Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority Tags: Government Agency.The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) is a public service department established by the New Zealand government to coordinate the rebuilding of Christchurch and surrounding areas following the 22 February 2011 earthquake. formation year 2011-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 headquarter Christchurch leader Gerry Brownlee, Roger Sutton location Christchurch Learn more... Loading...