A video of an address by Keith Land, Head of Canterbury Land Settlement, EQC, at the 2015 Seismics and the City forum. This talk is about learning from complex claims and local knowledge.
A video of an address by Dr. Duncan Webb, Partner of Lane Neave, at the 2015 Seismics and the City forum. This talk is about learning from complex claims and local knowledge.
A video of an address by Geoff Cavell, Managing Director of Winnie Bagoes Holding Ltd, at the 2015 Seismics and the City forum. This talk is about learning from complex claims and local knowledge.
The service will provide access to engineering, legal and wellbeing support.
A video of an address by Peter Rose, Chief Executive of Southern Response Earthquake Services Limited, at the 2015 Seismics and the City forum. This talk is about learning from complex claims and local knowledge.
EQC has reopened over 600 claims for defective foundation repairs in 12 months.
The organisation had to hire over 1000 new staff members to manage the claims.
A video of an address by Brian Parker, Project Manager of Canterbury Communities' Earthquake Recovery Network (CanCERN) and Managing Director of Sharp Teaching, at the 2015 Seismics and the City forum. This talk is about learning from complex claims and local knowledge.
A public talk by Professor Jay Feinman, USA author of 'Delay Deny Defend'. This talk formed part of the 'Clearing the claims' session.
A public talk by Sarah Miles, author of 'The Christchurch Fiasco: The Insurance Aftershock'. This talk formed part of the 'Clearing the claims' session.
A video of opera singer Placido Domingo meeting the NZSO National Youth Orchestra at the CBS Arena. Domingo talks about his experiences in the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, which claimed the lives of four of his relatives.
A video of an interview with a family who are living in a shed. The family lost their rental property after the owners' other property was damaged by the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The family are one of many living in sheds, garages, and tents despite the government's claim that there is no housing crisis in Christchurch.
Aerial footage of a site in Avondale where several liquefaction remediation options are being tested. Gelignite explosives have been buried throughout the site. These will be set off to simulate liquefaction caused by an earthquake. The result, if successful, will help EQC protect people's houses from future earthquakes, and settle land claims. The video was recorded using a drone aircraft.
A video of an interview with Jenny Beecroft and Warren Beecroft about the housing shortage in Christchurch. Jenny's daughter Selena Beecroft had to move into Jenny's house with her two sons after the 22 February 2011 earthquake damaged her rental property. Selena has epilepsy and can only move into a rental property in walking distance of her work and her children's school. The family is one of many living in difficult situations despite the government's claim that there is no housing crisis in Christchurch.
Gerard Smyth's acclaimed documentary about the Christchurch earthquakes is the story of people coping — for better or worse — with the huge physical and emotional toll that the quakes, and continuing aftershocks, inflicted on them, their homes and their city. It began as a home movie while the devastation of September was surveyed (with thanks given that no-one had been killed); but, as shooting of the recovery continued, the February quake compounded the destruction and claimed 182 lives (including their researcher and 16 colleagues at CTV).
The Ballantynes' Department Store fire in November 1947 claimed 41 lives and left a lasting scar on Christchurch — the city’s biggest single disaster until the 2011 earthquake. The events of that spring day are explored in this short film which intersperses archive footage with a fictional account of workers and customers in the tailoring department as the dramas of everyday life are suddenly overwhelmed. It was directed by Aileen O’Sullivan, shot by Alun Bollinger and made with the NZ Drama School graduating class of 2002 (with music by Gareth Farr).
A video of an interview with James Jameson about the lack of access to his apartment in the Victoria Apartments. Many of Jameson's possessions have been trapped in the building since the 22 February 2011 earthquake, including irreplaceable art and book collections. After the earthquake, Jameson was given a couple of hours to retrieve his computer and other essentials, but he has not been allowed in since. Jameson talks about the lack of communication from the authorities , the likelihood that his possessions have been ruined, and his inability to make an insurance claim until he knows he definitely cannot retrieve his possessions.
TVNZ's long running religious and choral music programme visits Christchurch's Anglican cathedral. Before its devastation by earthquakes, it was the centre of the city and one of the most celebrated of its great Gothic buildings. It could also claim to be "the most visited, the most accessible and best known church in New Zealand". Host Graeme Thomson explores the cathedral, its chapels and bell tower and outlines its history. He interviews Dean John Bluck and introduces hymns and songs of praise sung by the cathedral's choir and an ecumenical congregation.