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| 2011 Christchurch Earthquake en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Christchurch_earthquake |
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planning to head down to Christchurch and the Akaroa Peninsula the next morning. We
were taking my sister to the airport in Nelson when the earthquake hit - but we didn't
know at that point.
We arrived at the Nelson airport and were stopped by an emergency staff member who
informed us that "no one was flying out today" as all the air traffic control towers in the
country were down. What? He went on to tell us about the earthquake which had just
happened an hour or so before. We then headed for the closest McDonald's as we
knew that was the only place that had reliable public WiFi. In the end, we drove my
sister back to Picton to catch the ferry to the North Island, she felt that she'd have a
better chance of getting a flight out of Wellington.
As it turns out, flights were restored to normal after a few hours everywhere but
Christchurch - apparently all the air traffic control is normally handled in Christchurch
so that was why there was such a major country-wide disruption in the first hours after
the earthquake. They must have an "emergency response plan" where some other
locality takes over air traffic control when something like this happens
So, John and I stayed in Blenheim that evening where the motel owner said they felt the
earthquake (chandeliers shaking) and then we stayed on in Picton for a few days. We
were glued to the TV a lot of the time, they had full-time broadcasts on every channel
for quite some time after the earthquake.
This is what I wrote to my daughters at the time "...We saw a restaurant where we ate
on the last trip reduced to rubble, the Cathedral (built 1864) which is the "heart" of the
city very badly damaged if not destroyed. People are still trapped in buildings. It was
much worse than the September earthquake, lower magnitude but the epicentre was so
much closer to the surface. Christchurch will have a hard time recovering from this
one - to say nothing of the effect on the people living there and those who have lost
loved ones. It is heartbreaking to watch this happen..."
John and Marcelle
Team Berkey-Comeau
were taking my sister to the airport in Nelson when the earthquake hit - but we didn't
know at that point.
We arrived at the Nelson airport and were stopped by an emergency staff member who
informed us that "no one was flying out today" as all the air traffic control towers in the
country were down. What? He went on to tell us about the earthquake which had just
happened an hour or so before. We then headed for the closest McDonald's as we
knew that was the only place that had reliable public WiFi. In the end, we drove my
sister back to Picton to catch the ferry to the North Island, she felt that she'd have a
better chance of getting a flight out of Wellington.
As it turns out, flights were restored to normal after a few hours everywhere but
Christchurch - apparently all the air traffic control is normally handled in Christchurch
so that was why there was such a major country-wide disruption in the first hours after
the earthquake. They must have an "emergency response plan" where some other
locality takes over air traffic control when something like this happens
So, John and I stayed in Blenheim that evening where the motel owner said they felt the
earthquake (chandeliers shaking) and then we stayed on in Picton for a few days. We
were glued to the TV a lot of the time, they had full-time broadcasts on every channel
for quite some time after the earthquake.
This is what I wrote to my daughters at the time "...We saw a restaurant where we ate
on the last trip reduced to rubble, the Cathedral (built 1864) which is the "heart" of the
city very badly damaged if not destroyed. People are still trapped in buildings. It was
much worse than the September earthquake, lower magnitude but the epicentre was so
much closer to the surface. Christchurch will have a hard time recovering from this
one - to say nothing of the effect on the people living there and those who have lost
loved ones. It is heartbreaking to watch this happen..."
John and Marcelle
Team Berkey-Comeau
Colleen, this is our story about the 2011
earthquake in Christchurch. It happened
during one of our visits to New Zealand.
We had visited Christchurch in 2009 but
only for a couple of days and we had
planned to spend a week there in 2011,
visiting Christchurch and the Akaroa
Peninsula.
The afternoon of the earthquake, John
and I were touring the "northern" part of
the South Island with my sister, we were
about three hours north of Christchurch
when the earthquake hit. My sister lived
in Auckland and we were in Nelson,
taking her to the airport so she could head
back home to Auckland; John and I were
earthquake in Christchurch. It happened
during one of our visits to New Zealand.
We had visited Christchurch in 2009 but
only for a couple of days and we had
planned to spend a week there in 2011,
visiting Christchurch and the Akaroa
Peninsula.
The afternoon of the earthquake, John
and I were touring the "northern" part of
the South Island with my sister, we were
about three hours north of Christchurch
when the earthquake hit. My sister lived
in Auckland and we were in Nelson,
taking her to the airport so she could head
back home to Auckland; John and I were
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| John and Marcelle's Personal Experience in New Zealand the Day of the Earthquake |
| Taken in a Japanese Garden in Nelson the same day of the earthquake, in the morning, before we took my sister to the airport (where we heard the news of the quake). |
| Debris crushed a car outside the Christchurch Catholic Cathedral after an earthquake rocked Christchurch, New Zealand, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. The 6.3-magnitude quake hit at the height of a busy workday, toppling tall buildings and churches, crushing buses and killing dozens of people in one of the country's worst natural disasters. (AP Photo/NZPA, David Wethey) cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/nz... |
| I had not felt an earthquake for some time - in Hamilton we are far enough away that only big or close ones get noticed. However earthquake design is a feature of all building, and the Napier earthquake and its subsequent Art Deco character is (in my perception) well known in NZ. And now the effect of the Christchurch earthquake on NZ economy is often commented on. But perhaps the issues that gets the most reaction relate to insurance and building regulations, and the expectation of the public to protection against their own situation. I think that the people who lost loved ones in the CTV building, where most life was lost after spectacular structural failure, have good grounds to feel bitter after the engineers involved have been spared "punishment". For many the loss of the buildings will probably be most striking and the white chairs do help balance that against the loss of life. Cheers, Brett Robinson |
| CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS PERSON?? It would be great if we could speak to the man in this photo. You may recognise the white wheelchair he is pushing, it looks very much like the wheelchair stolen from the Christchurch Earthquake 185 Chairs Memorial. This photo was taken about 4-5 weeks ago and the man is walking on Lichfield Street between Madras and Barbados Street. Not the best photo but worth a shot! Here is the link to the article about the stolen chairs.... www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/city-centre/9010075/Sickening-attack-on-185-Chairs- Memorial If you have any information please send us a message or call us on (03) 3637400. You can also provide information anonymously via Crimestoppers - 0800 555 111. www.facebook.com/pages/185-chairs-earthquake-remembrance-art-installation/185356334906566 Submitted by Tynan Peterson |
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| The four-story Pyne Gould Corporation building lies in ruin in central Christchurch February 22, 2011. (REUTERS/Christchurch Press/Don Scott) cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocu... |
| A man lies injured on Manchester street on February 22, 2011 in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Martin Hunter/Getty Images) cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/nz... |
| Rescuers search for survivors in a collapsed building in Manchester Street on February 22, 2011 in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Martin Hunter/Getty Images). /cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus... |
| Rescue crews look for staff in the damaged Pyne Gould Guinness building in central Christchurch February 22, 2011. (REUTERS/Simon Baker) cdn.theatlantic.com/static... |
| Collapsed buildings in Manchester Street on February 22, 2011 in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Martin Hunter/Getty Images). www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/0... |
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| The February 2011 Christchurch earthquake was a powerful natural event that severely damaged New Zealand's second-largest city, killing 185 people in one of the nation's deadliest peacetime disasters. The magnitude 6.3 (ML) earthquakestruck the Canterbury Region in New Zealand's South Island at 12:51 pm on Tuesday, 22 February 2011 local time (23:51 21 February UTC). The earthquake was centred 2 |
| kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the port town of Lyttelton, and 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of the centre of Christchurch, New Zealand's second-most populous city. It followed nearly six months after the magnitude 7.1 Canterbury earthquake of 4 September 2010, which caused significant damage to Christchurch and the central Canterbury region, but no direct fatalities. The earthquake caused widespread damage across Christchurch, especially in the central city and eastern suburbs, with damage exacerbated by buildings and infrastructure already being weakened by 4 September 2010 earthquake and its aftershocks. Significant liquefaction affected the eastern suburbs, producing around 400,000 tonnes of silt. The shallow earthquake was reported to be felt across the South Island and the lower and central North Island. While the initial quake only lasted around 10 seconds, the vicinity and depth of its location to Christchurch in addition to the previous quakes were the reason for so much destruction. In total, 185 people were killed in the earthquake, making it the second-deadliest natural disaster recorded in New Zealand (after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake), and fourth-deadliest disaster of any kind recorded in New Zealand, with nationals from more than 20 countries among the victims. Over half of the deaths occurred in the six-storey Canterbury Television (CTV) Building, which collapsed and caught fire in the quake. The government declared a state of national emergency, which stayed in force until 30 April 2011. The total cost to insurers of rebuilding was originally estimated at NZ$15 billion. At that point it was already predicted to be by far New Zealand's costliest natural disaster, and the third-costliest earthquake (nominally) worldwide. But by April 2013, the total estimated cost had ballooned to $40 billion. Some economists have estimated it will take the New Zealand economy 50 to 100 years to completely recover. The earthquake was the most damaging in a year-long earthquake swarm affecting the Christchurch area. It was followed by a large aftershock on 13 June (which caused considerable additional damage) and a series of large shocks on 23 December 2011. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Christchurch_earthquake |
| A view shows a damaged cathedral after an earthquake in central Christchurch February 22, 2011. (REUTERS/Don Scott/Christchurch Press) cdn.theatlantic.com/static/inf |
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Reflection of Loss of Lives,
Livelihoods and Living in
Neighbourhood is an installation by
Peter Majendie, standing on a vacant lot
in the heart of Christchurch. Where a
church once proudly stood, the 185
white chairs each represent one of the
185 lives lost in the 2011 Christchurch
earthquake.
Each chair, just like its owner, has its
own distinct personality, with the
Livelihoods and Living in
Neighbourhood is an installation by
Peter Majendie, standing on a vacant lot
in the heart of Christchurch. Where a
church once proudly stood, the 185
white chairs each represent one of the
185 lives lost in the 2011 Christchurch
earthquake.
Each chair, just like its owner, has its
own distinct personality, with the
installation including armchairs, dining room chairs, a wheel chair, and even a baby
capsule. The 185 square metres of grass that the chairs sit on represents new growth
and regeneration – something which you can see and feel across the whole city. The
artist’s statement poetically reminds us all that the ‘installation is temporary – as is life’.
www.lostateminor.com/2012/11/19/185-empty-white-chairs-commemorating-the-christchurch-earthquake/
capsule. The 185 square metres of grass that the chairs sit on represents new growth
and regeneration – something which you can see and feel across the whole city. The
artist’s statement poetically reminds us all that the ‘installation is temporary – as is life’.
www.lostateminor.com/2012/11/19/185-empty-white-chairs-commemorating-the-christchurch-earthquake/