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Prime Minister John Key today announced that Cabinet has agreed to establish a Royal Commission on the Canterbury Earthquake. The inquiry will examine issues around the built environment in the Christchurch CBD including, but not limited to, the CTV and PGC buildings, as well as the adequacy of the relevant building codes and standards into the future.
In the wake of the tragedy in Christchurch, AIA New Zealand is responding with urgency to claims received by affected policyholders, and reaching out to others that may be affected. The company has already received a number of life policy claims this week, and has formed a Christchurch claims committee to manage anticipated future claims.
A trust that normally works in the remote subantartic islands have heeded the call for help in earthquake-ravaged christchurch. With 100s of cans of long-life food that they bought back from a research expedition to Campbell Island the week before the earthquake, they are able to bring relief to the most hard hit eastern suburbs.
Education Minister Anne Tolley says that alternative plans are in place for over 1700 students from two of the Christchurch schools severely damaged in last week’s earthquake, with planning well underway for all of the city’s school students.
Giftbob.co.nz, a Christchurch based online store is donating 20% of all March 2011 sales to the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal.
Education Minister Anne Tolley has praised Canterbury teachers and principals for their resilience and positive attitude following the recent earthquake.
Further details regarding the initial earthquake support package for Christchurch businesses and employeees.
An initial earthquake assistance package has been announced for Christchurch businesses and workers. The six week package consists of an Earthquake Support Subsidy to help employers pay wages, and an Earthquake Job Loss Cover to support employees whose jobs are no longer viable.
BBX New Zealand, a leading business-to-business barter community, is providing a conversion mechanism that helps businesses around the country contribute to the reconstruction of Christchurch. Donated goods and services will be traded for barter credits that will then be used to buy things that Christchurch companies specifically need to get back on their feet.
CEOs of 50 leading New Zealand companies today developed a Steering Group to co-ordinate private sector support for Christchurch following this week’s devastating earthquake. The members of BusinessNZ’s Major Companies Group CEO Forum were briefed by Prime Minister John Key, Finance Minister Bill English and Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee at a meeting in Auckland this afternoon.
The Minister Responsible for the New Zealand Fire Service, Nathan Guy, has been on the ground visiting firefighters in Christchurch today to observe recovery efforts.
Christchurch company Wantedz has setup a temporary site for fellow Canterbury residents to make requests for help over the weeks following the major earthquake
Nine months after opening, St. George’s Cancer Care Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand has reduced radiation therapy delivery time for prostate cancer patients by half.
If you’re a keen bus traveller in christchurch and have found that you’ve arrived at the bus stop too late or too early, now you can check when the bus is expected to arrive online. A free online service by an independent developer is now available. Accessing the expected bus times via an online google map has made this easy to achieve through metromate.coomsie.
Orienteering Day in Bottle Lake Forest, Christchurch on Sunday 20 February 2011 has courses varying from beginners to adrenalin-pumping challenges. Starting time is between 10am and noon.
Swimming pools at QEII, Pioneer and Centennial Recreation and Sport Centres will undergo repair work this year to correct damage caused by the September earthquake.
Ron Mueck becomes the most popular paid-entry exhibition to be held in Christchurch since a public art gallery was first established in the city in the 1930s.
The Christchurch City Council update residents on whether or not the traditional New Year’s Eve celebration in Cathedral Square will go ahead.
Environment Minister Nick Smith today approved the joint application from Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu (Ngāi Tahu) and the Department of Conservation (DoC) to amend the Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora) Water Conservation Order (WCO) to recognise additional outstanding values.
Council waste water staff are urging Christchurch householders to check their properties for possible storm water and waste water pipe damage that may have been caused by the earthquake.