tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84943455033395226562024-02-07T17:33:58.607+13:00Christchurch - From CentrePoint on Colombo MotelAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03134247003615188452noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494345503339522656.post-25276530506817206742014-05-14T23:02:00.000+12:002014-05-16T12:52:25.558+12:00TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Award - 4 in a row!!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wow, 4 in a row! We <a href="http://centrepointoncolombomotel.blogspot.com/2011/01/centrepoint-on-colombo-honored-in-2011.html" target="_blank">blogged</a> about
our 1<sup>st</sup> Trip Advisor Travelers’ Choice Award in 2011, and <a href="http://centrepointoncolombomotel.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/centrepoint-on-colombo-wins-again.html" target="_blank">blogged</a> about
the 2nd award in 2012 and <a href="http://centrepointoncolombomotel.blogspot.co.nz/2013/01/tripadvisor-travelers-choice-award-3-in.html" target="_blank">blogged</a>
about the 3<sup>rd</sup> last year too. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This year when the Travelers’ Choice Awards came out, our
much beloved category was not there….gone. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We
have recently learnt from an official Trip Advisor press release in
Japan that; “Until last year the award had been announced as a part of
"Travelers' Choice ™ Hotel Awards", but in order to provide accolades of
greater clarity to accommodation providers who present “hospitality” to
a level such that it remains in the hearts of guests, this year it was
decided to announce the service category individually. (taken from a
<a href="http://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000242.000001853.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trip Advisor press release</a> dated 15 April 2014 and translated by Jeff)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We are once again super duper proud to say we’ve done it
again. Yes, Best Service awards 4 years in a row. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This year we are No. 7 on the list of Top 25 Hotels with
Exceptional Service in New Zealand and No. 10 on the list of Top 25 Hotels with
Exceptional Service in the South Pacific. This follows a top 10 finish in
2011, another award in 2012 and No.8 in NZ and No.15 in the South Pacific in
2013.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is the 12<sup>th</sup> year of the awards and the
second year that NZ has had its own category. The first 2 awards we
received were in the South Pacific Category, and last year we were No. 8 in
NZ. This year we have gone up one ranking and have scored in the top ten
in the South Pacific category which includes all of Australia as well.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It’s great to see Trip Advisor Awards are continuing to
develop because they reward hard work judged by untold numbers of real guests!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So, if you are looking for great service in Christchurch,
stay at a great motel which has been judged by the guests themselves.
Stay at a motel that has won in the Best Service category 4 years in a row.
Stay at <a href="http://centrepointoncolombo.co.nz/" target="_blank">CentrePoint on Colombo</a> Motel!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We’re once again elated and humbled but before we give
ourselves a well deserved pat on the back, we’ll say thanks to all our guests
who took the time to review us on Trip Advisor! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As for our pat on the back, it might just be a nice bottle
of wine with dinner this evening while continuing to provide more great service
to our wonderful guests!</span></span><br />
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Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435870969334007541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494345503339522656.post-91412950997870157502014-03-01T22:48:00.001+13:002014-03-01T22:48:52.272+13:00Sewer repair reveals historic Colombo Street<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Colombo Street in front of the motel is one of the oldest parts of Christchurch. Over the past 2 months it has had its sewer repaired as part of the ongoing quake recovery programme and this has revealed to us some of the history of the street and the area. When the city was first laid out around 1850, the block between Salisbury St. and Bealey Ave. was to be reserve land for use later on but it was in fact sold off earlier than planned, later in the 1950s, to provide funds for the city. The sewer lines were laid in the 1880s and were followed by tram lines around 1910. Wharetiki, the large Edwardian timber dwelling across the road that was photographed by many people who walked past until it was demolished after being damaged in the quakes, was built in 1904. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The series of quakes that rattled the region beginning in September 2010 caused as much damage below ground as it did above. Sewer pipes, storm water pipes, water pipes and power cables have been ripped apart to varying degrees across the city. The race is now on the repair the damage before it causes more problems.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">The engineer in charge of the repairs told us that while the sewer pipes in this area did not collapse in the quakes - we could still use our toilet – they were badly cracked and this has resulted in ground water flooding into the sewer pipes. This causes problems at the waste treatment station which now has to run overtime to treat the sewage and groundwater mix. The race is on to repair the sewer pipes before the treatment station wears out from overuse!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As the road works crept along the street we were actually able to see the city’s history right in front of us as the tram tracks buried under the road became visible. It was great to see a bit of yesteryear seeing the light of day again and reminded us of Christchurch’s past. It’s been 60 year’s since trams ran over these lines and it leaves us wondering if one day in the future there will once again be trams carrying passengers up and down Colombo Street!</span><br />
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Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435870969334007541noreply@blogger.com0Christchurch, New Zealand-43.5320544 172.63622540000006-43.9005494 171.99077840000007 -43.1635594 173.28167240000005tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494345503339522656.post-35907798948894867722014-01-13T23:29:00.002+13:002014-01-13T23:30:47.863+13:00Repairing our Sewer – the Christchurch rebuild<br />
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shower, brush your teeth, rinse a coffee cup, or just plain flush that toilet –
just about whatever you do here at the motel creates a micro flood that needs
somewhere to go. It goes out the gate, down the lateral (the pipes that
take wastewater from houses to the main in the street) and into the sewer main!
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are pretty much buggered after the quakes and so it’s time for a
replacement. Over the next year just about every sewer pipe in the city
centre is due to be replaced and starting today it’s our turn!</span></div>
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sewer procession of dig up, remove, replace and cover up.
This and the extra road works that are ramping up will provide
plenty of challenges over the next few months but we hope our guests are able
to see the good side of it all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">All day today a long procession of trucks delivered
gazoodles of stuff for the repairs! The truck can sit there for a long
time cos the road is already blocked off on our side for cars but ok for
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Back a week or so ago, the original explanation was that
Colombo St. traffic would be one lane, north to south. We were sending
out emails telling future guests of the change when the phone rang and Fletcher
said they’d be round with some more info. As it turns out, there is a
water pipe in the way on the other side so now Colombo St. will be one way,
south to north. 80% of our guests arrive from the north so having that
entrance option blocked off is one of the most inconvenient things that could
happen. But we roll with the punches and so remade the detour map and
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revealed we have all our basic services right at the motel entrance! We have;
pwr – 11kv of electricity, Enable – fibre optic cables, T/com – phones, H20 –
water and GAS! How colourful!!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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revamp we’ve done and hence it took a long time – probably longer than it
should. But this has updated the contents to what we think potential
guests will want to know when booking. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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plan, room size etc. in a way that is a whole lot more user friendly than our
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information. After all Christchurch will live with the aftermath of the
quakes for many years to come.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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guests a good idea of just where we are and under <a href="http://centrepointoncolombo.co.nz/about-us.htm" target="_blank">About Us</a> we talk about “us”
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Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435870969334007541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494345503339522656.post-18183482077946075652013-01-25T19:04:00.000+13:002013-01-25T19:08:23.110+13:00TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Award - 3 in a row!!<br />
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3 in a row! We <a href="http://centrepointoncolombomotel.blogspot.com/2011/01/centrepoint-on-colombo-honored-in-2011.html">blogged</a>
about our first Trip Advisor Travellers’ Choice Award in 2011 and <a href="http://centrepointoncolombomotel.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/centrepoint-on-colombo-wins-again.html">blogged</a> about
the second award last year too. We’re super proud to say we’ve done it
again this year in the awards announced recently! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Best Service Awards 3 years in a row. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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year we are No. 8 on the list of Top 25 Hotels for Service in New Zealand and
No. 15 on the list of Top 25 Hotels for Service in the South Pacific.
This follows a top 10 finish in 2011 and another award in 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This
is the 11<sup>th</sup> year of the awards and the first year that NZ has had
its own category. The first 2 awards we received were in the South
Pacific Category but this year we are No. 8 in NZ!! Great to see that
these awards are developing as they reward hard work and are judged by untold
numbers of real guests!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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another sign that the Awards are evolving, there is a good variety of winners
spread throughout NZ this year. In fact, apart from The George Hotel
(winner in Top 25 Hotels in NZ category), this year we are the only
Christchurch Hotel to feature in the awards as opposed to 4 motels last year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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if you are looking for great service in Christchurch, stay at a great motel
which has been judged by the guests themselves. Stay at a motel that has
won in the Best Service category 3 years in a row. Stay at CentrePoint on
Colombo Motel!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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once again elated and humbled but before we give ourselves a well deserved pat
on the back, we’ll say thanks to all those guests who took the time to review
us on Trip Advisor! </span></div>
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for us, well it might just be a nice bottle of wine with dinner this evening while
continuing to provide more great service to our wonderful guests!</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435870969334007541noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494345503339522656.post-73663959627211716742012-07-26T14:49:00.001+12:002012-07-26T15:00:54.461+12:00Motel Pays for Guests' Red Zone Tours!<h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1,"tn":"K"}" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><br /> <b>Motel Pays for Guests' Red Zone Tours</b><br /> <br />
$10 per guest, up to 2 guests per room for direct bookings on Fri.,
Sat. or Sun. nights until end of August 2012. (subject to terms &
conditions)<br /><span class="text_exposed_show"> <br /> CentrePoint on
Colombo Motel has been inextricably connected to the Red Zone since 22
Feb. 2011. Inside the cordon for 18 days and now just one block from
the barrier, their finger is on the pulse of changes in the central city
area and they continually update information of what is available for
guests so that they may take home as positive an image of Christchurch
as possible. <br /> <br /> Owner Jeff Peters says, “We present the good
the bad and the ugly to visitors to the Garden City in the hope that
they take home a full understanding of what has happened here. Many of
our guests have left comments on Trip Advisor recognising the value of
the information we have provided.”<br /> <br /> But being so close to the
Red Zone has also made the continued operation of the motel an everyday
challenge and Jeff says they warmly welcome every business that returns
to the central city area and celebrate every time the cordon is rolled
back or another road opens.<br /> <br /> The combination of these two
realities spawned the Red Zone Tour Special which Jeff hopes will result
in a positive outcome for both Christchurch and the motel. Jeff says
that while Christchurch is busy on week days, there is plenty of
accommodation available over the weekends and hopes to provide some
evenness with this special plan.<br /> <br /> Last Sunday, Jeff and his
partner Naomi took the Red Zone Bus Tour so they could accurately
promote it to their guests. They even blogged about it. <a href="http://centrepointoncolombomotel.blogspot.co.nz/2012/07/beyond-cordon-red-zone-bus-tour.html" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>centrepointoncolombomotel.blogs<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>pot.co.nz/2012/07/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>beyond-cordon-red-zone-bus-tour<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>.html</a><br /> <br /> What’s more, two guests have already taken up the offer and they mentioned it in their Trip Advisor review - <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g255118-d1174818-r135036951-CentrePoint_on_Colombo_Motel-Christchurch_Canterbury_Region_South_Island.html" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>ShowUserReviews-g255118-d117481<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>8-r135036951-CentrePoint_on_Co<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>lombo_Motel-Christchurch_Cante<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>rbury_Region_South_Island.html</a></span></span></span></h6>
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along to see just what the fuss was about – is it worth paying $15 per person
to see our own city.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our tour started just as the fog that had hidden the battered
city centre since morning started to lift.
While chilly on the bus till the end, the low cloud cover diffused the
direct sunlight allowing a panoramic view on all sides of the bus uninterrupted
by any dazzling sunlight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We arrived at the advised 10 minutes before departure only to
find that all the higher seats at the back of the bus had already been
taken. We sat in the middle
belly section of the bus but still found the view to be fine. The bus was obviously the Red Bus Company’s newest addition
- swank but the yellow swoosh window coverings at the front and back of the bus did
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<span style="font-size: large;">There was the obligatory safety talk about remaining seated
and to follow the instructions of the staff in case an emergency evacuation was
necessary. After going on the first Red
Zone bus tour several months ago I knew they were realistic warnings as the bus
was indeed to pass right beside many buildings that are on the demolition list.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The commentary was a live presentation by a representative
of the Canterbury Museum which added credence to the narrative. How participants appreciate the information will
depend on just who they were. Myself, living
just 1 block from the Red Zone barrier, and having seen a lot since the quakes really
wanted more. More stories, more
statistics, more anything….more than what I already knew. But for someone from the outer suburbs who
had avoided the Central City area since the quakes or even a traveler from
outside of Christchurch or even from overseas may have found the scenes from
the bus windows and the commentary an absolutely mind boggling gooble of over
information that left them numb at the end of the 40 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There was a graphic presentation using past & present
photos etc. playing on the screen at the front of the bus but the screen was
a bit too small even from ½ way down the bus. But, I would also say that what with concentrating
on the commentary and looking out the window I did not find myself looking at
the screen too much so maybe it is just right the way it is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our tour was 40 minutes long and of that we would have spent
only about ½ in the actual Red Zone. But
this did not subtract from the Tour and if anything gave an overview as areas
of interest outside of the Red Zone were also introduced during the tour. We even drove right past the Motel down
Salisbury St. and photographed the next tour for effect!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some have dismissed these tours because most of the Red Zone
can now be seen from outside the fence due to the various cordon reductions but
taking the bus tour does allow close up and personal glimpses of parts of
central Christchurch no-one without a Red Zone pass has seen with their own
eyes for a very long time. It also
allows a close up view of places we walked of right pre 22 Feb.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the visitor from outside of Christchurch or outside of
New Zealand, it gives them a chance to see what happened and is still happening
in our everyday lives. It helps them
learn about Christchurch now and we need these people to take our story,
Christchurch’s story back home with them so that the world can develop an
understanding of what has happened to our beautiful city.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">(Christ Church Cathedral - the pigeons love it!)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the tour, we visited the Earthquake Exhibit in the
Canterbury Museum which we thoroughly recommend to all visitors to
Christchurch – especially those that choose to take the Red Zone Bus Tour. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As mentioned in our previous blogs, we will be offering our
Red Zone Bus Tour Special.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At CentrePoint on Colombo Motel, we will pay up to $10 each
for up to 2 persons per room for direct reservation guests who stay with us on
Fri, Sat or Sun nights until the end of August 2012 and take the Red Zone Bus Tour – and you get to stay just 1 block from the
edge of the Red Zone northern boundary. <span style="font-size: small;">*<a href="http://www.centrepointoncolombo.co.nz/special-accommodation-offer.htm" target="_blank">Subject to terms & conditions.</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It’s been a while but the bus company which will, if they
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<span style="font-size: large;">This round of Red Zone Bus Tours were announced 1 April and
a competitive tender process has now taken place. It’s only taken 2
months and in that time it could be argued that much of what could have been
seen back then is no longer there now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, will we get Red Bus Red Zone Bus Tours? Are we going to
see a yet another new acronym - RBRZBT - in Christchurch? Approved by
CERA and run by Red Bus around an area once overseen by CCC that CCDU is now
recreating. If they do take place, participants will need a dictionary…..</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It'll be interesting to see if Red Bus actually do take up
their option because Durham St. and Gloucester St. are opening this Friday so
most people will be able to do their own tour and therefore it may be hard to
get them to part with cash for such a tour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While this was all a good idea back when it was first
thought up my guess is that the Red Zone is just too small with too many
accessible nooks & crannies now to be sellable. The other thing is that
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<span style="font-size: large;">But good on Red Bus for putting their hand up to do the
tours, it just may well be that time was not on their side. If they do
run Red Bus Red Zone Tours then our original offer to pay for them (conditions
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<span style="font-size: small;"> (11 June 2012)</span></div>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435870969334007541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494345503339522656.post-66776420775113693692012-04-19T10:54:00.003+12:002012-04-19T11:16:41.110+12:0042 Things To Do in Christchurch<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of today’s topics was “Essential Christchurch. What are the 30 great things to see and do in Christchurch?” Lots of people rang in and talked mainly about local attractions but we thought there must be some “only now in Christchurch things” and came up with the quintessential list of 42 things everyone should do while here. Actually we came up with 41 things to do and Jeff's Aunty - a Residential Red Zoner - proposed the 42nd. thing to do which sits at 41 on the list.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Every visitor should do all these things……. which CAN be done!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><ul style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">Visit the site of the Cardboard Cathedral.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Stand in front of Museum and pray it opens soon.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Walk round the Red Zone.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Support a business within 1 block of the Red Zone.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Visit Re:Start Container Mall.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Use the 2 hr. free City Council car park.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Watch a demolition!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Eat in a container!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Drink a coffee or beer in a Container!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Pee in a container.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Shop in a container.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Listen to NewstalkZB morning show with Mike Yardley.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Take a picture of a road cone.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Decorate a road cone.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Walk through the Gardens.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Get a picture of the biggest truck with “DEMOLITION” written on the side.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Vote to save the Cathedral.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Take a picture in front of the large RWC Cup in Hagley Park.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Go Punting.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Feel an earthquake.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Feed the ducks, and eels in the Gardens.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Get great NZ cheese at Canterbury Cheesemongers.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Buy an earthquake momento – postcard of demoed building, aftershock socks or T-shirt etc.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Eat at a rebuilt restaurant.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">See the White Lights of Hope at night.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Take a bus tour and see the city.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Talk to a local about their earthquake experience.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Try and work out who is the boss in Christchurch; Bob, Gerry Warwick or Roger.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Go to a café in the day and a gay nightclub at night in the same building.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Take a picture in front of the HSBC building – the real seat of power in Christchurch.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Look down Colombo St from Peterborough St to the remains of Cathedral Spire.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Look down Worchester St from the river to see the remains of the Cathedral.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Turn your GPS off & don’t eat while driving to safely navigate the Red Zone and road closures.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Visit & experience a Gap Filler project.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Say Hi to the Town Crier.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Take 5 and enjoy and support a busker.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Drive or bus out to Sumner.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Drive or Bus out to Lyttleton</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Go to Deans Bush & feel the history.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Visit a local market. </span> </li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="commentbody">Take time to walk through some of the residential red zone to gain an understanding of why people have to move.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Stay in a Motel.</span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today we emailed the details to NewstalkZB’s Mike Yardley and he covered what we are doing in a 2 minute special on air!! He also said he would keep an eye on what we were doing so we look forward to reporting what actually happens.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jeff then, by chance followed up by ringing into the Flash Reaction Poll and having a quick chat to Mike live on air about the proposal as well!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Later in the afternoon Jeff did an over the phone interview which (maybe) will be used in radio news etc. tomorrow….tune in people, tune in!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">For us, this is a bit of PR we cannot buy for love nor money but we now have to deliver on the promise and know Mike will be watching us!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">But not only that, this is a continuation of our battle to get the word out that the city centre is still here!! We do our bit when we can and we are looking forward to this being a chance to once again promote the Christchurch City Centre and all the great things it still does have and we welcome the challenge.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are also proud that our social media efforts have been transcribed into real, on air time on mainstream media….not bad for a 12 room motel.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">CERA has <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/6670643/Red-zone-bus-tours-for-profit" target="_blank">announced</a> a new round of Red Zone bus tours. Bus companies have been asked to submit tenders and the tours may be operating as soon as May. We will make them free for weekend guests!<br />
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We welcome this news and look forward to the start date being announced. We hope it will be a boost to the local economy as the peak season tourist dollar dwindles and we enter the quieter months of the year.<br />
An online poll in The Press overwhelmingly says locals don't want to pay to see their city centre but such negativity is probably more aimed at Cera’s control of the area people once freely walked. This time, people will be able to access this cordoned area and paying for the costs involved is reasonable. People will have a choice whether to take the tours or not after all. </span></div>
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We believe the tour will appeal to visitors to Christchurch who want to find out about just what happened and why the barriers are still up so long after the main event. One recent visitor to Christchurch commented on our Facebook page “As a tourist there this time last year, I would have happily paid to A) get a sense of what was going on and B) put some money in the coffers for the rebuild (which was part of our reason for not cancelling our trip in Apr/May 2011!) as we wanted to support the local economy in any way we could!” and we are sure other visitors to Christchurch will feel the same.</span></div>
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At the estimated $10 per person this could be a great 1/2 day activity for visitors when combined with a visit to the museum to see the earthquake exhibit there. We’re sure a creative operator could quickly put together an inventive tour including hand outs and possibly even video explanations. We're obviously stuck with this Red Zone cordon for quite a few months to come so if this idea can entice people to Christchurch as we enter the quieter months of the tourist year it may well help some people pay some bills. If that's the case it gets a "like" from us!</span></div>
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At CentrePoint on Colombo Motel, we will pay up to $10 each for up to 2 persons per room for direct reservations guests who stay with us on Fri, Sat or Sun nights until the end of August and take the Red Zone Bus Tour – YES! it’s free when you stay with us and you get to stay just 1 block from the edge of the Red Zone northern boundary. <span style="font-size: small;">*Subject to terms & conditions.</span></span></div>
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</span></div>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435870969334007541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494345503339522656.post-25932394121082414952012-01-26T07:26:00.000+13:002012-01-26T07:26:50.458+13:00It’s been a good day!<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today has been a busy day on the Motel front with a wide range of good news rolling in…..<br />
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Lonely Planet has released its new, post-quake Christchurch & Canterbury chapter from the upcoming Lonely Planet New Zealand guide,<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are there on Page 12 between the Jailhouse and The George. Look at that! 3 top accommodation providers from different genres all together - ranging from $30 to $886!! Jailhouse – Top Backpacker, CentrePoint on Colombo – Top Motel, The George – Top Hotel! Will also mention Orari B&B – Top B&B just to our left!! <br />
We congratulate Lonely Planet on producing a comprehensive guide to post quake Christchurch that can easily be said to be the best guide to our new city at time of printing!! Most noticeable is that they have shown the central city area is alive and well and very much a place to visit!!<br />
We are proud to be recognised in this way by one of the world’s top travel magazines and look forward to welcoming LP users to Christchurch!<br />
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A recent traveller, (Trip Advisor name; OmNomNomDePlume) who found us on twitter and drove in with ½ the South Island on his car reviewed us on Trip Advisor in probably one of the longest reviews we’ve ever had!! It kinda summed up a lot of what we do and recognised the effort we put into helping the travelling public get the most out of their visit to Christchurch. Made us laugh and smile! Have a read….<a href="http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g255118-d1174818-r123470035-CentrePoint_on_Colombo_Motel-Christchurch_Canterbury_South_Island.html" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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Received the latest update for our all new motel website that we are working on. Starting to come on nicely and that gave us an extra little buzz!! Sorry but it’s all under wraps till we can get it together……..stay tuned.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gotta live the good times and we did indeed today!!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435870969334007541noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494345503339522656.post-193476398208413022012-01-20T18:19:00.000+13:002012-01-20T18:19:53.056+13:00CentrePoint on Colombo wins again!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-NZ</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>JA</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/> <w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/> <w:OverrideTableStyleHps/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Only this time instead of just 1 section we’ve won in 2. </span>CentrePoint on Colombo Motel is in the Top 10 Hotels for Best Value (it’s actually called “bargain” but that doesn’t fit well grammatically so we used the English translation of the Japanese language page phrase!) and an award winner in the Best Service in South Pacific Category by TripAdvisor in its 2012 Travelers’ Choice Awards.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We’re pretty happy but before we give ourselves a well deserved pat on the back, we’ll say thanks to all those guests who took the time to review us on Trip Advisor! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Best Service 2 years in a row is great but we do find this year’s addition of the “bargain” title an interesting one because it’s the section we most often get marked down in guest reviews. We often get told we are expensive... so does this mean can we raise our rates?!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s interesting to see that this year, 4 Christchurch Motels have made it into the top 25 for Best Service and 3 in the Bargain category – meaning that despite the shakes Christchurch is a place where you’ll get Great Service at a Good Price.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">After recently being lauded by the Lonely Planet as one of the most exciting cities in New Zealand, Christchurch has now been given accolades from visitors over the last year and we hope that our RTO – Christchurch and Canterbury Tourism – uses this piece of good news to encourage more people to visit the city.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As for us, well it might just be a nice bottle of wine with dinner this evening!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Forty-six earthquakes in Canterbury in the last 24 hours. Twenty-five at 4.0 or higher.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was the reality that greeted us this morning and facebook told us that our friends had been forced to leave their apartment in the middle of the night.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">They slept in their car on the street after the police ordered them out of their unsafe building just before 1am. They were crammed in the front seat after filling the back seat with those things that are really needed.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Being only a 2 minute walk away, Naomi went round to see them.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">They had roughly 2 hours to get everything out - once it was red stickered entry was prohibited and anything left inside would be demolished with the building.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our friends were rather bewildered after a sleepless night in the car and getting to grips with their new *homeless* reality so we decided they needed our help. We grabbed all our spare laundry bags and Naomi, mr16 and I headed over to help. Basically we stuffed things as fast as we could into bags, boxes and suitcases, carried it all downstairs and piled it on the grass. 2 hours of hard labour meant we were walking out as the red sticker was being applied. Whew, just in time but everything was out!</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We used the CentrePoint Mobile and 2 other cars to get everything back to the motel garage where there was time for sorting before everything went to another friends place for storage till they get there new flat on 21 Jan.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, our friends will now spend Xmas in a motel, a bloody good motel that is, but it won’t be the same as having it in their own house. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is just part of life in Christchurch these days! We hope they have a very merry Xmas day!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435870969334007541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494345503339522656.post-14744201414799938632011-12-01T23:21:00.000+13:002011-12-01T23:21:49.111+13:00Reclaiming our City – the Red Zone Bus Tour<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-NZ</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>JA</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/> <w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/> <w:OverrideTableStyleHps/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">23 Nov. 5.40pm to 6.20pm, the RED ZONE, Christchurch.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This blog is more for our past, present and future guests than the people of Christchurch, but maybe they will also relate to what is said.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">At present the motel and where we live is just 1 small block from the edge of the Red Zone. In fact, for the first 18 days after the 22 Feb quake, we were behind the cordon and under curfew from 6pm to 6am. Most Christchurch people have no idea what that could be like, and many have not seen the city centre that we live and breathe in every day. For many, the RED ZONE bus tours would have been the first visit to that area since the quake, but for us driving around and living right next to the Red Zone is an everyday reality.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">But still, actually going inside the barrier instead of walking along the outside of the fence was a time of mixed emotions. One thing for sure was that there were no feelings of excitement and that no doubt resulted in mr16’s comment that it was boring. He was looking for a live demolition site that could not be seen from the barrier and was as disappointed as a 16 year old could be. For the record, mr12 recorded the whole trip on his ipod. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">To be honest, I first declared that I would not do the tour but the *Bucket List* emotion took over and we did the once in a lifetime experience.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We walked the 5 minutes to Cramner Square and read the cautions before boarding the bus. The warning that we may well not survive the tour if there was an earthquake was absurdly surreal but once in the Zone it was easy to see what was meant as the bus crawled along right next to large buildings that are on the demolition list. CERA was right.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On entering the Red Zone I was immediately struck by the surrealistic situation we were actually in. Going to the city centre was a right that was torn away from us by a force of nature to the extent that 8 months on all that has been achieved is a snail paced bus ride around the Zone. Nature has indeed triumphed in a perverse way.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The atmosphere on our bus was solemn but cheerful, quiet ruled but riders gently spoke of items of interest. Looking out the window at pavements we used to walk on, restaurants we used to eat in, grassy areas we used to sit on and eat ice cream. It was surreal seeing how tormented the whole central city area is. We knew about the buildings, they have been well publicised. It was the parks, roads, riverbanks etc. that we were seeing for the first time that was surprising. The bike stand outside Icecream Charlie’s park had half sunken into the earth, as in an attempt to escape the absolute loneliness of the place. It’s easy to say that the whole central city area is buggered.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On a technical note, while the bus tour allowed close up viewing, a lot of what we saw could be seen by walking around the edge of the red zone, especially the CTV and PGC building sites.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On a lighter note, the bling that littered the ground outside what used to be the Louis Vuitton shop was bizarrely dazzling and driving under the raised arm of a massive demo digger that spanned an intersection with room to spare showed the immensity of the task being faced in the country’s largest work site.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">From the point of an inner city business owner who has been battling the tyranny of proximity to the Red Zone, it was clear that those who have still existing leases that will force them to trade once the barriers are removed will find the situation harsh, having to trade in what is essentially a dessert with a smattering of oases. Many may well just trade until they are forced out of business. It is my hope that Christchurch people and visitors to our city support these businesses in unending orgy of shopping because by god these owners will need it.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So should you do the tour? Yes you should. There is something for everyone in the Red Zone because it’s everyone’s city and it’s a way to reclaim it, reclaim it from nature, reclaim it from the diggers and reclaim it from CERA.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435870969334007541noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494345503339522656.post-29360059542276683652011-11-30T23:25:00.000+13:002011-11-30T23:25:04.496+13:00Thanks to the person who helped mr12 this morning!<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-NZ</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>JA</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/> <w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/> <w:OverrideTableStyleHps/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We’d like to take this chance to ask everyone to <u>help us find</u> the <u></u>person who assisted mr12 this morning after he was knocked off his skateboard by a <u>black sports car</u> at approximately <u>7.20am</u> at the <u>Bealey Ave / Colombo St. intersection</u> this morning.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have made an <u>official police complaint</u> and they will proceed as they see fit but we’d like to be able <u>to personally thank that person</u> for doing the decent thing this morning. This person helped mr12 up off the ground and recorded the car’s registration number which we handed to the Police today. The Police were obviously able to informally identify the car from what we told them as they then asked us to submit a traffic accident report. This kind person is also a witness to what happened and would no doubt help the police investigation. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mr12 would also like the <u>Caucasian male approx. 30yr old driver</u> to front up and pay for the damage to his skateboard.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHXQooVyGhd6Fa1cUM16gWrE4ohqapfGikVgtuThoAg7kcZDRUpRKuHiX4qaIfxjTQ4C-GCX_HMilrjC5mlgzLXu9-tFnjRsPRE9xeGXt834gdFubR_KV-4nhZy83ZXlkhyphenhyphenSvWmeCxetF/s1600/photo+%252818%2529_skateboard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHXQooVyGhd6Fa1cUM16gWrE4ohqapfGikVgtuThoAg7kcZDRUpRKuHiX4qaIfxjTQ4C-GCX_HMilrjC5mlgzLXu9-tFnjRsPRE9xeGXt834gdFubR_KV-4nhZy83ZXlkhyphenhyphenSvWmeCxetF/s400/photo+%252818%2529_skateboard.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mr12 has skateboarded to school almost every day for the last year but today as he was crossing Bealey Ave at Colombo St. a turning car, which should have given way, crashed into him. He jumped off the board and fell to the ground after his foot was clipped by the car – a close call! The skateboard ended up under the front of the car and 2 scratches on the board attest to it. The driver backed up to free the board, told mr12 he should be more careful and sped away without ascertaining if he was ok. A female jogger who was at the medium strip heading South, saw everything, helped mr12 off the ground and <u>remembered the car’s registration</u> which mr 12 then entered in his cell phone. After getting to his friend’s place mr12 rang home and as we instructed, made a sketch of what had happened.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So luckily mr12 survived and thanks to the kind actions of a person, hopefully the long arm of the law will reach out and deal with this person who not only ran into a child but also departed the scene of the accident without confirming if the child was ok.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">If anyone knows of this person who helped mr12 please let us know.</span></div>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435870969334007541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494345503339522656.post-10239048450589842842011-10-29T20:20:00.000+13:002011-10-29T20:20:05.754+13:00Re:START<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-NZ</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>JA</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/> <w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/> <w:OverrideTableStyleHps/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s been 8 months since we could walk in central Chistchurch. We did that today, we smiled and felt happy, we felt at home and felt proud of what our city is. It’s been a while, it’s been a while.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">About 10,000 people turned up and the closing time of 6pm was extended due to the number of people still in the shops.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The 27 shops made out of brightly coloured shipping containers stacked on top of each other is sure to become a destination in itself – you must come and see it! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anchored by Ballantynes Department Store and backed up by Kathmandu in normal buildings the container shops range from a variety of fashion shops, a bank where foreign currency can be exchanged, a souvenir shop, a book shop and 2 licensed cafes as well as others! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today we got our city centre back.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB">Just who will it be? If you book to stay Friday it could just be you…..and your special other ½ too….it’s a double!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB">Here’s the story……</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB"></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB">Sometime ago we walked into the garage to find ourselves standing in a puddle of precipitation. The wall was wet from ceiling to floor! Ooops! Something obviously wrong here!</span></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB"></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB">The cause not instantly obvious but it was definitely coming from the CentrePoint Suite above. Oh….Nooo!!! Not a leaky spa bath?? We were able to confirm a few days later that indeed a hairline crack in the double spa bath was the probable culprit. Bad Double Spa Bath!</span></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB">Or was it? We were actually able to ascertain that we have to blame the honourable guest who placed their gracious posterior (or other part of their anatomy) on the spout with a degree of force lacking any daintiness at all. (please……be more careful next time)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB">But, whatever happened happened….. is all we can say and so it is that the spa bath be replaced. Waking up to water in the garage is not a good start to the day!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB">Today was Spa Bath Day, or should we say, rip out the spa bath and get the new one in day! We’re looking forward to day 2 tomorrow and ….if all goes to plan…..it’ll soon be all ready to go!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB">This could be some good trivia for your next pub quiz night but…. did you know that it is impossible to get a bath the exact same size as the one that was installed only a bit more than 5 years ago? Hard to imagine but yes, bath makers appear to enjoy changing bath sizes – we think they may need to see a shrink!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB">You could be the first to stay in the CentrePoint Suite and bathe in the virgin luxury of our new spa bath – and that would be priceless!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have written before about how different parts of Christchurch have been affected in different ways by the earthquakes, and now it appears the Motel industry is no exception. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We always had the idea that here on Colombo St. just 2 blocks from the Red Zone and indeed cordoned and curfewed for 18 days after 22 Feb., things were a little different to, for example, the Riccarton area. Now, <a href="http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/christchurch-motel-occupancy-rates-up-video-4460106">an interesting news piece aired on TVNZ</a> which indicates that Motels in Christchurch have most certainly experienced business at levels equal to the busiest it’s ever been, has confirmed our suspicions</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are worried about the way this news has been handled because our motel and others in our area have not been experiencing such occupancy levels and we believe it has sent the message to the rest of NZ that it’s no good coming to Christchurch because there’s no accommodation! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ourselves and other inner city MANZ motels have not experienced “business at levels equal to the busiest it’s ever been” and we would be absolutely devastated if kiwis and overseas travellers based their travel plans on messages like what is carried in the news piece. It also worries us that the majority of this message was presented by top executives of the Motel Association of New Zealand. Surely they could have been more aware of the reality of their individual members. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKfzD5H__WbJjSc7tkLO7Wwc-zSw8WrfZQY4ftfq43WxWaBTqiw6Z62t3jP4hu2CPFB7Oq08kpiAYoMsspmgeYTHGxoKpvAUbopDdnw5fo7ThT0B3svMMLM_vidxmKs1lN3DNexui4N0i/s1600/CentrePoint_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKfzD5H__WbJjSc7tkLO7Wwc-zSw8WrfZQY4ftfq43WxWaBTqiw6Z62t3jP4hu2CPFB7Oq08kpiAYoMsspmgeYTHGxoKpvAUbopDdnw5fo7ThT0B3svMMLM_vidxmKs1lN3DNexui4N0i/s400/CentrePoint_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We must say that we do not know if the motel owners in this news piece had their views expressed in the way they wanted by TVNZ but what we are primarily worried about here is what the travelling public are lead to think by the overall presentation. It is the impression that counts. At least there could have been recognition that not all areas of Christchurch had enjoyed the good times!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmZLFJo1k7Mq2fY1aOu87gGJQnZ4vbw1bwSCmYsH4o9eCKkOqEO1mm67fPwH8zvq-yay0a4X94uX9sZtHWrH_zPgeJ9oSGhbVIJsAJW5wDdSiXayCeniToccZOJktPtF_zHQP3kZDRikr/s1600/CentrePoint_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmZLFJo1k7Mq2fY1aOu87gGJQnZ4vbw1bwSCmYsH4o9eCKkOqEO1mm67fPwH8zvq-yay0a4X94uX9sZtHWrH_zPgeJ9oSGhbVIJsAJW5wDdSiXayCeniToccZOJktPtF_zHQP3kZDRikr/s400/CentrePoint_4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We’d like to counter what was said and put our case forward. We feel that this news piece has missed the point in 2 ways. While it may be so in the Riccarton area, the inner city area has certainly not been “the busiest it’s ever been.” We also feel that a great chance to promote weekend visits to Christchurch has been lost after this piece did not differentiate between the busy Monday – Thursday period and relatively not so busy weekend period.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_X85cNFMvxsaio-dQXsgtBENGXbTcRxoQfzYn0OqJBgNuFujOFHATvfih7js2nVGz7kRveo1WVSSTmLT_p6e_C0repvrZx2LVKJReBXm9aroObqcOKHd-asihHVTlWH6Wwee2x7k46HEb/s1600/CentrePoint_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_X85cNFMvxsaio-dQXsgtBENGXbTcRxoQfzYn0OqJBgNuFujOFHATvfih7js2nVGz7kRveo1WVSSTmLT_p6e_C0repvrZx2LVKJReBXm9aroObqcOKHd-asihHVTlWH6Wwee2x7k46HEb/s400/CentrePoint_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We would love to have had 92% occupancy since Feb as the motelier at the start of the news piece claimed but for us the reality was that while we traded at slightly above past years’ levels the result has been considerably lower than 92%.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are paid up members of both the Christchurch Motel Association and Motel Association of New Zealand and so we feel we have the right to say it's not 100% correct when our Association execs say that “members are experiencing unprecedented occupancy rates” and that it is </span><span style="font-size: large;">“</span><span style="font-size: large;">most certainly, absolutely most certainly</span><span style="font-size: large;">”</span><span style="font-size: large;"> the busiest it’s ever been.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">While it is great to see our industry being reflected in a good light by the mainstream media and reflecting the great job motels are doing in supporting the recovery, the message should have been that while there are plenty of “No Vacancy” signs to be seen, that there is still accommodation available in Christchurch if travellers plan ahead and that there are especially plenty of rooms available over the weekend (Fri, Sat, Sun) for people to visit Christchurch.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435870969334007541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494345503339522656.post-11318057834455751292011-08-14T23:41:00.000+12:002011-08-14T23:41:16.951+12:00Don’t let the Snow come down on me….again!<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first of many antarctic blasts is racing up the South Island now and we are not happy with memories of the last cold snap at the end of July fresh in our minds.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnHVE6y6vq8i7PN0zlGnvGte8U1CF1shgF1o3pfVsOBapFIVEzvYoR_g_Sx2y-okQtpyCyNIIJ7-LyG-IZ2N_HD2LraludVtbW0HRGyuftrpJopHquCe3J36e0NxkJchwOXAak6RdghzY/s1600/photo.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgnHVE6y6vq8i7PN0zlGnvGte8U1CF1shgF1o3pfVsOBapFIVEzvYoR_g_Sx2y-okQtpyCyNIIJ7-LyG-IZ2N_HD2LraludVtbW0HRGyuftrpJopHquCe3J36e0NxkJchwOXAak6RdghzY/s400/photo.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We are often asked about snow in Christchurch to which we answer *Yes, sometimes but only a bit and it usually melts in a day or so,* and we also add *but we can get a big fall of snow sometimes too* One of the biggest falls in Christchurch was 28cm on 14 July 1945 – Jeff’s Dad was 5 and his Mum had to walk into town to buy shoes for his first day of school the next day! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBsQquWe9nQdWX2HhydoYf_haqphkD7C8mflEYYk1qJQVs8QBguxmwsXFi1hVHG4eICK3yOJxD31bVV0Zmeu07Naw8sKWU_WIN3nkXxjgW9vzcYYqUU_4vxpkPr4PhIaVYTDkukZL8npnu/s1600/photo2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBsQquWe9nQdWX2HhydoYf_haqphkD7C8mflEYYk1qJQVs8QBguxmwsXFi1hVHG4eICK3yOJxD31bVV0Zmeu07Naw8sKWU_WIN3nkXxjgW9vzcYYqUU_4vxpkPr4PhIaVYTDkukZL8npnu/s400/photo2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We’ve been back from Japan 3 years now and that the snow 2 weeks ago was the first snow we’ve had – and it was the biggest fall in 15 years – they said. Now we are due for another dumping – only this time the predictions are for a much colder snap which will last longer and dump even more snow on us! We had 15-20cm then & it was bad enough!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJPzZaup0UpjY8rQaJ-ggIzt8clnmmO9FHvOHvo31uWE61oiP6UfqErV2rsl_h1eHcWNk7jyURzGwn6yejXMafLFgINnAgXXcyPV6Mr3pxZttyx0nJ2UxB4lDaJr_fy2RQ7dux87WvUyq/s1600/photo3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJPzZaup0UpjY8rQaJ-ggIzt8clnmmO9FHvOHvo31uWE61oiP6UfqErV2rsl_h1eHcWNk7jyURzGwn6yejXMafLFgINnAgXXcyPV6Mr3pxZttyx0nJ2UxB4lDaJr_fy2RQ7dux87WvUyq/s400/photo3.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Because we don’t get snow too often, we are just not set up for it. The small number of front end loaders and graders we have are pressed in to clear the main roads but smaller roads just get clogged up. Snow tyres are nonexistent and few people have chains! After the snow comes the semi-melt, then the clear frosty nights turning all areas into sheets of ice! The city becomes paralysed by the underfoot conditions which can take days to resolve.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUT67kpgQIr33CunS5F4b1mAUg2HHJtjXmR0-huLNdQOuEmTWAFjJXXq9CqubnS266DuQD8BymikZ8r65WOGvFDOm6ceq49P_tQT2GyflD4bV1RA9SajdheKOqClDaz5dqRiYiTx5rMe9/s1600/photo4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUT67kpgQIr33CunS5F4b1mAUg2HHJtjXmR0-huLNdQOuEmTWAFjJXXq9CqubnS266DuQD8BymikZ8r65WOGvFDOm6ceq49P_tQT2GyflD4bV1RA9SajdheKOqClDaz5dqRiYiTx5rMe9/s400/photo4.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The good thing about snow is that we can plan! Not like a shakey quakey which randomly occur and catch you out, at least we can get ready for this meteorological attack!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4I9E0t2ewz3Kd3X2zUfnS8-rdc6FAvRRtd6qna92wFmoGFI56ex3cxX0WShZ7bI-1cUFBsOO_ilG7dYeEY0O8nW5FiZBZu7WTqYTfb4rxegBLiwOVUouBPXCT5oIUh_c6a4JmwXy5Smzf/s1600/photo5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4I9E0t2ewz3Kd3X2zUfnS8-rdc6FAvRRtd6qna92wFmoGFI56ex3cxX0WShZ7bI-1cUFBsOO_ilG7dYeEY0O8nW5FiZBZu7WTqYTfb4rxegBLiwOVUouBPXCT5oIUh_c6a4JmwXy5Smzf/s320/photo5.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here at the motel back in July we had guests who couldn’t get in to Christchurch, and guests who couldn’t get out. Luckily we had a good balance and no major problems apart from way too much snow in the carpark which took 3 days to clear! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNITm3FhsT4XL9NWocJCdFnMAUVsvLGh0Mxk8AC2rUAgBoiUDRfd2zH0xGdHnFrltMx1ve7QWuPJsKhUc2hs-HVSS3L1AJ8OAcBfs_MZkoauXeDx-KJfyt8XbbFFvmu1Kx0pyxaWGqwTyO/s1600/photo6.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNITm3FhsT4XL9NWocJCdFnMAUVsvLGh0Mxk8AC2rUAgBoiUDRfd2zH0xGdHnFrltMx1ve7QWuPJsKhUc2hs-HVSS3L1AJ8OAcBfs_MZkoauXeDx-KJfyt8XbbFFvmu1Kx0pyxaWGqwTyO/s320/photo6.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">At least we sort of know what we are in for over the next few days but the predictions are for an unprecedented 3 days of snow so who really knows! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4IsyOFms7Jt3UUIXhMgMtuSlE9tEPHn8PHs31miEA-RRnCVWwXrBPn4_e_t7oSXjMMaz33rlBpBWt_Vr5zrtwE5AGP8WO7xXJ3h8gz3XoCOODnoFkVUfdl2MK-ouqPnzmb2ajwymbqJj/s1600/photo7.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4IsyOFms7Jt3UUIXhMgMtuSlE9tEPHn8PHs31miEA-RRnCVWwXrBPn4_e_t7oSXjMMaz33rlBpBWt_Vr5zrtwE5AGP8WO7xXJ3h8gz3XoCOODnoFkVUfdl2MK-ouqPnzmb2ajwymbqJj/s400/photo7.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We all want to sing “Don’t let the sno~~~w come down on me~~” </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435870969334007541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494345503339522656.post-85336121088141085842011-06-13T23:25:00.000+12:002011-06-13T23:25:14.741+12:00Thanks for thinking of us in Christchurch<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s been another interesting day here in Christchurch with 2 shakes, one of magnitude 5.5 and the other a 6. We’d like to take this chance to say thanks to all those who have sent their best wishes to us and to say that we are still standing tall!<br />
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The smaller quake came first followed by the larger one just an hour or so later. Both were centred just at the edge of Banks Peninsular. Thankfully no-one was killed and this can be attributed to the decision to block off the inner city until the area can be made safe. On the not so good side, the Cathedral and other buildings have suffered further.<br />
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The full extent of damage will become clearer tomorrow but there is widespread liquefaction damage in the eastern suburbs and there were more rock falls in Sumner.<br />
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We had minor superficial damage, which means things fell over scratching on walls etc. and we lost water for about 4 hours. Talking about water, after a hard day we had just a little bit of fun, tipping out the dirtied well water we got as a back-up and videoed it cos that’s what we do! </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435870969334007541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494345503339522656.post-24175418694445091202011-06-08T17:27:00.003+12:002011-06-08T17:56:34.453+12:00Dalai Lama – a message of positivity at CBS Arena<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">Today the Dalai Lama dropped into Christchurch on his way to Australia for a planned visit. He said it was meeting Hillary all those years ago that gave him the chance to become friends with many New Zealanders. He said that when friends are in trouble, you try to help them and that is why he is here.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLmNaOlrBKvGnrmbzpEii4Ezy5mYLs3Jm7rt-MM1_dx-sSTDejDeEyYyt0FHlwjEm3Z2H4m5lD8BUdz5CM3bCqqZotzbFYPC8uJIvKaLehPTzmpQ86VN2cLdGrrlKvoVJb5IppSz1Eu1W/s1600/x0rp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLmNaOlrBKvGnrmbzpEii4Ezy5mYLs3Jm7rt-MM1_dx-sSTDejDeEyYyt0FHlwjEm3Z2H4m5lD8BUdz5CM3bCqqZotzbFYPC8uJIvKaLehPTzmpQ86VN2cLdGrrlKvoVJb5IppSz1Eu1W/s400/x0rp.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">It could almost be said that it was a hard ask. How do you comfort people who have lost so much? But he spoke of using intelligence to find positivity. He spoke of how the feeling of loss for those left behind is real and strong but that there was a need to hold onto something precious and somehow find a positive way forward. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">He said that often in these circumstances some people did not like the word death being used but that death this was not a taboo word. He said that life has a start and an end and we all experience both. It’s just that some experience the end earlier than others. He said that we need to be aware of that and be prepared for it, and that if we did that we could enjoy our lives. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">He also spoke about how the earthquake was not caused but just happened and this was also part of life. In terms of how to move forward positively, he urged everyone to think of others around them – around the world – and invoked the disasters in Japan and Haiti. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">When asked what was the best way to rebuild Christchurch, he said “I don’t know, that is up to you, I’m leaving tomorrow!” The crowd happily laughed.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">The crowd was put at 5000 and it would have been all that. It started with the Dalai Lama personally meeting and offering condolences to those who had lost someone. And he then received a Maori welcome including a hongi. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjuvhTc3ygZxK9dpGZi8tG7AR5jG55fDuuyp17m0OIlFcVZORqd5o7aruduLEoUiNaEiyOKQZcRpg74WIT4Li1qbhY4gHiHaXNtm2jD588MEpVEJfas39JLAGqvjyiitXa9zkio2ZTM_b/s1600/gg2kx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjuvhTc3ygZxK9dpGZi8tG7AR5jG55fDuuyp17m0OIlFcVZORqd5o7aruduLEoUiNaEiyOKQZcRpg74WIT4Li1qbhY4gHiHaXNtm2jD588MEpVEJfas39JLAGqvjyiitXa9zkio2ZTM_b/s400/gg2kx.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">Before he spoke he was introduced by a Tibetan member of the local community. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">I expected the Dalai Lama to sit at his chair and talk but he came up to the lectern and stood and spoke for about 30 minutes. Admittedly sometimes it was hard to follow some words but he did warm into it. His language assistant did an amazing job, following every word and instantly offering the correct English word when needed. We were then treated to a Buddhist Mantra which ended with “that’s the end just a short one!” The crowd was buoyed by these sporadic humorous interludes which underscored his message of positivity.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">There was then a presentation of gifts from 2 schools, one local and one from Wanaka. Aspiring School in Wanaka has been studying Tibet and presented a book of poems and some edible Lotus flowers. In one of many spontaneous acts, the Dalai Lama opened the box and handfed the 2 pupils a petal each. He then had one himself before hand feeding Bishop Victoria and the Iwi representative. He then spoke at length to the pupils about how they had the role of taking the world into this century, that the time of us older people was over and of the responsibility they, as new guardians, held.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">That was just so amazing to witness and once again summed up the reason he was here, to give us hope by looking positively to the future. After presenting the pupils with a white scarf each it was time for the Hongi and the second girl was praised for being well endowed for this – she had a very large nose! A most interesting comment but given by the Dalai Lama in his spirit of positivity it should be a wonderful memory for the rest of this pupils life.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">And for that the Dalai Lama’s gets a positive “like” from me. It was an honour to be able to participate and directly receive his message of positivity for Christchurch.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">Its 11.50pm but I need to get this out, </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">Cordon reduction is a big thing. I can say that cos we were cordoned and curfewed for 18 days after 222. The difference between cordon and not cordoned is almost like being alive or dead. You either can or you can’t and so it is a biggie.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">After 222 we were released from cordon the day of the Japanese quake/tidal wave and on that day the barriers moved to Salisbury St. After that they went to Peterborough St. Today they moved 1 more block to Kilmore St.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ"></span></span> <div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">What can be said, this is as bad as it can get. This block was one of the most lively blocks in Christchurch with 25 retailers ranging from food to antiques, culture to hair and coffee to sushi. Now there are 6? left.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">The cordon opened at 5pm tonite so I took a walk to see what there was. After 222 I was able to walk down, under cordon, to Peterborough St. to see the carnage but I dared not go further. That became impossible as the police tightened their cordon grip. The next time I got that close was when the cordon moved to Peterborough st. Admittedly before then I saw a pic on twitter of a bare space of land where Metro café was but it didn’t really prepare me for what I saw today.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">The street as been opened, but apart from a beaurocratic victory lap I cannot, for the life of me, see why they did it. They wanted to open the road to show progress? No wonder people who are still cordoned are really pissed. This is because there is absolutely no reason to open this road today. THERE IS NOTHING THERE. The only thing I could see was the Scenic Hotel on Kilmore St. but that apparently still needs work before it can open. There are a couple of other places but they also need work before they can open. It would be better just to open it to those building owners and keep others away. That would at least give them a chance to get things sorted out.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">But its open, even though there’s nothing there. Here’s what I saw.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">LYME Cocktail Bar is still standing – by itself – thai pho to the right has gone, café Valentino to the left….has gone. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPtUiE_VkzTt5htq_6mZKT8jcNCvPZ1VGhWD0K6H6EyE9AmYEji6qaVKZztzVT-Km13lSybFVoFHzxNx1wEaD94RV1ZaL04M3_AxNDKHurIhQ_zrHgWcgifUItHdHjCQ749VaSNbE3ziH/s1600/lb8d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPtUiE_VkzTt5htq_6mZKT8jcNCvPZ1VGhWD0K6H6EyE9AmYEji6qaVKZztzVT-Km13lSybFVoFHzxNx1wEaD94RV1ZaL04M3_AxNDKHurIhQ_zrHgWcgifUItHdHjCQ749VaSNbE3ziH/s400/lb8d.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">Eirily the pavement outside café valentine that had the outside seats is still there but everything else has gone – memorabilia and all.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpvgN4mxD_u7nxH8n2pmQTOwbZ28tO82ExQbROpnQAi4yr6CK7BCNXg7l2I5MnaRCetlY60XdriwJ9lCe-8d851vDR-qjcMtVDXPUn6W36Voqgmto50c8iHqhNwdckyjYfk5omMVxO7Ey/s1600/a9wvv.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhpvgN4mxD_u7nxH8n2pmQTOwbZ28tO82ExQbROpnQAi4yr6CK7BCNXg7l2I5MnaRCetlY60XdriwJ9lCe-8d851vDR-qjcMtVDXPUn6W36Voqgmto50c8iHqhNwdckyjYfk5omMVxO7Ey/s400/a9wvv.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">A hurricane fence straddles the centre line of Colombo St. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">The street is covered in mud and grime – looking more like a warzone.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQ-S_atSXV8Gf5ax6wHRqqH-UHh17DLjzduAKx3Spji9zUokUaShUGNc6b5hexDcMNyuzRK4E4sHViv0A9EKemHT7lTrv4-rkJ6b5IFWP8q2ZhpohIVwfyL07UxFKDk3JCFQHfNPsvylo/s1600/2idu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQ-S_atSXV8Gf5ax6wHRqqH-UHh17DLjzduAKx3Spji9zUokUaShUGNc6b5hexDcMNyuzRK4E4sHViv0A9EKemHT7lTrv4-rkJ6b5IFWP8q2ZhpohIVwfyL07UxFKDk3JCFQHfNPsvylo/s400/2idu.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">The city centre is grim in the overcast conditions and the traffic lights flashing orange spell danger.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzzt1_855FTnyQxyVEg0E8P_GOscKfVS0RvJqt4UtnzBosoafezP8nmLKmm3kMA_P7mcM0sWR5EVJ9RlRvN5usGhf55plEvfQwz-cDpZrs5fCLlBz11lOA_RU3zeyxURsfeBeiHujsOZ7/s1600/dcov.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzzt1_855FTnyQxyVEg0E8P_GOscKfVS0RvJqt4UtnzBosoafezP8nmLKmm3kMA_P7mcM0sWR5EVJ9RlRvN5usGhf55plEvfQwz-cDpZrs5fCLlBz11lOA_RU3zeyxURsfeBeiHujsOZ7/s400/dcov.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">The biggest building on the block is still blocked.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqdRhFj4KcYL7U9fW4aI2MIPiUs_oreAR9yVKlSHfgdFCxQjEvWVarDDDyMtv7vGuUq6rjQzodJO6srLJQoffi1LRhYqgqEGtX7_S9SD3vmKjD1RH2kWvgfnPfzjgkRmDEntntwLrjte4/s1600/c62js.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqdRhFj4KcYL7U9fW4aI2MIPiUs_oreAR9yVKlSHfgdFCxQjEvWVarDDDyMtv7vGuUq6rjQzodJO6srLJQoffi1LRhYqgqEGtX7_S9SD3vmKjD1RH2kWvgfnPfzjgkRmDEntntwLrjte4/s400/c62js.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">Anyone can walk almost right up to the condemned Copthorne Durham.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZVwDwgo3739jLI2W4-vMzfrsiJgeQ8Ul8hRus43MYGIqomduTRuhla-x_SjXY_cWU26CKxGi_pA74x_xxiInHEJRZaffhEQ8hEsRzr-vnVNg-4sqmwNUtY7C-7X6QZYlKmSrUOfK9svx/s1600/illw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZVwDwgo3739jLI2W4-vMzfrsiJgeQ8Ul8hRus43MYGIqomduTRuhla-x_SjXY_cWU26CKxGi_pA74x_xxiInHEJRZaffhEQ8hEsRzr-vnVNg-4sqmwNUtY7C-7X6QZYlKmSrUOfK9svx/s400/illw.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">Ending on a positive note, Himalayas progress is good!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-9QyBlYLzHoyTaA9MYGSQMYqsJLHK7q12QuvqfPEuYvObACNaXpUmm8x9oixhEkWMmb-U9GF2kKMNDg2xUf-Ie05Qo3gZBMlV3TjlNDFcHfZKr4fLn6EHypGRXIimwMaYQ70YDb9e63DM/s1600/92qqc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-9QyBlYLzHoyTaA9MYGSQMYqsJLHK7q12QuvqfPEuYvObACNaXpUmm8x9oixhEkWMmb-U9GF2kKMNDg2xUf-Ie05Qo3gZBMlV3TjlNDFcHfZKr4fLn6EHypGRXIimwMaYQ70YDb9e63DM/s400/92qqc.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">At night – a new light has been added to the city, yellow light in the middle is traffic light at cnr of Kilmore/Colombo.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6Q7O6_SLhGHfr18mEnmwfFuU0jD9kDS2PS89yMnAce4tRF4PWx3icNWWue4FEy2rPkEzHfTjSPhnBTrj5NLQ86xxIr8lz0f7KS5x3aTy7ANwYkcPrToJd-pA0FOHuL6eQVFXiGz6du9C/s1600/45vor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6Q7O6_SLhGHfr18mEnmwfFuU0jD9kDS2PS89yMnAce4tRF4PWx3icNWWue4FEy2rPkEzHfTjSPhnBTrj5NLQ86xxIr8lz0f7KS5x3aTy7ANwYkcPrToJd-pA0FOHuL6eQVFXiGz6du9C/s320/45vor.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">Opening up the city is good and welcome it. But it is disappointing that so little is left.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;">This series started 1 May to give those that live outside of Christchurch an idea about just what is happening here as we have found that some people just don’t know. Understandable, it is afterall, our disaster – but we’d like to share it with you! </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;">A Month of Contradictions</span></b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;"> - positives and negatives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One would think that everything would get better over time but we are still in a state of flux.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While progress is being made in some areas towards recovery, and this is good, we are being constantly peppered with little bits of information about just how bad the overall damage is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It could be argued that this is better than getting it all at once but it does make for consistent disturbing headlines in the morning paper.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;">A Negative Example</span></b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;"> - the Cathedral is seriously damaged and the Rose Window on the east wall, the tower, the north wall and the south wall and the tower will all have to be dismantled and rebuilt – leaving only the west wall not requiring work on it – a mammoth task that insurance cover will not even come close to paying for!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Arts Centre, insured for $120 million, is predicted to take 15 years to restore and re-open – news that was greeted with disbelief by those that luv the Dux De Lux and are campaigning for it to be fixed and reopened separately from the rest of the Arts Centre!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Arts Centre Trust Board began with what can only be described as a selfish attitude that the whole complex must be repaired together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has been great to see that in the last few days the Trust appears to be making moves to consider letting the Dux be fixed ahead of other buildings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having the Dux – a true institution in the Christchurch social scene - reopened will breathe much needed life back into the devastated inner city area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will give many people a reason to come into town again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;">A Positive Example</span></b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;"> - Richie McCaw and Dan Carter have both resigned with the NZ Rugby Union and will play their rugby here for the next 4 years – now that was a boost!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ok so not so much to do with the earthquake but they are also signing up to stay in our city and that gets a “like” from me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not sure about Dan but word has it that Richie was at his local supermarket when the 222 quake struck and he had to hobble home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not a quake injury though – he was recovering from a rugby injury to his leg!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;">Cordon Reductions - t</span></b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;">he area around the casino opened mid month, resulting in a new ghost town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a mess and a stench!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But this also gave us access to a few more eateries, by a few I can name them all here – Blax Coffee, Procope Coffee, Spagalimis Pizza and Chinwag Eathai.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are a few retails stores open as well during the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next was the area close to the PGC building where some 26 persons lost their lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On 3 June, Colombo St. will open down to Kilmore St. allowing a flow of traffic south along Colombo St. onto Kilmore St.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you want to see what the Red Zone will look like if its opened up – come and see this. There is nothing there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Virtually the whole block has been cleared and there is in reality, hardly anything to open to!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2 other small areas have opened but these will probably be the last of the cordon reductions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;">The Red Zone is now the Red Zone.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">1200 Buildings Require Demolition</span></b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;"> - one of the more shocking pieces of news released.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So far some 150 have been demolished leaving 1050 to go – quite a job!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This gives you an idea of just how much the cityscape is going to change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The estimate is that over 444,000 9 tonne truck loads of rubble will be removed from the city centre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A lot will be recycled and more will be used for land reclamation in Lyttelton Port. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">More Large Scale Demolitions</span></b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;"> - the Copthorne Durham (close to the Casino) has also been confirmed as has the Gallery Apartments – an award winning 14 level luxury apartment building next to the Art Gallery when it was built in 2006-7.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are still a multitude of other high rises that are considered marginal and they appear to be under the hammer of the insurance companies – their fate being sealed is a question of time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whether buildings will be fixed or demolished is very much based on overall economics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One thing we are learning fast in Christchurch is that being insured doesn’t mean its gonna be alright.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In many cases the insurance funds available are nowhere near the amount required for the rebuild.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;">Canterbury</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;"> Earthquake Recovery Authority</span></b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;"> – CERA, has a new boss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roger Sutton will head it from 14 June.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s a local boy who, as the head of Orion, the company in charge of electricity supply lines in the Canterbury region, has garnered great respect in his coolheaded handling of the power crisis since the September quake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would not be wrong to say that almost everyone in Christchurch welcomes him to the role although once in charge, he’ll be where the buck stops and his everything will be tried.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s taken a pay cut, from $700K to $500K for a possible big kick in the pants, so he gets a big “like” from me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the raw power he will yield, it will be interesting to see how public opinion changes between when he takes over and 2 weeks later when I write the next update.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are many decisions he and CERA will have to make to move the recovery along and some will not be popular with some people.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;">An Events Village</span></b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;"> - to be established in North Hagley Park in the area where the outdoor concerts are held – only 5 mins walk from the motel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Funding has been approved and construction is about to begin. Yes!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hearing that news was uplifting, finally something to look forward to that was positive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will feature both indoor and outdoor venues and food stalls etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will run through till Feb 2012 and will have large screens for the Rugby World Cup games.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While we support the idea of the event area, it does come with the brutal confirmation that the central city area is far from being reopened.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;">Alcohol Ban Zone</span></b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;"> - has hastily established by the City Council in the Riccarton/Ilam area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Losing the inner city has halved the number of bars and restaurants in the city and this has meant the suburban bars and restaurants are doing a roaring trade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great for letting off steam but the residential neighbourhoods were getting just a little bit too lively, and hence the banning of drinking alcohol on the streets! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It may also be extended to other areas of town.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;">Good News Quick Round Up</span></b><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;"> - o</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">n Fridays & Saturdays, the market that was previously in Cathedral Square is in the YMCA carpark on Rolleston Ave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some ex-Arts Centre stall holders are selling their wares along Worcester Boulevard near the Arts Centre on Saturdays & Sundays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the central city area between the Red Zone and Hagley Park, open places are limited to; Botanical Gardens, Punting on the Avon, Boatshed Café, the YMCA coffee shop, Cook’n with Gas restaurant, Canterbury Cheesemongers and 2 restaurants in The George Hotel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the Victoria St. area is the Casino, Procope Café, Blax Café, Spagalimi’s and some retails outlets.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;"> </span><span lang="EN-NZ" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-NZ;">Outside the city centre, most activities (jet boating, ballooning, wildlife parks etc.) are operating normally.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01435870969334007541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494345503339522656.post-57902381916535468092011-05-17T23:42:00.002+12:002011-05-18T00:06:52.254+12:00The end of an era…..Wharetiki<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">Over many years, many people have photographed the beautiful Edwardian Wharetiki house over the road from us at 854 Colombo St.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjI4BaNV_u7CJ6ewOEoOgLMjxQmFGBB6CDCQ3kP0BUmsm9SACIQSitTr5UWIa2PItgoFyB9PJ8PzXMvn140CxajFG10ih_wQj_Jr_cWqlTDoGv4QZt6roF2hIYOlpZ8f9gJ2ppvclIPla/s1600/40via.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjI4BaNV_u7CJ6ewOEoOgLMjxQmFGBB6CDCQ3kP0BUmsm9SACIQSitTr5UWIa2PItgoFyB9PJ8PzXMvn140CxajFG10ih_wQj_Jr_cWqlTDoGv4QZt6roF2hIYOlpZ8f9gJ2ppvclIPla/s400/40via.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">A year or so ago it was covered in The Press when it was for sale. It’s on 2000sq m of land and was built in 1904 according to the article but 1895 on the Wharetiki House B&B info pamphlet. Either way, it’s old and nice. It was built by Matthew Barnett, whose family owned the Arthur Barnett department store. Over the years it has been a school boarding house, an apartment complex, a guest house and a pre-school. It was valued at around $2 million.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-NZ">That was until 4 Sept., 2010. In that quake the massive 4 birth chimney collapsed and plunged through the roof but did not cause any other visible damage. But after the 222 quake, the whole building took on a very noticeable lean and rattled loudly with every aftershock. As mentioned in previous blogs, it was red stickered, meaning its future was probably uncertain.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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