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Kaikoura earthquake Update: How are we doing?
Thursday, 15 February 2018, 11:13 am | Earthquake Commission
As at 31 January 2018, we've completed 98% of all initial residential building assessments, 88% of residential building settlements, 96% of contents settlements and 98% of land settlements. More >>
EQC funds research to track the path of Porirua tsunamis
Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 3:08 pm | Earthquake Commission
Where are tsunamis likely to flow in Porirua, and what does that mean for where you put buildings? This is the question EQC has funded GNS scientist Dr Wendy Saunders to research. More >>
EQC claim numbers for February storm
Monday, 12 February 2018, 3:51 pm | Earthquake Commission
The Earthquake Commission has so far received 60 claims for damage caused by the remnants of Cyclone Fehi earlier this month, with 53 of them from the South Island and the remaining seven from the North Island. More >>
EQC: Cyclone Fehi Update
Friday, 9 February 2018, 4:13 pm | Earthquake Commission
EQC MEDIA RELEASE 9 FEBRUARY 2018 Community meeting assists customers following the February storm The team from the Earthquake Commission (EQC) met with West Coast residents at an information session in Westport yesterday to discuss what support ... More >>
EQC Factsheet (Storms and Floods) 1 February 2018
Thursday, 1 February 2018, 4:30 pm | Earthquake Commission
Attached is a factsheet with information on EQC claims and support for residents impacted by today’s storms and floods. More >>
Community meeting assists customers following Kaiaua floods
Friday, 26 January 2018, 4:07 pm | Earthquake Commission
Community meeting assists customers following Kaiaua floods Staff from the Earthquake Commission (EQC) met with Kaiaua, Thames and Coromandel residents at an information hub in Thames last night to discuss what further support EQC can provide following ... More >>
EQC making strong progress in settling Kaikoura claims
Monday, 6 November 2017, 2:57 pm | Earthquake Commission
The Earthquake Commission has now settled close to two thirds of all residential building claims that have been lodged following last year’s Kaikoura earthquake. More >>
Virtual field trips bring natural hazards into classrooms
Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 7:00 pm | Earthquake Commission
Virtual field trips bring natural hazards into classrooms Over a thousand school children from across New Zealand have been taking part in a virtual field trip to Hawkes Bay this week. More >>
EQC continues its success in helping Edgecumbe
Friday, 22 September 2017, 4:00 pm | Earthquake Commission
The Earthquake Commission has cleared silt and debris for 251 properties in Edgecumbe which is 92 per cent of all claims it received following the April 2017 flood. General Manager Customer and Claims, Trish Keith, says that EQC’s response to the Edgecumbe ... More >>
EQC welcomes recent High Court decision in the He case
Thursday, 14 September 2017, 3:52 pm | Earthquake Commission
The Earthquake Commission has welcomed the recent decision by the Christchurch High Court which found that EQC had correctly assessed the damage that Xaioming He’s dwelling incurred in the Canterbury earthquakes. General Manager Internal Partners, ... More >>
Multi-fault earthquakes – the new normal?
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 2:51 pm | Earthquake Commission
Until recently, each earthquake was expected to mainly take place on an individual fault. However research led by University of Canterbury Professor Andy Nicol, and funded by the Earthquake Commission (EQC), is giving a better understanding of the ... More >>
Still time to lodge EQC claims for land damage from floods
Monday, 19 June 2017, 11:11 am | Earthquake Commission
Customers whose land suffered damage from landslips or flooding during the April floods still have time to lodge a claim with the Earthquake Commission. More >>
EQC: Homeowners, are your foundations earthquake-ready?
Friday, 2 June 2017, 2:47 pm | Earthquake Commission
Foundations are the primary connection of your house to the ground and ensuring they are strong will help keep you and those inside safe in an earthquake. More >>
Still time to lodge EQC claims for flood event
Friday, 2 June 2017, 11:04 am | Earthquake Commission
The Earthquake Commission is reminding customers whose land suffered damage from landslips or flooding during the storms in March this year that they still have time to lodge a claim. More >>
Call for applicants for the 2018 Biennial grants programme
Friday, 21 April 2017, 12:33 pm | Earthquake Commission
The Earthquake Commission’s Biennial Research Funding Programme is now open for applications. More >>
New research examines little known Hauraki seismic zone
Friday, 7 April 2017, 3:08 pm | Earthquake Commission
The Earthquake Commission is funding research to improve the understanding of known and potential faults in the Hauraki Rift; a geological area running through the Auckland and Waikato regions including the Hauraki Gulf, Firth of Thames and Hauraki Plains. ... More >>
EQC claim information following North Island floods
Monday, 13 March 2017, 5:01 pm | Earthquake Commission
The Earthquake Commission is advising homeowners whose properties suffered damage from landslips or flooding, during the recent storms, that they have three months to lodge a claim. More >>
Three months to lodge EQC claims from today’s earthquakes
Monday, 14 November 2016, 12:22 pm | Earthquake Commission
People who have suffered damage to their home, land or contents from the earthquakes overnight have three months to lodge their claim with the Earthquake Commission (EQC). More >>
$495 million to settle Canterbury claims in past year
Friday, 21 October 2016, 3:12 pm | Earthquake Commission
The Earthquake Commission paid out nearly half a billion dollars to settle claims in Canterbury in the financial year to 30 June 2016, its annual report released today shows. More >>
EQC Chief Executive Ian Simpson leaving for new role
Wednesday, 28 September 2016, 10:38 am | Earthquake Commission
Earthquake Commission Chairman Sir Maarten Wevers announced today that Chief Executive Ian Simpson would leave the organisation at the end of the year to take up the role of Chief Executive at GNS Science in 2017. More >>
