Papanui Rd: Chinese Methodist Church ghost. Red stickered, steel mesh fence cordoned. Hall, brick gable toppled, rubble in carpark. Yellow crane did repairs between brick church & brick hall. Yellow NO spray-painted on blue, wooden doors. Steeple, tiled roof had been removed, placed on front lawn, supported by nylon straps attached to concrete blocks. Top of nave wall peeled off, bricks on lawn.
14.09.10. Quake damaged Chinese Methodist Church, Rugby St, state of emergency. The quake crushed van was removed. Post 22.02.11 quake, the Chinese Methodist Church hall would be demolished. The Church would be demolished Jul-Aug 2013. A new church would be built on site 2014-15
14.09.10. Yellow crane truck doing post quake repairs, Chinese Methodist Church, Rugby St, state of emergency. Post 22.02.11 quake, the Chinese Methodist Church hall would be demolished. The church would be demolished Jul-Aug 2013. A new church would be built on site 2014-15
14.09.10. NO red stickered Chinese Methodist Church door, Rugby St, state of emergency.
14.09.10. Steeple roof removed from quake damaged tower, for repairs to steeple, Chinese Methodist Church, Papanui Rd, state of emergency. Post 22.02.11 quake, the Chinese Methodist Church hall would be demolished. The church would be demolished Jul-Aug 2013. A new church would be built on site 2014-15
14.09.10. Quake damaged Chinese Methodist Church, Papanui Rd, state of emergency. Post 22.02.11 quake, the Chinese Methodist Church hall would be demolished. The church would be demolished Jul-Aug 2013. A new church would be built on site 2014-15
14.09.10. Bldg inspectors & grounded steeple roof, Chinese Methodist Church, Papanui Rd, state of emergency. Post 22.02.11 quake, the Chinese Methodist Church hall would be demolished. The church would be demolished Jul-Aug 2013. A new church would be built on site 2014-15
14.09.10. Grounded steeple roof & quake rubble, Chinese Methodist Church, Papanui Rd, state of emergency. Post 22.02.11 quake, the Chinese Methodist Church hall would be demolished. The church would be demolished Jul-Aug 2013. A new church would be built on site 2014-15
Post 22.02.11 Killer Quake, the Chinese Methodist Church hall would be demolished. The church would be demolished Jul-Aug 2013. A new church would be built on site 2014-15.
Papanui Rd, Merivale: Two houses, tile roofs black & blue tarped. Villa Antiques, white, plastic tape cordoned; side brick wall buckled; yellow NO spray-painted on window. Two fat indians, white, plastic tape cordoned; DANGER ABOVE green spray-painted on window.
14.09.10. Black & blue tarps on quake damaged roofs, Papanui Rd, state of emergency
14.09.10. Quake damaged Villa Antiques, brick wall, despite steel reinforcement, Papanui Rd, state of emergency. Demolished post 22.02.11 quake
14.09.10. Quake damaged Villa Antiques, Papanui Rd state of emergency. Demolished post 22.02.11 quake
14.09.10. DANGER ABOVE quake damaged two fat indians, Papanui Rd state of emergency. Demolished post 22.02.11 quake
14.09.10. House of Travel quake sign, Papanui Rd state of emergency
14.09.10. Quake bent Aikmans Rd sign by House of Travel, Merivale, state of emergency. House of Travel would be repaired, continue business, taken over by Quinns post 22.02.11 quake, then demolished
Papanui Rd / Aikmans Rd: House of Travel, white, plastic, tape cordoned; brick parapet toppled; hand-written window sign:
WE HAVE LOCATED AT HOUSE OF TRAVEL
NORTHLANDS, NORTHLANDS MALL OFF MAIN
NORTH ROAD...
ANY DELIVERIES PLEASE TAKE TO
TRAITEURS.
THANKS
ANNE & BETH
Six weeks later, viewing repairs to House of Travel, I would find a blue Aikmans Rd sign in a rubbish bin on Aikmans Rd. People moved on. Some wanted quake reminders, like the Moorhouse Ave stopped clock face on the old station clock tower. Some felt the stopped clock could be a tourist attraction. After mayor Parker restarted clock faces, leaving one face stopped as a quake reminder, the clock didn't keep good time.
14.09.10. Quake damaged ceiling, St Martins New World, Wilsons Rd, state of emergency. St Martins New World would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake, demolished & rebuilt
14.09.10. St Martins New World door, Wilsons Rd, state of emergency. St Martins New World would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake, demolished & rebuilt
14.09.10. Quake sign, St Martins New World, Wilsons Rd, state of emergency. St Martins New World would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake, demolished & rebuilt
Wilsons Rd: St Martins New World. White roof panels fallen in supermarket, exposing electric wires, air ducts. Glass door sign:
Dear Customers,
Due to the earthquake in
Christchurch the supply
of certain products will
be affected. We are
working hard to restore
normal supply as quickly
as possible.
We apologise
for any inconvenience
NEW WORLD
St Martins New World would be trashed by the 22.02.11 Killer Quake, demolished, rebuilt.
Waltham Rd: Paintball, Martial Arts, old 2 storey, brick parapet fallen, rubble on pavement, white, plastic tape cordon. Jake was flatting in a small house with friends behind decrepit Martial Arts. We didn't know how dangerous that flat would be in future quakes.
14.09.10. Quake damaged Paintball & Martial Arts, Waltham Rd, state of emergency. Three months post quake this bldg was fenced, but no clean up nor repairs had happened. 5 months post quake, ditto. Bldg would be more damaged by the 22.02.11 quake
14.09.10. Quake damaged parapet, Martial Arts, Waltham Rd, state of emergency. Three months post quake this bldg was fenced, but no clean up nor repairs had happened. 5 months post quake, ditto. Bldg would be more damaged by the 22.02.11 quake
Lichfield St: John Burns, 3 storey. Cars parked below had been crushed by falling debris. Like old, brick bldgs I'd seen in Colombo St, Sydenham, John Burns brick facade had separated from side walls. Quake detached, brick facades would be lethal in the 22.02.11 Killer Quake, as the quake would topple more brick facades, gables, parapets in the CBD. John Burns would be repaired, but was more damaged by the 22.02.11 Killer Quake & demolished.
Poplar St: Old, brick bldgs, undamaged by the quake. Two years before the quake, Jake had flatted at Poplar Mews. The 3 storey, old, brick bldg had apalled me, as Jake & girlfriend had flatted on the third floor without adequate fire escape. I feared they'd be incinerated in a fire. Night life was great, noisy bars below. Council was constructing a tram line extension to go down Poplar St.
Christchurch City Council, green sticker, Poplar Mews door:
Inspected [Bold Print]
No Restriction on Use or Occupancy
This facility was inspected pursuant to the Civil Defence Emergency Act 2002. Acting under the Authority of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Controller
[The bldg was inspected by 2 different inspectors, inspections dated: 5.9.10 & 7.9.10].
This building has received a brief inspection only. While no apparent [word underlined] structural or other safety hazards have been found, a more comprehensive inspection of the exterior and interior may reveal safety hazards
[Tick Boxes].
Exterior Only [ticked].
Exterior and Interior [not ticked].
Facility / Tenancy Name and Address
[5 Poplar Mews]
Please ensure the owners are advised of this notification. Owners are encouraged to obtain a detailed structural assessment of the building as soon as possible. Report any unsafe conditions to the Territorial Authority. Subsequent events causing damage may change this assessment. Re-inspections may be required. Secondary damage (partitions, windows, fittings and furnishings) may be hazardous. Electrical and mechanical equipment, gas connections, water supplies and sanitary facilities have not been inpsected
Do Not Remove this Placard. Placed on behalf of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Controller under the Authority of the Civil Defence Emergency Act 2002
The green sticker recorded a weak, quick, visual, exterior inspection. By that time there were 1000s of green, yellow, red stickers on bldgs all over Christchurch & nearby towns. The green sticker inspection passed the buck to bldg owners who then had to pay structural engineers to do a proper inspection. Like a cosy deal amongst Christchurch City Council & Civil Defence to make structural engineers rich, as 1000s of bldgs would need to be inspected by structural engineers. After the 22.02.11 Killer Quake the Royal Commission of Inquiry would castigate Christchurch City Council's sticker inspections as confusing. On occasion I would see more than one inspection sticker on a bldg, often green, yellow. Confusing! Why did Christchurch City Council use the vague word "event" wnen describing quakes?
Poplar St, brick bldgs survived the 04.09.10 Darfield Quake, but would be trashed by the 22.02.11 Killer Quake & demolished, 2012.
14.09.10. Steel mesh fence cordon. Two quake crushed cars, Lichfield St / Tuam St carpark, state of emergency
14.09.10. John Burns & Co cleaned up post quake, Lichfield St, state of emergency. John Burns would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
14.09.10. John Burns & Co cleaned up, no quake rubble on Lichfield St pavement, state of emergency. John Burns would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
14.09.10. John Burns & Co quake damaged parapet, Lichfield St, state of emergency. Brick facade separated from side wall. John Burns would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
14.09.10. State of emergency Tuam St N view, Poplar St, undamaged by the 04.09.10 quake. Poplar St would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished, 2012
14.09.10. State of emergency Ash St view, 3 storey, Poplar Mews, Poplar St, undamaged by the 04.09.10 quake. Poplar St would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished, 2012. Pre quakes, Jake flatted on the third floor. No fire escape
14.09.10. Green Sticker, Poplar Mews, Poplar St, state of emergency
14.09.10. State of emergency Poplar St sculpture & seats undamaged by the 04.09.10 quake. Poplar St would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished, 2012
14.09.10. Steel, orange, plastic, mesh cordon. Vespa Room undamaged by the 04.09.10 quake, Poplar St, state of emergency. Poplar St would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished, 2012
14.09.10. Vespa Room notice, lamp shade, Poplar St, state of emergency. Poplar St would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished, 2012
14.09.10. Steel mesh fence cordon. Pub signs, Poplar St, quake state of emergency. Poplar St would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished, 2012
14.09.10. Poplar St sculpture, pub, state of emergency. The bldg would survive the 2011 quakes as Dux Central
14.09.10. Poplar St view, pubs & Lichfield St, state of emergency. The white / beige bldg would survive the 2011 quakes as Dux Central. The rest of the bldgs would be demolished
Although Poplar St was undamaged by the 04.09.10 Darfield Quake, around the cnr in Lichfield St several bldgs were trashed. Car crushed by quake toppled bricks from a multi-storey.
There was Council confusion in green, yellow stickering of shops in the same brick bldg. Some shops were yellow stickered, no entry, like Nails Nails and Beauty Therapy, some shops were green stickered, entry OK, like Sugar Sugar Hairdressing. Idiots could enter a green stickered shop with a yellow stickered shop next door in the same bldg! Muddled Council inspections would cause deaths in the 22.02.11 Killer Quake, people in quake damaged bldgs when bldgs should've been closed.
14.09.10. Quake state of emergency, yellow Hi-Vis jacketed, bldg inspector inspecting Poplar St bldgs. The white bldg survived the 2011 quakes, but the rest of the bldgs in the pic would be demolished post 2011 quakes
14.09.10. Poplar St signs, state of emergency. The bldgs would be demolished post 2011 quakes
14.09.10. Poplar St, E view, Tuam St, state of emergency. Post 2011 quakes, all Poplar St, brick bldgs in the pic would be demolished
14.09.10. Yellow stickered Nails Nails and Beauty Therapy, Poplar St, state of emergency
14.09.10. Green stickered Sugar Sugar, Poplar St, state of emergency
14.09.10. Yellow stickered shop window, Poplar St, state of emergency
14.09.12. Green stickered C1 window, Poplar St, state of emergency
14.09.10. C1 quake notice, Poplar St, state of emergency. Post 22.02.11 quake, C1 relocated to Tuam St outside the red zone cordon, then relocated to the old PO down the road, next to Alice in Videoland
Chalk message on green stickered, C1 wall:
C1 will be back soon.
Keep an eye on our
website & facebook.
We hope you & your
family are safe & well.
Post 22.02.11 Killer Quake, C1 would relocate to nearby Tuam St outside the red zone, then relocate to the old PO next to Alice in Videoland, Tuam St / High St.
14.09.10. Poplar St door, state of emergency
14.09.10. Green stickered Sushi, Poplar St, state of emergency
14.09.10. Poplar St doors & window, state of emergency
14.09.10. Yellow stickered door, Poplar St, state of emergency
I'd seen enough green, yellow, red stickers on bldgs over the last few days to wonder what Council engineers / CD bldg inspectors were playing at doing only exterior inspections? Poplar St was an example of rapid bldg inspection incompetence, a short street in one CBD block, yet on the same old, brick bldg there were either green or yellow stickers, sometimes a green sticker on one shop door, then a yellow sticker next door. Days before, I'd seen the same confusion with a yellow sticker and a green sticker on the same glass door by McKenzie Willis, St Asaph St
Pre-quakes, I was spooked when entering Poplar Mews, a fire hazard, without fire escapes. Poplar St was flanked by dangerous, old, brick bldgs, not entirely steel mesh cordoned, despite some bldg sections being yellow stickered. The only steel / orange plastic mesh cordon was by a recently laid tram line. Some CBD bldg owners wouldn't bother to fence off dangerous bldgs, as Xmas holiday trade was imminent, business as usual desired. CBD public safety?
So citizens, tourists would be encouraged into the CBD despite shoddy inspections of dangerous bldgs. The 22.02.11 Killer Quake would prove how incompetent bldg inspections were, how greedy bldg owners were, how complacent citizens were, despite evidence of detached brick facades, fallen brick parapets, brick gables in the 04.09.10 Darfield Quake. Rapid inspections by Council & engineers lulled public into a false sense of security. I never heard any complaints about rapid inspections stickering of bldgs post 04.09.10 Darfield Quake & 26.12.10 Boxing Day Quake.
Manchester St / Tuam St: I trekked Tuam St, past High St crossing & watched a quake trashed bldg in Manchester St being demolished. The demolition site would become a carpark.
High St: Orange, Hi-Vis vested workman on roof of a 3 storey bldg, inspected a brick side wall, fallen parapet.
High St / Tuam St: Brick shops, cordoned by orange / white, plastic bollards, orange shipping container & steel mesh fence cordon.
14.09.10. Tuam St view down High St, state of emergency. Background right: Hotel Grand Chancellor would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished. Alice in Videoland left would survive 2011-2012 quakes & was the first High St shop to reopen in the red zone, Mar 2012. Post 2011 quakes, all high rises in the pic would be demolished. All bldgs on the right of the pic would be demolished too
14.09.10. Orange, Hi-Vis vested workman on a quake damaged roof, High St state of emergency. Hotel Grand Chancellor behind, would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished
14.09.10. White / orange, plastic bollards, shipping container & steel mesh fence cordon. Quake damaged bldgs, High St / Tuam St, state of emergency. Shipping container cordon protected traffic from aftershock hazards
14.09.10. Quake damaged bldg, despite steel reinforcement, High St / Tuam St, state of emergency
14.09.10. Steel mesh fence cordon, orange, plastic bollards. Digger demolishing a quake damaged bldg, Manchester St, state of emergency
14.09.10. Digger demolishing a roof, Manchester St, state of emergency
14.09.10. Digger raking quake debris, Manchester St, state of emergency
14.09.10. Digger lifting a demolished roof truss, Manchester St, state of emergency
14.09.10. Digger bashing a roof truss, Manchester St, state of emergency
14.09.10. Almost completely demolished bldg, Manchester St, state of emergency
Tuam St: Trashed bldg, upper brick walls ripped off, roof trusses exposed. Brick rubble behind a steel mesh fence cordon, after a digger had cleared bricks from the road. That destruction happened to many old, brick bldgs: bottom of brick walls OK, upper brick walls fallen.
14.09.10. Brick rubble behind steel mesh fence cordon. Quake trashed bldg (soon demolished) Tuam St, state of emergency
14.09.10. Left front of a quake trashed bldg (soon demolished) Tuam St, state of emergency
14.09.10. Middle front of a quake trashed bldg (soon demolished) Tuam St, state of emergency
14.09.10. Fallen brick gable exposing roof trusses, quake trashed bldg (soon demolished) Tuam St, state of emergency
14.09.10. Right front of a quake trashed bldg (soon demolished) Tuam St, state of emergency
Manchester St: Meridian office, front door area scaffolded, white, plastic taped. I paid my electricity bill.
14.09.10. Quake damaged Meridian entrance, Manchester St, state of emergency. Meridian bldg was damaged by the 22.02.11 quake
12.10.10. Letter from Meridian:
We've come through a month when we've all had to deal with some extraordinary challenges...
Our Manchester St Energy Centre was not spared damage and disruption from the big shake and this, coupled with large numbers of calls, has meant we're not always able to pick up the phone as quickly as we'd like...
In the meantime, we're extending the price freeze we've had in place this year for six months. And we'll continue to take a compassionate and flexible approach to those who find themselves in difficulty.
Main Nth Rd / Vagues Rd: St Joseph's Catholic Church. Brick gable toppled onto a lower roof, black tarped. Bottom window boarded. Debris in carpark, white plastic taped; orange, plastic, road cone cordoned. By 2017 St Joseph's Catholic Church would be demolished.
14.09.10. Quake damaged St Joseph's Catholic Church, Vagues Rd / Main Nth Rd, state of emergency. By 2017 St Joseph's Catholic Church would be demolished
14.09.10. Quake damaged St Joseph's Catholic Church with grey tarp, Vagues Rd / Main Nth Rd, state of emergency
14.09.10. Quake damaged St Joseph's Catholic Church, Main Nth Rd, state of emergency
Late afternoon I drove down Barbadoes St to fetch Luke at his bldg site work.
Barbadoes St: Hi-Vis vested workmen on scaffolding repaired a brick parapet on a 2 storey, brick bldg, steel mesh fence cordoned.
14.09.10. Scaffolding, repairs to a brick parapet, Barbadoes St, state of emergency
14.09.10. Hi-Vis vested workmen repairing a brick parapet, Barbadoes St, state of emergency
Barbadoes St / Kilmore St: Steel braced, unstable shop wall, orange, plastic, road cone cordoned. 5 months post quake, the steel bracing would still be there.
14.09.10. Steel bracing of unstable shop wall, Barbadoes St / Kilmore St, state of emergency. 5 months post quake, the bracing was still there.
Kilmore St: Red stickered bldg, NO GO yellow, spray-painted on a grey, brick wall.
14.09.10. Red stickered door, Kilmore St, state of emergency
14.09.10. NO GO quake damaged bldg, Kilmore St, state of emergency
14.09.10. Demolished bldg, St Asaph St / Barbadoes St, state of emergency. Green bldg would be demolished after Boxing Day aftershocks
Barbadoes St / St Asaph St: Rubble heap, after demolition of a trashed, brick bldg, steel mesh fence cordoned. Rubble would lie on the cnr demolition site for weeks. Christchurch CBD would soon be scarred with razed sites, some rubbled a long time, some soon cleared. Next door, green bldg, yellow stickered, DANGER KEEP OUT white, plastic tape across door. Hand-written "Dojo closed" sign. Dojo bldg would be demolished post Boxing Day Quake.
14.09.10. Steel mesh fence cordon. Demolition rubble, St Asaph St / Barbadoes St, state of emergency
14.09.10. Demolition rubble, St Asaph St / Barbadoes St, state of emergency. Christchurch Catholic Cathedral dome behind. Green bldg right would be demolished after Boxing Day quakes
14.09.10. Quake demolition site, St Asaph St / Barbadoes St, state of emergency. Green bldg would be demolished after Boxing Day quakes
14.09.10. Quake demolition debris, Barbadoes St / St Asaph St, state of emergency
14.09.10. DANGER! - KEEP OUT & quake door notice: "Dojo closed..." Barbadoes St, state of emergency
14.09.10. Christchurch Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, St Asaph St view, state of emergency. Twin towers would collapse & dome tower crack in the 22.02.11 quake. The RC cathedral would be part deconstructed while stacked, shipping containers stopped the front facade & side walls collapsing
Barbadoes St: Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament / Christchurch Basilica. Before 04.09.10 Darfield Quake, Christchurch City Council paid for quake reinforcements to Christchurch Basilica. As Christchurch Basilica was damaged during the M7.1, 04.09.10 Darfield Quake, it was closed for more quake reinforcements. Aftershocks caused more damage to the twin towers, which would collapse in the 22.02.11, M6.3 Killer Quake.
Thereafter for years, Christchurch Basilica would be steel mesh fence cordoned & part deconstructed, stone by stone: Dome removed by crane, stacked shipping containers supporting the front facade & transept walls, stopping more collapse, while traffic rumbled by on Barbadoes St & St Asaph St.
*Trekked Rugby St, Papanui Rd, Wilsons Rd, Waltham Rd, Lichfield St, Poplar St, Tuam St, High St, Manchester St, Main Nth Rd, Barbadoes St, Kilmore St, St Asaph St. 74 snaps.
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National MP, Gerry Brownlee, ex-woodwork teacher, opines that people with liquefaction damaged houses shouldn't make hasty decisions to leave, as that may reduce property values & affect neighbours' property values. Brownlee reckons new liquefaction technology, bashing soil to compact it, then infilling the hole, used at Pegasus town development could save damaged properties. 14 September 12.01pm.
Waltham Rd: Day 11. This morning, I looked at the old Paintball & Mixed Martial Arts brick bldg, behind Jake's present wooden flat, 50m away. Cnr parapet of the old brick bldg had collapsed into Waltham Rd. Jake & girlfriend fled in the night, during aftershocks, to her parents' home. Safer. 14 September 12.37pm.
@Sheila, Cherryn Paige. Another aftershock after midnight last night. Luke asleep. Leah felt it. I reckon another M5, lost count of them now: rumbled, grumbled, shook & creaked our house. Cat sat up, looked wild, then relaxed & went back to sleep. We're getting used to aftershocks. Some people go on holiday for a quake break. According to experts, aftershocks from the M7.1 Darfield Quake will continue for weeks. 15 September 3.50pm.
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