>Community Update – 30 June 2011
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Mt Pleasant Facebook
Have you joined the Mt Pleasant Community Facebook page yet? Our site address is:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mt-Pleasant-community-Christchurch/118824294860099
This site is updated very regularly with all things relevant to Mt Pleasant Residents and is the best way for us to get a message out to residents quickly. With over 800 visits this week alone the site is becoming very popular.
Mt Pleasant Farmers Market
The contractors working on McCormacks Bay road have unfortunately left our Farmers Market site in a terrible mess for this week’s market. In order to retain the traders and the market at our site we need to have a working bee 9.00am tomorrow (1 July). Please come and help if you can – our market is too important to our community to lose. See you at the Community Centre with a broom and shovel.
The Bay Harbour New is coming back – Delivery People Needed
The Bay Harbour Community newspaper is being re-launched and needing the local community support to help deliver to residents letterboxes. Walkers required for Sumner, Redcliffs, Moncks Spur, Balmoral Hill, Mt Pleasant, Heathcote, Ferrymead & Southshore. Great way to keep fit and earn some extra money at the same time.
For more information- please phone Lea 962 – 8199 / 962 8197 please leave message or email lea@simediasolutions.co.nz
P.S. The good thing about the Bay Harbour coming back is it is giving all Residents Groups its own column each fortnight!
Port Hills geotechnical work continues
Hazard assessment and repair work across the Port Hills is being carried out by geotechnical engineers contracted to the Christchurch City Council and other contractors.
The Port Hills Geotechnical Group is working across the hills to identify rockfall and land movement hazards and have remedial work carried out to prevent damage to properties and to protect key roads.
This work is continuing and is not affected by the Government zoning announcements of last week.
The priority so far has been on the clearing of hazards from key roads to ensure access is maintained to all areas. All areas are being reassessed following the earthquakes of 13 June and work being carried out to address hazards.
For more information about specific geotechnical work in your area, please email <javascript:DeCryptX('qpsuijmmthfpufdiAddd/hpwu/o{')> porthillsgeotech@ccc.govt.nz <javascript:DeCryptX('qpsuijmmthfpufdiAddd/hpwu/o{')> .
For Children in Stressful times
The following websites might be useful for any children under stress from the quake activity
www.safeandsoundnz.co.nz and http://www.jojosplace.org/
Weekly update from Roger Sutton, Chief Executive, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority – Friday 24 June 2011
For many weeks now, we’ve been talking about the huge amount of work that’s been going on to provide the certainty we know people have been so anxious to get about their homes and communities.
This week we have been able to take a significant step forward with the announcement by the Prime Minister John Key and our Minister Gerry Brownlee of the results of much of the work that’s been going on. The earthquakes of September and February and the subsequent sizeable aftershocks have taken a huge toll on Canterbury. This has been the largest natural disaster that we have ever faced in New Zealand.
While there’s clearly been very hard and difficult news this week for some residents, for the great majority of people there’s been positive news.
About 100,000 people have been given the green light for repairs and rebuilding of their homes and they can continue working with EQC and their insurers to start doing that immediately.
For around 5000 people in the residential red zone, it has been the confirmation of what many may have already realised – that their land has been extensively damaged and it is not feasible to rebuild there at the moment. Regardless of that, we understand the news is still incredibly difficult for a number of people. While some may be ready to decide quickly that they want to move on, others will find it much harder to come to terms with what is happening.
We’re committed to helping people through this process and providing as much support and assistance as we can. A series of community meetings is underway in the worst affected suburbs to provide people from the red zone with further information. We will keep communicating with people and listening to them in the weeks ahead. We will also be setting up community hubs where people can go to talk to key agencies in one place and be linked to support services. We also have a dedicated helpline in place – 0800779997.
People who want to go online to get information can also go to www.landcheck.org.nz
We know that’s already been enormously popular with more than two million hits in the first hour, and over 522,000 individual property searches.
It is critically important people do not feel rushed in making their decisions. We will be getting letters out to people in the next couple of months, and they’ve got nine months to work out what is best for them. They’re strongly encouraged to talk to their insurers and financial advisers as they consider their options.
We’ve said all along that this is a long journey and that unfortunately we aren’t able to provide all the answers at once. I know that will continue to frustrate people, particularly those who were not left with the certainty they had hoped for yesterday.
I can assure people from the 10,000 properties in the orange zone that teams working on this will continue to bring the same dedication to the task to deliver them the answers they need. We are prioritising the work from those worst affected from September. As with those in the red zone, we must make sure we’ve got the information right so the decisions made are robust. The job has been further complicated unfortunately by the additional damage suffered during the 13 June earthquakes. I want to thank everyone who has been involved in the tremendous amount of work that’s gone on to date to provide answers about properties and land. They’ve worked tirelessly across a range of very complex and technical issues and information.
And I want to say to those who have been provided with certainty this week that we’ve appreciated their patience through what we know has been a very tough and frustrating process. To those still waiting, please know we will be doing everything possible to bring the answers to you as soon as we can.
Roger Sutton
Chief Executive
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority
>Community Update 21 June 2011
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Mt Pleasant Community Update 21 March 2011
Minutes of Last Week’s Community Meeting
If you scroll to the last item on this newssheet you will find the minutes of the Mt Pleasant Community meeting held last Wednesday evening to discuss earthquake related issues. Evan Smith of CanCern and Greg Young of Mt Pleasant were guest speakers.
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Children stressed? Have a look at https://www.sovereign.co.nz/safeandsound/
Contact Energy offer to provide LPG to quake victims
After the February quake, Contact Energy provided free LPG refills to people who needed them.
Contact Energy wants to provide the same kind of service now in the Eastern suburbs and other badly affected areas. They are working in conjunction with the Baptist church, which is bringing a shipping container of gas heaters to Christchurch in the near future.
If you know of elderly people who need LPG and are in financial need, or others who have immediate home heating needs, who could be helped by this generous service, please contact
Peter Benstead on 04 496 1654 or 021 243 1076 or peter.benstead@contactenergy.co.nz .
EQC/Insurance/land
A local resident has passed on this link which MP residents might find this useful:
From Our Facebook site
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mt-Pleasant-community-Christchurch/118824294860099
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Reid Stiven of EQC to talk on Newstalk tomorrow (Tuesday) from 10am to 11am to answer your questions. Contact the station with your questions on Tel 0800 80 801080 or email mikeyardley@newstalkzb.co.nz http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/newslist1.asp?show_type=TW |
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Ferrymead Acupuncture Clinic “I’m a Mt Pleasant resident with a Ferrymead business. Ferrymead Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine. It’s in the Ferrymead Medical Centre and we are back to business as usual. Got the engineers ok on Wednesday. We are ACC providers too if you need that. Am on FB under Ferrymead Acupuncture”
Ferrymead Bridge update
17 June 2011
Ferrymead Bridge has had further damage as a result of the 13 June earthquake. However, it has been assessed as safe and is open to traffic.
The damage to the bridge was caused by liquefaction – liquefied soil flowed towards the low point in the bed of the river and caused pressure on the bridge’s foundations.
Drivers are encouraged to take care in their approach to the bridge as there is also damage to the road, drive to the conditions, and stay within the speed restrictions.
Prior to the 13 June earthquake the contractor reinstalled the temporary stagings (platforms for cranes) upstream and downstream of the bridge. These stagings were upgraded and performed very well during the earthquake on Monday. In the event of an emergency they can be easily upgraded by installing approaches to allow use as alternative vehicle access if required.
Council staff, Opus Consultants and the contractor HEB Structures are investigating the best option to ensure long term access for local residents and visitors. A timeline for completion of this work is not yet known.
Ferrymead Bridge had suffered significant damage in the 22 February earthquake, as did the new construction works and the temporary staging. However, there have been a number of checks and balances put in place to ensure public safety:
- The bridge was inspected and tested to ensure it had adequate strength before being opened to light vehicles.
- The bridge continues to be monitored for any further movement or damage.
- A 24 hour security presence was in place to prevent heavy vehicles using the bridge while repair were carried out.
- A bracing system was installed to prevent further movement of the pier columns.
- The bridge was jacked back to close to its original profile and then reopened to heavy traffic.
An extra 12 water tankers are now in place in the city’s worst-affected suburbs for use by residents who still do not have water supply.
There is an extra water tank at 2 Esplanade, Sumner and extra water tankers at the following locations:
1091 Ferry Road, Ferrymead
34 Morganwood Street, Bexley
41 Robson Avenue, Avonside
487 New Brighton Road, New Brighton
19 T Rakau Drive, Woolston
110 Major Hornbrook Road, St Andrews
56 St Johns Street, Woolston
107 Retreat Road, Avonside
105 Locksley Avenue, Dallington
21 Colenso Street, Sumner
154 Kingsford Street, Burwood
The latest information about water supply and tank water locations is available at the Water Services section.
Libraries
Library property inspections are underway, working from east to west.
The following libraries are now open: Akaroa, Little River, South Library and Learning Centre. Updates are available at http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/News/Alerts/
Christchurch Libraries’ telephone and online contact service is available 8:00am to 7:00pm Monday to Friday, and 9:00am to 5:00pm Saturday and Sunday.
From Sumner Eq info civil defence briefing
“If worried re structural integrity of your house now, phone 941 8999. Or ring EQC and insurance company. You should notify EQC and your insurance company if you have sustained new damage.
Report Potholes on 9418999.
Anyone with emergency repair needs should ring Fletchers. Woolston Hub 3419954
A youtube clip of damage to Whitewash head http://www.youtube.com/user/aaahhgghh
Port Hills Geotech Update
17 June 2011
A further 63 properties on the Port Hills have received red placards as a result of Monday’s aftershocks and assessments are still being carried out on the extent of the damage.
Earthquakes on Monday 13 June have caused significant extra rockfall and land movement hazard in the Port Hills and geotechnical engineers have been working this week to reassess the danger for people and property. Early assessments indicate that remediation work carried out since 22 February was successful in reducing the risk to homes during Monday’s earthquakes. The hill areas worst-affected by Monday’s quakes were around Sumner, including Scarborough and Whitewash Head.
Some of the major additional work being carried out this week and next includes:
* Heberden Avenue – extra sections have been closed and containers put in place because of rockfall hazard and cracking.
* Evans Pass Road - new rock fall hazard has been identified above the road and road closure during daylight hours may be necessary when remedial work begins next week.
* Esplanade to Whitewash Head – additional make-safe work is required.
* Wakefield Avenue – extra containers are being put in place to protect the area from potential rockfalls. The cliffs in this area are now badly cracked.
* Richmond Hill – potentially dangerous large rocks are likely to be blasted.
* Clifton Terrace – a new access road to the Summit Road has been opened and an additional emergency access route is being investigated.
* Shag Rock Reserve (formerly known as Peacock’s Gallop) – containers with ballast are being placed so two traffic lanes can be reopened soon.
People using the Port Hills are asked to keep away from cliff edges and fenced areas and follow advice on warning or danger signs.
Geotechnical engineers will continue to issue red placards on houses that are considered dangerous. Dangerous building notices have been issued under Section 124 of the Building Act. The notices have been put in place because there is a danger to the buildings from rockfall or land movement and it is not safe to enter. Reassessment and remediation work will be carried out over coming weeks and months and residents will be informed when it is safe to re-enter their properties.
The process for determining when it is safe for residents to return to their properties is still being developed and peer reviewed by an international expert in rockfalls to ensure that it is consistent with international best practice. Monday’s earthquakes have had a impact on timelines as the priority has shifted to the reassessment of danger and immediate remedial work. Ultimately, decisions on when red placards will be removed will be made with input from a number of organisations through a robust process that has the safety of people and their homes as its main aim. We will keep you informed as this process is developed and timeframes established.
From next week, the Earthquake Commission (EQC) is sending geotechnical engineers from the Land Damage Assessment Team (LDAT) managed by Tonkin & Taylor into the Port Hills area to begin rapid land damage mapping. The LDAT undertakes land damage assessments for EQC after natural disasters to inform insurance payouts. These engineers will be identifiable by EQC high-visibility vests and “Land Damage Assessment Team” identification badges.
We will keep residents updated as work continues and, for specific requests, you can email porthillsgeotech@ccc.govt.nz <javascript:DeCryptX('qpsuijmmthfpufdiAddd/hpwu/o{')> or visit the Port Hills section online at www.ccc.govt.nz/earthquake .
Port Hills Geotech Team
Mount Pleasant Community Meeting June 15, 2011
Linda Rutland, Immediate Past President of the Mt. Pleasant Community Centre and Residents Association, facilitated the meeting, which was conducted to discuss earthquake issues.
Guest Speakers: Evan Smith, CanCERN Secretariat member
Greg Young, architectural designer and member of MPCC Board
Ruth Dyson, Port Hills MP, Labour
Melanda Slemint, Architect and MPCC Board
Linda Rutland requested a show of hands for the following categories: (estimate of responses out of ~90 attendees)
• Not able to live in your house: over half of attendees
• Not had an EQC full assessment: ~8
• Have received $100,000 payout: ~4
• Have received contents payout: 1
Evan Smith, CanCERN Secretariat member
Mr. Smith presented information about CanCERN’s structure, purpose, and activities. Representing 36 associations, CanCERN has become a respected advocacy group for organisations and community groups such as Mount Pleasant. He recommends communities organise from street units up, sending an overall representative to CanCERN meetings.
Attendee issues and questions (A) and Responses (R)
A) Concern that government lacks urgency, that the army hasn’t been deployed or that a State of Emergency hasn’t been declared.
(R) NZ defence forces may not be best deployed ‘lifting a spade’. Police and Fire units aren’t overwhelmed and so Council can declare State of Emergency.
Greg Young, architectural designer and member of MPCC Board
Greg stressed that a definite process should be followed in terms of assessments, claims, and rebuilds. An outline of this process is included in the Pleasant News newsletter, which was both delivered to each Mt. Pleasant address and also made available at the meeting. Of particular note was the importance of getting a case manager assigned, of not signing anything without architectural advisement, and of selecting a builder familiar with the challenges of building on the hill.
Attendee Questions (A) and Responses (R) from both Greg and other audience members
A) Retaining wall questions: who is responsible; also, there are often conflicting messages between insurers and EQC. What about ‘like for like’ when older wall may not pass current standards.
R) EQC has specific policy on their website; they are likely responsible for most retaining walls of homeowners.
http://canterbury.eqc.govt.nz/print/14
Designs must include latest specs, and if this means something different then building consent is needed; therefore, an engineer must sign off on it.
A) Concern about contractor certification fast-tracking.
R) Make sure you check the builders experience – this is more important than their recent qualifications.
A) Questions about demolishes / removed houses: is the land insured even if the house isn’t rebuilt?
R) The EQC covers up to a certain number of metres, above which insurers are supposed to cover. But if no house is built then insurance on the land will cease. Section 22 of the EQC Act covers the voluntary cover, but it states “the Commission may enter into a contract to insure that building, land, or personal property under this Act against natural disaster damage for such period and to such amount (not exceeding the amount which would apply if the property were insured under any of sections 18 to 20) and upon or subject to such conditions as the Commission thinks fit”. It would seem at the moment rather than “may” the commission “may not” cover you.
A) If something goes wrong, who has liability? Who is going to certify and take responsibility?
R) The designer usually takes liability as they carry insurance. Best to channel building through a designer. Make sure you nominate a designer and/or builder to Fletchers: they have to use them as long as they are on the Fletchers list.
A) What if there is such serious damage that the EQC says “Remove and Replace” yet insurance company wants to just patch it up?
R) Ask the insurance company to issue a “Producer Statement” as to its warranties for structure and materials.
A) Do houses only have to be brought up to the standards / codes to which they were built?
R) No: building is to be to latest codes.
A) If damage exceeds $100,000 and the insurance company gets the money, must we still use Fletchers?
R) No: Fletchers doesn’t do that level. Insurance companies should have a list of companies. A case manager will organise the work. But be careful about their recommendations: best to have your own designer and builder.
A) What if another earthquake damages a new house under construction: who covers?
R) The builder’s will be required to carry “All Risk Insurance”?
A) What requires a building permit?
R) Anything not like for like, anything affecting bracing, if making substitutions such as aluminium windows for wooden, or if installing insulation. Lack of proper consents can be a real impediment when trying to sell. Check the Department of Building and Housing guide http://www.dbh.govt.nz/UserFiles/File/Publications/Building/Guidance-information/pdf/dbh-guide-for-building-work-consent-not-required.pdf
A) What if emergency repairs from EQC results in some of the above?
R) Fletchers needs to organise consents. Note: insurance companies can pay more than EQC for emergency repairs.
Evan Smith:
It’s necessary to act together and collate experiences. The insurance companies ‘will try to pick you off one by one to keep costs down. So share knowledge’.
A) Concerns from folks whose houses are in bad shape but have not had the EQC full assessment as of yet.
R) Insurers key, here. There’s lots of overlap between the EQC and insurers and Parliament is moving on a bill to allow insurers to force EQC to pay when they deem houses have over $100,000 damage.
A) Concerns about who to talk to, that many phone calls don’t get through to anyone who will do anything.
R) Call the 04 number in Wellington as sometimes the quality of response is better there. Also, do what you can to get a case manager assigned. Advised to find out who the right person is at the insurance company and to call every day if needed.
A) Some interest in a service that would handle all the coordination, forms, and work involved in negotiating EQC and insurance procedures.
R) Some architects / architectural designers (such as Greg’s firm) does this for clients. But there is no specialised firm currently doing this.
Greg Young:
Its best to get your insurance assessment done before commissioning a designer or architect. They need that to get started. They should then also cover the professional fees, rather than you having to pay them up front. That said, the insurance companies have been paying for my time on spent on projects before they’ve written contracts.
A) Is it advisable to rebuild now when there is a good chance of another sizeable earthquake in the coming year?
R) You should at least have everything ready to go. Also, see if there are time limitations for rebuilding. The Resource Management Act Section 10 states that you’re allowed to rebuild to existing non-compliances with the city plan unless you’ve discontinued using your site for 12 months or more, BUT they can approve it if you submit an application within 2 years.
A) Land issue concern: EQC won’t release to insurance companies until land issues are resolved, but no monitoring is taking place.
R) Some insurers are working from specific geotech reports.
A) Questions about what is contained in a geotech report and what type of tests and evaluations are needed to produce it. Concern that such reports are being produced without even any holes being drilled on the property.
R) Bearing capacity must be measured and this would certainly require drilling holes.
A) Concern about an ‘embargo’ on the hill.
R) GY was informed that parts of the hill were about to be cleared – some sites with particular insurance companies have already had approval for rebuilds on Mt Pleasant.
A) Can the insurer legitimately wait for the EQC report before payout or other forward process?
R) No. Exert pressure.
A) Is the EQC Report on land sufficient for insurers or is a separate report needed?
R) There will need to be a site specific report for building consent.
Greg Young:
Don’t demolish until everything is approved and you get the money.
Linda Rutland:
Linda called for two volunteers to be CanCERN representatives. This would involve presenting Mt. Pleasant concerns at weekly meetings.
Other discussion items from both Linda and attendees:
• Whether grass-roots organising should be by street, by neighbourhood support clusters (lacking in some areas), or by another method. Streets have street issues (e.g., Maffeys Rd.), but support clusters represent a manageable and socially cohesive unit.
• A community database would be desirable in future emergency response and planning situations. Perhaps the Centre administrator could prepare a form—which should definitely include mobile phone numbers.
• Concern about folks who didn’t know about this and other community meetings and how to best outreach. Linda suggested that the community needs to reach out individually to both current and former neighbours.
Melanda Slemint: Architect and MPCC Board
Master planning is currently taking place on Ferrymead and Mount Pleasant. Although there are plenty of problems and lots of negativity, it’s important to remember that this is a time of great opportunity, particularly for Estuary edge, cycle lanes, and a Heathcote River path. Ferrymead / Mount Pleasant could well be the beneficiary of forward thinking.
Tom Davies, Farmers Market organiser:
There are parking and access problems right now, but do your best to go to the Farmers Market. Parking on the causeway and on the grass is available.
Ruth Dyson, Port Hills MP, Labour:
Ruth discussed financial supports: additional government money available for red-stickered folks when insurance money runs out; rates rebates for those whose houses are uninhabitable; and Red Cross grants for kids who must travel for school and for winter heating for households with elderly and very young.
Ruth stressed that she welcomes the opportunity to help individuals with earthquake-related problems (or other problems).
Linda Rutland:
We will have another meeting in a month.
The meeting adjourned at 8:50 pm
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>Community Update 15 June 2011
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Most Important – Please check on your elderly neighbours or anyone else living alone to see that they are coping or if they have any immediate needs. If so please contact chair@mpcc.org.nz.
The following is all Civil Defence info. The information is organised so that the most recent info is at the beginning. There is a lot of it.
Silt removal
Burwood Landfill has been set up to receive silt and all city transfer stations are now up and running.
Residents with silt on their properties, and who are able to clear the silt themselves, are asked to pile silt on the road outside their property in preparation for removal by Fulton Hogan and City Care contractors. Please put the silt on the road – not the grass berm – and keep the water channel by the berm free for drainage.
If you require assistance with silt removal, call the Christchurch City Council Customer Call Centre on 03 941 8999 to register your details. Volunteer groups are being coordinated and aim to begin assisting with silt removal within a few days, once water levels have subsided and some roads have been made safe.
New Brighton Pier
New Brighton Pier has been closed until further notice.
Recreation and sports facilities
* Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre, Jellie Park Recreation and Sport Centre and Wharenui Pool will remain closed on Wednesday, pending an assessment.
Lyttelton Recreation Centre will re-open to the public on Wednesday, 15 June.
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Graham Condon Recreation and Sport Centre Sports Hall will remain closed pending an assessment.
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* CCC Leased Facilities – Cuthberts Green, Denton Oval, Fencing Centre, Porritt Park, Wigram Gym, Sockburn Recreation Centre, Rugby League Park, English Park – will remain closed pending an assessment
Water
Eighteen water tankers were expected to be distributed throughout eastern Christchurch before by the end of the day. These are at:
Watering Points (Refer map)
Type School or Park Address
13000 litre tank Cowles Stadium 220 Pages Road, Bromley
10000 litre tank Burwood Primary School (showers) 255 New Brighton Road, Burwood
10000 litre tank Sumner School 21 Colenso Street, Sumner
10000 litre tank Avondale Golf Club Carpark 147 Breezes Road, Wainoni
10000 litre tank Delamare Park 85 St Heliers Cres, Aranui
5000 litre tank Humphreys/Ferry Road 1091 Ferry Road, Ferrymead
2000 litre tank McCormacks Bay McCormacks Bay Rd, McCormacks Bay
2000 litre tank Keighleys/Bromley Road corner 2 Bromley Road, Bromley
2000 litre tank Cuffs Road Playground 36 Cuffs Rd, Wainoni
2000 litre tank Marlow/Pages Road corner 428 Pages Road, Aranui
2000 litre tank Parklands Reserve 47 Donnington St, Queenspark
2000 litre tank Parklands School 20 Chadbury Street, Parklands
2000 litre tank Scarborough Park 147 Esplanade, Sumner
2000 litre tank Sumner Beach Main Road, Sumner
2000 litre tank Sumner Welfare Centre 17 Wiggins St, Sumner
2000 litre tank Wainoni Family Centre 31 Hampshire St, Wainoni
2000 litre tank Seventh Day Adventist Church 449 Pages Road, Wainoni
2000 litre tank McGregors/Ruru Road 2 Ruru Road, Bromley
PS Pumps – Kerrs Rd Pump Station 46 Kerrs Road, Avonside
BP Service Station Main Road, Redcliffs (not on map)
Currently, 85% of the city has some water although some have very low pressure and supply may come and go.
A boil water notice remains in place across the city. Water testing is being carried out.
Christchurch Earthquake Update – Port Hills rock falls, geotechnical update
5.30 pm, Tuesday 14 June 2011
The Port Hills Geotech team has been actively assessing by ground and air hill properties and key infrastructure since yesterday’s two large earthquakes.
Overall, the scale of damage in the Port Hills from Tuesday, June 13’s earthquakes is similar to the damage from the February earthquake. However a number of areas have suffered more severe damage. GNS Science is currently reviewing data in terms of land movement, rockfall and cliff collapse.
Previously non-placarded properties, now at risk from rockfall and/or landslip, are having
assessment notices issued under the Building Act.
“This will be terribly traumatic for those residents involved,” Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker says. “However, what we must remember is that this is necessary to ensure the safety of everyone.”
Geotechnical issues reported by the field teams so far include:
Sumner:
· Rockfall along
· Cliff collapse at Whitewash Head.
· Extensive cliff collapse at Peacocks Gallop.
· Retaining wall collapses around Clifton Terrace, Clifton Hill, have led to the road being closed to traffic.
Lyttelton:
· Rockfall and retaining wall collapses are the main issues in Lyttelton.
· Significant rock falls but not as much towards residential, urban areas.
· Retaining wall failures are more significant than those generated by the February event. Many of the red, volcanic rock ash retaining walls have been damaged.
· The failure of several large structural retaining walls is likely to result in the demolition of a number of properties.
Hunstbury/Cashmere:
· Land movement in the Huntsbury /
· Local spring water is appearing at the ground surface as a result of an increase in groundwater pressure.
Other Port Hills areas – Avoca Valley, Rapaki
· Some small rockfalls in the
Parks and reserves, tracks on the Port Hills:
· Parks, tracks and reserves on the Port Hills which are currently closed, will remain closed in the short term. There have been some additional, minor rockfalls. People are asked to avoid these areas for their own safety.
Christchurch Earthquake Update – Road closures 4pm, Tuesday 14 June 2011
Twenty roads remain closed or have restrictions in place following the
13 June aftershocks. These closures and restrictions are in addition to
road closures which have remained in place since earlier earthquakes.
Three bridges remain closed and there are restrictions on a further five
bridges.
Road closures
* Bridle Path Road, above the tunnel.
* Clifton Terrace, closed from Main Road to Tuawera Terrace due to
retaining wall failure. Residents allowed pedestrian access.
* Cunningham Terrace, closed due to retaining wall failures.
* Evans Pass Road, closed due to rock fall.
* Nayland Street, closed due to rock fall and overhead lines
dropping.
* New Brighton Road, closed from Anzac Drive to Pages Road due to
a breach in the flood banks.
* Ross Terrace, closed due to pavement damage and retaining wall
failures.
* Taylors Mistake Road, closed due to pavement failures.
* Ticehurst Road, closed due to pavement damage and retaining wall
failures.
* Wakefield Avenue, closed from Wiggins Street to Dryden Street
due to rockfall.
* Purchas Street, closed from Packe Street to Barbadoes Street due
to watermain issues.
* Ferry Road, closed from the roundabout to Humphreys Drive due to
severe pavement damage and liquefaction.
* Heberden Avenue between Wiggins Street and Nayland Street.
* Bower Avenue between Beach Road and Sylvia Street and between
Rue de la Mare and Broadhaven Street.
Road restrictions
* Bower Avenue/Beach Road intersection is partially open with
temporary traffic management in place.
* Bealey Avenue between Barbadoes Street and Fitzgerald Avenue -
southside of eastbound lane coned-off due to flooding, liquefaction and
pavement damage
* Maces Road is partially open at Ruru Road intersection due to
widespread flooding.
* Pages Road between Baffin Street and Anzac Drive is partially
closed due to watermain issues.
* St Johns Street is partially open due to wide spread flooding.
* Main Road from Shag Rock to Clifton Terrace – Stop/Go in
operation due to rock fall.
Bridge closures and restrictions
Three bridges remain closed:
* Gayhurst Road (Gloucester Street) Bridge
* Martindales Railway Bridge
* Old Waimakariri Bridge
Restrictions are in place on the following bridges:
* Armagh Street
* Bridge Street Bridge
* Colombo Street Bridge
* Helmores Lane Bridge
* Horotane Valley Over Passes
Christchurch Earthquake Update – Silt Removal 12.30pm, Tuesday 14 June 2011
Residents with silt on their properties, and who are able to clear the
silt themselves, are asked to pile silt on the road outside your
property in preparation for removal by Fulton Hogan and City Care
contractors.
If you require assistance with silt removal, call the Christchurch City
Council Customer Call Centre on 941 8999 to register your details.
Volunteer groups are being coordinated and aim to begin assisting with
silt removal within a few days, once water levels have subsided and some
roads have been made safe.
Christchurch Earthquake Update – Keep safe in aftershocks 12pm, Tuesday 14 June 2011
Drop, cover and hold – do not run outside When an earthquake starts, the best advice is still to ‘drop, cover and hold’.
This is the drill practised by schoolchildren, and what Civil Defence agencies have consistently promoted around the country and internationally. The drill is drop, take cover under a sturdy piece of furniture, and hold on, or shelter against an interior wall away from windows, bookcases etc.
“With the continuing aftershocks in the Canterbury region it is especially important the ‘drop, cover and hold’ advice continues to be followed,” Civil Defence Controller Peter Mitchell said. “It is worrying to hear some people being interviewed by media saying their first response was to run through their building to get outside.
“By doing that, they had actually increased their risk of being injured.”
Most earthquake related injuries and deaths result from collapsing walls, flying glass, and falling objects caused by the ground shaking.
Immediately taking cover helps protect from falling or flying debris.
Running to try to get outside usually increases the risk of being hurt.
A link to the earthquake safety fact sheet
advice-print/$file/earthquake_safety_advice-print.pdf> on the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency website is attached. The fact sheet is the agreed New Zealand advice about what to do during an earthquake. It is based on international best practice.
The fact sheet includes the advice, during an earthquake
* Move no more than a few steps to a safe place, drop, cover, and
hold on
* Do not attempt to run outside
* If outside, move no more than a few steps to a safe place, drop,
cover, and hold
* If in a lift, stop at the nearest floor and get out
* If you are driving, pull over to the side of the road
* Stay in the vehicle until the shaking stops
For more information contact
Civil Defence media phone
027 241 0244
Media Update – Christchurch City Council facilities 11.30am, Tuesday 14 June 2011
Libraries
Currently all Council libraries are closed while engineers assess each building. Engineers are starting with the eastern libraries, moving westward across the city. As soon as it is safe to do so, libraries will be re-opened to the public.
For updated information on library openings, please visit www.christchurchcitylibraries.com
Service Centres
All Service Centres in Christchurch are closed while safety inspections are carried out by engineers. Council will re-open service centres to the public as soon as it is safe to do so.
Recreation and Sports Centres
All Council Recreation and Sports Centres are closed while building assessments are carried out. Initial assessments on centres that had been open since 22 February do not indicate significant damage.
Assessments are currently underway and centres will be re-opened as soon as it is safe to do so.
Media Update – Water supply
10.30am, Tuesday 14 June 2011
There is a city-wide boil water notice in place – please boil all water before drinking.
Seventy-five per cent of people have water across the city. Ninety per cent of residents on the flat have water back on. Hill suburbs have low-water pressure. Teams worked overnight to repair water pipes across the city.
There is no water east of Ferrymead Bridge, with repairs expected to take several days.
Water supply tankers
Please boil all water collected from tankers before drinking.
There are currently drinking water tankers in three locations:
* Breezes/Wainoni Rd – 10000 litre tank
* Sumner School – 10000 litre tanker
* Aldwins Rd Pump Station.
Additional tankers will be operational by 2pm today at:
* Wainoni Area – Cowles Stadium on site by 11am
* Bromley Area – McGregors/Ruru Rd
* Ferrymead – Humphreys Rd by Ferrymead
* Bromley Area – Keighlys Rd/Bromley Rd
* Lynwood Area – Cuff Rd Reserve
* Bexley Area – Marlow/Pages Rd (Anglican Church)
* Bexley Area – St Heliers Rd – Delamaine Park
* Parklands – Queenspark Dv – Parklands Reserve
* Parklands – Queenspark Dv – Parklands School
* Carters Rd Pump Station
* Kerrs Rd Pump Station
* Woolston Rd Pump Station
* St Johns Rd Pump Station
Proposed sites will be operating by 2 pm.
Christchurch Earthquake – 14 June 2011
6am Media Update
Liquefaction
Liquefaction has occurred throughout the city, mainly in the eastern suburbs.
Several sink holes have appeared. Please drive carefully.
Rock falls
Several rock falls have occurred mainly in eastern hills of Sumner, Taylors Mistake, Redcliffs, Morgan Valley.
Water
90% of people on the flat have water back on. Hills suburbs have low water pressure. Teams worked overnight to repair water pipes across the city.
There is no water east of Ferrymead bridge and repairs are expected to take several days.
There are drinking water tankers in two locations in the Sumner area and
7 more will be operational this morning.
There is a City wide boil water notice in place.
Wastewater
The Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant is operational. There is limited additional damage to wastewater pipes in the eastern suburbs.
Repair teams are working to fix two additional wastewater pump stations in the eastern suburbs.
We ask anyone who has a chemical toilet to please use it and if you have a port-a-loo close to you please use it also.
Roads
The following roads are closed:
Clifton Rd Main Rd – Tuawera
Wakefield St Wiggins – Dryden
New Brighton Road Avondale – East direction along river
Taylors Mistake Road All
Evans Pass Road At Sumnervale (upper) – Lyttelton
Cunningham Terrace All
Ticehurst road All
Ross Terrace All
Heberden Ave
Oceanview Tce
In addition there are a number of roads that are affected by liquefaction, flooding, damaged retaining walls and rockfall. The public are reminded to drive to the conditions.Contractors have begun to clear roads and this is expected to continue for a number of days.
Bridges
The following bridges are closed:
* Gayhurst Rd
* Old Waimakariri Bridge
All other bridges are open. Bridge St, South Brighton is open to light traffic only.
Schools
All Schools and early childhood centres closed today.
General messaging
Look after your friends neighbours and family.
Please minimise travel where possible to help emergency vehicle and repair teams move around the city.If you are out please be careful of road damage.
The following info has been supplied by people other than Civil Defence
Status
GNS Science has upgraded the magnitude of the two major quakes from 5.5 to 5.7 and 6.0 to 6.3. Overall there have been over 30 aftershocks since the magnitude 6.3 yesterday. Most of the aftershocks that occurred overnight have been small, the most significant being a magnitude 4.7 at 2:40am this morning.
More surface flooding occurred at high tide (2:00am) overnight, but no assistance was required or issues reported. Extensive liquefaction is reported in the Eastern Suburbs and some throughout the rest of the city.
Several rockfalls have occurred in the suburbs of Sumner, Redcliffs, Taylors Mistake and Morgan Valley. Geotech Engineers met first thing this morning to address any issues.
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Medical 46 injuries have been reported to date with two serious. All hospitals are operational. |
Welfare
Two welfare centres were open overnight: 13 people were registered at Cowles Stadium and two in Sumner.
The 0800 Government Helpline and a counselling line are operating to service any further welfare needs.
CDHB
Important public health information
· Boil or treat water from taps before drinking, brushing teeth or using in food preparation.
· In some parts of the city sewage pipes have broken and untreated sewage has mixed with liquefaction silt. People should avoid silt if they can, particularly if they don’t have running water to wash after contact. If people have to work with silt they should wear water-proof gloves, gumboots and a dust mask, shower or wash immediately afterwards, and wash clothes separately.
The New Zealand Defence Force have deployed resources to assist New Zealand Police with security in the Eastern Suburbs.
The Student Volunteer Army and the Farmy Army
are working with the Christchurch City Council call centre to develop a system to record people and places that need help clearing liquefaction. They are sending no volunteers out at this stage until the water subsides and they have more clarity over the situation.
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