28 Nov 2017

Canterbury earthquake advisory service given reprieve

2:32 pm on 28 November 2017

An advisory service set up to help home owners affected by the Canterbury earthquakes with rebuild and repair problems has been given a reprieve after it was due to close next month.

Megan Woods at the habour reopening in Kaikoura. 14 November 2017.

Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration, Megan Woods, said the service had been a godsend. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

The Residential Advisory Service, was set up under the previous government in 2013 and was due to close in December due to a lack of funding.

The Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration, Megan Woods, today announced the service helping earthquake claimants navigate insurance issues, will get a cash injection of $700,000 to enable people to continue to access it for a time.

Ms Woods said the service has been an absolute godsend for people in Canterbury and Kaikōura dealing with complex insurance claims in the aftermath of the earthquakes.

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