Monday, 3 September 2012, 1:33 pm Press Release: Quake Outcasts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Red Zone Woes Go To Parliamentary
Petition
Christchurch- Quake Outcasts, a group of
homeowners in the infamous residential red zones is
presenting a Parliamentary petition to Christchurch East MP
Lianne Dalziel on the second anniversary of the 4th of
September 2010 earthquake outside the Wainoni Methodist Church at 878 Avonside Drive
at 9:45 am.
The petition hopes to bring justice and peace
of mind to the thousands of homeowners red-zoned and to
correct the inherent flaws and inequities in the buyout
offer.
Many red zoners are worse-off as a result of the
red zoning, which is contrary to the original intended
purpose of the government's policy.
The tying of
insurance to the buyout offer in the red zone is
discriminatory as well as misleading. When government takes
private property either by red zoning or other means, all
affected residents should be equitably compensated.
The
intentional or unintentional disregard for homeowners'
property rights will be brought to the fore in Parliament
because of the petition.
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