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Frustration mounts in Christchurch over 7 years battling EQC

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Nearly seven years on from the Christchurch earthquake, some quake damaged homeowners with unresolved insurance claims say they are being driven to the point of complete exhaustion.

Freda's Story

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

Summary of oral history interview with Freda about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.

Transcript of Wezley's earthquake story

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

Transcript of Wezley's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.

CanCERN Newsletter 4, 29 July 2011

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 29 July 2011

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:11:23 11:54:01

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Amy Johnston Bray outside her red-stickered Avonside home due to the earthquake. She is frustrated at how long the EQC process is taking".

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 216

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A sign attached to the fence post of a property on Avonside Drive reading, "23/9/10, EQC". This was the date Earthquake Commission personnel inspected the property.

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:11:22 16:48:23

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Amy Johnston Bray outside her Avonside home, red-stickered due to the earthquake. She is frustrated at how long the EQC process is taking".

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:11:22 16:46:39

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Amy Johnston Bray outside her Avonside home, red-stickered due to the earthquake. She is frustrated at how long the EQC process is taking".

Court decision on EQC policy bittersweet for Flockton residents

Residents of Christchurch's flood-prone Flockton Basin say a court judgment on how the Earthquake Commission handles claims based on the increased flood risk caused by the earthquakes is bitter sweet.

EQC tells Chch homeowners focus is on mergency repairs

Audio, Radio New Zealand

With Christchurch having its first real taste of winter , the Earthquake Commission is telling Christchurch residents that its focus is on emergency repairs.

Misleading EQC level estimates a worry for house values

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Some Canterbury homeowners say their houses are dropping in value because of misleading estimates of damage to foundations from the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.

Recipient of EQC email says don't play politics

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The man who received Earthquake Commission files detailing claims by 83,000 Christchurch people says he's appalled the slip-up has become a political football.

What are the implications of the leaked EQC documents?

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Phil Holdstock, a homeowner; Leanne Curtis, relationships manager for the Canterbury Communities' Earthquake Recovery Network, a network of residents association and community group representatives from the earthquake-affected neighbourhoods of Canterbury; and Jeremy Johnson, insurance partner at Wynn Williams in Christchurch.