2018-19. From McKenzie Willis, Tuam St / High St to St Asaph St / High St, those ruins would resurrect as concrete, tilt-slab offices, High St brick facade intact, including Duncan's Buildings. The area would be called Salt District.
07.04.13. Steel mesh fence cordon. St Asaph St view, demolition sites, back of High St ruins. Reopened Alice in Videoland (old PO) left
High St: I saw a row of brick-ruins, one fire-razed, as rotten as any dangerous brick-ruins I'd seen post-quakes, like brick-ruins on Manchester St, or brick-ruins on Colombo St, Sydenham, all demolished now. From St Asaph St, I saw part-demolitions of buildings with back-walls peeled off exposing the rooms to weathering. Beyond those walls Brownlee's CBD rebuild beckoned.
07.04.13. Manchester St view, demolition sites, High St ruins. McKenzie Willis left, fire razed bldg right
St Asaph St: I saw a scaffolded ruin with old HODSON & Co Ltd advert painted on a side-wall by a demolition-site. Further along, I saw recently opened St Asaph Street Kitchen & Stray Dog Bar. The restaurant was busy.
07.04.13. Steel mesh fence cordon. St Asaph St view, High St ruins left, old Hodson & Co Ltd ad on wall right
07.04.13. St Asaph St Kitchen carpark, St Asaph St
St Asaph St / Manchester St: Past Theme Basic demolition-site, I cut down Manchester St by black & blue EPIC Innovation shed. Next to The Drawing Room quake-survivor, I looked at a section of Odeon Theatre roof which had lain on the demolition-site by the footpath for months since part-demolition of Odeon Theatre: Oregon pine trusses supported the corrugated-iron roof, rusty roller wheels for Odeon Theatre's fly-ropes were attached to beams. The theatre roof was demolished & the auditorium was gutted, showing jumbled chairs & crumbling inner side-walls exposed to weathering.
07.04.13. Post quake EPIC Innovation, Manchester St / Tuam St
07.04.13. Steel mesh fence cordon. Part demolished, Odeon Theatre roof, Manchester St
07.04.13. Part demolished, Odeon Theatre, Manchester St
07.04.13. NO ENTRY. Steel mesh fence cordon. Stacked shipping containers. Manchester St / Tuam St, W view, Odeon Theatre facade awaiting restoration left. Old Council bldg far right would be demolished for the new Bus Interchange, May 2015
07.04.13. Manchester St / Tuam St, E view, reopened Alice in Videoland (old PO) left, ruined McKenzie Willis right, facade being restored
Manchester St / Tuam St: By Real Groovy demolition-site, Odeon Theatre's facade was protected by a triple layer of shipping-containers so the facade could be restored. On the opposite corner, Peaches & Cream's demolition-site grew weeds.
I trekked along an orange, plastic bollard cordon / SMF-cordon corridor which separated pedestrians from one-way Tuam St traffic going past a razor-wired & boarded entrance to Sol Sq & continuing past the boarded, old, multi-storey Council ruin to Colombo St. That Council ruin would be demolished for the Bus Interchange, May 2015.
Colombo St / Tuam St: I saw four demolition-sites, one site was turned into a Wilson carpark adjacent to the Tuam St to Lichfield St temporary Bus Exchange which was built on demolition-sites. Beyond I saw the post-quake Tuam Library in a Council building. 16 people died in the vicinity in the 22 February 2011 Quake, when old brick buildings collapsed along Colombo St, between St Asaph St & Tuam St crossings.
07.04.13. Colombo St / Mollett St view, demolition sites, abandoned, red zone bldgs. 16 people died in the Mollett St vicinity, 22.02.11 quake. Old Council bldg Tuam St right would be demolished for the Bus Interchange, opened May 2015
07.04.13. Colombo St / Tuam St view, abandoned, red zone bldgs. Old Council bldg right would be demolished for the Bus Interchange, opened May 2015
07.04.13. Steel mesh fence cordon. Colombo St demolition site view, Lichfield St, red zone, abandoned bldgs. Old bus exchange left, part demolished
07.04.13. Temporary Bus Exchange, carpark view, Wilson carpark on demolition sites & view across Colombo St demolition sites to abandoned, red zone bldgs. Old Council bldg right would be demolished for the Bus Interchange, opened May 2015
Tuam St: Opposite the post-quake temporary Bus Exchange, I saw that D&A College's side-wall was graffitied. Post-quakes, graffiti had increased in the CBD & the suburbs.
07.04.13. Steel mesh fence cordon. Demolition site, graffiti, abandoned, D&A College wall, Tuam St
Colombo St : Northwards, I trekked past demolition-sites & blocks of SMF-cordoned, dusty ruined-shops. Orange, plastic bollards formed pedestrian corridors on Colombo St. Drivers along that section of Colombo St weaved their vehicles one-way southwards from Lichfield St to Tuam St crossings. Multiply that traffic obstruction a 1 000 x for an idea of CERA / SCIRT obstructions drivers endured in quaked Christchurch. Never mind the NZDF-cordon around the red-zone-CBD which we endured for for 28 months. Citizens banned.
07.04.13. Pedestrian corridor between orange, plastic, road fence & steel mesh fence cordon. Abandoned, red zone shops, Colombo St
07.04.13. Pedestrian corridor between orange, plastic bollards & steel mesh fence cordons. Abandoned, red zone shops, Colombo St
07.04.13. Steel mesh fence cordon. Abandoned, red zone Frontrunner, Lichfield St / Colombo St. See traffic obstructions, incl orange, plastic, road cones & orange, plastic bollards. The bldg would be demolished for the Bus Interchange
07.04.13. USAR / TF graffiti, abandoned, red zone Frontrunner window, Colombo St
Colombo St / Lichfield St: I saw dusty Frontrunner ruin behind a SMF-cordon which blocked Lichfield St by the pre-quakes Bus Exchange ruin. Behind the red zone SMF-cordon, Colombo St / Manchester St, I saw a red bus parked. It boasted RED ZONE TOUR in digital-letters in front. Frontrunner would be demolished for the new Bus Interchange.
07.04.13. NO ENTRY. Orange, plastic bollards, steel mesh fence cordon. Colombo St / Lichfield St N view, Colombo St walkway to The Crossing. Abandoned shops left, demo site right
07.04.13. Steel mesh fence cordon. Colombo St view, red zone, tour bus, Lichfield St red zone
Although CERA minister Brownlee recently stated red zone CBD was a rebuild zone, there was no rebuild yet.
Colombo St: Yesterday, CERA opened a red-zone cordoned section of Colombo St for pedestrians only, from Lichfield St crossing to Hereford St crossing. I trekked northwards along Colombo St, past demolition-sites, past Mid City, past National Bank ruin, past reopened Ballantynes, past the pre-quakes Bus Exchange ruin to The Crossing by Restart Cashel Mall. Except for Ballantynes, all shops along Colombo St were closed.
07.04.13. Steel mesh fence cordon. Colombo St demolition site, abandoned, red zone bldgs by The Crossing
Colombo St: At the Bus Exchange ruin by The Crossing, I saw dusty glass-doors & dusty windows of shops which were closed since the 22 February 2011 Quake two years before. I saw cosmetics scattered from low shelves on one shop floor. The upper shelves still held more cosmetics perfectly intact. Those ruined-shops still had intact awnings. Much damage was caused by collapsed awnings in the quakes. I liked the ornate copper lion heads on the ruined Bus Exchange's awning. USAR / TF graffiti still besmirched shop-windows & shop-doors. The copper lion heads on the awning would resurrect post-quakes as part of a revamped facade.
07.04.13. Red zone, abandoned, Bus Exchange view, The Crossing, Colombo St / Cashel St. Abandoned Pagoda Court Restaurant beyond left would be demolished, 2018-19, for Kathmandu new build
07.04.13. USAR / TF graffiti, Colombo St, nr The Crossing
07.04.13. Lion head decorated awning, abandoned, red zone Bus Exchange, Colombo St
07.04.13. Quake strewn cosmetics, red zone, abandoned, Bus Exchange shop, Colombo St
Colombo St / Cashel St, The Crossing: Along Cashel St, eastwards I saw a vast demolition-site, with views across demolition-sites to High St & Hereford St. Some ruins had still not been demolished on that vast site. Westpac, Holiday Inn, Hotel Grand Chancellor high-rises were gone, demolished. I saw a tangle of steel-rebars strewn on rubble.
I looked through ruined Starbucks' dusty windows. I saw Starbucks' jumbled furniture which was abandoned in the 22 February 2011 Quake over two years before. I saw thick dust on the furniture by the fireplace. Ceiling panels hung loose above the lot.
07.04.13. Abandoned, red zone shops, incl Pagoda Court Restaurant, The Crossing, Colombo St / Cashel St. 2018-19. Pagoda Court would be demolished for Kathmandu new build
07.04.13. The Crossing, Cashel St view, demolition sites, red zone, abandoned bldgs
07.04.13. Red zone, boarded, abandoned Starbucks, Cashel St
07.04.13. Steel mesh fence cordon. 2 yellow diggers, demo rubble. Red zone, abandoned, Westpac demolition site, Cashel St / High St
07.04.13. Steel mesh fence cordon. Red zone, abandoned, Holiday Inn, demolition site, Cashel St / High St
07.04.13. Steel mesh fence cordon. Two diggers. High St view, red zone, Hotel Grand Chancellor, demolition site, Cashel St
07.04.13. Steel mesh fence cordon. High St NW view, red zone, demolition sites, abandoned shops towards Cathedral Sq
07.04.13. Steel mesh fence cordon. Red zone, abandoned, Jeanswest, High St
07.04.13. Steel mesh fence cordon. High St SW view, across Cashel St demolition sites, red zone, abandoned bldgs by The Crossing. Reopened Ballantynes right. The demo site would become ANZ Centre, 2016
Colombo St, The Crossing: I trekked northwards along Colombo St past brightly painted planter boxes: a row of trees & garish painted road patterns, past abandoned Pagoda Court Restaurant where Luke recently bought a fish tank from the owner who was trying to recoup quake-losses. I trekked past McDonald's & KFC demolition-sites. Only Timezone was open. 2018-19. Pagoda Court would be demolished for Kathmandu new-build.
07.04.13. Red zone, abandoned, Pagoda Court restaurant, Colombo St. 2018-19. Pagoda Court would be demolished for Kathmandu new build
07.04.13. Steel mesh fence cordon. Red zone, abandoned Timezone, flanked by demolition sites, Colombo St. Restart Cashel Mall shipping containers left
07.04.13. Colombo St S view, demolition sites, red zone, abandoned bldgs by The Crossing
07.04.13. Steel mesh fence cordon, orange, plastic bollard cordon. Colombo St NW view, demolition sites towards Hereford St crossing & red zone, abandoned, Cathedral Sq. Abandoned Government Life left, awaited demolition. Chalice middle would survive the quakes
07.04.13. The Crossing view, Restart Cashel Mall. Reopened Ballantynes left
07.04.13. Restart Cashel Mall where 4 people died in the 22.02.11 quake. Bridge of Remembrance beyond
Back at The Crossing, I chatted to the red-coated, tricorn hatted Town Crier who said he was there every day. An anachronism. I didn't look at recently opened High St & Hereford St niches as I'd seen them last weekend.
07.04.13. Town Crier, The Crossing, Cashel St / Colombo St
07.04.13. Steel mesh fence cordon. The Crossing, E view, red zone, Cashel St, abandoned bldgs. Westpac & Holiday Inn demolition sites right
Cashel Mall - Cashel St: Eastwards along Cashel St, I saw vast demolition-sites which would become part of CERA's retail precinct. The West-East vista I saw was from the Bridge of Remembrance down Restart Cashel Mall past Ballantynes & CERA's retail precinct & continued eastwards to the CTV demolition-site where 115 people died in the multi-storey CTV collapse in the 22 February 2011 Quake.
Cashel St / Colombo St: West side, BNZ Centre would be built. East side, ANZ Centre would be built.
*Trekked St Asaph St, Manchester St, Colombo St, Cashel St, High St. 85 snaps.
Monday 08.04.13. The Press reported on EQC Truths: An anonymous blogger (ex EQC) received another EQC email leak giving claimants' details. EQC Truths blogger said he would divulge information to claimants who provided ID, as it was their right to get personal information held by a NZ National government department which EQC wasn't providing despite requests from claimants. Businessman Staples helped EQC Truths blogger with ID details on the latest email leak.
One News reported EQC boss Simpson got a High Court interim injunction against Staples & the EQC Truths blogger. Bullying again by EQC, as EQC's ineptitude & short-changing of claimants would be clarified by exposure & transparency. Simpson was quick with legal action, but slow with EQC assessments & payouts. Instead of enriching lawyers with his ass-covering, Simpson should've paid claimants what they deserved & fixed damaged housing pronto. It was two & a half years since 4 September 2010 Quake & over two years since 22 February 2011 Quake. Where was CERA minister Brownlee, Simpsons' boss, in the EQC leak fiasco?
Wednesday 10.04.13. EQC Truths blog: "EQC Truths intends to Release All Information within 24 hours." The blogger implied his blogging was offshore, therefore NZ High Court injunction was a waste.
Thursday 11.04.13. EQC Truths blogger said information wouldn't be released within 24 hours, as his overseas source had advised regarding the High Court injunction that EQC Truths blogger would be in contempt of court & needed to self protect.
EQC Truths blogger challenged Simpson to a public TV debate, 6pm, 11 April, "or else I will reveal everything."
EQC Truths blogger implied the overseas source would leak the EQC information. Failing that, EQC Truths blogger would still leak it. There would also be "more damning revelations" about EQC.
The TV debate didn't happen, so EQC Truths blogger said spreadsheet information for 67 000 claimants was leaked offshore, online by the original leaker via the File Dropper website. According to EQC Truths, although 1 000s of people checked the link, it was taken down within hours, then uploaded again on other links.
Friday 12.04.13. One News reported Simpson's minimising: "the bulk of the information is already known to customers." Why the injunction Simpson?
Saturday 13.04.13. Greers Rd near our rental: Protesting teachers whined at Brownlee's Ilam office. Did those unionised teachers fear NZ National government's touting of Charter Schools? Leah, a highly specialized, experienced teacher, saw Charter Schools as a professional opportunity.
May 2024: After a Labour government stint, NZ National government PM Luxon would again tout Charter Schools!
Content & pics Copyright Mark JS Esslemont.
See Homeowners can use OIA to get EQC info (The Press / Stuff Co).
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