Archive for September 2010
2010 Survey Rules
The Survey Rules are the government reguations controlling how boundary surveys are carried out. These rules have recently been revised primarily to take advantage of new technologies and a number of changes of varying significance have been introduced. These changes will affect how we carry out our work and some of these changes will also…
Read MoreBack in the Office
Well we moved back into our offices in the Price Waterhouse Coopers building today and were just settling in when we had another aftershock which made me go weak at the knees…. It does seem that those of us from Rolleston and the surrounding areas which were close to the epicentre of the earthquake and subsequent…
Read MoreEarthquakes and Boundaries
There’s been some discussion in The Press this week about boundaries, and what happens when they move after an earthquake. When you see pictures like this one you can understand why… Here’s a letter to the editor on Wed, Sept 8, from Ross Elliot: “Can someone urgently inform us what happens to property rights…
Read MoreOffice photos – post earthquake
So to enable us to continue operation three brave lads from the office made the scary trip back into our building – which is still ‘yellow stickered’ at this stage – to get some more computers and the essential files we need for day to day admin. Here’s some photos of what it looks like on…
Read MoreEarthquake
For a fantastic visualisation of the quake and the seemingly endless aftershocks try this website: http://www.christchurchquakemap.co.nz/
Read MoreEarthquake Update
It was a rude awakening for us all on Saturday morning. All of our staff (and family) are okay. It appears that Rebecca and Michelle in Rolleston got shaken a bit more than the rest of us so they’ve got more contents (and maybe building) damage. The building where we are based in central Christchurch…
Read MoreUnit Titles Act Grows Up
The original Unit Titles Act was introduced over 35 years ago, and while it serves well for smaller developments, the rules have created issues for large or complex developments, allowing owner conflicts to stall maintenance, or not being flexible enough when developers want to be innovative. The new Act focuses on rules surrounding the management of…
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