CanCERN Newsletter #75 - 8th March 2013
All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to
confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much
else, is the essence of leadership.
—John Kenneth Galbraith
Dear members
There’s been a lot of talk about wellbeing, resiliency, stress, etc in Canterbury. We’re told we’re pretty resilient
and that we should look after each after and we have done that incredibly well. They’re hard times though for
some in our community and if you are the person trying to hold someone or some community up, these times
can get a little overwhelming.
CanCERN is hosting our first workshop of the year on Tuesday 19 March at Wainoni Methodist Church
and it’s an open invitation to anyone who actively supports the wellbeing of others in the community. The
purpose of the meeting is to explore what we really see happening to individual, families and communities
around us, what is already in place to support good wellbeing and what we as community leaders, neighbours
and friends might need to help us to help others.
We’ve got guest speakers from CERA, Mental Health Foundation, Health Christchurch and Christchurch City
Council to come and tell us about their roles in supporting people in the community and three great workshop
conversations planned. Coffee and nibbles are on offer so we need you to rsvp to [email protected] by
Friday 15 March.
If you want to check out the finer details of the evening, please click the link CanCERN Wellbeing Workshop
Agenda. Feel free to pass this invitation far and wide - we’re all playing a role in supporting someone,
somewhere. Let’s be armed with the tools and resources we need to do it well.
There’s a lot in this newsletter but it’s important stuff too so grab a coffee and have a good read.
regards
Brian and Leanne
In this newsletter you will find...
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
● Sharing Your Information
● AvON’s Projects Forum
● Partnering for Results Workshop
● Resilience Framework and Guidelines for Practice
● Recycle, Reuse, Relocate Details
LEADERSHIP
● Questions to Roger Sutton
● What is CERA’s role in the residential rebuild?
COMMUNITY PRIORITIES
● Red Zone Communications - Purpose of the phone calls and letters
● Key Messages – Banking, TC3 Lending, EQC Land settlements
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Cross-leases and Shared-Property
Understanding the CERA Wellbeing Survey
EQC Customer Advocates Group Update
EQC Land Settlement Update
CanCERN Land Settlement Questions to EQC
EQC Truths Blog - via a former Fletchers employee
Southern Response Progress Update
SCIRT Pressurised Sewer Systems
Map of Innovative Housing Projects in New Zealand
Notices
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
Support our community leaders so they can strengthen the member groups and lead recovery in their communities
Sharing Your Information
If we don’t have your group’s online information linked to our CanCERN website and you would like it added,
please email details to [email protected]. We would also love to share your newsletters so please put us
on your subscription lists.
Help Avon Otakaro Network to Reinvent the Red Zone - Inspire and be inspired!
AvON Projects Forum - Saturday, 16 March, 9:30am-4pm. Christchurch City Council Function Room (entrance
off Hereford St or Worcester Boulevard)
Dear AvON Supporter
We want to give you the chance to get involved in making Avon-Otakaro River Park a reality. A chance to hear
people’s ideas for what the park could look like and support the ideas that inspire you.
AvON’s Projects Forum on Saturday, March 16 brings people with ideas for the Avon River red zone
together, to learn about each other’s plans and help to make them happen. We’d love you to come along, hear
what people are proposing, and even get involved. We’ll have up to 20 presenters outlining their vision – from
eco-sanctuaries and urban forests to cycling facilities and heritage trails. Then you can ask questions about the
ideas that interest you, and even sign up to help make them happen (that’s not compulsory – but we reckon you
won’t be able to resist!).
Click here to check out the programme for the day
To join the audience, please RSVP by 13 March to: [email protected] , or register on our Facebook
page, here.
Partnering for Results Workshop
The purpose is to build knowledge and skills for successful partnering across organisations and sectors. It will
provide you with inspiration, knowledge and tools to ensure your partnerships achieve results and move beyond
good intentions. You will learn from each other, New Zealand and international good practice. You will apply
the ideas and tools to your specific collaborations.
This workshop is designed for those managing, actively involved in, collaborations across communities,
government and business agencies. This workshop is being offered because Christchurch organisations like
yours have requested it. The flyer for the workshop is attached.
Details:
1.5 days of workshop plus a customised coaching session for partner organisations on the following dates:
● Thursday April 11th (Full day) and Friday April 12th (Morning workshop- in the afternoon an optional
coaching session )
● Thursday September 5th (Full day) and Friday September 6th (Morning workshop- in the afternoon an
optional coaching session)
The registration for the workshop is via our website. http://www.thoughtpartners.co.nz/n421,36.html If a group
of partners or a team want a workshop or facilitated session customised to their specific collaboration – then I
am happy to do this too. Please email [email protected] or phone Trish Hall on 04 472 1212 or 0800
846 8448 if there are further questions, suggestions or possibilities.
The University of Canterbury report – Resilience Framework and Guidelines for Practice
Commissioned by Family and Community Services and launched by the University last week on Friday 1
March is now posted on the Family and Community services website. Click on the link here and then on the
tab – Resources and Reports
(R.R.R) is now underway - This means that if you are a community group or organisation you can access
recycled materials from the Residential Red Zone through the simple process.
If you are a community group or organisation and want to request items, please fill in the online form:
www.cancern.org.nz → “supporting a community” → R.R.R → fill out the on-line form
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If you want to know more about our next steps or are interested in being part of a community salvage
team click here.
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If you can help with larger storage - land big enough for a football sized shed or an empty football sized
shed, please also click here or email [email protected]
LEADERSHIP – Ensure the right people are brought together to affect a coordinated, transparent approach that
will enhance clear decision-making and planning. - (CanCERN strategic plan Feb 2012)
Questions to Roger Sutton
We are meeting Roger Sutton next week to discuss the priority issues and actions that residents expect from
CERA with regard to ‘focusing’ on the residential rebuild. We look forward to this opportunity and hope to have
wonderful notes to report back next week.
What is CERA’s role in the residential rebuild?
Last week we spoke of the lack of leadership and the poor articulation of issues, actions and resolutions in the
residential rebuild. This week the frustration is no less but the question of what CERA’s role really is when it
comes to active intervention to give clarity and direction is one that has to be explored.
Last year CanCERN made a direct request for Minister Gerry Brownlee to intervene in several clearly
identifiable insurance roadblocks. At the time we were assured that insurers and EQC were ‘working together’
to address these issues and that it wasn’t appropriate for CERA to intervene. We didn’t agree and we could
confidently resend the letter nearly a year later with very few changes to the wording as the issues we
identified as major roadblocks then are still major roadblocks now.
Is this amount of waiting time appropriate? Is our expectation that CERA must ‘wield the stick’ with more
authority when it comes to addressing insurance issues unrealistic? Our answer is very simply no. We are in a
very privileged position to be able to meet and converse with most of the insurers, EQC, CCC and connecting
agencies. What we have ultimately learned is that the road to clarity does not exist because everyone is
waiting for someone else to lead the way. Meetings lack urgency because the road map or plan is unclear and
wander instead of coming to a resolution.
There are a few key statements noted below from the Recovery Strategy that we believe allow CERA to take
a more active and directive role in addressing insurance issues and demanding quicker and more transparent
resolutions from those involved - private insurers, EQC, Local Authorities, banking institutions.
CERA, the public and private sector and communities coordinate with each other to contribute to the
recovery and future growth of greater Christchurch - by:
1.1 facilitating a timely and efficient recovery, including intervening where necessary to
remove impediments, resolve issues and provide certainty; (Section 12: Leadership and
Integration)
Coordinate work across central government, iwi, local authorities, insurers and the private sector to:
- align and sequence work including the early identification of risks and removal of
obstacles to the rebuild; (Section 5: Priorities)
The Canterbury Wellbeing Index … will measure and track recovery progress over time and inform the
activities and priorities of CERA and other agencies. (Section 14: Social Recovery)
It’s interesting to note that none of the Social Recovery goals specifically relates to the process of settling
claims. Perhaps there was more optimism about that particular process when it was written. However, we
can read all of the statements above with the insurance issues in mind because for some, that is the major
impediment with as yet unresolved issues, easily identifiable risks and obstacles and as reported in the CERA
Wellbeing Survey, one of the top causes of major stress for many residents.
We can see now that CERA will be working with their recovery partners to understand and incorporate relevant
recovery-related feedback and information, such as the findings of the Wellbeing Survey, when they are making
strategic and operational decisions. But it’s no longer enough for CERA to simply pass on information or just
make recommendations to other organisations. We believe it is CERA’s role to demand action plans about how
the impediments and obstacles will be removed, by whom and in what time frame. They also need to take a
monitoring role of these plans. Have things been actioned in the time frames and have the actions removed the
obstacles for residents so that they can progress their settlement and rebuild?
This is about accountability and residents have demonstrated to CERA via the Wellbeing Survey that they have
more faith in them than any other to make decisions in the rebuild. Having a ‘watching brief’ or facilitation role in
the residential insurance issues is doing little to build confidence of those who will have to wait the longest. We
strongly urge CERA to step into an active and directive leadership role.
COMMUNITY PRIORITIES
Identify priority areas and set actions and outcomes that support residents and communities and progress objective
Red Zone Communications - Purpose of the phone calls and letters
We’ve heard complaints from red zoners that some find the phone calls and communication from CERA
regarding the red zone settlement process intimidating and threatening. We’ve spent quite some time with
CERA trying to fine tune messaging so that the calls and letters come across as helpful which is how they are
intended. We recognise (as do CERA) that this can be an extremely stressful time and the settlement issues
are often out of the homeowners hands so a phone call which doesn’t make external things happen faster is
sometimes not well received.
To clarify things so that red zone homeowners know what to expect:
The purpose of the CERA phone calls is the following:
● to ensure homeowners understand the requirement for vacant possession
● to understand whether there are any obstacles or impediments the property owner may be facing.
CERA will offer to talk through any additional information or support required
● to determine whether CERA can assist, provide the property owners with suggestions or connect them
to the relevant party to resolve any issues
CERA is escalating issues identified where they can so the more information they have about your situation, the
better.
A number of reminder letters are sent to homeowners as reminders. These are not intended as threatening
letters. They are sent to ensure the homeowner has every opportunity to meet the deadlines associated with
settlement.
Examples of the letters you will receive are:
● Three month reminder letter
● Three week reminder letter
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Non-return of Consent Form
(If you cannot open the links but would like to see a copy, email [email protected] and I’ll email through
copies).
Key Messages – Banking, TC3 Lending, EQC Land settlements (Red zone messaging will be reported
on in a future newsletter)
CERA is sharing information with the banking industry, particularly about TC3 areas to give them the
confidence they need to make lending decisions. The idea is that because more is now known about this land
than any other urban land in New Zealand, they know that solutions regarding foundation design have been put
in place to mitigate risk.
CERA is confident (due to the geotechnical investigations and foundation solutions) that new-build or repair
projects in TC3 areas should be able to be insured where they meet the Building Code using the Building and
Housing Group of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s guidance on foundation repairs and
reconstruction for houses in Foundation Technical Category 3 (TC3) areas of Canterbury.
CERA is encouraging banks, on receipt of EQC land settlements, to work with their customers and
their individual insurers to effect ground repairs if needed.
CERA is meeting with a raft of people involved in residential rebuild (insurers, bankers, real estate, etc) to
unpack what the different industry’s questions, concerns and obstacles are, what coordination is needed and
what solutions can be actioned. We will update on the outcome of this meeting in a future newsletter.
Cross-leases and Shared-Property – the importance of talking to your neighbours (Thanks to Casey,
Earthquake Strategy Manager, for this information)
In addition to dealing with EQC and your insurer, for some residents in Canterbury reaching agreement with
their neighbours may be just as essential to settling the insurance claim for their homes. This will be an issue
for Cantabrians that own their home as a ‘cross-lease’. Cross-leases are thought to be approximately 10-15%
of residential property in Canterbury, so it is worth checking.
Some key information about cross-leases are:
● A cross-lease is where a group of residents share ownership of an area of land. Each resident’s share
of that land is (commonly) treated as undivided and equal. Each resident's home is leased by the
other resident(s) at the cross-lease site. The rights and obligations for any common property (such as
driveways and fences) at the site could also be shared by the residents.
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If you are the holder of a cross-lease title, before settling your insurance claim for your home you will
need to review the ‘Memorandum of Lease’ for your cross-lease property.
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You should check your Certificate of Title to establish if you are a cross-lease property owner
(which depending on the description of the title may describes shares in ownership as - ½
share, 1/3 share, ¼ share etc.)
All the specific terms of your lease will be recorded in a Memorandum of Lease; the lease
records the obligations of all cross-lease residents at the site. The lease terms will include
your obligations regarding damage to your home, and if insurance funds are available for the
damage, may record how the funds should be applied.
There will likely be an obligation on you to rebuild (or repair) your property on the current site.
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If you are considering settling your insurance claim for your home by way of cash settlement,
you should consult with other residents at your site and make sure you all agree what will
happen with your homes. If agreement can’t be reached then you may need to seek legal
advice.
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Other parties that may hold an interest in the land and buildings (including banks) may also
need to agree what will happen to the homes that they hold an interest in.
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Your cross-lease may require you to repair or rebuild your property to a standard that your
neighbours at your site approve of. If you are a new build, any changes to the footprint of your
building could require approval of all involved.
There may be situations your cross-lease neighbour is uninsured, so communications between cross
lease owners on a site regarding expected contributions for repair/rebuild strategies for any adjoined
buildings and common property will be vital.
CanCERN’s spin on things:
There has been a rising alarm in the community about cross-lease dwellings and a call for CERA to step in
and fix the issue. This is not a CERA issue, nor an insurer delay tactic. This is a legal issue due to the terms of
cross leases. Insurers are leading the charge on addressing the issues as they relate to earthquake damage
and reinstatement of properties but be aware, the issues are national. Hopefully the solution which people are
working hard to address are local.
Understanding the CERA Wellbeing Survey
The CERA Wellbeing Survey is only one aspect of monitoring and reporting on the wellbeing of Canterbury
residents. Pre-existing wellbeing measurement tools and other social data from departments like Ministry of
Education and the Canterbury District Health Board are also taken into account as well as the less formal
monitors which occur - feedback from community meetings, stakeholder groups, etc.
The issue with some of these pre-existing measurement tools (NCEA results, etc) is that they don't necessarily
track how people are feeling and that is why the CERA Wellbeing Survey was designed and implemented.
There are a few reasons why the methodology of the survey was chosen:
1. It is designed to track the wellbeing of all residents of greater CHCH, not just those who believe they
are most affected.
2. Geographic targeting is at Territorial Authority level (Christchurch City, Waimakariri District and
Selwyn District) – any smaller areas are problematic because of the movement of the residents and
small sample sizes in some areas.
3. The Opt In survey was established to allow all residents who wanted to participate to do so, but this
also means that the Opt In sample is biased – the representative sample which has already been
released provides a more accurate picture of the wellbeing of the whole region.
4. Focus groups are a more appropriate way of monitoring the wellbeing of some of the smaller groups
- red zoners etc.
5. The Opt In survey does play an important role though in acknowledging those who identify as having
a decreased sense of wellbeing. It can inform actions but not as a viable representation across the
region.
6. The survey random sample methodology is designed to make sure more granular information can be
extrapolated - ethnicity, age, income, temporary accommodation, etc. The Opt In sample group does
not provide large enough groups of each to make clear statements.
Things to note:
● The results from the last Opt In Survey will be released soon. The analysis has been slower because
the survey was started after the random sample and was extended.
● The random sample Wellbeing Survey is conducted every six months and the next round is from
March - May 2013. The Opt In sample Wellbeing Survey is conducted annually and runs from August
- October 2013
● The random sample will use different people from the region rather than go back to the original
residents surveyed.
The stated purpose of the Survey is to provide CERA and partner agencies with information about emerging
trends and issues. It was developed with input from multiple agencies to ensure that the Survey asked
questions that would help plug information gaps and enable better decision making.
The outstanding question for me is what we will see CERA and other partner agencies action as a result of the
Wellbeing Survey findings which are relatively damning in some areas when you read the entire document? At
this stage we understand that CERA has made recommendations to organisations such as Insurance Council
NZ, EQC and CCC based on the fact that issues with insurance was a lead cause of stress for the majority of
participants. Are recommendations enough though? How much can CERA actually direct these organisations to
implement change and to take an active role in monitoring the success of any such changes? Food for thought.
EQC Customer Advocates Group Update
Key points from the latest meeting 5 March:
Land Settlement Communications
● It was advised that a booklet is currently in production which includes information on flat land with
descriptions on what is being assessed.
● The first phase of advertorials is about to start in various media publications which will explain what
land cover EQC offers based on the Earthquake Act.
● The group were asked for feedback on the level of information to be included in the land settlement
packs. Initial indication was that the preference would be to summarise the settlement in the cover
letter also including an outline of information booklets included in the pack to refer to for more detailed
information, a section outlining what steps the customer should be looking to take once they have
received their settlement, and reference to contact the Call Centre to discuss further or make an
appointment to discuss face-to-face with the Community Contact Team.
● It was further discussed that it would be helpful to include a list of other agencies, such as
Christchurch City Council, where customers can seek further clarification on what they need to be
aware of as they progress with repairs.
Vulnerable Prioritisation Communication
● It was confirmed that an information booklet is being produced outlining the Community Contact
Team and the service they provide.
CHRP Management of the Most Vulnerable Customers
● 26,211 vulnerable customers have been identified via the database from external agencies. When this
data was matched with EQC’s database, 15,023 customers remained, of these 7,270 either have been
or remain to be cash settled, 7,540 to be repaired through the Canterbury Home Repair Programme
and to date 3,134 of these have been completed. Of the remaining 4,406 to be completed, 1,234 of
these are underway, i.e., have either been contacted by EQR to scope for repairs, or the repair is
currently in progress.
● The target is to repair 100 vulnerable customers per month; this target is currently being exceeded
averaging approximately 180 per month.
● Each month external agencies provide an updated list which is data matched with EQC’s database to
ensure these customers are being captured.
● EQC is still reliant on customers being identified by others in the community or by self-identification.
Access to Customer Information
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It was advised that customers are able to obtain a range of information via the Call Centre without
the need for an OIA such as uncosted SOW’s, claim status, etc. Should a customer wish to submit an
OIA request, the Call Centre is able to assist the customer in specifying what information to request in
relation to what is being sought. Currently, customers are requesting their entire file via OIA requests
which is extremely time consuming to collate and can also include a large amount of information that
the customer may not necessarily be interested in receiving.
Due to the increase of customers assuming they need to submit an OIA request to obtain any
information, there is approximately a three to four month backlog in responding to these requests.
It was further stressed that submitting OIA requests will not speed up the claim settlement.
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It was raised that once the Assessor has visited a property, the homeowner is left with a letter to
advise that the assessment has taken place and advising the next steps in the process.
Apportionment
● It was advised that timelines of how far through the apportionment a claim has progressed is unable
to be determined. It was advised that apportionment is progressive and as claims are apportioned,
particularly the over $80,000, these are handed over to Private Insurers on a weekly basis. All
apportionment will be completed by end of May 2013.
EQC Land Settlement Update on the EQC public website and the EQC Facebook page
EQC is underway assessing flat land damage claims and this assessment process will continue for the rest of
this year
There’s a huge number of variables that come into play in settling a land claim that call on quite specialised
skills that are in limited supply. These include people capable of undertaking the geotechnical evaluation of the
information reported back by the assessment teams and we also need people with good knowledge of the local
property market who can help with establishing the value of the land in question.
This doesn’t affect the EQC target of having all assessments of all damaged land completed by the end of the
year, but it does mean that it may take longer than first anticipated to begin making payments. EQC will be
paying the most straightforward claims sooner than the more complex claims such as those involving increased
vulnerability to liquefaction and flooding. It is expecting to pay all land claims by the end of 2014.
We have begun making payments in the Port Hills and expect all these claims to be settled during 2013. From
March some customers will receive letters advising them that their land damage falls under the $500 minimum
excess for land claims. This is because assessors found only minor earthquake-related damage on these
properties.
In total EQC estimates it will pay out a possible $2 billion worth of land claims in Canterbury by the end of 2014.
CanCERN Land Settlement Questions to EQC (via EQC Customer Advocacy Group):
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What are the 9 categories of land damage defined as?
What calculations are used to come up with a settlement figure?
What specifically is classified as being eligible for 'compensation'?
What specifically is classified as not being eligible for 'compensation'? (These questions relate to types
of land change rather than the boundary lines of EQC's land responsibility).
How will land damage under the dwelling be assessed and calculated?
What specific information have the insurance companies been given with regard to the questions
above?
How are the land settlement assessments AND payments prioritised?
Will there be any situations where land damage will need to or be addressed by area wide remediation
and if so, how will homeowners be supported/guided through this process. (This question probably
relates to riverbank and flood risk areas more than other situations).
Could there be some homeowners who have a Limitation Notice put on their property due to coming
under the 1:50 year flood risk whose homes are deemed a repair and therefore will not necessarily
have their home raised or be in a position to mitigate the land to have the Limitation Notice taken off?
What are the expectations of EQC in these cases?
Is there likely to be the need for joint review in some land settlement situations?
If an insurer is ready to start a house but needs the land settlement information (geotech advice may
cast doubt on the likelihood of rebuilding on the site without land remediation), will EQC assess that
specific property even though it may not be on the EQC schedule of east to west assessments?
When will red zone land damage assessments be calculated?
We have a briefing with EQC next week to discuss these questions and will update as we have responses.
EQC Truths Blog
Here’s a relatively new blogspot doing the rounds - http://eqctruths.wordpress.com
Make of it what you will but below is what seems to be pretty sound advice.
- via a former Fletchers employee
Something people don't know is that if you do not agree with the decision of one assessor you are entitled to
have another one however I would say get one from a different hub or office that does not sit at the desk next
to the assessor that just said no. I don't think people realize how important the scope is you need to know what
you are looking at and what the correct repair is for that.
My view is that:
● Everyone should be getting their scope of works reviewed by an independent person before works start
● Go over the entire house and make notes and take things back to eqc/eqr if needs be.
● Make sure the repair strategies are correct then get that person to oversee the repairs to make sure
things are being done as per scope and no short cuts are being made. (Eqc does not go looking for
damage so you have to do that for them). However you don't have to go tearing your house apart you
just need to know what to look for.
Eqc policy states that it is like for like however it also states that things must be done to a proper tradesman
standard and fletchers are paying for that. Yes this will cost you money however it will be cheaper than a lawyer
and far less stressful that the complaints department.
Southern Response Progress Update
Southern Response have updated their progress charts again - progress to the end of February 2013 (updated
08 March 2013). Click here to check them out.
SCIRT Pressurised Sewer Systems
We’ve heard the concerns and the positive comments about these systems and have opened up lines of
communication with SCIRT to discuss the communication side of things. We can get information if that’s helpful
and make suggestions back to SCIRT if that’s helpful too. If there are a couple of real sticking points that need
to be explored, let us know and we will see what we can do. Better still, if you have great information or are
keen to support others through this process, let us know that too so we can link people together.
From what we understand the major concerns are the costs associated and the fact that the pumps go on
private land rather than on the berms. Are there other major issues? Email [email protected]
We note there’s a petition doing the rounds about this.
To Christchurch City Council & SCIRT
As Citizens of Christchurch New Zealand we object to SCIRTS intention to install CCC Infrastructure on our
Private Properties namely, Pressurised Wastewater Tanks. We believe that Council Infrastructure should be on
Council land NOT our Private Properties
You can view it here.
Map of Innovative Housing Projects in New Zealand - click here
These projects range from developer-led subdivisions to individual eco-homes. Thanks to Peter Taylor from
Habitat for Humanity for this link.
COMMUNICATION – Promote CanCERN more visibly to the wider public to support resident and communityled recovery - (CanCERN strategic plan Feb 2012)
If you have helpful information to share via this email that relates to earthquake recovery, please email
it to [email protected]
Getting to know CanCERN - If you’d like us to come a talk to your group either about CanCERN in general or
something more specific please contact [email protected].
Using OIA - If you get some really helpful (non-personal) information from the OIA request, please email it to
[email protected]. It would be good to share it with others. If you want help to write an OIA, check this folder
out - Official Information Act Folder.
NOTICES
Summer of Fun Community Activities Schedule - Jan - March 2013 - This schedule lists a number of events
taking place in local neighbourhoods throughout greater Christchurch between January and March 2013.
Events happening this week:
● Sat 9
Burwood Park, Dallington
Blow your stress away! 21 - 24 March, Sat & Sun 10am – 2.30pm
Benefits
ü Tension-free body
ü Anxiety-free mind
ü Emotional stability
ü Heightened mental clarity and awareness
ü Increased energy levels
Over 900 Cantabrians have benefitted since September 2010
To register
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free call: 0508 Artofliving 0508 2786 354, email [email protected] or go to
www.artofliving.org.nz
The yoga-based breathing techniques taught on the course (usually $250pp) have been scientifically proven to
relieve stress symptoms in people of all ages and ethnicities. As well as in Canterbury, they’ve been employed
to positive effect after 9/11, the December 2004 tsunami and Hurricane Katrina (2005).
A printable poster can be found here if you would like to advertise in your community.
Tribute to Avonside - Sunday 31 March 2013
A photography exhibition displaying images of life in Avonside through the ages will be held in the grounds Holy
Trinity Avonside, (168 Stanmore Road) on Sunday 31 March 2013. A service of thanksgiving and blessing led
by Bishop Victoria Matthews will be held at 2pm, followed by afternoon tea. The exhibition is expected to last
until at least mid April. Any enquires please do not hesitate to contact the Parish office on 389-6948.
Girls Night Out - Tuesday 9 April, Rangi Ruru School - 7.30pm
Comedian Michele A’Court and singer Ali Harper present and evening of laughter, music and fun.
Tickets are limited so to check out more information on the flyer click here or to purchase tickets, email Ali on
[email protected] or call Ali on 0272473112.
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