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.
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.