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Residents and business owners say it was only a matter of time before a big crash happened at a Mairehau intersection. A woman was taken to hospital on Thursday with a back injury after her car was rear-ended. It is believed the woman was turning right onto Westminster St from Hills Rd when she was hit from behind around 9am. Residents and local business owners said the corner had been realigned recently, reducing vision at the intersection. Chris’s Clothing Services owner

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Chris Watson said cars speed up and down the street all the time. “If cars are trying to turn right into Westminster, there are quite often near misses, especially if somebody is parked on the other side of the road,” she said. “You take your life in your own hands when you get out of a vehicle here.” Shirley-Papanui Community Board chairman Mike Davidson said while the intersection is not on the board’s radar at present, he will be having a word with city council traffic engineers to see if it is a problem intersection. Off-duty firefighter Tony West,

a 30-year veteran of the service, formed a makeshift neck brace with his hands preventing further injuries, when he came across the crash. Mr West kept the woman calm while holding her neck in a safe position. St Albans station officer Peter McArdle said the quick actions of Mr West made their job a lot easier. St John and fire crews from St Albans and Central attended the scene, and firefighters used the jaws of life and spreaders to remove the woman from the car. “Extreme care was the order of the day, and we worked under the guidance of St John,” Mr McArdle said.

TRAPPED: A woman had to be cut from her vehicle after she was rear-ended at a Mairehau intersection.

DIFFICULT INTERSECTION: Residents and business owners said the intersection does not have the best vision for drivers turning from Westminster St. PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN

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Summer Pool Party: Schools Out for Summer Saturday, December 19, noon – 3pm. Make a splash at one of the many summer pool parties happening around Christchurch. The opening party is at Jellie Park. Admission is free. Jellie Park Summer Pool, 295 Ilam Rd, Burnside. Neptune Memorial Service Saturday, December 19, from 11am. The annual Naval Memorial Service will be held at HMNZS Pegasus. The address will be given by Lieutenant Commander Mark Hadlow, RNZNR, and two World War 2 RNVR veterans will participate in the service. A morning tea will be held following the service, with a gathering for ex and current RNZN and RNZNVR personnel from 1pm. Partners are invited. Email Dianne Fowler dianne.fowler@ NZDF.mil.nz or Roger Sheehan Roger.Sheehan@NZDF.mil.nz for details.

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CRASH CLAIMS LIFE The victim of a fatal crash on Wairakei Rd last week was Nicholas Brent Morrison, 24. A Subaru hit two parked cars on Wairakei Rd around 7.30pm near the Z Energy Station. St John sent two ambulances and two rapid response vehicles to the scene. A 25-year-old woman was seriously injured, and a 24 year-old man was also moderately injured. Both were taken to Christchurch Hospital. Police say speed was a factor in the crash.

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Auditions this week to be part of the “little studio in Papanui” that produced hip-hop superstars Polaroid are sure to be crowded. Polaroids from Zion Studios in Papanui placed second in the World Hip Hop Championships in Martinique, Caribbean. Competing in the adult division the crew had to battle hot weather. They put in a solid effort, coming in second to a Russian hip-hop crew. Executive manager at North City Church Barbara Watson said auditions on Saturday would likely take on a new meaning now. She predicts there will be a “buzz in the air” of future hiphop stars vying for a place where the Polaroid crew trains. Ms Watson said it was so important to the dance crew to show the local young people that if you work hard all your dreams can come true. “It just goes to show that our little studio in Papanui can take on the world,” she said. “We all know how hard they worked to get there. I am so proud I could cry, in fact I did,”

LIGHT CAUSES FIRE Smoke coming from a light fitting in a Kotare St home in Fendalton is lucky to not have caused a much bigger problem. Sockburn and Harewood fire stations sent an appliance each to the property last Monday after reports of smoke in the house. Crews discovered a light fitting on fire and an overheated transformer.

SMALL CREW, BIG HEART: Polaroids dance crew placed second in the World Hip Hop Championships in Martinique and auditions to be part of the “small studio” are on this Saturday.

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Suzanne Walker, of Northwood, writes about the proposed Papanui Parallel Cycleway. While I applaud measures to increase safety for cyclists, this must not be at the cost of strangling the local businesses who constantly struggle to survive. Both Edgeware Village and the Rutland St shops are valuable contributing enterprises to their immediate and wider communities, but they need on-street parking and viable access to survive.

I doubt that commuting cyclists will stop to enjoy the many delights of these neighbourhood precincts. The city council has so many “disconnects” internally that those city council managers supporting the cycleway probably never talk to those other city council managers developing the plans for enhancing local amenities. CEO Karleen Edwards has a lot of work to do in terms of developing a cohesive response to issues.

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A colleague of mine is set to retire this week after 46 years as a firefighter. I won’t embarrass him by naming him but this number of years is far from unusual. In a world where the norm is apparently four or five years before an employee moves on, the majority of firefighters are here for the long haul. There are many reasons for this. I read somewhere the saying: ‘If you love what you do you never spend a day at work’. If it’s true then an awful lot of firefighters never go to work. They just happen to be on duty. This is a job that is not for everyone.

It’s one where you basically have two families. The one at home and the one at work. Your relationships with your colleagues are so much closer than a typical workplace. Hardly surprising when you place your very life in the hands of the person next to you. It’s why internationally there is a brother and sisterhood that transcends borders and language. Whether being cold and wet and exhausted but exhilarated after a hard job or sitting at 3am in the mess having a deep conversation, (or an absolutely nonsensical one), while heart rate drops and body cools it’s a bloody great job. It’s why people don’t want to stop. It’s why they don’t leave.

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MULTIPLE CAR CRASH A multiple car crash on the corner of Bealey Ave and Caledonian Rd resulted in one person being taken to hospital on Monday. St John sent two rapid response vehicles and an ambulance to the scene around 3.30pm. Four cars were involved in the crash. One woman was taken to Christchurch Hospital with moderate injuries.

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Jellie Park Recreation and Sports Centre’s management plan needs to be updated so it can keep a high performance sport facility. The Apollo Projects Centre was relocated to Jellie Park from earthquake-battered QE II Sport and Recreation Centre under the emergency Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act. The Government-funded $3.5 million high performance training facility was rebuilt at Jellie Park in May 2013. It included a full-size netball court which is used by the Canterbury Tactix for training, a high performance strength and conditioning gym, and a 40m running straight where video analysis and electronic speed timing can be carried out. But unless the city council include it in the management plan for Jellie Park it may have to go. The management plan is a guide of what can and can’t be built in the park. Board deputy chairman David Cartwright said it would be crazy to lose such a fantastic facility. “It is unlikely that it will be dismantled because at the moment we don’t have anything else,” he said.

POTENTIAL UPGRADE: Jellie Park and Recreation and Sports Centre’s management plan will be upgraded to include an expansion to the car park – if needed.

“We don’t need the city to lose professional athletes.” He said it would be a no-brainer to keep the sports hub on site. The board will decide today if they will approve draft changes to the management plan to put the Apollo Project Centre on the plans officially and the rezoning of land. Once these have been approved the changes will go out for public consultation on January 16 for two months to see

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CYCLISTS HURT A cyclist was knocked off his bike at the intersection of Main North Rd and Momorangi Cres on Monday around 8am. St John sent an ambulance to the scene and the man, in his 50s, was taken to Christchurch Hospital in a serious condition. On Wednesday, another cyclist was thrown off his bike by a vehicle on Wednesday at the intersection of Russley Rd and Memorial Ave. St John sent an ambulance and rapid response vehicle to the scene around 8.30am and transported a teenager to Christchurch Hospital with moderate injuries. FUNDING SOUGHT The St Aidan’s Anglican Church has applied for $3585 from the Shirley-Papanui Community Board’s discretionary response fund. The money will be used to refurbish the office and community meeting room space. The board will decide if it will approve it at tonight’s meeting.

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Life of fires, finding folk, food Keith Norton is a fire fighter of 41 years, a member of the Urban Search and Rescue team, and also of the St Vincent de Paul society. Fraser WalkerPearce talks to him about coaching Dan Carter’s dad and being involved in rescue and recovery during 2011 earthquakes both here at in Japan By the sounds of things, Keith, you’ve had a very interesting life. I think that’s fair to say, don’t you? Yes, it’s been a pretty fullon one, with fires and food parcels taking up most of my time (laughs). As a professional fire fighter, fires are my main employer, and I’m now into my 41st year as a fire fighter. And you’ve done a lot of work with the St Vincent de Paul society. Tell me about that? I’ve been involved with St Vincent de Paul for a long time as well. It’s a parish-based organisation that helps those in need, but we don’t actively preach the religion side of it. We help by either getting them a food parcel, or some sort of assistance they require. We have a lot of people who are involved, and there are about 16 different

conferences in and around Canterbury. What was it like being named as a Canterbury Local Hero? It was a huge surprise. There were a lot of really great people receiving awards that night, so it was an honour to be up with them. I didn’t know it was coming, it just one day came through my work email and I’m still at a loss as to who nominated me. Obviously you’re a modest hero too? I don’t know about that (laughs). I figure you only get it on behalf of those who you work with and I accepted it on behalf of everyone I have worked with. I also have a role with St Vincent de Paul looking after smaller Pacific countries, as the Oceania co-ordinator. We’re kind of put there to help with any special

programmes - but I really don’t think I’m a hero. And you’ve been a fire fighter for 41 years. That must be an incredibly rewarding job? I do that and am also involved in a sub-section of the fire service called Urban Search And Rescue (USAR). It was another chance to work as a team to help out with the earthquakes and I was nominated to help out in Japan after their earthquake and tsunami in 2011. It’s a massive team effort from everyone involved with these jobs. The main thing is that you don’t let it go to your head; that you have a job to do. You see guys on the front line, saving lives and putting out fires, but it’s the people behind the front lines that are the real saviours. The people who check that your equipment isn’t faulty – things like that. That’s why things are always running smoothly. What were some highlights in your time as a fire fighter?

In all the different incidents I’ve been to, there have never been two jobs the same. I always enjoy going to work, no day is the same – some are quieter, but you have to expect the unexpected. In my 41 years, there have been a couple of incidents that stick out. I guess the main ones would be some of the big house fires years ago, when you’d have to chew a lot of smoke, but health and safety nowadays is a lot tighter. Nowadays, common sense prevails, and the advance in fire fighting gear is always improving and we always love to see new tools and techniques. And what about your time on the USAR task force? It throws a completely new

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dimension into the work, really, being able to work with overseas teams. The training is so good that if you get deployed in the South Pacific, where you’re teamed up with a team from another country, you still know exactly what’s going on. The Christchurch earthquakes really tested our mettle. We put our bodies in places we never thought we would have to put them. And after eight days working in Christchurch, within the space of a month we went to Japan, following the tsunami, so it was a full-on month. It was a massively emotional time for our crew as well – a lot of the guys were dealing with their own stuff at home. Especially with the body recovery and things like that. Where did you stay when you were in Japan? We were camped on a baseball diamond in two-man tents. The temperatures got to below -17 deg C. But we survived – we had adequate gear to keep us alive for that time. We also had enough food to keep us going. Christchurch posed many difficult situations, but when we arrived in Japan, it was basically a body recovery situation, because no one was trapped. The

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parcels and family power of the tsunami had swept everything out to sea, whereas Christchurch was definitely a rescue attempt for about the first seven or eight days. They’re both challenging, but the actual devastation of Japan put Christchurch in perspective. You’ve also coached the Canterbury Fire Brigade Rugby team for 30-odd years? Yes I did. I played until my body couldn’t take it anymore. Dan Carter’s dad, Neville Carter, was one of our best players back in the day – most of our guys were first team players.

We played curtain-raisers for Super 14 games, and we always got a run on Jade Stadium. I was a manager, coach, player, fundraiser, everything! We had some awesome players with us over the years. And what about your family, are they from Christchurch? Yes all the family is from Christchurch. We have nine kids and a couple of grandchildren. And what about yourself? I wasn’t born here, but it’s where I’ve spent most of my life. I was born in New Plymouth. Have you travelled much?

I travelled around most of the Pacific Islands as part of the USAR job, and have experienced the cultures there. A few years ago, we got a fire truck into a remote part of Guam when they needed one. We managed to fly it up there over two days in a big Hercules plane. And finally – what are you hoping for this Christmas? I’m looking forward to a bit of quality time with the family. We don’t get a lot of that around this time of the year. Christmas is pretty special and it’ll be nice to get some family time in.

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Isleworth School pupils have made sure they will have a fun summer after brushing up on their water safety rules. They took a trip to Waikuku Beach for their water education day. They learnt about being sun smart and surf safety. Some of the pupils said the best part of the day was playing in the waves.

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ATHLETICS DAY: Waimairi School pupils competed in a different kind of triathlon. As well as cycling and running they replaced the run with a scooter race. Junior school teacher Sue Tansey said the event was extremely successful. There was about 250 five to seven-year-olds who also made their way around athletic stations throughout the afternoon with their parents cheering them on.

The Kay Cup for Senior PerSelwyn House School student Ella Stephens took the top award sonal Project – Tessa Appo and Ella Cox at this year’s prize-giving. Sedley Wells’ Music Award – She won the Old Girls’ Cup for Outstanding Contribution to Isabella Read Contribution to School Music the School which recognises the student who most exemplifies the - Harriet Compton-Moen Endeavour Cup for outstandspirit of Selwyn House School by ing contribution to School her outstanding contriSport Eliza Meekings and bution. Violette Perry Ella also took home For the sportswoman the Liz Walker cup for who most upholds the IB Performing Arts and a values in her pursuit of exyear 7 and 8 Spanish cellence whilst representAward. The awards were held Ella Stephens ing Selwyn House School - Evie Eaton last Thursday and 75 Annabel McCormick Award awards were dished out to students who excelled in their fields Chloe Berge Sophie Trengrove Cup - Kathof academics and sports. leen King Prizes and awards The Zwart Cup for Character Old Girls’ Cup for Outstanding Contribution to the School and Creativity - Rosa Cocks The Lapthorn Cup for Lead- Ella Stephens Anna Rumbold Trophy for ership- Georgina Scott Academic Excellence Merit Creative Writing - Lucy Jessep Award - Lucy Jessep and Kathleen King Angela Kearns Award for Inquiry – Zelle Logan

Academic Excellence – Harriet Compton-Moen Boarding prizes: For the boarder who most upholds the IB values across the school – Margot Kyle For the boarder who most celebrates positivity – Lily Wang House Shield - Waikato Presentation of Special Sports Awards: The Connie Hutton Cup for 7 Year old Athletic Champion - Gemma Wong and Charlotte Chiles Kelly Shrigley Memorial Netball cup - Amelia Haller and Annabelle Velenski Presentation of Year 8 Awards: Liz Walker cup for Performing Arts - Ella Stephens Simmonds Family Senior School Cup for Excellence in Music Theatre - Eliza Meekings and Georgina Scott Artistic Excellence- Evie Eaton Commitment to Art - Maya

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Isleworth School pupils went from spectators to performers in this year’s Santa Parade. The schools kapa haka group was invited to participate in the parade. Around 30 pupils and two kapa haka tutors sang and on the back of a truck – it was the first time pupils had been involved in the celebrations. Deputy principal Andrew Lange said they

can’t wait for next year. “The children were very excited to be in the same parade that they have been attending as spectators and now they were performers,” he said. Mr Lange thanked all those involved in the day. “I want to say thank you to the teachers and parents support for acting as marshals and keeping the children safe,” he said.

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LEARNING THE ROPES: Alex sits with Principal Annette Sjoberg as she explains some of the key aspects of being a principal.

Alex Lloyd came armed with a briefcase full of lollies as part of his role of principal for a day. The St Albans Catholic Primary School pupil won the won the opportunity to be principal for the day at a Parent Teacher Association fundraising auction. Alex,10, said the hardest aspect of the job was taking the afternoon assembly. He gave out awards and in a popular move, declared a mufti day. He hit the ground running on November 4 with a special morning tea to have a chat with new entrant parents letting them know all the great things about his school. “We have small classes and we all know each other,” he said. “We don’t have a pool but on hot days, we take our shoes and socks off and Mrs Ryan sprays our POPULAR PRINCIPAL: Alex brought in feet with the hose. “It’s on the grass so it waters it at the same a briefcase full of lollies for his day as principal. time.”

Charlotte Arthur (right) was as named Rangi Ruru Girl’s School Dux at a ceremony at Horncastle Arena recently. She was also the recipient of the Otago Dux Scholarship and the Otago Performance Scholarship. Away from the books, Charlotte received first in biology and the Mawson Cup, first in chemistry, first in economics as well as high achievement in statistics, english and physics. Away from the books, Charlotte captained the school’s first 11 hockey team to Porritt Cup and Federation Cup titles this year. This year Olivia Humphrey received the Dorothy Bates Trophy and was awarded a University of Otago Academic Excellence Scholarship for 2016 and will study Health Sciences. The Faletoese Cup and the P.T.A. Prize for the Best All Round Girl in the School went to Jemima Allison who was also awarded a Victoria University Excellence Scholarship. Prizewinners: Dux - Charlotte Arthur Proxime Accessit - Claire McSweeney PTA Prize for Head of the School: Head of Culture - Claire McSweeney PTA Prize for Head of the School: Head of Sustainability - Phoebe Robinson

PTA Prize for Head of the School: Head of Community - Libby Vincent PTA Prize for Head of the School: Head of Health - Priyanka Nathu PTA Prize for Head of the School: Head of Sport - Lottie Eglinton The Dawson Prize for the Head of the School with Responsibility for Service - Ellie Crawford The Dorothy Bates Trophy awarded to a pupil who shows outstanding potential during her years at school (‘Reaching for the Stars’) - Olivia Humphrey The Ethel Gibson Memorial Prize for the Head of the House - Rebecca Wilson The Faletoese Cup and the PTA Prize for the Best All Round Girl in the School - Jemima Allison The McKenzie Cup for Service in the House - Rebecca Wilson The Principal’s Award for Generosity of Spirit - Suyoun Jung The Prize for Outstanding Performing Arts Student - Pauline Ward The Samantha Perkins Memorial Prize for the Head of the School - Jess Wood The Sophie Savill Cup for Outstanding Sportswoman - Emma Stenhouse The Special Award for Perseverance - Sara Walden

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When you think of a concert master you do not immediately think of a 15-year-old. But Rangi Ruru Girls’ School student and violinist Grace McKenzie has been chosen to lead about 115 students as concert master for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Symphony Orchestra. School head of music Janet Kingsbury said the honour speaks volumes about Grace’s high level of technical and musical maturity “which is way beyond her years”. “It is rare for a student of this age to be appointed concert master of the NZSSSO, a role that is usually awarded to older students,” she said.

In the north-west area 42 students were selected for the orchestra. St Andrew’s College, Christchurch Girls’ High School, Burnside High School, St Bede’s College, Papanui High School, St Margaret’s College and Christchurch Boys’ High School are all represented. Rangi Ruru and Burnside High led with 15 students selected each. Ms Kingsbury said it was a record number for the school and it is wonderful to have such a strong Rangi representation. The students will do a sixday boot camp in April culminating in two public performances.

Students selected in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Symphony Orchestra. Rangi Ruru Girls’ School Concert Master - Grace McKenzie 1st Violin 4B - Yuna Chon 1st Violin 5B - Sarah Lawrence 1st Violin 10B - Victoria Park 2nd Violin 5A - Emily Davey 2nd Violin 10B - Livvy Pride Viola 2A - Jessie Anderson Cello 2A - Eugene In Flute Section Leader - Isabella Gregory Oboe 1 B (Cor Anglais) - Sarah Pride Oboe 2A - Adelina Orwin Oboe 2B - Amy Chen Trombone - Rebecca Harris Percussion - Holly Evans Organ - Yang Kun Xiang St Andrew’s College 1st Violin 3B - Jooyoung Edward Kim 2nd Violin Deputy Leader - Joseph Yoon 2nd Violin 4B - Callum Hampton Christchurch Girls’ High School 1st Violin 4A - Yuriko Shiratori Bassoon 3 - Sarah Bealing Burnside High School

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a Baker is the new name on the block at their new-look stores in the Edgeware Village and also Bishopdale Village Mall. The shops have recently been rebranded but are still 100 per cent Kiw-owned and operated by the original owners, Paul and Nicky, who have 20-plus years in the baking industry, with Paul a qualified baker by trade. They have a team of four bakers who start early in the morning to bring fresh bread

and baked goods to you daily. They sell basic Kiwi food at a good basic price, making it affordable to buy lunches and teas everyday. Ma Baker are famous for their filled rolls, donuts, slices, pies, coffee and fresh bread, but a new sophisticated range has been added to cater for everyone’s tastes. Ma Baker has a good selection of Christmas mince pies, cakes and biscuits. They are open from 7am to 5.30pm, seven days a week.

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t Albans Pharmacy is a well-established business located on the corner of Edgeware Road and Colombo Street. It has been recognised by families for generations as the place to go for help with medical prescriptions and good, old-fashioned advice. St Albans Pharmacy has Christmas sorted for you, with a wide range of gifts. Wether it’s a little something for a stocking filler, a secret Santa gift or a major gift for a special loved one, there is something for everyone. They also offer free Christmas gift wrapping to add that special finishing touch to your gift and take the hassle out of gift-buying.

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DETERMINED: St Margaret’s College student Jemima Teneekoon competing at the national secondary schools athletics championships in the senior girls 400m race.

RUNNER UP: St Margaret’s College student Harriet Bush (middle) in action at the national secondary schools athletics championships.

Strong event for St Margaret’s

St Margaret’s College had a strong weekend at the national secondary schools athletics championships. The school won three silver medals and a gold at the carnival held in Timaru on December 5-6.

CHAMPION: Burnside High School student Charlotte Blair is a national champion for the first time. Charlotte, a year 12 student, won the senior girls 1500m race at the national secondary schools athletics championship in a time of 4min 32sec. The event was held in Timaru on December 5-6.

Anna Percy won the open girls 300m hurdles event. Harriet Bush finished second in the open 200m steeplechase event, losing to Eva Goodisson from Woodford House. The junior girls also finished second in the 4x100m relay

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KEEPING YOU INFORMED | DECEMBER 2015

Merry Christmas and thank you from EQC 2015 has been another big year for us at the Earthquake Commission as we continue making progress on our work in Canterbury in the wake of the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. In the Canterbury Home Repair Programme, from the 70,000 homes that we committed to fix back in 2010, we’re now down to the last 800 home repairs, which are either in progress or where we will soon start. There’s another 500 home repair customers that we are working with to agree a settlement option for them. We’ve started settling some of the most complex land claims where the properties have increased

vulnerability to liquefaction or flooding, and have released our report about our Ground Improvement Programme. This is world-leading research into how we can build affordable homes on land prone to liquefaction. The EQC Act Review got underway this year, so there has been some public consultation on how parts of the Act might be improved. Consultation has confirmed the EQC scheme’s value, and may go further to remove some inefficiencies and uncertainties of the existing Act. Once we receive the final results of the EQC Act review they will be used, together with lessons from Canterbury, to help build the

homes to be repaired or their claims to be resolved. I also want to thank the agencies and community groups who have worked so hard for the people of Canterbury.

EQC that is fit for the future and better prepared for the next big natural disaster. We have had a number of natural disasters this year – the June earthquake in Dunedin, the floods in Whanganui and, more recently, the Pongaroa earthquake in which EQC used lessons learned from its Canterbury earthquakes experience to improve EQC’s response. Our focus for 2016 is to complete all remaining home repairs, including any remedial work, and to cash settle all outstanding land and building claims. My sincerest thanks go to all the Canterbury customers who have patiently waited so long for their

To those hardworking EQC staff who remain dedicated to completing our role in Canterbury, thank you so very much. Finally, I must thank all the other New Zealanders who – through their insurance levies – have helped fellow Kiwis when their lives were turned upside down by a natural disaster. I wish you all a safe Christmas and joyful New Year with family and friends. Ian Simpson EQC Chief Executive

ILV community meetings, 2016 As part of settling claims for Increased Liquefaction Vulnerability (ILV) land damage, the Earthquake Commission (EQC) has held 12 community meetings this year for customers who have received or about to receive a qualification pack which informs customers whether or not they qualify for this type of land damage. For January, 2016, EQC is changing its planned schedule of meetings to reflect that most customers will have already received their qualification packs. Instead of an originally planned eight meetings for January 2016, EQC will now hold two on:

— 20 January at 7pm at Beulah Church, 140 Springfield Rd in St Albans; and — 28 January at 7pm at Papanui Bowls Sports Club, 181 Condell Ave. Homeowners who can’t make it to one of EQC’s ILV qualification community meetings can call us on 0800 326 243 or visit www.eqc.govt.nz/ILV for more information.

In the Know Hub to close The In the Know Hub at Eastgate Mall will close its doors as scheduled on Thursday 17 December 2015.

Tens of thousands of customer files in an EQC storage facility. Just one of the hundreds of photos given to the CEISMIC archive.

Redcliffs homeowner, Peter Cook, with Managing Director Andrew Callaghan of lead contractors Callaghan Ltd who completed the repair, according to Peter, “on time and to the highest standard.”

CHRP better managed says Auditor General

EQC in digital archives The Earthquake Commission is adding 26GB of video and photographs to University of Canterbury’s CEISMIC public digital archive, which preserves knowledge and memories of the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. EQC Chief Executive Ian Simpson recently presented stage one of EQC’s contribution to the University’s Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr.

EQC is doing better at managing the Canterbury Home Repair Programme (CHRP) but still has areas it could improve, says the latest report card from the Auditor-General. The Auditor-General’s latest report found progress in all areas where change was recommended in its 2013 audit of CHRP, including communication with customers, repair auditing and the way repair work was organised. It also noted that repair costs in the programme had been well managed and workplace injury rates were low. The areas where EQC could improve its performance included customer communications, managing complaints and the “mixed performance” experienced by some customers, including some vulnerable customers. Chief Executive Ian Simpson say EQC will be incorporating lessons from the follow-up audit as part of its work improving how it meets customers’ needs. The report Earthquake Commission: Managing the Canterbury Home Repair Programme – follow-up audit can be read at: www.oag.govt.nz/2015/eqc-follow-up

CEISMIC is a searchable archive, which documents the experience of Cantabrians through the earthquakes. It aims to be a single portal to help other communities and the nation learn from Canterbury’s natural disaster experience. “CEISMIC is an important innovation, and we’re glad to support its work by sharing

what we have to help document a very poignant and significant time in the life of Canterbury,” Mr Simpson says. EQC has worked closely with UC and its teaching staff over a number of years to support its earth science and engineering research capability, Mr Simpson says. “As well as funding a range of research, EQC also supports the Quake CentreIndustry Fellowship and QuakeCoRE, a national network of earthquake resilience researchers. EQC is committed to research into, and education about, natural disaster risk, and investing in the University’s earth science and engineering research is a vital part of our role in these areas,” Mr Simpson says.

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fter a wonderful 26-year tenure, my highly motivated owners are packing their bags, creating a fabulous opportunity to secure this often admired, desirable property. Located at the end of a cul de sac, this low-maintenance, permanent material brick home (built 1989) offers a private, tranquil haven for peaceful living. Those with green fingers will relish passing the time in the stunning 621m2 grounds with colourful cottage-style planting, established trees and shrubs, manicured lawns and sunny seating areas. The single level floor plan is spacious, offering a choice of three living areas – an open plan kitchen/dining room, interconnecting family room with a sliding door to the garden and a large formal lounge with inviting gas fire. There are three good-sized double bedrooms, two with built-in wardrobes. The master has a walk-in wardrobe, sliding door to the outdoor patio and en suite bathroom with shower. The family bathroom benefits from both bath and walk-in shower. There is also a home office/study, double internal access garage and off-street parking available. Well-presented throughout and in excellent condition, you will be able to move in and enjoy immediately. So conveniently located, this lovely home is in close proximity to schools, shops, parks, amenities and the airport. For definite sale on or before Auction

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