A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 26 October 2012
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 30 November 2012
A pdf transcript of Participant number LY967's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. Interviewer: Samuel Hope. Transcriber: Maggie Blackwood.
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 1 February 2013
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 2 May 2014
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 9 May 2014
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 18 April 2014
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 6 July 2012
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 16 December 2011
An edited copy of the pdf transcript of Caroline Murray's second earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox Take 2 project. At the participant's request, parts of this transcript have been redacted. Interviewer: Paul Millar. Transcriber: Maggie Blackwood.
The insurance company, Tower, is confident that putting its costly and complex outstanding Canterbury earthquake claims into a separate company will allow the rest of the group to flourish.
A story submitted by Lynette Evans to the QuakeStories website.
People who've bought houses in Canterbury since the September 2010 earthquake and are still battling with insurance companies over repairs, have been told that if they want to take the matter to court, today is their last chance. Earthquake claims specialist Lisa Taylor from the law firm Anthony Harper joins us.
Summary of oral history interview with Janelle Mackie about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
A story submitted by Brenda Greene to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Polly to the QuakeStories website.
A photograph of a poster on the window of the Earthquake Services building on the corner of Fitzgerald Avenue and Ferry Road. The poster is in the style of Barack Obama's "Hope" campaign poster, and depicts Bryan Staples with the message "Insurance, hope".
On the third anniversary of the first major earthquake to hit Christchurch thousands of people with the most badly damaged homes are still wrangling with their insurance companies over rebuilds.
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 20 December 2013
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 7 March 2014
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 14 September 2012
A man, half shown, sits on a loo and says 'Dang! I'm busting again! as he reaches for the toilet paper which has a different 'quake claim' printed on each section. Context - Magnitude 6.0 and 5.5 earthquakes rocked Christchurch again at 1pm and 2.20pm on 13th June 2011. These quakes follow the first earthquake on September 4th 2010 and the second on February 22nd 2011. (www.stuff.co.nz, 13 June 2011) Each time there is a significant quake more damage is done and so people have to make further insurance claims. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 3 December 2012, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.
The Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre's "Community Earthquake Update" bulletin, published on Friday 29 July 2011.
Shares in the insurance company, Tower, have plunged close to 20 percent today after it said its profits will likely fall more than 16-million dollars because of Canterbury earthquake claims.
An All Right? infographic titled 'The Human Cost of Unsettled Earthquake Claims'. The infographic illustrates research about the effect that unsettled claims are having on Cantabrians' wellbeing.
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 21 June 2013
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.
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 26 May 2013 on Winchester Street, Lyttelton. The photograph shows part of the rear windscreen of a blue car with a sticker which reads 'I don't need sex EQC is screwing me'. The right side of the sticker is torn leaving a jagged edge. The process of negotiation with EQC and insurance companies to...
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 23 December 2011 entitled, "Afternoon Aftershocks".