Seven years on: Seven challenges for post-quake ChristchurchJOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/STUFF The Christchurch City Council estimates there is more than 20 years of work to get the roads to a condition in line with other cities in New Zealand. The state of the city's roads is one of seven significant challenges identified by Stuff still facing Christchurch as it marks seven years since the February 22, 2011 earthquake. ROADSThe Christchurch City Council estimates there is more than 20 years of work ahead to get the roads to a condition in line with other New Zealand cities. As of December 31, insurance companies have paid $20.6b in private insurance claims of all types, $10.3b of which relates to the various types of residential claims. At December 31, private insurers had 2513 outstanding over cap claims, from the 27,401 lodged.

Source: Stuff February 21, 2018 16:03 UTC