MY UNCLE AND AUNT IN TODAY'S PRESS

DENNE MARSHALL

Below is the article in the newspaper today all about my Uncle Denne. He is mum's brother. (Many, many pages back, I showed all his 80th birthday photos on this blog) My heart aches for them. Both have cancer and have a struggle physically. Since September last year, then have had to walk from their back section down to the gate to use a port-a-loo!   Anyway, for those of my family, or those who know Uncle Denne, this might be interesting ~ a 'typical' situation in these parts. They do not live far from us.

Love Caroline

Grief and relief over 

Christchurch 

earthquake plan

Maureen Marshall had tears in her eyes as the reality sank in of having to leave the home she and husband Denne built 15 years ago. "We always hoped we could stay but ..."

The Dallington couple, aged in their 70s, were among 5100 Christchurch homeowners told yesterday that they would have to abandon their homes in the newly designated red zone.

Prime Minister John Key and Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee announced a package for insured homeowners in the city's east, northeast and Waimakariri beach areas that will see the Government buying them out within nine months. Their houses are on land too severely damaged to allow rebuilding in the short term.

Red-zone owners have two options – they can sell their entire property at the 2007 rating valuation and let the Government deal with private insurers and the Earthquake Commission, or the Government can buy the land and the owner can have a new house built on a section through private insurance.

The Marshalls are in no hurry to decide which option they will take. "We have got nine months. We are quite happy to stay but we will eventually have to move on."

(The article is much bigger, but I only popped onto here what pertains specifically to them.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-earthquake/5186264/Grief-and-relief-over-Christchurch-earthquake-plan

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