By Laura Frykberg and 3 News staff
At 1:30pm tomorrow, Christchurch homeowners in the worst quake-affected areas will find out exactly what the Government plans for their homes and neighbourhoods.
It's a deal that's been hammered out by the Government and insurance companies, and 3 News has learned some of the details on which suburbs are being singled out in advance.
Bexley we understand is one of them - it's a suburb where up to 90 percent of homes will be demolished.
The other suburbs are Avondale, Horseshoe Lake, Burwood, Dalington and Avonside.
For Avonside residents, news their suburb is one of the worst-affected in Christchurch was obvious - so too is taking compensation from the Government.
"It's obvious looking at the state of my land that we're not going to be able to rebuild there, so the sooner we get the payout, we can move on with our lives again," says Robert Howe.
"We can now make some choices," says Andrew Button. "It's fantastic, we can now move on with our lives."
Tomorrow the Government will confirm which areas are worst affected
"We can't give full information to all homeowners in Christchurch because the June 13 aftershocks have meant we need to go and do more work on some of that land that's been badly affected," says Prime Minister John Key.
"But for those in the worst affected areas I think tomorrow we will be able to give them much greater clarity."
There are two options - stay or go. For those who go, the Government will pay the GV of their house before the September quake.
Residents will then have nine months to decide but many, it seems, won't need that long.
"I'm ready to move," says Anh Chu of Dallington. "I get so sick and tired of my place."
"Feeling the way I feel, I guess it would be a relief," says Deborah Rogers. "I don't really want to live where I am anymore. It's like torture."
Tomorrow's announcement covers 5000 homes, a payout which will cost the Government hundreds of millions of dollars up front.
It will then be reimbursed by the EQC and insurance companies.
"It's been very complex," says Mr Key. "We were in a position where we either left homeowners individually to deal with insurance or whether we were in a position to get them a better deal."
Christchurch mayor Bob Parker is confident many residents will opt to stay
"Our roots are here, our stories are here, our families are here. The places we love are here. So what we have to ensure now as a city is we have the land available and the options available so the people have a real choice."
It's a choice which some argue has been a long time coming
The Government is expecting a big uptake from residents for this offer, and from tomorrow they'll have a call centre and website set up to help with the many questions affected residents will no doubt have.
The Government is still working on a solution for people in other suburbs, and they haven't put a timeframe on when that work will be complete.
So while there'll be some certainty for many Christchurch residents tomorrow, for perhaps just as many it'll be just another day waiting for answers.
3 News