Wagner Nicky: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume 
Wagner Nicky: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
[Sitting date: 04 December 2012. Volume:686;Page:7005. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
12. 
NICKY WAGNER (National—Christchurch Central) 
 to the  
Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery 
: What progress is the Government making with rebuilding and repairing residential homes in Christchurch? 
Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery) 
: 
 The Government is making considerable progress with the repair and rebuild of residential homes damaged by the Canterbury earthquakes. The Earthquake Commission through the Fletcher programme has repaired 28058 homes. This means that nearly one-third of the homes damaged with under $100000 of value in that damage have been completed. Total payouts by the commission for building land and contents claims now exceed $4 billion. Southern Response which handles 6651 claims for the AMI bailout has settled 1838 claims. More important over 99 percent of customers’ assessments have been completed. Southern Response is scheduling 1000 builds and rebuilds in this next construction season into 2013. All land in Canterbury has now been zoned. Over 7800 properties have gone red and over 180000 properties have been zoned green. Insurers are reporting a gearing-up of resources to deliver rebuilds and repairs in the year ahead. In addition the horizontal infrastructure repair and rebuild under the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team is now invoicing $40 million a month across multiple civil construction sites. 
Nicky Wagner 
: What has been the acceptance of the red zone offer for homeowners on the worst-affected land? 
Hon GERRY BROWNLEE 
: To date of the 7022 people who have received the Crown offer 6369 homeowners have signed a sale and purchase agreement with the Crown. The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority has already settled 5173 properties. This is a very positive and strong response. 
Hon Lianne Dalziel 
: Will he allow people living in perfectly habitable houses in the residential red zone to remain there for a bit longer given that their new properties will not be ready to move into by the final settlement date of 30 April next year—one of the requests that was made in the open letter to the Prime Minister today? 
Hon GERRY BROWNLEE 
: Given that to do that there would have to be maintenance of access and also infrastructure to those homes it would need to be assessed on a case by case basis but I would have to say it is unlikely. 
Hon Lianne Dalziel 
: I seek leave to table the open letter to the Prime Minister of New Zealand from the representatives of seven groups in Christchurch that rallied on Saturday. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Leave is sought to table that document. Is there any objection? There is no objection. 









Document by leave laid on the Table of the House. 
Hon Lianne Dalziel 
: I seek leave to table three letters: one dated 1 November from me to the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery as a follow-up from the cross-party forum where all parties raised concerns about those in the red zone who will not have properties ready to move into by 30 April; a reply from the Hon Gerry Brownlee on 19 November; and my subsequent plea to him to reconsider of 21 November. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Leave is sought to table those documents. Is there any objection? [ 
Interruption 
] Order! Is there any objection? There is objection. There is objection.