EQC two-thirds through home repairs three years on from quakes

EQC two-thirds through home repairs three years on from quakes
By Suze Metherell Jan. 28 (BusinessDesk) – The Earthquake Commission is two-thirds of the way through repairing houses damaged by the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes in a contract managed by Fletcher Building. Some 50,174 repairs have been made in the greater Christchurch region to homes since the establishment of the Canterbury Home Repair Programme in October 2010, Minister Responsible for Earthquake Commission Gerry Brownlee said in a statement. EQC aims to finish all repairs by the end of the year. As of today, there were about 2...