Hard News by Russell Brown

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Hard News: Again: Is everyone okay?

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  • Ross Mason,

    sewrage

    I won't mention the spelling but I suspect it will be in a few days.

    Upper Hutt • Since Jun 2007 • 1590 posts Report Reply

  • Che Tibby,

    i look at this photo, and i think, "thank christ it missed the barbie".

    </practicalities>

    the back of an envelope • Since Nov 2006 • 2042 posts Report Reply

  • Jackie Clark,

    In other related news, I would like to nominate Mr Vaughn Davis of the parish of Auckland for some kind of humanitarian award, for his beautiful upbeat tweets. To wit: " life toll stands at around 500,000 and I am very grateful for that" - "Goodnight Christchurch. Sun comes up at exactly 7am tomorrow. Promise." You see? I love the man, and I've never even met him.

    Mt Eden, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 3136 posts Report Reply

  • Che Tibby, in reply to Jackie Clark,

    +1!

    the back of an envelope • Since Nov 2006 • 2042 posts Report Reply

  • Shayne Stuchbery,

    Cheers to PA, and to you RB, from my family here in Canada for this thread. Very helpful, informative and comforting from this far away.

    BC, Canada • Since Nov 2006 • 12 posts Report Reply

  • Hilary Stace, in reply to Matthew Littlewood,

    There was a wonderful interview on Radio NZ just before 6 pm yesterday with that mountaineer describing how, after they found only a hole where the staircase used to be, they found some ropes and all calmly abseiled down the side of the building.

    Wgtn • Since Jun 2008 • 3229 posts Report Reply

  • Ben Austin, in reply to Che Tibby,

    Oamaru is friendly to both man and beast and I've alerted the local Tourist Authority about your attitude

    London • Since Nov 2006 • 1027 posts Report Reply

  • Lucy Stewart, in reply to Hilary Stace,

    There was a wonderful interview on Radio NZ just before 6 pm yesterday with that mountaineer describing how, after they found only a hole where the staircase used to be, they found some ropes and all calmly abseiled down the side of the building.

    I saw a few photos of people abseiling out of windows and wondered where they'd got the courage. Bless them.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2105 posts Report Reply

  • Che Tibby, in reply to Ben Austin,

    now, that genuinely scares me.

    they aren't those people who run the local shop for locals are they?

    the back of an envelope • Since Nov 2006 • 2042 posts Report Reply

  • Craig Ranapia,

    Sorry for harshing the warm glow, but over at Pundit, Andrew Geddis powns No Right Turn on the national state of emergency.

    Shorter Geddis: It’s not the Ermächtigungsgesetz in concern-troll drag so chill the fuck out and get to grips with what the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act actually says.

    I/S’s posts regrettably are bullshit. I rather fear that he’s fallen victim to exactly the disease he accuses John Key and National of … being so partisan in outlook that everything must have a motive other than the obvious one.

    Sometimes even politicians just want to do the right thing.

    Ouch.

    North Shore, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 12370 posts Report Reply

  • nzlemming, in reply to Che Tibby,

    Look at it this way - you'd be the only Che in the village.

    Waikanae • Since Nov 2006 • 2937 posts Report Reply

  • Matthew Poole,

    Another point about Idiot/Shithead's rants that only occurred to me in the shower this morning (amazing what a shower does for one's cognition) is that if Darth Brownlee or Lord Uber-fuhrer Carter tried to play the state of emergency card to trample people outside Canterbury, there'd be any number of people just itching to get the High Court to go all "ultra vires" on the offending arse.

    The powers provided in the CDEMA may not be able to be legally examined, but their utilisation sure as hell can. Trying to emplace curfews or compel information from people in Whangarei or Bulls would be well outside the ordinary and reasonable use of a disaster area CD controller.

    ETA: I see that Andrew Geddis already handled this one.

    Auckland • Since Mar 2007 • 4097 posts Report Reply

  • Lilith __,

    A video shot moments after the quake, on Lichfield St:

    Dunedin • Since Jul 2010 • 3895 posts Report Reply

  • Ben Austin,

    Lets just say there are worse things than the local shop or being the only Che. Worse things like rabid Blue Penguins

    London • Since Nov 2006 • 1027 posts Report Reply

  • Christopher Dempsey,

    Listen - this sound a bit silly - but there's this guy, Steven Cowan - he writes a blog - I haven't seen the blog updated since he last wrote on Tuesday, presumably before the quake struck. I emailed him - but no reply as of yet.

    I've never met him but I enjoy his take on life, and I'm slightly worried. I think he lives in the eastern suburbs, but my knowledge of Christchurch geography would fit in a thimble. I've used that google person finder but there's nothing there. It might just be me, but I am worried. Does anyone know him?

    Parnell / Tamaki-Auckland… • Since Sep 2008 • 659 posts Report Reply

  • Emma Hart,

    Friends of mine set up this facebook 'event', if it hasn't been linked to already. The attending list is people who are okay, the 'awaiting reply' list is friends we haven't heard from. There's a page for KAOS people as well. Most of the "missing" will simply not have power, and the phone system is intermittent. (Still, landlines are a more reliable way to get in touch with people without power than cellphones).

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 4651 posts Report Reply

  • Stephen Judd,

    I'll tell you what's pressing my partisan buttons at the moment:

    Wellington City Council requires any building built before 1976 to be strengthened to a third of the current standard within 20 years if it may contain, or risk damaging, crowds of people. A previously tighter timetable was pushed out to 20 years in 2009 after building owners complained about the costs. Former mayor Kerry Prendergast urged the council to revisit the issue "with a view to tightening the deadlines again" after the September quake.

    Auckland Council building policy manager Bob de Leur said all previous councils in the Auckland region had only passive policies requiring strengthening when new building consents were sought. The new combined council is expected to review that policy this year. Home Owners and Buyers Association president John Gray said virtually all "leaky buildings" had been found to have structural defects as well as leaks.

    But he said a Building Amendment Bill now before Parliament would weaken controls even further by removing an existing requirement for consent authorities to physically inspect new buildings before issuing code compliance certificates - now to be called "consent completion certificates".

    Buried in the last paras of this NZ Herald article on the PGG building collapse.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 3122 posts Report Reply

  • Che Tibby, in reply to Stephen Judd,

    I'll tell you what's pressing my partisan buttons at the moment:

    Matthew 7:26?

    @Ben angry nuns are scary. very scary.

    the back of an envelope • Since Nov 2006 • 2042 posts Report Reply

  • Ray Gilbert, in reply to Russell Brown,

    My eagle eyed wife found this on another site last night as well

    Worrying thought though - if this is what happened to someone's cannabis crop what has happened to the suburban P labs?

    Since Nov 2006 • 104 posts Report Reply

  • Craig Ranapia, in reply to Stephen Judd,

    I think a ‘please explain’ note to my Councillors and Member of Parliament is in the offing. Thanks for bringing that to my attention, Stephen, because I’ve been skimming over stories about the PGG building -- reading them is just picking a raw scab.for no good reason.

    North Shore, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 12370 posts Report Reply

  • Stephen Judd, in reply to Che Tibby,

    Matthew 7:26

    Being an atheist Yid, as I am, my first thought was "what did Matthew Poole say this morning?"

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 3122 posts Report Reply

  • Che Tibby, in reply to Stephen Judd,

    OIC. i keep forgetting 'you people' read the prequel, not the sequel.

    the back of an envelope • Since Nov 2006 • 2042 posts Report Reply

  • Marcus Turner,

    Therapy.

    Since Nov 2006 • 212 posts Report Reply

  • Matthew Poole, in reply to Stephen Judd,

    But he said a Building Amendment Bill now before Parliament would weaken controls even further

    Haven't we been here before?

    Auckland • Since Mar 2007 • 4097 posts Report Reply

  • Matthew Poole, in reply to Stephen Judd,

    Matthew 7:26

    Being an atheist Yid, as I am, my first thought was “what did Matthew Poole say this morning?"

    Being a Christian, my first thought was “Did I say anything at 7:26 this morning?”

    Auckland • Since Mar 2007 • 4097 posts Report Reply

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