Fears residents missed quake deadline

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There are concerns some Christchurch residents may have missed the boat on filing their claim with the Earthquake Commission.

The deadline for claims for damage caused by the February 22 quake was yesterday.

Local Labour MP Ruth Dyson has spoken to a small number of people who thought they had to have an assessment before they could lodge their claim.

"What I told them was to just put in a claim immediately and say minor damage or huge damage or whatever the story was and then they';re able to fill in the details later," she says.

Ms Dyson says people are overwhelmed by what's happened, and information like dates for deadlines just isn't registering.

- Newstalk ZB