A blog by an ex-employee of the Earthquake Commission discussing flaws in its handling of insurance claims made as the result of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Packing for EQC at 38 Belleview Terrace".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Packing for EQC at 38 Belleview Terrace".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Packing for EQC at 38 Belleview Terrace".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Packing for EQC at 38 Belleview Terrace".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Packing for EQC at 38 Belleview Terrace".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Packing for EQC at 38 Belleview Terrace".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 16 June 2013 entitled, "Pondering how to make home feel like home...".
Commentary from the cartoonist 'The Earthquake Commission's leak of 83,000 files is like a storyline from Alfred Hitchcock: : a loon attempts to shock a nation that has already been rendered braindead from previous shocks.Note: EQC is ued here as an 'echo' of the term ECT [electro convulsive therapy...ie shock treatment].' In March 2013, there was a massive leak of of some 83,000 EQC files relating to individual claims relating to the Christchurch earthquakes. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A video of an interview with Sarah O'Brien about the official information requests that she is filing with EQC. O'Brien talks about the substandard living conditions that Cantabrians are having to deal with while they wait for EQC to respond to them.
EQC's manager for the Canterbury home repair programme, Reid Stiven, respondes to claims of misleading estimates of damage to household foundations from the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 20 January 2013 entitled, "Busking Brothers".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 6 October 2013 entitled, "Earthquake Repairs Day is here!!!".
A photograph of a protest sign reading, "EQC, screwing you over since September 2010. Phree-fone 0900 GET STUFT". The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Woodham Road, Linwood".
Some Canterbury homeowners say their houses have dropped in value because the damage to their properties was inadequately assessed by the Earthquake Commission after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. Independent land surveyor, Adrian Cowie, and a Burwood homeowner affected by the quakes, Selwyn Stafford, talk about the issues facing them.
The head of the Earthquake Commission Ian Simpson says the claims from Friday's and July's earthquakes are being handled differently from the approach taken in Christchurch.
A photograph of a protest sign reading, "Oxymorons of the week: Sisters of Mercy, EQC helpdesk, pay rise, rebuild strategy". The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Woodham Road, Linwood".
A photograph of protest signs on a fence. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Woodham Road, Linwood".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 11 November 2013 entitled, "Keeping it real...".
An earthquake community group in Canterbury says a damning report on the ineffectiveness of the Earthquake Commission highlights the frustration of getting information on their own homes.
A photograph of picket signs in the windows of the Earthquake Services building on the corner of Fitzgerald Avenue and Ferry Road. The signs read, "Welcome to EQC,. Your call is important to us...", "EQC: fool me once, shame on you...", "Pig brother is watching you", and "Another winter of discontent".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 11 July 2013 entitled, "Do you ever feel like you are walking through deep sand?".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 27 September 2013 entitled, "Just so you know....".
The Earthquake Commission has agreed to meet with the Institute of Surveyors next week over concerns about how assessments of earthquake damaged Christchurch homes are being done.
In a serious privacy breach - the addresses and earthquake claim details of almost ten thousand Canterbury people have been mistakenly emailed by Earthquake Commission to the wrong person.
The Earthquake Commission has admitted its privacy breach was almost 10 times worse than it had said, with the details of all 83-thousand clients in its Canterbury Home Repair programme being emailed out.
A new report says the Earthquake Commission was ill-prepared for a major earthquake and had to use inexperienced staff to respond to the Canterbury earthquakes.
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 former Earthquake Commission assessor is accusing the agency of manipulating its customer satisfaction survey in Christchurch.
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 9 June 2013 entitled, "Defining clutter {what stays and what goes}".