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Legal fight fallout: Frustration mounts as court rejects latest bid over quake repairs shortfall

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  • Carol Mathias has waited more than a decade for a resolution after buying a unit damaged in the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes.
  • The latest court bid in an $80 million class action involving about 200 people against New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission was rejected.

Frustration is mounting for homeowner Carol Mathias after a court rejected the latest bid in a long-running dispute over earthquake repairs.

Mathias bought a quake-damaged unit more than 10 years ago, hoping to make it her home. The property had been damaged in the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes, and the Earthquake Commission had carried out repairs before she bought it.

Mathias is among about 200 people involved in an $80 million class action against the Earthquake Commission.

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