Christchurch earthquakes

[oldrider]

Here's a 1996 documentary forecasting what the results of a quake near Chch would be - the got it pretty well right too!

Note the quip about the part Lawyers play in these things ... again? part of the problem rather than the solution?

[onearmedbandit]

Well it had to happen, a friend of mine from primary school was named in today's paper, along with a work associate. Before anyone asks I'm fine, these people while they featured in my life were not close friends, and they have family and close friends who will be genuinely mourning their loss. But in a small city like this I knew it wouldn't be long until someone I knew was named.

RIP Emma and Jane-Marie.

[Brian d marge]

Well it had to happen, a friend of mine from primary school was named in today's paper, along with a work associate. Before anyone asks I'm fine, these people while they featured in my life were not close friends, and they have family and close friends who will be genuinely mourning their loss. But in a small city like this I knew it wouldn't be long until someone I knew was named.

RIP Emma and Jane-Marie.

Sorry for your loss really am

As I type this Tokyo has just had a big earthquake ... enough to break a few things

Funnily enough the dog has been barking all day ...I wonder

Stephen

[dangerous]

A couple a pics for those that are interested...
Armargh st viewed from both sides of the building, like a bomb went off aye, nice internal doors tho, someone should really pick up the stove tho.


Briten st viewed from the frount and the side... well screwed, had to pass on the patch up job.



Have to say the clean up of the roads is going very fast with a lot of new seal down already, pitty its all still under a state of emergancy tho with CD in charge theres a lot of unnessary buildings and contents being crushed, however I understand their reasining.

[onearmedbandit]

A couple a pics for those that are interested...
Armargh st viewed from both sides of the building, like a bomb went off aye, nice internal doors tho, someone should really pick up the stove tho.

You builders are just like mechanics with their own cars, your own house is in a worse state than the ones you're working on. Sort it out.

[dangerous]

heres an interesting site before and after satalite views http://eqviewer.co.nz/index-imagery.html
a teaser, Oxidental corner...

[martybabe]

I met a Cantabrian taking some time out from the quake at the CH CH benefit concert here in the Naki. He reckons they are besieged with thieving scumbags roaming the streets looking for opportunities. I missed what area he was from as OP Shop would insist on singing even whilst we chatted (rude Bastids).No reason to doubt the guy but it sure does sadden the heart to hear of this filth breathing the same air as all the decent folk trying to make a go of it down there.

[Grumph]

Anybody see the piece on Campbell Live ?
Now that the first one has been aired you can expect more - most I know of were just waiting for someone else to be first....
The show could run a similar spot every night with different people from now until well past easter if they wanted to.
Personally my hope is that the incoming boss of the recovery agency takes a lot of the work off Fletchers...IMO it's just too big for them alone, and their business practices seem questionable too.

[dangerous]

Anybody see the piece on Campbell Live ?
Now that the first one has been aired you can expect more - most I know of were just waiting for someone else to be first....
The show could run a similar spot every night with different people from now until well past easter if they wanted to.

No... so what ya on about man?

[imdying]

FROM:
Daniel Heard, Public Health Communications

DATE:
April 8, 2011

SUBJECT:
Boil water notice lifted across Christchurch

The boil water notice that has been in place across Christchurch since the February 22 earthquake has today (April 8) been lifted by the National Controller of Civil Defence John Hamilton.

Medical Officer of Health Dr Alistair Humphrey has advised Mr Hamilton that the Canterbury District Health Board is satisfied that Christchurch tap water is now safe to drink without boiling.

Dr Humphrey says clear results from extensive sampling of the reticulated water supply throughout wider Christchurch - including Lyttelton, Diamond Harbour, Governors Bay, Templeton, Halswell and Brooklands/Kainga - coupled with satisfactory chlorine levels in the central and eastern parts of the city mean the boil water notice can be lifted.

"We advise people to stop drinking water sourced from tankers and revert to their tap water. Our testing programme has not included private wells and bores, so we advise people accessing drinking water from these sources to organise on-going private testing," Dr Humphrey says.

The Christchurch City Council is removing water tankers as the network is now delivering safe water throughout the city - with the exception of some areas still within the cordon (CBD Red Zone). Residents should contact the Council if their water supply is not working on 941 8999.

"Despite the lifting of the notice and the fact that people are back on reticulated water supply, people should still conserve water," Dr Humphrey says.

"The Christchurch water supply and waste water infrastructure is still delicate and we need to avoid putting undue pressure on it."

Additional steps for people returning to their homes or businesses

Residents returning to their properties for the first time since the boil water notice have been lifted, and new tenants or property owners, should turn on all the taps at their property and let them run for a minimum of five minutes. If after five minutes the water is still discoloured they should continue to run it until it is clear.

Business owners or managers returning to their premises should also run taps for five minutes. Business owners are also advised to organise a registered plumber to check their water systems prior to switching water on at the street. Leaks in the water pipework on their site or in their building could cause further damage to the property.

Chlorination of Christchurch water supply

The Council has installed chlorination treatment units at 27 pump stations throughout the central and eastern parts of the city.
Chlorination will help ensure that the water remains safe while the water supply infrastructure remains vulnerable and susceptible to new damage.

It is expected that the water supply will continue to be chlorinated for between three and six months while permanent infrastructure repairs take place.

The Council will continue a programme of increased sampling to ensure that water remains safe to drink.

"Chlorination is a safe and effective way of managing water supply related health risks. The majority of supplies in New Zealand have chlorine in them on a permanent basis," Dr Humphrey says.

"We plan to remove the chlorine from the Christchurch water supply as soon as it is safe and practical to do so. If people don't like the taste of chlorine then they should fill a jug with water and store it in the fridge for 30 minutes before drinking. This will lessen the taste/odour."

ENDS

[jim.cox]

Hey Guys

Here is a great website for looking at the damage around Chch

http://www.eqviewer.co.nz

zoom in close and you can see all the cracks, liquifaction, fallen buildinmgs etc...

[helenoftroy]

Full assessment today....no surprises - I am over the $100k EQC cap

& you wait....for EQCs payout,for my contents claim payout($10,000+),for the land remediation report,for your insurance co. to start their process & to give you a definitive answer as to the fate of your house...

this year,next year?

[dangerous]

Ya know Im strugling with the way EQC have been dealing with most, its all arse about face, HOT's not got it easy by any means yet like the job I did today I repaired a minor damaged brick chimney by tileing over the hole... it wasent even being used gibed over in fact yet EQC are giving him a heat pump. The back door is in a sorry state has been for years, no damage what so ever done by the quake... yet hes getting a new door, not just a plain jane like he had but a wanky coloured glass job, remember I said its the back door... well done EQC another happy costmer while others have houses that ya dear not open some doors as to the wet rotting stench and destoryed posesions leap out at ya, the systems fucked.

[Grumph]

Ya know Im strugling with the way EQC have been dealing with most its all arse about face,

Too bloody true...they are knocking off the easy/quick/cheap stuff first and then quoting high percentages of finished jobs...including the ones where they've just sent money.

i envy HOT...we're on the cusp of the upper EQC limit and they're still heming and hawing about what to do. When or if they do decide it's over then we go through it all again with the insurance co.

We know people with severely damaged houses who still have not been assessed.

[ellipsis]

, the systems fucked.

...you could actually say.."what system' , D...fuckwits running the show...no idea of what they have to do , let alone what they are doing...the fletchers rort is certainly working well...for fletchers...5% on every thing that comes their way plus whatever else they are making adds up to a fucking lot of money...I'm tired of getting on their case...houses in the Port are fucking near ready to fall onto other houses down hill from them and no one has turned up to do fuck all in a lot of cases...sure its a fuckin g huge , huge mess and its a huge problem...all the more reason to have people running the show that have some clues... a good friend has been seconded onto the CERA staff...never seen so many headless chickens, she reckons...as long as people who need help big time just sit back and hope its going to happen the worse it will get...Im getting fucked off with shopkeepers running around with high vis vests and clipboards...engineers forever getting back in their vehicles and saying they will be back in touch, again...some clients being told one thing and then another and then another...and like you say , some getting gifts of 'our' money while others are living in shit.........gettin angry