People who have yet to make a claim for damage to their property or contents as a result of the February earthquake have until midnight on Monday to lodge a claim.
The Earthquake Commission has received more than 330,000 claims for all insurable events since the first earthquake struck on
September 4 last year - including more than 145,000 claims for the February earthquake.
People who sustained new or worsened damage from the February earthquake must lodge a claim by either visiting www.eqc.govt.nz or calling 0800 DAMAGE, 0800 326 243.
"By law we cannot accept claims that come in after midnight on 23 May, so I would urge anyone who has still to lodge their claim to contact us immediately," EQC Chief Executive Ian Simpson said.
"Some people may not be able to quantify their damage for many reasons including being unable to access a property for safety reasons. That doesn't matter. They should still lodge their intention and we can work out the details later," said Mr Simpson.
Nearly 15,000 full assessments have been completed on properties with earthquake damage from February's earthquake.
"Homes with severe structural damage will receive a full assessment by mid July, those with minor structural damage by mid-September and those homes with no structural damage will receive a full assessment by Christmas."
EQC has paid out more than $17 million in claims from the February earthquake and a total of $866 million on all claims to date.
- NZHERALD STAFF
