Turn into St Johns St in Woolston, then into St Lukes St, then into Villi Place

ALL ARE WELCOME. 

Reminder CERA Community Meeting

REMINDER

Greetings everyone,

Just a reminder about the CERA meeting tomorrow night, I encourage you all to attend if you have not been to one of the green zone meetings.  You will hear new land information from CERA and EQC, particularly timelines for land claim cash settlement.  The latest DBH and council information is also worth hearing. 

You will have the opportunity to ask questions and have private discussions with EQC and Insurers.

Please pass on this information to your neighbours or others you know who do not have internet  Its great to see the sunshine and warmer weather. 

Best regards to you and your families. 

David Stringer, chair FBRA.

CERA Community Meeting for Green Zone property owners

Wednesday 26 Sept 2012

6:00 to 8:30 pm

EFK SAMOAN CHURCH HALL, 9 Vili Place, Woolston
Turn into St Johns St in Woolston, then into St Lukes St, then into Villi Place

Brookhaven, ground investigations

Works Notice:

Brookhaven, ground investigations

We will be carrying out ground and service investigation work in Brookhaven. This investigation work is scheduled to begin next week and will take approximately two weeks. The work Fulton Hogan will carry out involves drilling boreholes and digging temporary test pits to ascertain ground conditions.

For more details Click Here

CERA COMMUNITY MEETING

CERA Community Meeting for Green Zone property owners

Please Note change of date for this meeting

Wednesday 26 Sept 2012
6:00 to 8:30 pm
EFK SAMOAN CHURCH HALL, 9 Vili Place, Woolston
Turn into St Johns St in Woolston, then into St Lukes St, then into Villi Place

Change of date was necessary to allow all key people to attend.

Link to Campbell Live

If you missed Campbell Live on Tuesday 4th September 2012 here is the link
http://tinyurl.com/CambellLive-InsuranceWatch
or
http://www.3news.co.nz/Two-years-of-insurance-woes-in-Canterbury/tabid/817/articleID/267999/Default.aspx

Campbell Live TV 3 Tonight 7.00 pm

TV3 Campbell Live 7 pm Tonight features a piece on Brookhaven - our thanks to David Stringer

Insurance Cluster Update

Results of Tower Insurance Cluster Meeting held 27 June 2012 can be found at http://insurancewatch.org.nz/ICNews Click on Resourses

Also earlier meetings
IAG June 12 Meeting Summary.pdf -  http://insurancewatch.org.nz/ICNews Click on Resourses 
Vero May 29 Meeting Summary.pdf -  http://insurancewatch.org.nz/ICNews Click on Resourses 

AA/SIS Insurance Cluster Announced earlier today for
EFK Samoan Church Hall, WEDNESDAY 08 AUGUST 7pm.

Lumley and Southern Response (AMI) meetings are scheduled for Late August - Early September

AA/SIS Insurance Cluster Meeting

Dear Everyone, especially AA/SIS insurance customers,

Please be advised the Coastal Hills Cluster of Residents Associations and Insurancewatch Organisation are pleased to announce a special meeting for AA/SIS customers.  We are hosting AA insurance at our 4th Insurance Cluster Meeting.

This meeting is open to all AA/SIS customers across Christchurch.

At the meeting AA Insurance EQ management and executives will present details of the progress with claims, outline strategy for repairs and rebuilds.  MWH Mainzeal will be presenting their progress and will answer building questions.  Opportunity for full questions and case discussions.

ALL ARE WELCOME. 

Details are as follows

 

AA/SIS Insurance Cluster

EFK Samoan Church Hall, WEDNESDAY 08 AUGUST 7pm.

SAMOAN CHURCH HALL, 9 Vili Place,

Turn into St Johns St in Woolston, then into St Lukes St, then into Villi Place

Reminder Tower Insurance Cluster

Dear Everyone,

This is a further reminder to everyone of the next insurance cluster series of meetings.  This time it is Tower Insurance who have their Earthquake technical and communications team coming to speak with us at the venue below;

 

Tower Insurance Cluster

EFK Samoan Church Hall, WEDNESDAY 27June 7pm.

SAMOAN CHURCH HALL, 9 Vili Place,

Turn into St Johns St in Woolston, then into St Lukes St, then into Villi Place

This initiative is from the coastal hills cluster of residents associations and InsuranceWatch.org.  For further information on our recent residents survey results and for information on Vero and IAG meeting summary - please go to http://insurancewatch.org.nz/index.htm

Best regards

David Stringer

Chair, InsuranceWatch Tower cluster meeting 27 June.

PS Please tell your friends and neighbours this meeting is open to all Tower Policy Holders in greater Christchurch

The results of our Baseline Survey and our Press Release are now out

The results of our Baseline Surveyand our Press Release are now out

The link is below, the results reflect very accurately the rates of progress for Brookhaven.  Please read the press release - its now gone to the Press, TV3, Morning report, Radio NZ news, Dominion and the Herald.  We have now opened up the survey to the rest of chch and expect around 1500 responses over the next 10 days.  So please tell all your family and friends in chch to take the survey.

link is http://insurancewatch.org.nz/ICNews  

Best regards

David Stringer

IAG Insurance Cluster Summary

A summary of the IAG Insurance Cluster meeting held on 12 June 2012 7.30pm at the Sumner School Hall, Dryden Street Sumner

Click here to read

For further information visit http://insuranceconsumers.org.nz/index.htm

Online Survey
We're now gathering more information to clarify:

• the differences or disparities between insurance companies
• progress (or lack of progress) getting people back into their houses
• what's happening (or not) to affected property owners

Right now, the initial survey is for Coastal Hills property owners — from Ferrymead/Brookhaven through to Sumner - help make this survey a great success http://insuranceconsumers.org.nz/
Please encourage others in the area to fill in survey too. Thank you

Vero Insurance Cluster

A summary of the Vero Insurance Cluster meeting held on 29 May 2012 7.30pm at the Sumner School Hall, Dryden Street Sumner

Click Here to read

URGENT - DATE CHANGE TOWER MEETING

TOWER INSURANCE CLUSTER

EFK Samoan Church Hall, WEDNESDAY 27June 7pm.

We are expecting around 300 Tower policy holders.

SAMOAN CHURCH HALL, 9 Vili Place,
Turn into St Johns St in Woolston, then into St Lukes St, then into Villi Place

The church is the one that can be seen on the corner of Linwood Ave and Dyers Road.

For more information please go to the following link
http://insuranceconsumers.org.nz/who.htm

PS.  This meeting was oriningally published for Monday 25 but has now been changed to the above.

Clarification for AMI Policy Holders

Tonight’s IAG Insurance Cluster Meeting is for existing IAG policy holders. 

AMI (Southern Response) policy holders will have a separate meeting scheduled for July.