Friday, March 18, 2011

Destruction Details, Christchurch Quakemire

Relocation, Waltham Rd to Cranford St focus. National State-of-Emergency, 25 February 2011. On a grey, rainy day, three days after 24 seconds of shaking by the 22 February 2011 quake & many aftershocks, I helped Jake move his sewaged-belongings from his flooded, wood-&-iron, Waltham Rd flat, in a great arc around the banned, cordoned-CBD, to a liquefactioned / cracked garage-flat at Cranford St, where he would overwinter, trying to find another job & safer accommodation.

Jake's & girlfriend's Waltham Rd flat was flooded by a burst, capped-well, flooding two feet deep. Nearby Honda chop-shop's waste-water, flat-sewage, garden-gunge, dog-food, gnawed-bones, churned-clothes, linen, bedding, furniture made a sodden, stinking-mess on their shitty, wall-to-wall carpets.

It was National State-of-Emergency time, martial-law time. Memories of that moving-day: liquifaction; shocked people, machines digging quakemire; potholed, sinkholed roads; portaloos; clean-ups of roads & buildings; closed, abandoned, trashed, collapsed buildings; roofs collapsed; walls ripped-off, exposing rooms, jumbled-contents; fallen garden-walls; trapped-cars; crushed-cars; rubble; broken-glass; views straight through broken-buildings; fence-cordons; NZDF-soldier & cop-cordons around the CBD; shocked people, 1000 yard stares; drivers dodging road-lumps & road-cracks.


25.02.11. Yellow & blue portaloos, Probation Service, Winston Ave, National State of Emergency. Overstocked portaloos, while Feb 22 Killer Quake stricken E suburbs went without. Civil Defence boss, Hamilton messed up distribution

Winston Ave: I wanted to withdraw money from Papanui National Bank, but the bank was closed due to safety-checking. On the Community Probation Service glass door, a Department of Corrections notice:

COMMUNITY PROBATION SERVICES

 This service centre is closed due to earthquake damage.

Information for all offenders

 If you haven't heard from us, we need to hear from you. Please call... as soon as possible to advise us of your current address and discuss your reporting.

Offenders for Electronic Monitoring

If you have had to relocate with or without your monitoring equipment call us immediately on...

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While the Department of Corrections tried to control criminals, the rest of us were treated like criminals during the National State-of-Emergency: nightly-curfew; increased NZDF-prescence, increased cop-presence; NZDF-cordons, cop-cordons; checkpoints; residents & business-people needing passes to access their homes & businesses in the CBD-cordon; CBD-zonings & suburban-zonings; threat-signs, like reduced speed-limits, DANGER signs, no-access-signs; road-restrictions; detours; military-vehicles roaming, including unimogs, Light-Army-Vehicles, LAVs, cop- helicopter.

The Probation Service office had many portaloos, while damaged eastern suburbs needed portaloos as citizens crapped in their gardens. CD boss Hamilton, ex-military, had messed portaloo-distribution.

Harewood Rd / Main Nth Rd: An orange-digger demolished ruined brick-shops. At last!


25.02.11. Green stickered, closed Probation Service, Winston Ave, National State of Emergency

Quakemire: I drove past 1000s of tons of slimy liquefaction-mud, heaped on roadsides; collapsed wooden-buildings, unstable brick-buildings with gaping-holes, their brick-walls peeled, exposing rooms; roofs-collapsed. Gridlocked, lumpy, bumpy, cracked-roads.


25.02.11. Dept of Corrections notice, Probation Service glass door, Winston Ave, National State of Emergency


25.02.11. Closed WINZ office, Winston Ave, National State of Emergency

I picked up Jake & girlfriend from their Cranford St flat, a cracked-garage, next to a liquefactioned-house, quakemire-mounds in the garden. Their power-connections, water-connections & sewage-connections were all off still. Our Burnside rental had power & water restored hours post 22 February 2011 quake, sewage-connection OK. Lucky suburb. Jake & girlfriend used our house for showering, clean-up & storage.



As Bealey Ave, Avonside Dr & Fitzgerald Ave in the CBD-cordon were cut-off by the military, traffic funneled into London St past Leah's quake-closed school into gridlocked Stanmore Rd, the border between quake-closed Christchurch CBD & quake-trashed eastern suburbs. I drove Stanmore Rd / London St gridlock four times that muddy move-day, over quakemire on slippery, quake-cracked, bumpy, potholed, sinkholed roads

I drove through London St / Stanmore Rd gridlock, stopped at a Stanmore Rd ATM for Jake to withdraw money to hire a trailer. Argonaut ruin, Stanmore Rd, had collapsed in the quake, close to more ruins at Stanmore Rd / Worcester St crossing: brick-facades ripped-off, rooms-exposed, rubble on footpaths & road, steel-mesh-fence-cordoned.

Worcester St: Two people died in Wicks Fish, when the old, brick-wall of the $2 ghost-shop next-door collapsed onto Wicks Fish. The $2 ghost-shop was tarped, abandoned since the 4 September 2010 qauake. I passed those shops daily when I drove Luke to Sullivan Ave tech lectures.

Several cordoned, shop-windows had hand-written, Office Closed signs. I'd seen similar signs all over Christchurch since the 4 September 2010 quake:

Office CLOSED
until further notice
Please ring...

OFFICE CLOSED
Please ring
...
for assistance


Worcester St / Tancred St, Linwood: Jake's Under The Red Verandah restaurant, two-storey, brick, wood-&-iron ghost: windows- shattered, injuring some diners with flying glass, furniture-jumbled, some tables still set, the ghost-building wire-mesh-cordoned. Neighbouring brick-ghost: three brick-walls collapsed while Jake had a coffee-break outside. He yanked a hot-water-cylinder from the rubble with his bare-hands, enabling work-mates to escape uninjured during aftershocks.


25.02.11. Steel fence, steel mesh fence cordon. Shop damaged by the Sept 4 quake, trashed by the Feb 22 quake, Main North Rd, National State of Emergency. Shop would be demolished

Soon post-quake, Monday 14 March 2011, the restaurant would be demolished, a smaller, next-door cottage would be quickly revamped, enabling staff to resume work asap. Jake's boss paid his wages during demolition & rebuild, as business-interruption-insurance enabled Jake to be paid. It wouldn't last.


25.02.11. Orange digger demolishing brick bldg, damaged by the Sept 4 Darfield Quake, fence cordoned for months, demolished post Feb 22 Killer Quake, Harewood Rd / Main North Rd, National State of Emergency

Linwood Ave: We couldn't hire a trailer at Linwood Shell garage, as it was closed, fence-cordoned, due to post-quake building- inspection. (Several garages would stay closed, fence-cordoned for months post 22 February 2011 quake). Driving past many damaged, old brick-buildings & damaged wooden-buildings, I resolved to return after Jake's move to snap damages. We hired a trailer at a Ferry Rd garage.


25.02.11. Steel mesh fence cordon. Brick bldg demolished post Feb 22 quake, Main North Rd, national state of emergency

The girlfriend's dad helped Jake move using his big van, so three vehicles were enough to move possessions across quake-town to St Albans. The old house-flat floors were sodden with flooded quakmire & sewage. The landlord Hoovered it up. Was he re-letting that ruin? Leah meanwhile tidied the liquefactioned St Albans garage-flat ready for Jake's arrival.

Leah spent the next couple of weeks, (while her school was closed awaiting building-inspection) soaking, disinfecting, washing Jake's & girlfriend's clothes & bedding. Before washing, we spread it on our wooden-decking: for pre-wash sun, rain & wind cleansing.



25.02.11. Steel fence, steel mesh fence cordon. Brick bldg demolished post Feb 22 quake, was cordoned for months post Sept 4 Darfield Quake damage, Main North Rd, National State of Emergency

25.02.11. Ruin-snaps I took that quakemired day, three days post-quake, included some suburbs on the fringe of the National State-of-Emergency CBD-cordon: Waltham, Phillipstown, Linwood, Richmond, St Albans, Merivale, Papanui. As I rushed around town moving Jake's belongings, snap-captions would suffice to summarize destruction details:


25.02.11. Oxley Ave: Car trapped in 22 February 2011 quakemired sinkhole, National State-of-Emergency


25.02.11. Cranford St: 22 February 2011 quakemired driveway, house, damaged garage-flat, National State-of-Emergency



25.02.11 Cranford St: Grey quakemire-boil, fallen concrete-brick, garden-wall, quake-bent, steel gutter-pipe, National State-of- Emergency

25.02.11. Cranford St: Damaged garage-flat door, National State-of-Emergency



25.02.11. Cranford St: Blue digger loading grey quakemire into a truck, National State-of-Emergency



25.02.11. Cranford St: 22 February 2011 quakemired-driveway, National State-of-Emergency


25.02.11. Cranford St: 22 February 2011 quakemired-house, National State-of-Emergency


25.02.11. Cranford St: 22 February 2011 quake-tilted garage, quakemired-garden, National State-of-Emergency. Area smelt of leaking sewage


25.02.11. Cranford St: Red fire-engine passing 22 February 2011 quake-sinkhole in orange-plastic-road-coned-cordon in quakemired-road, National State-of-Emergency


25.02.11. Squire St: 22 February 2011 quakemired-road, National State-of-Emergency, one of many liquefactioned Christchurch roads


25.02.11. Bealey Ave: NZDF-soldier on CBD-cordon-duty, National State-of-Emergency. Face-mask worn against quakemire-dust, aerial sewage-spores & demolition-dust


25.02.11. London St / Fitzgerald Ave / Bealey Ave: ROAD CLOSED. White-plastic-barrier-tape, orange-plastic-road-cone-cordon. Olive LAV, two yellow, Hi-Vis jacketed cops, one NZDF-soldier on CBD-cordon-duty, National State-of-Emergency


25.02.11. Stanmore Rd: People dug a trapped car out of a quakemired-sinkhole, National State-of-Emergency. Nearby houses & Holy Trinity Avonside Church were ruined. When it rained thereafter the area flooded. Was that sunken, road section built over an underground- stream, or spring?


25.02.11. Stanmore Rd / Hereford St: Fallen concrete brick-wall, 22 February 2011 quake, National State-of-Emergency. The wall would be rebuilt


25.02.11. Waltham Rd: Two Asian men fetching Cronos tank-water three days post 22 February 2011 quake, National State-of-Emergency. Mododern building behind would survive the quakes


25.02.11. Waltham Rd:4 September 2010 quake, damaged, brick, Canterbury Mineral and Lapidary Club, trashed by the 22 February 2011 quake, fallen brick-parapets, brick-rubble on footpath & road, roof-trusses exposed, National State-of-Emergency. The ruin would be demolished


25.02.11. Waltham Rd: 4 September 2010 quake-damaged & 22 February 2011 quake-damaged, Paintball multi-storey, brick-walls cracked, fallen-parapets, brick-rubble on carpark, garden, footpath & road, steel gutter-pipe bent, steel-mesh-fence-cordoned, National State-of-Emergency


25.02.11. Waltham Rd: Steel-mesh-fence-cordoned, wood & corrugated-iron house-flat, flooded by the 22 February 2011 quake, National State-of-Emergency. Concrete multi-storey, undamaged by the quake



25.02.11. Tancred St / Worcester St: Under The Red Verandah, brick, wood & corrugated-iron restaurant survived the 4 September 2010 quake, but was ruined by the 22 February 2011 quake (soon demolished) National State-of-Emergency. Next-door cottage would be revamped as After The Red Verandah restaurant, reopened five weeks post-quake on Tuesday 29 March 2011


25.02.11. Tancred St / Worcester St: Under The Red Verandah, three fallen brick-walls, brick-rubble on footpath, corrugated-iron roof conked, National State-of-Emergency. Son Jake was outside the building when it collapsed


25.02.11. Tancred St / Worcester St: Under The Red Verandah ruin, 22 February 2011 collapsed room, jumbled brick-rubble, jumbled furniture & steel safe, National State-of-Emergency. Son Jake was outside building when it collapsed


25.02.11. Tancred St / Worcester St: Plastic, rubbish-bins, orange-plastic-road-cone-cordon. 22 February 2011 quake, Under The Red Verandah, National State-of-Emergency

25.02.11. Tancred St / Worcester St: Under The Red Verandah, 22 February 2011 broken-glass windows, steel-wire-mesh closed, jumbled-furniture, plastic-barrier-tape-cordoned, National State-of-Emergency







25.02.11. Tancred St / Worcester St: Plastic-barrier-tape-cordon. Under The Red Verandah, 22 February 2011 broken-glass windows, steel-wire-mesh closed, jumbled-furniture, glassware on table, unmoved by the quake, National State-of-Emergency

25.02.11. Worcester St: Next to Jo Jo's Massage parlour (which had relocated post 4 September 2010 quake): a 22 February 2011 ruined, brick-building, collapsed by shaking & quakemire, brick-rubble in garden & on footpath, steel-mesh-fence-cordoned. Quakemire-boil & grey mud-heap roadside, National-State of-Emergency


 25.02.11. Worcester St: Two-storey WHITEWARE ruin, 22 February 2011 fallen, brick-parapet & brick-chimney, broken glass-window, brick-rubble in garden & on footpath, red-plastic-barrier-tape-cordoned, National State-of-Emergency. WHITEWARE ruin would be demolished


25.02.11. Worcester St / Stanmore Rd: North-east corner, serial-quake-trashed, red, green, blue, two-storey, Whiteware ruin, fallen brick-chimney on collapsed, corrugated-iron roof. Brick side-wall collapsed into next-door shop. Exposed roof-trusses. Brick-facade tilted over footpath, fallen brick-parapet caused verandah collapse. Brick-rubble & verandah corrugated-iron roof on footpath. Broken window-glass, three bottom rooms exposed, steel-fence-cordoned, National State-of-Emergency. Red, green, blue shops would be demolished & rebuilt

25.02.11. Worcester St / Stanmore Rd: North-east corner, 22 February 2011 ruined-shop. Brick-rubble from next-door's ruined Whiteware collapsed-wall on shop-floor




25.02.11. Worcester St / Stanmore Rd: North-east corner, red-stickered, 22 February 2011 ruined, two-storey flat. Fallen brick side-wall, brick-rubble on footpath. Bathroom, passage, wooden-staircase, three rooms exposed. Loose wooden-floor. Roof & ceilings collapsed, exposing roof-space. Steel-fence-cordoned. Flat would be demolished including red, green, blue, neighbouring Whiteware shops. Rebuilt





25.02.11. Stanmore Rd: Red-stickered, 22 February 2011 collapsed, two-storey, Argonaut ruin, National State-of-Emergency. Silver corrugated-iron roof collapsed exposing roof-space. Brick-parapet fell onto verandah, causing awning-collapse. Upper brick side-wall fell, exposing rooms. Brick-rubble on footpath & road, steel-mesh-fence-cordoned. Argonaut ruin would soon be demolished


25.02.11. Stanmore Rd / Worcester St crossing: North-west corner, old, one / two-storey, brick, ruined-shops, damaged by the 4 September 2010 quake, trashed by the 22 February 2011 quake, National State-of-Emergency. Cracked brick-walls, side brick-walls fallen, brick- parapets fallen, exposing roof-spaces. Two-storey, collapsed-ceiling exposing roof-space. Two-storey, brick-facade fallen onto verandah causing awning-collapse. Brick-rubble on footpath. Rooms exposed. Smaller ruined-shops: Visions, Chalet Hair Fashions, Marcel's Picnic, roofs-wonky, exposed roof-spaces. Awnings-wonky. Glass-windows broken. Brick-rubble on footpath & road, steel-mesh-fence-cordoned. Ruined-shops would be demolished






25.02.11. Stanmore Rd / Worcester St: South-east corner, Linwood Community ruin, damaged by 4 September 2010 quake, trashed by 22 February 2011 quake, two brick-walls fallen, brick-chimney loose, red corrugated-iron roof conked, brick-rubble in garden, steel-mesh-fence- cordoned, National State-of-Emergency. Ruined building would be restored


25.02.11. Tancred St: Fallen concrete air-brick, garden-wall, 22 February 2011 quake, National State-of-Emergency.
25.02.11. Tancred St: Blue-tarped house-roof. Fallen red-brick, garage side-wall, 22 February 2011 quake, National State-of-Emergency.

25.02.11. Cashel St:22 February 2011 trashed, red-stickered, red-brick, two-storey, ruined-house, top brick-wall fallen, roof part- collapsed, trusses-exposed, brick-rubble on footpath, white-plastic-barrier-tape-cordoned, National State-of-Emergency. Ruined-house would soon be demolished



25.02.11.  Cashel St / Olliviers Rd: 22 February 2011 ruined, brick, Samoan Independent Seventh Day Adventist Church, National State-of-Emergency. The ruined Church would demolished

Typical quake-damage to brick-churches: Bricks fell off walls & gables, but roofs stayed supported by strong wooden-arches, like Knox Church (would be restored) Bealey Ave; Chinese Methodist (would be demolished, rebuilt) Papanui Rd; St Athanasius Coptic (demolished) Edgeware Rd; Samoan Independent Seventh Day Adventist (would be demolished) Cashel St / Olliviers Rd.


25.02.11. Cashel St / Olliviers Rd: 22 February 2011 ruined, brick, Samoan Independent Seventh Day Adventist Church:, fallen east brick- wall, nave exposed; slate-tiled roof OK supported by wooden-arches; fallen west brick-gable behind altar; nave, brick side-walls & brick- buttresses cracked, fallen-bricks; brick-transept walls cracked, fallen-bricks; north transept, brick-gable fallen, roof-trusses exposed; brick- rubble in garden; broken-glass windows; fallen gutter-pipes; POLICE EMERGENCY white-plastic-barrier-tape-cordoned; National State-of-Emergency. Ruined-church would be demolished. 2019, Weedy demolition site



25.02.11. Percy St: 22 February 2011 ruined, two-storey, brick-house. Three brick-walls fallen. Rooms & furniture exposed. Wooden-floors fallen. Silver corrugated-iron roof intact, supported by one brick-wall & core-walls. Steel-mesh-fence-cordoned, National State-of-Emergency. The ruined-house would be demolished


25.02.11. Tuam St: 22 February 2011 ruined, The Pump House. Roadside, fallen brick-wall, brick-rubble on footpath. Slate-tiled roof collapsed. Red / white-chevron-plastic-barrier-taped. Orange-plastic-road-cone-cordoned. National State-of-Emergency. The ruined Pump House would be demolished



25.02.11. Ensors Rd / Ferry Rd: Parked-boat. National State-of-Emergency. 22 February 2011 ruined-building behind would be demolished, due to fallen brick-wall & cracked two-storey brick-wall. Parked-boat would be damaged by site-cleaning & relocated. It stood on-site for years


25.02.11. Ferry Rd:22 February 2011 ruined, two-storey, brick-shops, with Laughing Ladies mural, National State-of-Emergency. Top-storey boarded. Ruined-shops would be demolished & rebuilt. Laughing Ladies mural would be repainted on the rebuilt-shop



25.02.11. Ferry Rd / Mathesons Rd: Three brick-walled, ruined-shops, including red-stickered, THE BOOK CELLAR BOOK EXCHANGE, ANNETTE'S FOODBAR, LIMELITE GALLERY, silver corrugated-iron roof collapsed, fallen brick side-walls, broken-glass windows, rooms-exposed. Brick-rubble between buildings, on footpath & on road, steel-fence-cordoned, National State-of-Emergency





25.02.11. Bealey Ave / Colombo St: 22 February 2011 ruined, two-storey, Bealey Pharmacy, National State-of-Emergency. Silver corrugated- iron roof collapsed, ceilings collapsed, wooden-floors collapsed, two brick-walls fallen, exposing rooms. Brick-crushed cars, brick-rubble in garden & on footpaths, white-plastic-barrier-tape-cordoned. Ruined-building would soon be demolished, a red crushed-car stood atop the rubble for days


25.02.11. Bealey Ave / Colombo St: Brick-crushed, white-car beside 22 February 2011 ruined Bealey Pharmacy, National State-of-Emergency. Ruined Bealey Pharmacy would be demolished
25.02.11. Papanui Rd: Next to two-storey, brick, Merivale 203 shops: More Merivale ruined-shops, two-storeys, trashed by the 22 February 2011 quake, National State-of-Emergency: Front brick-facade fallen, windows-broken, roof-space & rooms-exposed, contents trashed, lights still on in some shops, brick-rubble on footpath & road, white-plastic-barrier-taped, steel-mesh-fence-cordoned. Ruined-shops would be demolished & replaced by Quinns "shop windows," shipping-containers. Quinns would relocate briefly to Aikmans Rd corner, where House of Travel was

25.02.11. Papanui Rd / Rugby St: Chinese Methodist Church Hall, brick-ruin, damaged by 4 September 2010 quake, ruined by 22 February 2011 quake, National State-of-Emergency. Red corrugated-iron roof intact, supported by wooden-arches. South window & brick-gable collapsed, exposing wooden roof-arches. North brick-gable collapsed. Brick-rubble in asphalt carpark, steel-mesh-fence-cordoned. Ruined Chinese Methodist Church Hall would soon be demolished


25.02.11. Papanui Rd / Rugby St: Serial-quake-trashed Chinese Methodist Church brick-ruin, National State of Emergency. Black-tiled roof intact. Nave & transept, brick-gables, including rose-window, collapsed, exposing wooden-arches & nave. Brick-rubble in asphalt carpark & garden. Post 4 September 2010, the red-tiled steeple-roof was removed by crane & placed in the front-garden, secured by nylon-straps. A wooden roof-box covered the tower stump. Post 22 February 2011 the steeple-roof was still OK, but the tower's wooden, roof-box hung loose. The ruined-church was steel-mesh-fence-cordoned & abandoned. The ruined-church would be demolished July-August 2013. Rebuilt 2014-15


25.02.11. Papanui Rd / Rugby St: North view, serial-quake-trashed, Chinese Methodist Church ruin & Hall ruin, fallen brick-gables, National State-of-Emergency. Brick-Church left, wooden roof-arches exposed, nave exposed, steel-mesh-fence-cordoned, abandoned. Hall right, wooden roof-arches exposed, hall exposed, would soon be demolished. The ruined-church would be demolished July-August 2013. Rebuilt 2014-15


25.02.11. Papanui Rd / Heaton St: Concrete block "African Animals" wall survived the 4 September 2010 quake, but was trashed by the 22 February 2011 quake. The wall would soon be demolished, National State-of-Emergency. Cheetah, rhinos murals gone

25.02.11. Rossall St: 22 February 2011 damaged brick garden-wall, tilted brick-wall, despite wooden-bracing. Fallen brick gate-post. Blue portaloo, National State-of-Emergency

*Trekked Winston Ave, Main Nth Rd, Oxley Ave, Cranford St, Squire St, Bealey Ave, Stanmore Rd, Waltham Rd, Worcester St, Tancred St, Cashel St, Percy St, Tuam St, Ferry Rd, Mathesons Rd, Papanui Rd, Rugby St, Heaton St, Rossall St. 148 snaps.

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4 comments:

  1. SandyMarch 28, 2011 at 4:26 AM

    I know a lady who was in the Red Verandah cafe when the quake hit... think 6 or 8 of them dived under a large table she told me...possibly the one you've photographed in the front of the building.... she's doing ok.

    Great photos...thank you
    Sandy

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  2. Mark JS EsslemontMarch 28, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    Pleasure Sandy. Glad the lady's alright. The restaurant reopened today, Tues 29.03.11, 5 weeks after the quake, in a revamped cottage next door as After The Red Verandah. Had lunch there, the place already buzzing, including rumbling by the digger next door removing the last of the rubble, felt like aftershocks still.

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  3. UnknownMarch 31, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    hey Mark
    great pics
    Could I please use some for a fundraiser in Rotorua - Music Stand for Christchurch
    I have been down to ChCh twice in recent weeks but was too busy helping my son to go around taking pics

    Any ideas about where $$$ can go to to help in Aranui area?
    Cheers
    Heather

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  4. Mark JS EsslemontMarch 31, 2011 at 8:43 PM

    Hi Heather,

    Glad you like the pics. Use some with pleasure, hope the word gets out. Bit of a shlep getting them as you know, all that silt dust & walking.

    Went into the CBD red zone this morning, St Asaph St area, opened for the first time to the public, devastated cnrs Manchester St & Colombo St, will upload pics in due course, very time consuming.

    Yesterday I was in Aranui & Bexley, coolpixing & photographed the Aranui Seventh Day Adventist Church ad board, cnr Rowan Ave & Pages Rd. The church was quake cracked & tape cordoned, but their op shop was open & there was a tented quake info kiosk with water tank in the back yard, run by Christchurch council.

    Perhaps the church may know how to dispense your $$$? Contact phone numbers from the Pages Rd ad board:

    Church: 388 5846
    Lay Minister: 980 740

    Maybe they can advise about Aranui, as I know no one there. I liked the housing there, staunch people, getting on with sorting things out.

    Regards & best, Mark.

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