While the Christchurch City Council reels, the Waimakariri district is staying focussed on north Canterbury’s recovery.
The region suffered most in the first earthquake in September 2010 and Kaiapoi has lost a fifth of its houses.
But with land being snapped up in the area as red zone home owners in Christchurch look to escape, the District Council is working together to rebuild the region.
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