Pursuant to section 20 of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011, notice is given to invite members of the public to make written comments on the Draft Residential Red Zone Offer Recovery Plan.

The purpose of the Draft Residential Red Zone Offer Recovery Plan is to assist the Crown to determine whether it should make new offers to buy vacant, insured commercial and uninsured improved properties in the residential red zone and, if so, how such offers should be constructed.

Written comments on the Draft Residential Red Zone Offer Recovery Plan must be received by 5.00pm on Thursday 9 July 2015. The written comments will be considered by the Minister along with the requirements of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011 before deciding whether to approve the Recovery Plan (with or without changes). The Draft Residential Red Zone Offer Recovery Plan is available on the CERA website

www.cera.govt.nz

Reference copies of the Draft Residential Red Zone Offer Recovery Plan will be available from Thursday 25 June 2015 at the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority’s office at Level 8, HSBC Tower, 62 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch, and libraries and service centres in the districts of the Christchurch City Council and Waimakariri District Council.

Any person or organisation may make written comments on the Draft Residential Red Zone Offer Recovery Plan.

Visit

www.cera.govt.nz/redzoneoffer

to comment using an online form.

Alternatively, written comments can be emailed to info@cera.govt.nz or posted to “Draft Residential Red Zone Offer Recovery Plan”, Freepost CERA, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, Private Bag 4999, Christchurch 8140. Comments can also be posted on

facebook.com/CanterburyEarthquakeRecoveryAuthority

Feedback is due by 5.00pm on Thursday 9 July 2015.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of June 2015.

Hon GERRY BROWNLEE, Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery.