chis73
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Post by chis73 on Nov 14, 2016 9:44:11 GMT 12
Can't help but wonder if the not inconsiderable amphibious flotilla fortuitously stationed off Auckland would be of use as a ferry replacement service for a day or two. With the Lyttelton tunnel closed, even using Christchurch as a port is doubtful, so a service from Wellington to Picton is perhaps still the best option. Seaborne access to Kaikoura might be the best way to get services in there too (would the airfield at Kaikoura take a Hercules?)
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Post by ZacYates on Nov 14, 2016 9:47:03 GMT 12
From Stuff.co.nz's very good liveblog:
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has mobilised personnel and at least three of its aircraft to support the government’s response to the massive 7.5 earthquake that hit North Canterbury just after midnight on Monday morning.
Air Commodore Darryn Webb, the Acting Commander Joint Forces New Zealand, said an NH90 medium utility helicopter from the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) 3 Squadron took off from Ohakea at 5.30am to support the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management.
Webb said an RNZAF P-3K2 Orion surveillance aircraft from 5 Squadron left Whenuapai at 7.20am to survey main transport routes and towns from Picton to Christchurch.
Another NH90 helicopter and other aircraft have been placed on standby for other tasks, including conducting an aerial survey of areas in the Kaikoura region which suffered the brunt of the earthquake.
NZDF personnel from Burnham Military Camp and RNZAF Base Woodbourne have also been mobilised to support the Christchurch civil defence authorities.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Nov 14, 2016 9:47:07 GMT 12
A bit of damage in Picton....
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Nov 14, 2016 9:55:24 GMT 12
Part of “munted” SH1 along the Kaikoura coast (railway line to the left of the road)....
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waynew
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Post by waynew on Nov 14, 2016 10:03:32 GMT 12
The orion circled hanmer twice a few minutes ago. Stuck here with the only road out of here closed with debris on road.
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Post by ZacYates on Nov 14, 2016 10:13:34 GMT 12
Sorry to hear that Wayne. Are you and your property okay?
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Post by ErrolC on Nov 14, 2016 10:19:38 GMT 12
Just looking at a photo of the Oaro Overbridge, 20km S of Kaikoura, where the road has risen a few feet, forming an 'interesting' cliff across the road. This would be the overbridge over the rail line, which carries on down the coast while SH1 goes inland.
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waynecw
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Post by waynecw on Nov 14, 2016 10:31:59 GMT 12
Sadly I dont know how my house is. It survived all the other years quakes so fingers crossed. Just sitting here in a hanmer park getting eaten by dam sandflys.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Nov 14, 2016 10:55:32 GMT 12
Any news from Omaka? Blenheim has suffered too...
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Post by ZacYates on Nov 14, 2016 11:07:17 GMT 12
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Post by ErrolC on Nov 14, 2016 11:17:50 GMT 12
@afmuseumnz: Update: All our buildings have been given the all-clear by structural engineers and we are open as normal. Stay safe everyone. #eqnz
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Post by suthg on Nov 14, 2016 11:26:32 GMT 12
I wonder how the inland routes are as the Kaikoura highway will be closed for a while. I read that a GPS fixed station inland from Seddon or somewhere there, had moved north by 2m! Geonet are now reporting that one landslide close to Kaikoura moved at least 1 million cubic metres of soil!
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Nov 14, 2016 11:44:10 GMT 12
I'd be avoiding the inland Kaikoura route like the plague at the moment.
And as there are no other routes, it looks like if you wish to drive from Picton to Christchurch (or vice-versa), you'll need to go via the West Coast.
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Post by ZacYates on Nov 14, 2016 12:26:48 GMT 12
"Ex-All Black captain Richie McCaw has been flying rescue teams to Kaikoura after the 7.5 magnitude earthquake last night. McCaw is a commercial helicopter pilot and decided to help as much as he could after being woken in the early hours this morning, according to NZME." - www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11747666
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Post by thelensofhistory on Nov 14, 2016 12:59:33 GMT 12
Virtually the whole country felt the first one and there have been loads of quakes since. Bloody nasty, that long rolling quake scared the crap out of me I even felt the quake very mildly in Invercargill. Who needs Hollywood anymore? In between Donald Trump and earthquakes the world is plenty interesting enough.
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Post by ZacYates on Nov 14, 2016 13:04:43 GMT 12
I've felt a few aftershocks in South Taranaki over the last half-hour or so, one bad enough to make me drop under my desk at work. Not pleasant. I really feel for the Cantabrians.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Nov 14, 2016 13:04:44 GMT 12
Ouch!! This will cost telephone number-sized $$$$ to repair! A bit of work for the lads at the South Island Organ Company who maintain the instrument.
from The Dominion Post....Organ at Wellington Cathedral suffers ‘significant damage’ in quake“It's a bit of a mess at the moment, to be honest.”By MARTY SHARPE | 11:45PM - Monday, 14 November 2016Damage to the organ at Wellington Cathedral following the November 14th earthquake. — Photograph: Michael Stewart.THE ORGAN at Wellington's Cathedral of St Paul has suffered significant damage in the earthquake.
Director of music Michael Stewart said that while the cathedral appeared to have made it through unscathed the organ, worth millions of dollars, had suffered “significant damage”.
“We've spent the morning here picking pipes up off the floor and rearranging things. Basically the earthquake shook a lot of the pipes off brackets which have crashed onto other pipes, so it's a bit of a mess at the moment to be honest,” Stewart said.
Two large pipes fell on to the chancel area, where the choir would normally sit, and another seven or eight pipes fell into organ chamber.
“The large pipes caused a lot of damage. We're very lucky that this did not occur at another time and that no-one was hurt,” he said.Damage to the organ at Wellington Cathedral following the November 14th earthquake. — Photograph: Michael Stewart.The organ at Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, damaged in the earthquake shortly after midnight on Monday, 14th November. — Photograph: Michael Stewart.Damage to the organ at Wellington Cathedral following the November 14th earthquake. — Photograph: Michael Stewart.The organ, parts of which date from 1877, was rebuilt in 1981.
“It has withstood everything from then until now. It's too early to say how much it will cost to repair the organ. Some parts will be salvageable, other parts are completely destroyed, bent out of recognition,” Stewart said.
He said the organ would be out of action “for a good long time”, likely to be months.
The last piece played on the organ was Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber, widely recognised as the music from the movie ‘Platoon’. It was played at about 6.20pm, at the end of the Sunday night's service.
The cathedral would be closed to the public on Monday while further investigations are carried out.• Wellington Cathedral of St Paul — Organs__________________________________________________________________________ Related stories:
• Ghost city: Wellington residents abandon central city after 7.5 earthquake
• 7.5 magnitude earthquake: what you need to know in the Capitalwww.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/86426124
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Post by baz62 on Nov 14, 2016 13:07:10 GMT 12
I must have been really tired as I slept through this one!Maybe I'm used to them? Teresa said later that she had a dream about an earthquake................probably half asleep and her brain said nah ya dreaming mate. As I start at 4am I leave home at 3:30. Usally there is bugger all traffic at this time but I was puzzled at the service station being full of cars and a few parked at the side of the road with people on their phones. Then the news came on which it never does at that time and the penny dropped. Sorry to hear of the two deaths and the damage. More than a few people will be concerned about there Christmas plans if they are going to Hanmer Springs and lets hope the ferrys aren't out of action for too long but I'm sure the repair people will be aware of that. Lets hope we have passed the worse shocks..........for now.
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Post by ErrolC on Nov 14, 2016 13:20:22 GMT 12
That'll buff out!
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dodgy
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Post by dodgy on Nov 14, 2016 13:41:04 GMT 12
"Ex-All Black captain Richie McCaw has been flying rescue teams to Kaikoura after the 7.5 magnitude earthquake last night. McCaw is a commercial helicopter pilot and decided to help as much as he could after being woken in the early hours this morning, according to NZME." - www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11747666 Honestly, who gives a flying f@ck about an ex All Black helping to fly a helicopter??? There are lots of people helping as best as they can, yet the NZ media focus once again on a rugby player...
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