• Celebrity consumer rights activist Erin Brockovich says the Christchurch rebuild is taking too long.

The 56-year-old American, who was immortalised in a Hollywood film about her battle against a US energy company, was in New Zealand in Monday to speak with Christchurch insurance claimants.

Brockovich spent Monday visiting the houses of people still dealing with insurance companies and the Earthquake Commission to settle their claims and repair their homes.

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