Tragic New Zealand Earthquake

[Mulgabill]

Very tragic news from Christchurch NZ. All the best to those involved.

[wheelinround]

Just saw ABCNews (http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2011/02/22/3145410.htm) :o

[RufflyRustic]

:C:C:C

the people, the cathedral!!!

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[RETIRED]

Don't you love reporters?

Trying to interview a rescue worker while he is obvious very busy.:doh:

[wheelinround]

NZ_carver I am glad all the family is safe :2tsup: hope you get flights out for them ASAP.

[RufflyRustic]

ABC24 gets my vote, as when compared to the other channels :rolleyes::(

[rsser]

Good grief, was recently joking on another forum about climbing the old Canterbury rubble for mountaineering practice.

Hope Jock and other forum members are OK.

[artme]

Was agog when I turned on the TV this afternoon just after the broadcast started I think.

Shocking stuff! Thoughts go to all our Kiwi Mates.

[seanz]

Don't you love reporters?

Trying to interview a rescue worker while he is obvious very busy.:doh:
Let's put it down to the reporters being right on the scene when the disaster happened, some of the media were obviously in shock.

Any forum members in Christchurch? Hope you're OK.

Nowhere near as much damage North of the Waimakariri River this time. Things fell off shelves but we didn't lose power or water.

The City is a mess.

[Manuka Jock]

Good grief, was recently joking on another forum about climbing the old Canterbury rubble for mountaineering practice.

Hope Jock and other forum members are OK.

Cheers Ern ,
me and mine are ok :2tsup: ,
the house , the yard and the roads are not tho :D
No power or water at home (Woolston), so over the other side of town (Hoon Hay) with family.

I missed the last two (was in Dunedin) , caught this one tho , now I feel right at home :doh:

[AlexHW]

It's devastating, I have family over there but they are all okay.

I just keep picturing all the beautiful old buildings, terrible.

[rsser]

Good luck with the clean-up/rebuild Jock.

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When I saw on the news that the Cathedral spire had toppled I wondered whether folk would take it as a sign; but then the Catholic cathedral also got damaged .... so that's pretty even handed ;-}

[Cliff Rogers]

Anybody heard from Muzz?

I know he is south of there but he has family in Christchurch.

[Manuka Jock]

Good luck with the clean-up/rebuild Jock.

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When I saw on the news that the Cathedral spire toppled I wondered whether folk would take it as a sign; but then the Catholic cathedral also got damaged .... so that's pretty even handed ;-}
So its true , God is ecumenical :2tsup:

We are still waiting for the bureaucrats to finish the paper work from the last one so that we can get started :U

[rsser]

Good grief.

I recall listening to an interview with the Chancellor of Canterbury Uni., a Maori if that's relevant, and he said that governments are slow moving and have a short memory. Spot on.

Apologies for the digression.

[AlexS]

Muzz is OK, he was in Dunedin. His wife was supposed to be having lunch in the basement of one of the hotels that collapsed, but went home from work early & missed it, fortunately.
Assume we are talking about the same Muzz.

[Cliff Rogers]

Yup, ta, Murry just sent me an e-mail from his iPhone, his wife is VERY lucky, missed it by 10minutes.

[kiwigeo]

Just located my father this morning after he went missing for a few days. His nursing home (in Brighton) has been destroyed so theyve trucked him to another home. My younger brothers house is a write off and my sisters house is ok but shes not...shes at the end of her tether.

Two friends amongst the dead so far....both killed in the CTV building collapse.

This quake happened on a new fault system...to the east of the system responsible for the last big one. I'm afraid that for long suffering Cantabrians its back to square one with lots of after shocks to come for next few months.

Cheers Martin

[AlexS]

Sorry to hear that Martin. I think many are going to find things hard going in the next few months.

[kiwigeo]

Sorry to hear that Martin. I think many are going to find things hard going in the next few months.

My father is being relocated to a nursing home in Auckland. He's devestated...no family there and for my family in Christchurch to get up there to be with him is adding to their woes. Im in Adelaide and theres an Air NZ direct flight out of here to Auckland most days so Im off there to check up on the old man. Was supposed to go out to work next week but other geologists I'm working with have graciously offered to cover for me....another example of Aussies looking after their Kiwi brothers and sisters.