Public Address | Cafe | Speaker: Once in a Lifetime: Unofficial versions https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335036#post335036 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335036#post335036 they just did as little and as quickly/badly as they could.
... don't forget the continuous overtone of 'grudgingly'.

]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2015 11:56:37 +1300 Just thinking https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335035#post335035 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335035#post335035 Thu, 29 Jan 2015 11:21:52 +1300 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335034#post335034 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335034#post335034 Flex – part II
“...physics has nothing to do with earth quakes” by Fletchers EQR inspector
I had the same experience...
Was his name Mario?
...he eventually stormed off when I called him a patronising prick who was arguing against the laws of physics because he didn't want to sort…

]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2015 11:09:55 +1300 Just thinking https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335033#post335033 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335033#post335033 Beautifully written, and so calm as well.

Disaster 101: Those who fight the battle are not the ones to build the peace. Ngai Tahu changed the guard and by passed Sir Tipene O'Regan once the court case was won. Hamilton & Brownlee should be thanked and replace. Hamilton wasn't thanked and…

]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2015 11:03:23 +1300 Rob Stowell https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335032#post335032 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335032#post335032 Thanks Barnaby et al. It's a very thought-provoking piece.
For some of us, almost every facet of our lives has changed, in ways we never could have imagined.
Very much still coming to terms with things – perhaps the most profound being a struggle to connect with
whether and how…

]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2015 10:17:35 +1300 Hebe https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335027#post335027 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335027#post335027 difficulties which we all thought were temporary have become perpetual.

This. We knew rebuilding and regrouping would take a long time. We didn't know how comprehensive the changes in our lives would be: it's not only about the physical fabric of the city. For some of us, almost every facet…

]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2015 23:19:15 +1300 Katharine Moody https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335026#post335026 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335026#post335026 Wed, 28 Jan 2015 23:17:13 +1300 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335020#post335020 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335020#post335020 Another 'must be read out loud' piece.

I'm not sure if this is relevant, but I remember hearing or reading about all of the bureaucratic contortions and power struggles the writers detail. ALL of them.

I think what that tells me (and hopefully the people in Christchurch) is that those…

]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:14:39 +1300 Lilith __ https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335009#post335009 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335009#post335009 There is no clear dividing line between the disaster and the subsequent plans, actions and developments. The city’s character is saturated with the disaster; the earthquake remains an inescapable daily presence and topic of conversation.

Living through the past few years has been difficult here, but it has also provided…

]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2015 14:34:27 +1300 Ian Dalziel https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335006#post335006 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335006#post335006 The process in Chchch could also be titled
'From Draft Plan to Daft Plan'

and this is how the Govt's grand plans are unravelling
Land for anchor projects reduced and many, many similar stories – the Govt has just got in the way for 4 years, the bits outside their…

]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2015 14:15:30 +1300 Brent Jackson https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335003#post335003 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335003#post335003 Thank you so much for sharing this. I found it extremely well written and an excellent summary of the rebuild to date. I wish there was more than could be done to resolve the anger and frustation that is being felt by many in the region.

Kia kaha.

]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2015 12:28:27 +1300 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335002#post335002 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/speaker-once-in-a-lifetime-unofficial-versions/?p=335002#post335002 Discussion from blog post.

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