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Title: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 19, 2013, 10:38:54 am
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake rocks central New Zealand


An earthquake rated as severe by GNS has turned Wellington office workers white-knuckled and swayed Blenheim buildings as it jolted central New Zealand.

Did you feel the quake? Add your comments below.

The 5.7-magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon, in Marlborough, was felt as far away as Christchurch and New Plymouth.

In Wellington it was felt as one jolt, gradually picking up in intensity, while those in Blenheim felt two shakes.

Many Wellington office workers reported ducking under their desks when it arrived at 9.06am, and following the quake there was a report of lifts being out of action.

The earthquake "felt like I was standing on a skate board,'' Mena Bassily said.

''I was at the gym on one floor and hoped it was only Wellington, not a bigger remote earthquake harming another NZ city somewhere else".

Jenny Nelson of Wellington wrote: "It was a rattler - cabinets and glasses clinking."

Hinekura Winiata said: ''Felt it here in Otaki. It was strong and could hear the rumbling of it.''

The building manager for Wellington's tallest building, the 28-storey Majestic Centre, Natahan Ryan said initial reports were that there was no damage.

There was not enough movement in the high-level lifts to trigger the seismic sensors, which would have stopped the lifts from moving.

He said seismic monitoring equipment in the building also revealed everything was OK.

The building hosts the Earthquake Commission, where 177 staff are employed.

'LIKE A BLOODY ROLLERCOASTER'

South of Blenheim, Lake Grassmere farmer Peter Davison said he had never seen his house buck and shake so much.

''It was like being on a bloody rollercoaster,'' he said.

He was looking out the window of his Marfells Beach Rd home when it hit.

It was worse than the Boxing Day quake in 2010, which he had been in Christchurch for, he said.

''I've never felt anything like it,'' he said.

His fishing rods had fallen and lay scattered around his library, blocking the way to the lounge, and pictures were askew on the walls.

''It's a wooden house and I've never seen the walls move like this.''

'BIGGEST' QUAKE

Winemaker Peter Yealands from Marlborough's Awatere Valley said the quake was the biggest he could recall: "It seemed to go for quite a while.''

''The tanks moved a bit and the staff were a bit scared, as you'd expect,'' Yealands said.

It was the first major quake for the Yealands Estate winery, since it was built in 2008. Sitting on a fault line area it had been designed to withstand a magnitude-8 earthquake.


http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8939106/Magnitude-5-7-earthquake-rocks-central-New-Zealand


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 19, 2013, 10:40:07 am
I had no damage, but the china and crystal rattled for a little while. To start with I thought it was me because I had just walked past the China Cabinet. The cats looked a little surprised but were focussed on getting me to hurry up and feed them!


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Justic on July 19, 2013, 11:02:48 am
Great news to hear that you are safe Ali


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: nitpicker1 on July 19, 2013, 04:14:42 pm

http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/felt

 :o
http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/drums


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 19, 2013, 04:45:56 pm
Wellington hit by magnitude 5.7 earthquake

The Wellington region has been shaken by another strong quake this afternoon, after a 5.7 earthquake rocked the capital city this morning.

The magnitude 4.4 quake, at 3.21pm, was centred 55km west of Levin at a depth of 16km and had a Mercalli Intensity reading of 6. It was not centred near the spot where the first quake struck this morning.

Earlier today, people screamed, dived under desks and sheltered in doorways as a "severe" magnitude 5.7 earthquake rocked Wellington this morning.

There were no reports of damage so far, but workers in the central city have described multi-storey office buildings swaying for at least 30 seconds as the quake hit at 9.06am.

GeoNet said the "severe" quake struck 30km east of Seddon, in Marlborough, at a depth of 8km.

There has been a flurry of smaller shocks since the initial magnitude 5.7 quake, the strongest recorded as magnitude 3.8 at 9.38am.

At least 10 other shocks were recorded in the Marlborough area by 9.45am.

A Fire Service central communications spokeswoman said there were no reports of damage in the Wellington region so far, although an alarm activation may have been caused by the quake.

The quake shook the emergency services communications centre on the seventh floor of the police station on Victoria St in central Wellington for a good 30 seconds, she said.

There have also been no reports of damage in the upper South Island, a Fire Service southern communications spokesman said.

GNS duty seismologist Anna Kaiser said the quake, centred halfway between Wellington and Blenheim, was the biggest in the region this year.

It was felt as far north as New Plymouth and as far south as Canterbury, with more than 6000 people reporting they felt the quake on the GeoNet website.

Dr Kaiser said that level of feedback was "quite a lot'', due to the quake striking close to a large urban centre.

There have been more than 20 aftershocks in the five hours since the initial quake - and more are expected.

Most of the aftershocks would not be felt, but some were able to be felt in Wellington and at the top of the South Island.

"They will taper off over the next few days - there will be much fewer than there have been today. We always get a level of background activity in this area anyway, so we do expect small quakes for a while.''

Dr Kaiser said a number of known faults in the area had been mapped by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research.

However, it was not yet known which fault the quake had occurred on.

Upper Hutt woman Deb Norman said the first shake set the neighbour's dog barking, before a second shake hit less than a minute later.

"[It was] increasing in intensity and caused our three dogs to go crazy! The shake lasted in our home based in Upper Hutt for two and a half minutes.

"Oh well, was time for our teenage to get up - shake, rattle and roll; up time!"

Katie Russell, who was in Johnsonville, said the chair she was sitting on moved side to side.

"So my heart's still racing! Scary ... I've felt a couple of mild aftershocks too."

Twitter was flooded with tweets about the quake in the minutes afterwards.

GeoNet tweeted: "Well we all felt that at the office!"

Staff at the Ministry of Justice call centre in Wellington were "screaming in the background" when Press reporter Blair Ensor was on the phone to them when the quake struck, he tweeted.

TVNZ reporter Simon Bradwell tweeted that the quake was felt strongly in its fifth floor newsroom.

"Strong enough for most to get under their desks, first time I've seen that in over 8 years."

Ashleigh Lambert tweeted the quake was "scary".

"Phew, that was the first time I've actually considered getting under my desk for an earthquake."

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10900169


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Crusader on July 20, 2013, 11:57:10 am
Was in the middle of proctoring an exam when the 9am one hit. Half the students jumped up and ran for the door! I told them all to sit down and carry on with their exam as they were wasting valuable time to answer questions.


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: sickofpollies on July 21, 2013, 09:16:31 am
A 5.8 one this morning. Seddon has been rather active of late.


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: DidiMau69 on July 21, 2013, 09:39:23 am
Just waiting for someone to blame John Key


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: ssweetpea on July 21, 2013, 10:49:36 am
Just so long as it is the earth moving under your feet and not the sky tumbling down as well.


...to misquote Carole King of course ;)


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 21, 2013, 10:59:05 am
Big quake shakes central New Zealand


Central New Zealand has been shaken awake with a swarm of quakes including a large 5.8 event this morning.

The majority of the quakes were centred in the same area off Seddon in Marlborough that was hit on Friday by a 5.7.

This morning's first quake - 4.2 - struck at 7.04, was at a 10km depth and centred 35km east of Seddon.

It was followed 13 minutes later by the 5.8 shake that was centred 30km east of Seddon at a depth of 19km and then at 7.20 by a 4.3km shake at a depth of 14km and 25km east of Seddon, while a fourth - 4.3 - rattled the region from a depth of 22km at 7.30.

There have been over 30 earthquakes in total so far this morning with a 4.5 magnitude aftershock recorded at 9.28am and Geonet duty seismologist Dr Anna Kaiser said it's expected they would continue.

"It's quite common to get a shock reaching about four (on the richter scale) before a larger one, like we had before the 5.8 this morning.

"It's also normal to get a series of threes and fours afterwards and about every two minutes or so is common.''

GeoNet's website is also crashing this morning due to a high demand from people wanting to see where earthquakes have struck.

The run of earthquakes are a reminder that Wellington is a seismic active area and everyone should always be prepared, she said.

"These quakes this morning are very close to the subduction interface, which is the boundary between the Pacific and Australian plate.''

The aftershocks this morning have ranged from 2.5 to 4.1 - all centred in the same region. While Geonet initially reported quakes in other areas in both islands, it appears they were erroneous recordings sparked by the other quakes. (A full list of the quakes from 5.05am to 9am today is listed below).

There are no reports of damage yet, but Tranz Metro has advised all its services in Wellington have been delayed. Services on the Wairarapa and Johnsonville rail lines have been replaced by buses while track inspections are undertaken.

Both police and fire haven't received any emergency calls.

Rosa Williams, from Newlands and Shiree Palmer, in Otaki, both said on Facebook that the shaking was bigger and stronger than Friday's.

Eastbourne was quite different to being in Thorndon for Friday's earthquake, Erika Scott, said on Facebook.

"This was more a series of shakes and rolls for me and I feel safer than being in the city.''

A Blenheim man described the biggest of the quakes as a strong jolt followed by a rolling motion for about 15 seconds.

Winemaker Peter Yealands said there appeared to be no damage at his Seddon winery.

He was having breakfast at his Seaview home near Seddon when the quake hit, he said.

''It went on for about a minute, it was quite unnerving,'' he said.

There did not appear to be any damage to the winery, although some wine had sloshed out of the tanks on to the floor, he said.

Supervalue Seddon shop assistant Michaela Baillie said a few things fell off the shelves this morning.

''It was quite sharp and scary, it was certainly worse than the quake on Friday.''
 
Marlborough Civil Defence emergency services officer Gary Spence said there had been no reports of damage, following the quake.

"I've talked to the sector manager from Seddon and it sounds like it was pretty much like Friday, a few things off the shelves in the supermarket, but no injury and no severe damage," Mr Spence said.

US Ambassador to New Zealand David Huebner tweeted that the quake was felt as a "meaningful jolt and roll" in Lower Hutt.

Residents in Khandallah, Wellington, were woken by a sharp jolt, but said it didn't feel as strong as Friday's.

"We felt a single big heave and then there was just a light rumble for about 15 seconds It wasn't big enough to get us out of bed'" a Khandallah woman said.

Another Wellingtonian said "it made me get out of bed and crouch beside it and my husband walked through from the kitchen and joined me pointlessly huddled, so it must have last at least 15 seconds''.

Radio journalist Barry Soper took to Twitter to say the quake made a television fall against the wall at his home.

THIS MORNING'S QUAKES UP UNTIL 9AM

5.05am - 30 km east of Seddon - 3.5

7.04am - 30 km east of Seddon - 4.2

7.17am - 30 km east of Seddon - 5.8

7.20am - 25 km east of Seddon - 4.3

7.22am - 30 km east of Seddon - 4.1

7.25am - 25 km east of Seddon - 3.7

7.30am - 25 km east of Seddon - 4.4

7.33am - 5 km south of Wellington - 2.5

7.35am - 25km east of Seddon - 3.4

7.37am - 25 km east of Seddon - 3.2

7.43am - 25 km east of Seddon - 3.8

7.45am - 25 km east of Seddon - 3.9

7.52am - 25km east of Seddon - 3.3

7.57am - 25 km east of Seddon - 3.4

7.58am - 25 km east of Seddon - 3.4

8am - 25km east of Seddon - 3.6

8.05am - 30 km east of Seddon - 3.3

8.06am - 25 km south-west of Wellington - 3.2

8.08am - 15km east of Murupara - 3.7

8.14am - 30km east of Seddon - 3.1

8.20am - 25km east of Seddon - 3.2

8.32am - 25 km east of Seddon - 3.1

8.37am - 30 km east of Seddon - 3.5

8.56am - 25 km east of Seddon - 2.9

8.59am - 25 km east of Seddon - 2.8


http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8945358/Big-quake-shakes-central-New-Zealand


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 21, 2013, 11:00:06 am
The one at 7.17am woke me up with quite a start. Yogi and Mitzi slept through it all but poor Bailey was upset. I was a few seconds away from leaping out of bed to 'drop cover and hold' when it stopped.


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Calliope on July 21, 2013, 12:27:05 pm
Just waiting for someone to blame John Key

And here I was thinking Gerry Brownlie had farted


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 21, 2013, 12:30:40 pm
Just waiting for someone to blame John Key

And here I was thinking Gerry Brownlie had farted


I wonder if GNS would be able to measure that fart on the Ripter Scale














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Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: ssweetpea on July 21, 2013, 04:45:34 pm
Just waiting for someone to blame John Key

And here I was thinking Gerry Brownlie had farted

If that is what is was he must have eaten something really bad.

Windy Wellington is shaking like a jelly on a plate today.


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 21, 2013, 05:10:55 pm
HOLY CRAP!


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 21, 2013, 05:15:23 pm
Okay - that was a decent one. The poor cats don't think much of it. I don't think much of it either (http://images.proboards.com/new/undecided.png)


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 21, 2013, 05:34:16 pm
Big quake shakes central New Zealand


BREAKING NEWS: A large 6.8 earthquake has hit Wellington, sending office workers diving under their desks.

Aftershocks were continuing after the shake, with a 5.5 magnitude hitting within minutes.

The 6.9 shake struck at 5.09pm at a depth of 11km, 30km east of Seddon. Shakes are continuing in the capital and the earthquake was felt as far away as Hamilton and Christchurch.


http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8945358/Big-quake-shakes-central-New-Zealand


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Kiwithrottlejockey on July 21, 2013, 05:56:17 pm
The poor cats don't think much of it.


Wait until they start slinking around the house with their undercarriages half-retracted and their bellies dragging on the carpet. Then you'll know it was a REALLY decent earthquake. Friends in Christchurch tell me that's what their cats used to do when a really big one hit. They used to look at the cats whenever the ground shook to see whether it was a big one or not.

However, I didn't feel a thing....I'm parked at Auckland Airport waiting to board a flight to Masterton in about twenty minutes or so.



Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 21, 2013, 06:33:14 pm
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Wellington Waterfront


Central New Zealand has been hit by a severe magnitude 6.5 earthquake.

Geonet said it was centred in the Cook Strait, 20 kilometres east of Seddon at a depth of 17 kilometres. It struck at 5.09 pm

It is the latest in a sequence of major earthquakes that have been hitting Wellington and wider areas around central New Zealand since Thursday.

Quakes measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale, 5.5 and 6.9 have all hit the Wellington area.

The most recent series of major quakes at the city on notice early this morning.

In the latest to strike this evening, there have been reports of considerable minor damage around the capital but there were no initial reports of injuries.

The Fire Service has cordoned-off part of the Civic Square  in Wellington, as water gushes from a quake-damaged building.

Part of the square underneath the over bridge was shut by 5.45pm tonight after water started flowing out of the side of the fourth storey of the Wellington Library, close to why it connects with the toe of the over bridge.

Flynn O'Leary, who was working security for Wellington City Council at the square, said it appeared this afternoon's 6.5 magnitude quake had ruptures pipes inside the building. It was not immediately clear whether there was a risk of the over bridge collapsing. 

The latest 6.5 quake gave a "severe roll" that has cut power in parts of Wellington.

A Wellington Electricity said there were currently power outages in Karori and parts of Wainuiomata. He estimated about 3500 customers were without power following the quake. 

Parts of the Beehive and Parliament have suffered damage.

Tranz Metro advised that all train services to and from Wellington had been cancelled until further notice. Buses had been arranged, but would be limited. 

Other parts of New Zealand have also been hit with people feeling the earthquake in Nelson, Palmerston North and other urban areas in the North and South Island.

Martinborough resident Ray Lilley said the quake shook the property for at least 40 seconds in a series of waves that rocked the house, causing it to rise and fall half a dozen times.

In Blenheim people had come out onto the streets.

Seddon is without power.

The drama seem to have begun early this morning as a swarm of earthquakes began in the Cook Strait.

On Friday, the country's biggest quake of recent months, a magnitude 5.7 event centred in Cook Strait at a depth of 8km, frightened Marlborough and Wellington residents. A second quake of 4.5 magnitude followed hours later.

GNS Science spokesman John Callan said there were several active faults under the seabed in Cook Strait.

Seismologists said post-seismic deformation in Canterbury was quite different from "slow-slip" or "silent" quakes that have been happening in parts of the North Island, such as Poverty Bay, Hawke's Bay and offshore of the Kapiti Coast, over the past decade. 

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8945358/Big-quake-shakes-central-New-Zealand


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Kiwithrottlejockey on July 21, 2013, 08:29:42 pm

I got home after a nice, smooth flight from Auckland to Masterton to discover all of my kitchen cupboard doors had popped open, although nothing had fallen out.

No damage anywhere that I can see.

The taxi driver who picked me up at Masterton Airport said it was a real decent shake here.

I'm only going to be around tonight, then I'm off to Napier tomorrow.



Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: ssweetpea on July 21, 2013, 08:45:27 pm
From the sounds of it you wouldn't have to work tomorrow anyway KTJ. I hear the trains have been cancelled until the lines have been checked.

All the Telecommas and Chorusters in Wellington, Marlborough and Nelson have been told to work from home Monday or until all the buildings have been checked.


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 21, 2013, 09:34:46 pm
Big quake shakes central New Zealand

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A severe magnitude 6.5 earthquake has hit central New Zealand this evening, damaging buildings, cutting power, trapping people in lifts and injuring at least two people.

GeoNet said it was centred in the Cook Strait, 20 kilometres east of Seddon at a depth of 17 kilometres. It struck at 5.09pm.

he Pacific Tsunami Center in Hawaii said the quake did not generate a tsunami, but a number of smaller quakes have struck since - the latest, a 4.4 magnitude 25km east of Seddon at 8.27pm, followed closely by a 5.1 magnitude near Hanmer Springs.

A spokesman for Civil Defence Minister Nikki Kaye confirmed acivil defence emergency had not been declared, but an emergency centre had been set up in Thorndon.

At least two people have been reported as injured - one person in Kapiti and another who was hit by a falling television in Wellington.

A spokesman for Wellington Free Ambulance said they received a number of calls following the quake.

''We had one guy knocked out by a TV falling on him. That was at the Soho Apartments in Taranaki St. He was a male in his 40s and was taken to Wellington Hospital."

There had been extensive reports of damage in the capital, but so far most of it minor.   

A section of ceiling collapsed on the third floor of the community health building at Hutt Hospital. Four staff members were evacuated.

Police spokesman Inspector Marty Parker said buildings in the city were being evacuated after structural damage was discovered.

A building on Featherston St was cleared, as was the Mercure Hotel on Willis St.

"Apparently they've suffered structural damage. They're evacuating that and a couple of surrounding buildings, as a precautionary measure."

Road blocks were also in place around the Mercure, he said.

A number of glass windows across the city had also smashed, and cracks had appeared in many buildings.

Infrastructure across the central and lower North Island, and the top of the South Island had ground to a halt.

Phone lines jammed in the top of the South Island and bottom of the North Island immediately after the large quake struck as people tried to call family and friends, a Telecom spokeswoman said.

Both the mobile network and the landline network were overloaded for 15 to 20 minutes.

''There was a spike in traffic straight after the quake hit, which is as we would expect - everyone getting on the phone to make sure their family is OK.

''To the best of our knowledge there's no network damage.''

People should send text messages, instead of calling, to ensure emergency calls can get through, the spokeswoman said.

Vodafone customers were also affected when nine mobile sites went down immediately after the large quake.
   
Sites in Marlborough were affected by power outages and two Wellington sites lost coverage, a spokeswoman said.

''Some customers may have had problems with calls and tects following the quake - issues compounded by overloading on the network, rather than damage.''

The network was now stable and all mobile cell sites had been restored. 

''Our guys are just making sure now that staff are OK, buildings are OK and that the network is stable.''

Prime Minister John Key was not in the capital but his spokesman said his thoughts were with quake-hit regions.

"This will be a frightening time for people in areas where the quakes are most felt, and the Prime Minister's thoughts are with them at this time," the spokesman said.

Key was being kept informed on events.

"No tsunami warning for the region has been issued. However, the Wellington City and Hutt City Regional Emergency Management Offices are activating to coordinate any response at a local level," the spokesman said.

"At this stage, the Prime Minister will be returning to Wellington on Monday morning, as planned."

A Kiwirail spokeswoman said services from Otaki in the North Island to Kaikoura had been suspended until further notice.

There could be some disruption to freight services between Picton and Kaikoura, while an inspection of the tracks, bridges and tunnels was done, the spokeswoman said. 

A spokesman for the NZ Transport Agency said an initial damage report of state highways in the quake zone was done and no damage or blockages were found.

The agency would carry out more detailed inspections tomorrow, he said.

The 6.5 magnitude quake was likely linked to a fault in the Cook Strait capable of generating far more severe shaking, GNS Science said.

Dr Kelvin Berryman, GNS Science director of Natural Hazards, said the severe shaking over the past three days was probably linked to one of several faults capable of generating shakes of magnitude 7.0 or more.

The most likely candidate was the Needle fault, although the location of the quakes over the past three days did not quite match up.

He said a larger quake was unlikely but the swarm that kicked off on Friday morning was not following the normal aftershock pattern, in which the tremors became progressively less severe.

This afternoon's 6.5 magnitude shake, the biggest in the latest swarm, meant the shaking was not following the usual pattern, he said.

GNS should have a clearer idea of the probability of another big, or even bigger, quake by tomorrow, he said.

Research seismologist Stephen Bannister said a magnitude 6.5 earthquake releases energy equivalent to 100 nuclear bombs of the size which devastated Hiroshima.

There had been more than 230 earthquakes since Friday in the area, with about 15 above magnitude 4.

"People will be feeling shocks that register above [magnitude] 3, and we have had about 50 of those since Friday.

"It's not a simple main shock followed by aftershocks, it's an evolving sequence," Bannister said.

He said with earthquakes of this size, aftershocks should be anticipated in the coming days.

"We would just encourage people to make sure they have their emergency kits and rations ready for future events. We can't say how many more large ones to expect."

Victoria University geophysics professor Euan Smith said much of Wellington's city centre was reclaimed land which meant it was not as stable as other areas.

"Where rubble has come down in Featherston St, there was no land there before the 1855 earthquake in Wellington.

"Reclaimed land shakes more easily and is not as strong as hard ground. From Lambton Quay and towards the harbour is also reclaimed land, and these areas will shake much more strongly than other areas."

The Hutt Valley was similarly on softer ground.

"If this evening's was the first then I would say we could expect them to decay in the usual way, but given we had the earlier ones we should still be anticipating that there could be quite large earthquakes for the next few days."

The Earthquake Commission announced earlier this month that they had renegotiated $3.25bn in reinsurance cover.

Chief Executive Ian Simpson said at the time that EQC has sufficient cover to meet the costs of a "significant' disaster.

If there were a sequence of events, as in Canterbury, it would have up to $6.5bn in cover. A spokesman for EQC minister Gerry Brownlee said EQC had "ample to cover any future event."


http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8945358/Big-quake-shakes-central-New-Zealand


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: AnFaolchudubh on July 21, 2013, 10:08:43 pm
Just waiting for someone to blame John Key

Or those nasty poluting farmers causing global warming....


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Kiwithrottlejockey on July 21, 2013, 10:39:35 pm
From the sounds of it you wouldn't have to work tomorrow anyway KTJ. I hear the trains have been cancelled until the lines have been checked.

All the Telecommas and Chorusters in Wellington, Marlborough and Nelson have been told to work from home Monday or until all the buildings have been checked.


It's all merely academic to me.

I last worked on Tuesday, then I flew up to Auckland on Wednesday, returning this evening.

Tomorrow, I'm heading up to Napier for the night, then returning home on Tuesday.

Wednesday and Thursday are lazy days in Masterton.

On Friday, I'm off to Wellington for three nights, returning home the following Monday.

Tuesday will be another lazy day at home.

The following day, Wednesday in a week-and-a-half (31st July), will be the next time I go to work.



Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Crusader on July 21, 2013, 10:53:26 pm
The quakes aren't really bothering me as much as the fucken dogs in the neighbourhood. I swear if some dog owners don't start developing a sense of owner responsibility and shut their mutts up, I will!


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 22, 2013, 08:10:50 am
I'm pleased I don't have to head into Wellington CBD today - I'm on rostered days off and not back on until tomorrow morning for a 6.30am start.


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: dragontamer on July 22, 2013, 08:16:18 am
The quakes aren't really bothering me as much as the fucken dogs in the neighbourhood. I swear if some dog owners don't start developing a sense of owner responsibility and shut their mutts up, I will!

We had the same issue here.  What the hell kind of owner doesn't go out and settle the dogs?  Mind you, when one of ours was getting a bit too jittery, I did teach her to snarl at the ground.  Funniest sight ever to see a dog with her snout pressed to the soil, snarling at the wobbles.   And then the icing on the cake was her 'chuffing' when the wobbling stopped.  She obviously thought she'd conquered the beast.  ;D


Someone posted the rider was missing from the horse on the Cenotaph.  True?



Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 22, 2013, 08:43:47 am


Someone posted the rider was missing from the horse on the Cenotaph.  True?



Haven't heard that and I'm surprised it wasn't on TV One News on Breakfast if it is true.


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: guest49 on July 22, 2013, 09:50:07 am
We are supposed to be flying in to Wellington tonight from Australia, staying in the Ibus  [I think it is] and leaving for points north tomorrow.
Whats the situation with travel etc?


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 22, 2013, 11:14:56 am
We are supposed to be flying in to Wellington tonight from Australia, staying in the Ibus  [I think it is] and leaving for points north tomorrow.
Whats the situation with travel etc?


Wellington Airport is open. Parts of Featherston Street have been closed off (Ibis is on Featherston Street). I will see what I can find out for you.


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 22, 2013, 11:19:01 am
OK - just spoke with the Receptionist at IBIS - all up and running and no problems there.


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Crusader on July 22, 2013, 01:48:06 pm
Lots of coverage about Wellington. Not much about Marlborough, you know the area they actually eventuate? Oh well looking at the map it looks like they are starting to move closer to Wellington. I guess if that is what Wellingtonians want, then here they come!


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 22, 2013, 01:53:20 pm
Lots of coverage about Wellington. Not much about Marlborough, you know the area they actually eventuate? Oh well looking at the map it looks like they are starting to move closer to Wellington. I guess if that is what Wellingtonians want, then here they come!


No - not what we want at all - the media are the ones doing all the reporting.


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 22, 2013, 01:53:26 pm
A new news release is available for you to view on the Police website:

Title: Wellington police support earthquake response

Wellington District police are supporting Civil Defence, Wellington City Council and other emergency services following the 6.5 magnitude earthquake which struck the Wellington region at 5.10pm today.

Police have assisted in evacuation of a number of buildings in the Wellington CBD and established cordons on streets where buildings need to be assessed.

Acting District Commander Superintendent Sue Schwalger says extra police staff from within Wellington district have been deployed in the city and police will retain a high profile presence in the CBD overnight.

“Police are working closely with Civil Defence and other emergency services as we assess the impact of tonight’s earthquake on the city.

A number of cordons will remain in place in the CBD overnight while building inspections are completed.

“This will obviously impact on the morning commute and we are asking non-emergency service workers to heed the advice from Wellington City Council and the Regional Emergency Management Office regarding travel to work in the CBD in the morning.

“There will be disruption to train services in the morning plus road closures in the CBD and police urge commuters to be patient.

“Police have resources available throughout Wellington District and we wish to reassure the community that police will continue to respond to emergency calls from the public across the district as normal.”

Information and advice is being updated at the Wellington City Council website www.wellington.govt.nz and also the Facebook page of the Wellington Regional Emergency Management office www.facebook/WREMOnz

Please also listen to your local radio station for updates on the latest situation.

END

Issued by:
Grant Ogilvie
027 236 9974



Please view the full news release online at:

http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/35620.html

Thanks,

New Zealand Police


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 22, 2013, 01:54:06 pm
A new news release is available for you to view on the Police website:

Title: Police support in Wellington continues

Wellington police remain in a support role to Civil Defence and Wellington City Council staff as building assessments continue in the capital this morning.

Acting District Commander Superintendent Sue Schwalger says it has been a quite night in Wellington overnight.

“Police maintained a careful watch over the city last night and resumed normal policing activities shortly after the main cordons were removed.

“I’m pleased to say there have been no arrests for anything related to yesterday’s earthquake. Traffic flows into the city are lighter than usual this morning so it is good to see commuters appear to be heeding advice to delay their travel to the city.

“Eight extra units were redeployed last night to assist with cordons and they maintained a visible presence throughout the city.

“Police will continue to assist engineers and council staff this morning as a street by street check of the CBD is carried out.

“It remains business as usual for Wellington police and we continue to respond to emergency calls as normal throughout the district.” says Superintendent Schwalger.

The 111 communications centre at Wellington Central police station received around 600 extra calls in the two hour period between 5.00pm and 7.00pm yesterday following the 6.5 earthquake.

END

Issued by:
Grant Ogilvie
027 236 9974




Please view the full news release online at:

http://www.police.govt.nz/news/release/35621.html

Thanks,

New Zealand Police


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 22, 2013, 02:02:52 pm
The Sea has reclaimed some of the waterfront land ....

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Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: ssweetpea on July 22, 2013, 04:25:22 pm
Lots of coverage about Wellington. Not much about Marlborough, you know the area they actually eventuate? Oh well looking at the map it looks like they are starting to move closer to Wellington. I guess if that is what Wellingtonians want, then here they come!


No - not what we want at all - the media are the ones doing all the reporting.

Possibly something to do with all the tall buildings - and the location of many journalists :-\



The quakes aren't really bothering me as much as the fucken dogs in the neighbourhood. I swear if some dog owners don't start developing a sense of owner responsibility and shut their mutts up, I will!
The poor dog over the back fence last year lost the plot after a large clap of thunder and tried to tear open a window to get inside. The owners weren't home at the time and the poor dog wouldn't listen to me. The owners were left with a heck of a repair job on the window frame, the dog had just about torn the whole wooden frame apart before he calmed down. Shreds of wood everywhere.

We had the same issue here.  What the hell kind of owner doesn't go out and settle the dogs?  Mind you, when one of ours was getting a bit too jittery, I did teach her to snarl at the ground.  Funniest sight ever to see a dog with her snout pressed to the soil, snarling at the wobbles.   And then the icing on the cake was her 'chuffing' when the wobbling stopped.  She obviously thought she'd conquered the beast.  ;D


LOL. Did she stop being so scared of earthquakes after that or did she just get used to them?


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: guest49 on July 22, 2013, 05:04:28 pm
Lots of coverage about Wellington. Not much about Marlborough, you know the area they actually eventuate? Oh well looking at the map it looks like they are starting to move closer to Wellington. I guess if that is what Wellingtonians want, then here they come!
Thanks Ali.
Not really looking forward to a stay halfway up a quivering tower!


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Ferney on July 22, 2013, 05:52:01 pm
Lots of coverage about Wellington. Not much about Marlborough, you know the area they actually eventuate? Oh well looking at the map it looks like they are starting to move closer to Wellington. I guess if that is what Wellingtonians want, then here they come!


for Crusader  :)
http://www.3news.co.nz/Marlborough-escapes-quake-without-damage/tabid/423/articleID/305824/Default.aspx


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 22, 2013, 06:02:50 pm

Thanks Ali.
Not really looking forward to a stay halfway up a quivering tower!


Good luck. I'm heading into the City tomorrow morning at 5.30am for an early shift. It will be very interesting. We are on the 7th floor (https://cdn.smfboards.com/Smileys/smf/undecided.gif)


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Kiwithrottlejockey on July 22, 2013, 06:59:31 pm
Lots of coverage about Wellington. Not much about Marlborough, you know the area they actually eventuate? Oh well looking at the map it looks like they are starting to move closer to Wellington. I guess if that is what Wellingtonians want, then here they come!


Marlborough? Where's that? Is it near Haast?  (http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww32/XtraNewsCommunity2/Animated%20emoticons/02_Wink.gif)


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: ssweetpea on July 23, 2013, 05:37:44 pm



Marlborough? Where's that? Is it near Haast?  (http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww32/XtraNewsCommunity2/Animated%20emoticons/02_Wink.gif)


Nah, it is a suburb on Auckland's North Shore between Glenfield and Hillcrest. ;)


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Kiwithrottlejockey on July 25, 2013, 10:51:51 am

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Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Kiwithrottlejockey on July 25, 2013, 10:53:04 am

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Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: nitpicker1 on July 26, 2013, 09:57:50 am
Earthquake-Report.com

This page will automatically refresh every 60 minutes as we might be adding regular updates. Keep it open in a browser tab.
 We keep this page for a while for everything associated with the Cook Strait earthquakes as their is a connection in between all and we like to keep everything nicely together. The oldest part is at the bottom of this page.

http://earthquake-report.com/2013/07/21/very-strong-earthquake-cook-strait-new-zealand-on-july-21-2013/


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: donquixotenz on July 26, 2013, 10:26:02 am
getting some sleep down there must be a bitch.....


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: ssweetpea on July 26, 2013, 10:46:37 am
getting some sleep down there must be a bitch.....

A bit like trying to sleep in a bed on castor wheels on a bare wooden floor when your partner is having a restless night I imagine.


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: dragontamer on July 27, 2013, 01:46:47 am
You do stop feeling the smaller ones fairly quickly.  Your brain does the maths and seems to figure out that if it's under a 4.5 or so, it can be ignored.  From 4.5 to 4.8 its a matter of "Oh, lets wait a second and see where this is going".  The tension ratchets up relative to the size from there on in but basically, it's "I survived the .... (fill in the gap for the largest one), I'll freak out over that".  I can remember one when I was in my teens at my parents home in the Hutt Valley that, while not horrendous, seemed to go on for ages.  The rumble preceding its arrival was worse - I couldn't work out why a truck would be idling outside, nor where the bloody thing was when I could hear it.

The September one here was like a freight train in the house.  I can't even begin to describe it adequately.  But the February one arrived with no warning or so little that the sudden blast of a half a dozen police sirens (they had it on their radios before we felt it) drowned it out.  The rumbling is definitely something that makes you stop and hold your breathe.  Although some trucks and a badly aligned ranch slider can produce the same low pitched pressure in your ears sound.


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: nitpicker1 on July 27, 2013, 04:14:16 pm

yas don't sleep too good down here either, if ya share yr bed with a couple of fourlegged animals.

I feel a shake or a jolt and have to check whether one of them has just got back to bed or is scratching itself. We have felt a few of the Chch  issue, one or two when I have been in South Dunedin. Fiordland ones too


v

somewhat abbreviated
 
..."Oh, lets wait a second and see where this is going".  The tension ratchets up relative to the size from there on in ...

I am less than one km from Akatore fault. We are told that if we feel a biggie we gotta get up and go. There may be a tsunami.  Trouble is: where to?
Over the hill to Waihola and the red one, up the river in a raft on the crest of the Tsunami, or just by car to the top of the hill, between the two faults ..... http://data.gns.cri.nz/af/detail.jsp?ID=27244

Then last night Campbell Live on tv3   :o


lookout Auckland here I come

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Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: ssweetpea on July 27, 2013, 05:05:31 pm
Yeah Nitz, come up to Auckland.

I'll happily take you on a tour of all the volcanoes including the one that isn't extinct and according to the latest research may spring back to life without much notice.

We have a couple of stunning fossil forests created by volcanic events as well.


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Kiwithrottlejockey on July 28, 2013, 07:57:00 pm

Future of building hangs in balance

The Dominion Post | 12:45PM - Saturday, 27 July 2013

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COSTLY JOB: Even before it was damaged in last Sunday's
quake, engineers calculated it would cost nearly
$10 million to strengthen the heritage-listed
Old Public Trust building in Lambton Quay.
 — KENT BLECHYNDEN/Fairfax NZ.


THE FUTURE of the heritage-listed Old Public Trust Building in Lambton Quay hangs in the balance as engineers assess its condition and the feasibility of fixing it.

The building was deemed earthquake-prone and had been yellow stickered before Sunday's quake, which caused extensive cracking to walls and ceilings.

Creative New Zealand was forced to close its office in the building until further notice after structural engineers advised staff should not return to the building.

Staff are working from home while the arts agency looks for new offices.

Creative New Zealand has a 65 per cent share in the Old Public Trust Body Corporate which last year commissioned a report by consulting engineers Dunning Thornton into the feasibility of strengthening the building to comply with the 2004 Building Act.

The report estimated the cost of strengthening, facade restoration, temporary relocation of staff and fitout would be between $4.6 million and $9.4m.

Creative New Zealand's share of that would be between $2.76m and $5.64m.

The extent of the damage to the building after the Sunday earthquake and the cost of earthquake strengthening will not be known until further investigation is completed.

However, the safety of staff was the first priority, said Arts Council chairman Dick Grant.

Earlier this month the Arts Council of Creative New Zealand agreed in principle to strengthen the building subject to agreement by the body corporate.

"The Arts Council has made some provision for strengthening costs in its budget but will need to look carefully at options for funding the strengthening once updated costs are known," said Grant.

"Creative New Zealand will now be in discussions with the body corporate about the future of the building and is seeking a further engineers' report on strengthening options for consideration by the Arts Council."

The building also housed a legal chambers, Capital Sports Medicine's clinic and a tailor.

Built in 1909, it has a category-1 heritage listing. The Historic Places Trust describes it as a superb example of a public and commercial building of the Edwardian period.


http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8971468/Future-of-building-hangs-in-balance (http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8971468/Future-of-building-hangs-in-balance)


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Kiwithrottlejockey on July 28, 2013, 07:57:56 pm

Capital must learn Christchurch lesson: Parker

By ANTHONY HUBBARD and MICHELLE ROBINSON - The Dominion Post | 9:30AM - Sunday, 28 July 2013

CHRISTCHURCH MAYOR Bob Parker suggests Wellington should choose which of its heritage buildings it wants to preserve from earthquakes "because there is not enough money to save them all".

He also says people need a more user-friendly earthquake safety code so that those "without an engineering degree" can decide whether to enter an old building.

And he says ordinary people can take steps of their own to avoid catastrophic damage in an earthquake.

Parker was asked what lessons he had learned from the Canterbury earthquakes that might be useful to Wellingtonians in the wake of last Sunday's 6.5-magnitude quake, which caused widespread damage across the capital.

He said the Wellington community, with the city council and central government, should decide which of its heritage buildings it wanted to preserve and which it was prepared to lose.

"There isn't enough money in the kitty — I doubt that there's enough money in the country to [bring] every beautiful old building in every town of New Zealand up to an earthquake code so it can survive," Parker said.

That meant making hard choices — "and sooner rather than later", he said.

"What we've all learned is that these [earthquakes] are random events, there's no telling when they're going to happen."

"You should make the assumption that it could happen sooner rather than later, and there is a degree of urgency in ensuring that you put these support structures in place." Strengthening could be done through government grants, or tax breaks for "rigorously chosen" repairs.

Parker, a former Wellington resident, said the city was "unthinkable" without iconic — and earthquake-prone — buildings such as St Gerard's Monastery in Oriental Bay.

Parker said some buildings classified as earthquake-prone had survived the Canterbury earthquakes.

The rating could reflect the fact that "there's an old brick chimney at the back and that's a brittle component that brings the overall rating down.

"So you remove that and suddenly you've got a building that's not earthquake prone."

Likewise some old historic timber buildings which would have been classified earthquake-prone came through the terrible Canterbury earthquake unscathed.

Engineers needed to design a more user-friendly classification so people would know before they entered an old building what the real risk was.

"I don't have an answer as to how to do that," he said, but that was a task for engineers.

"That's what we pay the guys the bucks to do."

Parker had seen a news report about a Wellington bottle store where stock had fallen off shelves and smashed.

The Canterbury experience was that quite simple steps, such as redesigning shelves or putting glass fronts on them, could prevent such damage and save owners from rocketing insurance premiums.


SMART APP MAKES YOU STAND OUT IN AN EMERGENCY

A St John ambulance volunteer has designed a smartphone app that allows you to send a panic message using your phone's GPS co-ordinates.

Designer Grant Dewar came up with the idea while volunteering as an ambulance officer in the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquakes. "Wellington could certainly have used it last weekend. It's all about being prepared."

The free app allows you to fire off a text or voice call to close contacts or emergency services to tell them you need help.

He said in emergencies people often didn't know where they were — and the panic message would automatically give global positioning system (GPS) co-ordinates giving a location. He said that would help, particularly in rural or bush locations.

It also provided your phone number, which many people forgot when panicked, Dewar said.

"So that information is passed on in a nice clear format to allow emergency services to provide a quick response."

Other features of his HELP app allowed people to bring up personal medical details, and, if no help was needed, but a person was caught in a major crisis the app lets someone send an "I'm OK" message.


http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8973592/Capital-must-learn-Christchurch-lesson-Parker (http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8973592/Capital-must-learn-Christchurch-lesson-Parker)


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Kiwithrottlejockey on July 28, 2013, 07:58:28 pm

St Marys to close for 18 months

The Dominion Post | 12:37PM - Sunday, 28 July 2013

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CHECKING IN: Council staff and engineers
arrive to check St Mary of the Angels for
damage in the days following the 6.5
quake. — LUKE APPLEBY/Fairfax NZ.


ST MARY OF THE ANGELS Church in central Wellington has been closed for strengthening following last week's earthquake.

The earthquake-prone church in Boulcott Street came through the quake unscathed but the decision had been made to close it for up to 18 months while previously-planned seismic strengthening work was done, parish priest Rev Barry Scannell said.

"We were probably looking to close towards the end this year but after last week we decided to expedite in the interests of safety."

He said the church had not been used since last Sunday night and parishioners were told of the closure when they attended services in the church hall this morning.

The nearly 100-year-old church has a Category 1 Historic Places Trust listing.


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SAFETY FIRST: Engineers inspect St Mary of the Angels Church on Boulcott Street in Wellington
in the days following the 6.5 quake. — LUKE APPLEBY/Fairfax NZ.


Rev Scannell said detailed costings of the strengthening project had not yet been done but it was probably going to cost $5 to $8 million.

"The safety of our parishioners and church users is paramount and therefore we have made the decision to close the church so that the design and strengthening work can be fast-tracked".

"While the church is closed the parish will celebrate weekday masses in the parish hall and after arrangements are made, Sunday masses will be celebrated at St Joseph's Church, Mount Victoria and Sacred Heart Cathedral in Thorndon".

"Our priority, with the Church now closed, is to set about raising the funds for this essential work to secure the future of this Wellington landmark."

"The Parish will be going out to all Wellingtonians and others to seek their support for preserving this Wellington icon, which is treasured by so many people in the city and throughout New Zealand," said Rev Scannell.


http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/8973897/St-Marys-to-close-for-18-months (http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/8973897/St-Marys-to-close-for-18-months)



Quake prompts church closure

Heritage listed church needs strengthening

By HANK SCHOUTEN - The Dominion Post | 5:00AM - Monday, 29 July 2013

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ANOTHER heritage-listed central Wellington landmark has been closed in the wake of last weekend's big earthquake.

Parishioners who arrived for Sunday mass at St Mary of the Angels in Boulcott Street yesterday were ushered into the church hall and told the 91-year-old building would be closed for up to 18 months for earthquake-strengthening work.

It follows the forced evacuation of the Old Public Trust building in Lambton Quay, which sustained serious damage in last Sunday's 6.5 magnitude earthquake.

The category 1 heritage-listed St Mary's, which had already been yellow-stickered as requiring strengthening work, came through the quake unscathed, but parish priest Father Barry Scannell said the safety of parishioners was paramount.

"We were probably looking to close towards the end of this year but, after last week, we decided to expedite it in the interests of safety."

The quake highlighted the urgency of the upgrade work being planned on the church, he said. Some strengthening was done when it was reroofed and refurbished in the 1980s and 90s, but it now required a full upgrade, at a cost of an estimated $5 million to $8m.

The gothic revival church was designed by Wellington architect Frederick de Jersey Clere, who also designed St Gerard's Monastery in Mount Victoria, another heritage building that needs strengthening.


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SAFETY FIRST: St Mary of the Angels is closed for 18 months for quake strengthening. Parish priest
Father Barry Scannell said the safety of parishioners was paramount. — ROSS GIBLIN/ Fairfax N .


Wellington Catholic archdiocese administration director David Mullin said no further church closures had been prompted by last week's quakes.

Anglican Insurance Board chairman Don Baskerville said the Anglican and Presbyterian churches were going through the same assessment exercise, and raised the question of whether New Zealand could afford to strengthen all its quake-prone heritage buildings.

"This is an issue that has politicians too scared, and a lot of ostriches have their heads buried in the sand," he said.

Mr Baskerville believed the engineering and building capacity existed to do the work required on thousands of buildings, but it was going to take time.

The bigger issue was how much it would cost, and whether some old buildings would have to be pulled down.

Mr Mullin said about 50 of the 180 parish buildings in an archdiocese that ran from Westport to Levin had been assessed as earthquake-prone since the Christchurch earthquakes.

The Catholic Church was going through the process of deciding which would be strengthened first, which it could afford to do, and which ones parishioners would have to pay for.

Historic Places Trust central region general manager Ann Neill said she was not surprised by the decision to close St Mary's. "It's a safe, well thought-through response to last Sunday." She said the trust had been working with the church as it prepared plans for its seismic upgrade.

Brian McGuinness, managing director of construction company L T McGuinness, which has been involved in many heritage building projects, said previous work on the church involved strengthening the tower and its big rose windows, but the main structure now needed attention too.

The recent quakes had again reminded people of the need to get work done, he said. "The capacity is there, but everything has got to be done in a controlled manner when resources are available, which I think they are. Wellington is more on to it in terms of seismic strengthening than the other cities, and a lot of the stock is pretty good."


‘A DIFFICULT DECISION’

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FAREWELL FOR NOW: Parishioner Cecilia Kim looks
around the church for the last time before it is
closed for earthquake strengthening.


Parishioner Cecilia Kim supports the decision to close St Mary's, though she will miss the building's beauty during its 18-month refit.

The Khandallah resident has been attending services in St Mary's since she moved to Wellington in 1995, and she was married there.

"It's beautiful — an iconic building in Wellington City."

She knew Father Barry Scannell had made a difficult decision in closing the Gothic revival building after last weekend's earthquake, but she supported it. "It's understandable - the safety of people is paramount."

The church would be missed not just by the parishioners, but also the wider community, including musical groups who practised and performed there.

Father Scannell said that, while St Mary's was closed, weekday masses would take place in the parish hall and, after arrangements were made, Sunday masses would be celebrated at St Joseph's Church in Mount Victoria and Sacred Heart Cathedral in Thorndon.


http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8974540/Quake-prompts-church-closure (http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8974540/Quake-prompts-church-closure)




Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: dragontamer on July 28, 2013, 08:07:29 pm


Then last night Campbell Live on tv3   :o


That seriously pissed me off.  I had to go to Greymouth for a funeral Saturday.  All I could think of there and back was "I'm in the red zone, 297 years since the last with a 300 year cycle +-60... I'm in the red zone".



Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Kiwithrottlejockey on July 29, 2013, 08:55:52 am

‘Severe’ 5.4 quake hits overnight

By TOM HUNT - The Dominion Post | 5:51AM - Monday, 29 July 2013

A "SEVERE" quake this morning in Cook Strait caused damage and was felt as far away as Auckland.

It also increased the probability of further severe aftershocks, GeoNet seismologist John Ristau said.

The 5.4-magnitude quake struck at 1.07am today, just over a week since a 6.5 magnitude Cook Strait earthquake, which caused damage around Wellington.

Today’s quake was 12km deep and 20km east of Seddon in Cook Strait. It was followed by a swarm of smaller quakes.

More than 1500 people, mainly in the upper South Island and lower North Island, reported feeling the quake to GeoNet.

At least one person reported it caused damage.

"I certainly wouldn’t be surprised if this earthquake knocked items off shelves," Dr Ristau said.

It was also felt in Auckland, Hamilton, and Tauranga.

At midday yesterday, Geonet had downgraded the chance of a 5-5.9 aftershock within 24 hours to 11 per cent.

When GeoNet reworked its figures, it would increase the likelihood of a 5-5.9 aftershock, he said.


http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8975509/Severe-5-4-quake-hits-overnight (http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8975509/Severe-5-4-quake-hits-overnight)



I heard that bugger before it hit. I've been staying in a room on level 9 in the Intercontinental Hotel in Wellington over the weekend, and the hotel swayed and creaked somewhat. Still, no big panic as it didn't last very long....it was all over in a matter of seconds.


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 29, 2013, 09:17:43 am
This morning's one woke me up but I was only sleeping lightly anyway - have a decent cold and the coughing was getting to me!

The cats didn't seem too concerned so I figured that was it and went back to sleep. They are a good indicator to me.


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: nitpicker1 on July 29, 2013, 09:41:35 am
 
The cats didn't seem too concerned so I figured that was it and went back to sleep. They are a good indicator to me.


  ;)  LOL   perhaps you didn't seem too concerned so they figured that was it and went back to sleep?



Total Reports: 1984 at time of starting this post, Total Reports: 2012 at time of posting  !


http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/wellington/2013p563639







Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on July 29, 2013, 10:23:56 am

The cats didn't seem too concerned so I figured that was it and went back to sleep. They are a good indicator to me.


  ;)  LOL   perhaps you didn't seem too concerned so they figured that was it and went back to sleep?  



Total Reports: 1984 at time of starting this post, Total Reports: 2012 at time of posting  !


http://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/region/wellington/2013p563639




They don't take their reaction from me at all. They know before I do that it's about to hit. Their reaction pretty much tells me whether I need to be concerned or not.

Over the years when there's been the odd bump in the night or noise outside, I feel perfectly safe if the cats don't react. If they react I know that there is someone on the property. I had a prowler a few weeks ago. It started off as me hearing a noise outside. As soon as it happened, Mitzi jumped up from in front of the heater and walked and stood staring at the front door. I looked outside and the security light was on. The only way that would have been set off was for someone to have walked past my carport (or is there were particularly strong winds which there wasn't that night). I am the back one of three units. I rang the Police and they caught up with the three youths who had been on the property not far up the road from where I live.


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: wgtngirl on July 29, 2013, 11:15:24 am
It woke both me and mr welly up but it didn't bother the cats or the kids.  Anyway it was too bloody cold to jump out of bed and take cover. ;D


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Kiwithrottlejockey on July 30, 2013, 05:41:34 pm

Safety costs hang over heritage sites

Some heritage buildings may have to go

By ALEX FENSOME - The Dominion Post | 5:00AM - Tuesday, 30 July 2013

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War Memorial podium and carillion on Buckle Street. — ROSS GIBLIN/Fairfax NZ.

ST GERARD'S MONASTERY, standing proud above Oriental Parade, is unquestionably one of Wellington's landmark buildings.

It is also a liability that could fall over in a significant earthquake, and will cost millions of dollars to be brought up to an acceptably safe standard.

It is money that neither the Catholic Church nor the Wellington City Council has.

So if the city wants to keep the iconic monastery — and other precious historic buildings like it — who is going to pay?

Even the Historic Places Trust accepts it is not possible to save every heritage building.

The trust was working with the Wellington City Council to encourage strengthening but it was a challenge, central region general manager Ann Neill said.

"There's a gap between the market value of the building, in this recessionary time, and the costs. That's a deterrent for an owner and a barrier to their decision."


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The Wellesley Club building on Maginnity Street. — CHRIS SKELTON/Fairfax NZ.

The trust wanted to persuade owners they had good reason to strengthen — even if the initial work was minor.

She suggested Wellington adopt a strategy from Dunedin, where a targeted rate on heritage buildings will be used to fund low-interest loans for strengthening work.

Wellington has 14 category-1 heritage-listed buildings that are judged to be quake risks.

They include the Old Public Trust Building in Stout Street, which was evacuated last week, St Mary of the Angels church, closed on Sunday, St Gerard's and the National War Memorial.

Wellington Property Council branch president Ian Cassels, an outspoken critic of council plans to spend $43.7 million on strengthening the Town Hall, said some buildings — such as the Old Public Trust Building — had to be saved.


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The old Public Trust building on Lambton Quay. — KENT BLECHYNDEN/Fairfax NZ.

But others might have to go, including the empty Harcourts Building in Lambton Quay.

Developer Mark Dunajtschik wanted to demolish the 85-year-old building, which is yellow-stickered, but the council refused permission. Mr Dunajtschik's appeal to the Environment Court will be heard next month.

"Harcourts should come down because it occupies a critical office site," Mr Cassels said.

"We need a reworking of the rating system to assist those buildings that the community want, and the owner can't afford to fix, but need some real tools."

These include transferable development rights, targeted rates on quake-prone buildings and public ownership of strengthening work.

Council built environment portfolio leader Iona Pannett said she would like to see more government funding for strengthening, focused on high-value buildings. There was a role for the council, too, although it was fiscally limited.

"Heritage buildings have a significant impact on public safety," she said. "We do have an incentive fund of $400,000 to help property owners but that's a tiny amount of money in terms of the work which needs to be done."

Mayor Celia Wade-Brown said the city had to work with central government to make sure there were ways to help fund the large amount of work still to be done.

"The category 1 [buildings] are of national interest, so we need to work together with central government on how we can make sure that they're strengthened."


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Wellington Town Hall on Wakefield Street. — CRAIG SIMCOX/Fairfax NZ.

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The Opera House on Manners Street. — CHRIS SKELTON/Fairfax NZ.

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St Gerard's Monastery in Mount Victoria, Wellington. — Photo: Fairfax NZ.

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The Dominion Observatory. — Photo: Fairfax NZ.

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St Mary of the Angels church on Boulcott Street. — ROSS GIBLIN/Fairfax NZ.

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St John's in the City church on Willis St. — ROSS GIBLIN/Fairfax NZ.

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Former Home of Compassion creche at 18 Buckle Street. — Photo: Fairfax NZ.

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Former Red Cross building on the corner of Willis and Ghuznee streets. — ROSS GIBLIN/Fairfax NZ.

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Erskine College Chapel in Island Bay. — ROSS GIBLIN/Fairfax NZ.

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Turnbull House on Bowen Street. — CRAIG SIMCOX/Fairfax NZ.

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The Harcourts Building on the corner of Lambton Quay and Grey Street. — CHRIS SKELTON/Fairfax NZ.

CATEGORIES AND STICKERS

The New Zealand Historic Places Trust lists two categories of heritage buildings.

Category 1: Buildings described as of "special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value".

Category 2: Buildings that have "historical or cultural heritage significance or value".

Being on the register does not automatically mean a building is protected. However, councils and owners of the buildings have to take listing into account when they plan or consider changes, and notify the Historic Places Trust. Councils also have their own heritage listings.


QUAKE STICKERS

There are three types of stickers which identify potential quake risks in buildings.

RED stickers mean the building is unsafe to occupy and requires immediate closure.

ORANGE stickers set a deadline for the building to be fixed or demolished.

YELLOW stickers set out a timeframe for strengthening work or demolition, depending on the building's use, the number of occupants and the level of risk.


http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8978370/Safety-costs-hang-over-heritage-sites (http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8978370/Safety-costs-hang-over-heritage-sites)


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Kiwithrottlejockey on July 30, 2013, 05:58:09 pm

Aerial sweep reveals major cliff collapses

Significant movements of massive parts of ground

By PENNY WARDLE - The Marlborough Express | 11:31AM - Tuesday, 30 July 2013

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EARTHQUAKES have caused cliffs along the Marlborough coastline from the Vernon Bluffs towards Lake Grassmere to subside and fall into the sea.

The slumps were photographed by GNS senior engineering geologist Graham Hancox who flew over the area last week.

"There are places where the ground has moved downwards 10 to 15 metres on cliff tops," he said. "These are significant movements of massive parts of ground."

Cracks appeared 5m to 10m back from cliff edges.

Debris which fell from the top of the Vernon Bluff east of the Wairau Lagoon had run down a gully and into the sea.


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THE WIDE VIEW: Vernon Bluff between the Awatere Valley, on the left, and the Wairau Lagoons, on the right.

Areas of cliff had also failed between Mussel Point, at the end of Marfells Beach, and Cape Campbell, quite close to the London Hill fault.

These sorts of failures happened in "special earthquakes" such as the 1848 Marlborough earthquake and the Wairarapa quake which hit Wellington seven years later, Mr Hancox said.

These were relatively small landslides because they did not happen in an epicentre area and the quakes were not very big. However, the damage indicated what might occur with a larger event.

Coastal Marlborough cliffs mostly made up of Tertiary and Cretaceous Periods mudstone and sandstone could fall if strongly shaken, he said.


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SLIPPING INTO THE SEA: Bluffs between Marfells Beach and Cape Campbell.
 — GRAHAM HANCOX/GNS SCIENCE.


Seddon was the most vigorously shaken town in the recent quakes because it was closest to their epicentre, Mr Hancox said. However, people in Ward felt them most strongly because of the area's geology with bands of soft material alternating with harder ridges.

"This might not be finished," he said. "We are still in a waiting game."

There was a substantial gap between the Christchurch quake in February 2011 and the next big one in June.

"Always expect the worst and hope for the best," he said.


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CHANGING LANDSCAPE: A slice of cliff has fallen into the Awatere River opposite Black Birch.
 — Photo: MELINDA PRICE.


Victoria University geophysics professor Euan Smith said Seddon soils were generally 1.5m to 3m of silt covering 15m of coarse gravels and small rocks, underlaid by siltstone and mudstone. Blenheim sat on 2.5m to 3m of silt on top of coarse gravels with deeper silt in the area of old streams.

One of his students had recorded that the earthquake shaking was amplified around Blenheim compared with surrounding hills.

River gravels usually provided a stable foundation compared with river silts, Professor Smith said.


• Mr Hancox has invited people to email him photos which show the geological impacts of quakes — g.hancox@gns.cri.nz (g.hancox@gns.cri.nz).

http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/8979714/Aerial-sweep-reveals-major-cliff-collapses (http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/8979714/Aerial-sweep-reveals-major-cliff-collapses)


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: ssweetpea on July 30, 2013, 09:59:41 pm
I drove down Ponsonby Rd (Auckland) today.

I couldn't help thinking that everything that makes that area special won't be within cooee of earth quake standard.


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on August 01, 2013, 01:26:51 pm
Shaky Morning for Cook Strait


Wellington continues to rock with aftershocks following last Sunday's 6.5 quake.

GeoNet recorded a ''strong'' 4.9-magnitude quake at 11.10am today.

It was at a depth of 16km beneath the Cook Strait, 30km east of Seddon in the upper South Island.

The quake was followed by a 4.4-magnitude aftershock at 11.55am at the same spot, at a depth of 5km.

Earlier, a ''strong'' 4.4-magnitude quake at 5.46am today was centred around the same area. That one was felt in Hutt Valley, Kapiti, Wellington, and Blenheim.

It was followed three minutes later with a 3.7-magnitude quake in a similar area.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8989172/Shaky-morning-for-Cook-Strait


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Kiwithrottlejockey on August 01, 2013, 01:58:43 pm

Presbyterians to host St Mary mass

Presbyterian church to shelter St Mary's flock

By TIM DONOGHUE - The Dominion Post | 12:29PM - Thursday, 01 August 2013

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HELPING OUT: Rev Allister Lane, left, welcomes
St Mary of the Angels priest Father Barry Scannell
to St John's in the City. — CHRIS SKELTON/Fairfax NZ.


ST MARY OF THE ANGELS Catholic Church parishioners will be able to attend a Sunday mass at St John's in the City Presbyterian Church while their church undergoes earthquake strengthening work during the next 18 months.

St John's in the City will continue to hold its own Sunday services at 10:00am and 5:45pm while the catholic parishioners will hold a Sunday mass service at the presbyterian venue at noon on Sundays.

The two churches have a long history of supporting each other during tough times. "We feel this is a practical way we can help our neighbour church," Rev Allister Lane said.

The close association between the two churches goes back to the 1850s, when a priest from St Mary of the Angels offered to conduct a service at St John's in the City while the Presbyterian community waited for a minister to arrive from Scotland.

In the 1990s, St Mary of the Angels' Boulcott Street church was closed for renovations and masses were held at St John's in upper Dixon Street. The co-operation between the two institutions continues today, with a combined Advent service each year using a joint choir from both churches.

St Mary of the Angels parish priest Father Barry Scannell, SM, today expressed gratitude for the St John's offer.

"It will also help our parishioners come together for worship while we undertake the earthquake strengthening of our church building."

Rev Lane said St John's was also undertaking an earthquake strengthening programme but was in a better position than St Mary of the Angels to offer church services.

The category 1 heritage-listed St Mary of the Angels, which had already been yellow-stickered as requiring strengthening work, came through the quake unscathed, but Father Scannell said the safety of parishioners was paramount.

St Mary of the Angels, a gothic revival church was designed by Wellington architect Frederick de Jersey Clere. De Jersey Clere also designed St Gerard's Monastery in Mount Victoria, another heritage building that needs strengthening.


ST MARY SUNDAY MASS TIMES

7am — St Mary of the Angels Parish Hall, Boulcott Street;

9am — Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Hill Street;

Noon — St John's in the City (with Robert Oliver's gregorian chant choir) and...

5pm — St Josephs, Mount Victoria.


http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/8990046/Presbyterians-to-host-St-Mary-mass (http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/8990046/Presbyterians-to-host-St-Mary-mass)


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Crusader on August 01, 2013, 03:22:33 pm
Have to wait three weeks for EQC to come out and inspect our cracks. Talking with friends in CHCH, they tell me EQC can play the bully with the smaller damage claims trying to get people to forget about them. I look forward to that chat.


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on August 01, 2013, 03:52:15 pm
Have to wait three weeks for EQC to come out and inspect our cracks.


I have this terrible mental picture (http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww32/XtraNewsCommunity2/MSN%20emoticons/08emembarrassed.gif)


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: nitpicker1 on August 01, 2013, 05:46:17 pm

this terrible mental picture  ::)


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Crusader on August 01, 2013, 06:55:20 pm
Have to wait three weeks for EQC to come out and inspect our cracks.


I have this terrible mental picture (http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww32/XtraNewsCommunity2/MSN%20emoticons/08emembarrassed.gif)



LOL - Get your mind out of the gutter.


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Alicat on August 01, 2013, 07:18:47 pm
Have to wait three weeks for EQC to come out and inspect our cracks.


I have this terrible mental picture (http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww32/XtraNewsCommunity2/MSN%20emoticons/08emembarrassed.gif)



LOL - Get your mind out of the gutter.

Novus came to mind - 'Show us your crack' - pardon the pun but it cracks me up every time (http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww32/XtraNewsCommunity2/Animated%20emoticons/08_Laugh.gif)


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: dragontamer on August 01, 2013, 09:37:31 pm
Have to wait three weeks for EQC to come out and inspect our cracks. Talking with friends in CHCH, they tell me EQC can play the bully with the smaller damage claims trying to get people to forget about them. I look forward to that chat.

We have the repairers having to come out a third time to repair the bad workmanship from the second time they came out to repair the bad workmanship from the first time.    :-\  Do you want to know how that conversation is going to go down?


Title: Re: 5.7 Magnitude quake, 8km deep and centred 30km east of Seddon
Post by: Kiwithrottlejockey on August 02, 2013, 03:55:19 pm
Have to wait three weeks for EQC to come out and inspect our cracks. Talking with friends in CHCH, they tell me EQC can play the bully with the smaller damage claims trying to get people to forget about them. I look forward to that chat.

We have the repairers having to come out a third time to repair the bad workmanship from the second time they came out to repair the bad workmanship from the first time.    :-\  Do you want to know how that conversation is going to go down?


Well....you could consider recording the conversation, then uploading it to this group....(https://cdn.smfboards.com/Smileys/smf/smiley.gif)