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Quake disaster

‘When I woke up, theywere both staringat me. They werecovered in my blood’A little family is still intact despite being on the fifth floor of the Canterbury TV

building where dozens died or are missing, reports Edward Gay

SURVIVORS: Three-year-old Jett and his mother, Kendyll Mitchell, survived the collapse.

Three-year-old Jett Mitchell hadn’tslept in his own bed since theSeptember earthquake and wasreceiving counselling on the fifthfloor of the Canterbury Televisionbuilding when the quake struckChristchurch.

Yesterday, his mother, KendyllMitchell, said it was a miracle thatJett, his 11-month-old sister, Dita, andshe survived a five-floor plunge in abuilding that was reduced to rubble.

The three arrived early for thecounselling session, shortly beforethe quake measuring 6.3 on theRichter scale devastated the heart ofChristchurch.

Ms Mitchell said her son hadsuffered ‘‘severe anxiety’’ since thefirst quake in September and she wasin the building to get him help.

‘‘We had had six months of hardtimes. He wouldn’t sleep in his ownbedroom.’’

As the CTV building collapsed, MsMitchell sheltered Jett with her body.

Dita was protected by her stroller.‘‘I got knocked out at the bottom. I

thought we were all gone. When Iwoke up, they were both staring atme. They were covered in my blood.

‘‘I instantly smelt smoke.‘‘All I thought was ‘the building

was going to fall on us, the steel wasgoing to fall on us.’’’

Ms Mitchell’s pelvis was crackedand one leg had a deep gash. She waspartially trapped in the rubble.

But Jett had only scratches on hischin and knee and Dita got awayunscathed.

More than 100 others in the CTVbuilding were killed or are missing.

Ms Mitchell was carried from therubble by a builder who had beenworking at the site.

‘‘I couldn’t get the rubble off. All Icould see was sky. I remember sayingto him, ‘How is it?’ and he said, ‘Youare OK, you are OK’.’’

Her children were carried fromthe scene by passers-by. ‘‘They’reboth unhurt. It’s a miracle,’’ she said.

Ms Mitchell was photographed byStar photographer Geoff Sloan as shewas carried from the scene by herpartner’s friend, Mark Hoskin.

She said the photograph showedwhat it was like on Tuesday last weekas crowds of people fled the city centre.

Ms Mitchell got out of hospitalyesterday, and the family are nowrecuperating in Timaru, where she hasrelatives.

‘‘I am pretty emotionally broken,’’she said.

But her children are doing well.She said Jett was ‘‘back to normal’’

in quake-free Timaru and was sleepingin his own bed.

‘‘He’s been awesome. We’re verylucky. My little family is still my littlefamily.

‘‘We are going to relocate [toTimaru].

‘‘No hesitation. I can’t go back . . .for his mental benefit, and mine.’’

Ms Mitchell said she was gratefulfor the help of the builder who foundher in the rubble, and wanted tocontact him to say thank you.

She has also thanked Mr Hoskin,who is playing down his part in therescue.

‘‘There are people out there whohave done massive contributions. Iwas just around,’’ he said.

Mr Hoskin was on the roof of theLes Mills gym, next to the CTVbuilding, looking at air-conditioningunits when the quake struck.

‘‘We didn’t see the [CTV] buildingcome down but we heard it . . .

‘‘It was pretty terrifying.’’He described the noise as a ‘‘really

loud roar’’.Mr Hoskin got down to the street

and heard Ms Mitchell calling him.‘‘I’m friends with her partner. It was

so completely random.’’He said people were working furi-

ously to pull survivors from the rubble.One of those rescued was Ms

Mitchell.‘‘She couldn’t walk properly — she

tried hobbling but it wasn’t working,’’

Mr Hoskin said.‘‘They were in a state of shock more

than anything.’’He scooped Ms Mitchell into his

arms and carried her towards a triagestation in Latimer Square wheredoctors were providing first aid.

Mr Hoskin waited for a while, but

had to leave to pick up his own sonfrom preschool.

Search and rescue workers werestill at the CTV building yesterday,searching for bodies.

Nine days after the quake, dozens ofpeople thought to have been inside thebuilding remain missing.

‘‘I couldn’t get therubble off. All Icould see was sky.I remember sayingto him, ‘How is it?’and he said, ‘Youare OK, you are OK’

Kendyll Mitchell

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Contents

P4Two earthquakes and a soaking

P5Battle of the Port-a-loos

P7Agonising wait for injured dad

P9Emotional farewell for babyJayden

P11The dead and missing

P12Unsafe dome to be removed

P15Health board says sorry

P17Homeowner rubbishes dumpfee

P18-P19Map faultlines before rebuilding:geologist

P21Wedding bells ring despitequake

P22Nicotine warning for children

P27Afghan treasure saved fromTaliban

P28Boost for Fletcher Building

P29Williams’ Super debut

P29Blues’ cautious reshuffle

P30Brave young lifesavers reel inmedals

P33Zimbabwe threat to Black Caps

P33Breakers out to improve

P35Crosswords, puzzles

VideoWatch how liquefaction works in thisamazing homemade video http://t.co/altuOXPBloggerA Christchurch blogger says there are‘‘three cities’’ in Christchurch — one isbeing ignored. http://t.co/LZF7dWW

From the Editor

Barry Clarke

POWER!It’s back on at homeafter a week of living

in the dark.And I can tell you it’s a

great feeling.No more — at this time

anyway — sitting in thedark with a torch, countingdown the hours, as tens ofthousands of us have been.

My wife is overseas, visiting herfamily, and that’s where she’ll stay fora while. No point coming home. So it’sbeen quiet, very quiet.

Power means a cup of coffee, toast inthe morning, a beer that’ll stay cold.And TV.

The dog can now get her Vegemiteon toast in the morning (no margarine)so it’s one step towards normality forher, too.

But yesterday’s wind . . . I’ve been inChristchurch for a long time and Ican’t remember a nor’wester like it —and it’s March.

We’ve had a crazy summer, withvery few nor’westers.

So it’s been a cruel blow to get theblast with so much liquefaction lyingaround.

The dust has gone everywhere,piled up against fences, got in through

windows and landed on therooves.

And the garden is dying.It’s not getting any water.Rain would be helpful now;usually after such a strongnor’wester we get rain a fewdays later.

I’m not counting on it.The gods seem to be againstus here in the east.

But that’s life. We’ll deal with it.What we do need to see in the badly

damaged suburbs is more police andarmy personnel.

The burglars and thieves are out.The police stopped a young guy on a

bike not far from me the other night.He had a backpack. The copsquestioned him for a while.

After the September quake thelowlifes came out fairly quickly, evenstealing hot-water cylinders fromabandoned houses, presumably forscrap metal.

I get the feeling that there will belittle mercy shown if anyone is caughtbreaking into a house by ahouseholder. People I’ve bumped intoon the street while walking the doghave told me what they’d do if theycaught someone on their property.

You’ve been warned . . .

SAVED: After falling five storeys in thewreckage of the CTV building (left), a crying JettMitchell (far left, main picture) and his sister Ditawere carried to safety by passers-by.

MAIN PICTURE / GEOFF SLOAN


Crime and punishment

Top golf club uses own well to water courseOne of New Zealand’s top golf clubs isdefending watering its greens andfairways during the earthquake crisis.

Several callers to The Star yester-day questioned why the ChristchurchGolf Club’s sprinklers were workingamid city-wide water restrictions.

The club’s general manager, Struan

Cain, said the club was watering itsShirley links from one of its two wellsto keep recently sown grass alive.

New Zealand’s second-oldest golflinks, famous for nurturing 1963British Open winner Sir Bob Charles,suffered significant damage to thecourse and 84-year-old clubhouse.

Seven holes and the practice areasuffered liquefaction, with irrigationpumps and pipes damaged, Mr Cainsaid.

Pumps in one of the club’s two20m-deep artesian wells were ‘‘com-pletely submerged’’ in liquefaction.

‘‘We’re using water sparingly from

the other well to keep the grass alive. Ifit doesn’t get watered for 10 days itdies,’’ he said. ‘‘It’s our water and we’renot affecting the city’s waterresources.’’

The club was making water from itswell available to residents of Joy St.‘‘We have been doing our bit for the

community,’’ Mr Cain said.The multimillion-dollar clubhouse

had been ‘‘red-carded’’ and wasawaiting an inspection by insuranceassessors. All four chimneys and partof an external wall had collapsed, andthere were serious cracks.

— Cullen Smith

In brief

Re-build planningIt will take more than 10 years to re-build Christchurch, says actingEconomic Development MinisterDavid Carter. Buildings that weresafe needed to be identified andopened and, if needed, a fairly ag-gressive approach taken to pullingdown suspect neighbouring proper-ties. ‘‘Then once we’ve got the citysafe you can let people back in andstart the re-building process.’’Carter was still getting to know hisbudget and what money was beingspent on.

French set up officeA temporary French consular officehas been set up in Christchurch. TheFrench ambassador, consul andhead of the embassy’s cultural sec-tion will be based at Sudima Hotel,Memorial Ave, near ChristchurchAirport. They will be available toFrench citizens in the city from 10amto 6pm each day. The office will re-main in place until further notice.Phone: 021 399 309.

Lawyers restart fundA fund for lawyers by lawyers thatwas set up after September’s earth-quake has been re-activated. NewZealand Law Society acting regula-tory general manager Mary Olliviersaid the fund was set up for lawyersaround the country who wanted tohelp their colleagues in Christ-church. The society wasn’t sure howmany lawyers had been displaced orhow many had been affected but it isexpected to be many. Many legaloffices were centrally based, aroundthe High and District Courts — bothhave been shut until further notice,and are within the city’s cordon.Lawyers wanting to donate moneycan at The No 2 account SBS Bank03 1355 0561709 00.

Airline apologisesJetstar has apologised after telling aChristchurch family they would needphotographic proof signed off byauthorities that their home wasdamaged in the earthquake beforethe airline would refund return flightsto Australia. Gillian Smith was to flyto Melbourne tomorrow to visit herdaughter Sarah who is 41⁄2 monthspregnant with her first child. But afterlast week’s quake, Mrs Smith wantsinstead to stay put to look after herAvonside home. Because Mrs Smithdid not have a phone, electricity andother amenities Sarah has beentalking to Jetstar but she had no joyfrom three separate staff members.But after a call from the HeraldJetstar apologised and said theywere seeking to support the Christ-church community.

Judge: this is no time for crimeAccused told police have more important things to do than deal with petty offences, writes Jared Savage

HARD LINE: Judge Tony Couch has delivered astern message. PICTURE / DEAN PURCELL

‘‘In the present state of emergency, thepolice have far, far more importantthings to do than to check up onwhether you are complying with a24-hour curfew.’’

In refusing bail to 18-year-old JustinHumphreys on a relatively minorcharge of breaching bail, Judge TonyCouch sent a stern message to Christ-church: behave in this crisis or face theconsequences.

The hardline stance was referred toseveral times yesterday as JudgeCouch sat in the Rangiora DistrictCourt.

All Christchurch charges have beentransferred there during the disasteraftermath.

One of those appearing was JamesKevin Hogan. The Opawa house wherethe 40-year-old lived was destroyedduring the quake and on March 1 heallegedly assaulted his partner,resisting arrest when police stepped in.

Duty solicitor Andrew McCormackasked for bail, with stringentconditions, saying Hogan lost his tem-per while distraught after the earth-quake and was unable to buy medicineto help control his depression.

Judge Couch was not moved torelease him into the community.

‘‘It involves a serious assault, of

male upon female, it was then sub-sequent assaults on police who soughtto intervene.

‘‘The fact that the current emer-gency does exist aggravates the matterbecause police have many importantduties to perform in the communityduring this time,’’ he said.

‘‘It is totally unacceptable thatsomebody in Mr Hogan’s positionshould be assaulting them doing theirduty.’’

As all future court dates have beenadjourned until May 3, Hoganprotested about the two-month stretchbehind bars.

‘‘So I’m looking at three monthsaway?’’

The final case of the morning wasAaron Blair Peoples, for an offenceunder the Civil Defence EmergencyManagement Act.

He was found heavily intoxicatedand bleeding in Cranmer Square —inside the police CBD cordon — at8.30pm on Tuesday, needing St Johnambulance help.

His house was also destroyed in thequake and he had spent the afternoondrinking at his mother’s home onChampion St.

Mr McCormack said Peoples left on

his bicycle, but was so drunk he couldnot remember how he ended inside thecordon.

He asked Judge Couch to remandthe matter to another date withoutentering a plea.

The judge responded: ‘‘Why is heasking for a remand without plea whenwhat you’ve told me is an admission ofthe offence?’’

He told Peoples to reconsider hisposition, as it was unlikely he would begranted bail, and could therefore be incustody until May.

But if Peoples pleaded guiltyimmediately, Judge Couch indicated a‘‘short period of imprisonment’’ as asentence.

After a short adjournment, Peoplestook the offer. Two weeks in prisonwas his punishment.

‘‘We all know that this communityis in crisis,’’ said Judge Couch.

‘‘You took the time and resources ofemergency services that ought to bedevoted to more worthy causes.

‘‘This legislation is there to ensurethat people and property are protectedand to ensure that essential work is notimpeded by people being unnecessarilyin the way. It must be enforced strictlyand firmly, that is what the publicexpects,’’ he said.

‘‘You took the timeand resources ofemergency servicesthat ought to bedevoted to moreworthy causes

Judge Couch

DRAMA: Rescue boats were quickly on the scene to help passengers such as Sam Martel (left).PICTURE / GAIL HIGGS-WEST

Quake, shake ... andthen a sinking feeling‘‘Mother Nature doesn’t particularlylike me,’’ says Sam Martel.

In little more than a week theChristchurch teenager has beenthrough the Christchurchearthquake, another inWellington, and was onboard a ferry struck byfreak waves on WellingtonHarbour yesterday.

Sam, 13, was among 28students on board the Eastby West ferry when it washit by the waves about 8.30am.

Passenger Jay Daley saidthe second wave, which drove theferry’s bow into a trough, ‘‘blew thewindows out and the water camestraight in’’.

Mr Daley said the first few secondsbrought panic on the vessel.

‘‘You just thought it was going to godown in seconds and you had to getout.’’

Sam, of St Andrew’s College, is one

of 16 Christchurch students attendingScots College in Wellington while theirschools are repaired.

At school when last week’s quakestruck, Sam said his fellowstudents were not injuredbut some had parents stillmissing.

He went to Wellingtonon Sunday.

On Monday the capitalwas struck by a4.5-magnitude earthquake,and yesterday was just hissecond day at school there.

On his way to collegefrom his grandparents’ Eastbournehome, he was on the ferry’s upperoutdoor deck when the waves struck.

‘‘I saw the wave come over andheard the glass smash.

‘‘The whole wave came right overthe top and hit the seats and I gotabsolutely soaked.’’

He admitted to getting ‘‘pretty nerv-ous’’ about being washed off the ferry.

‘‘It’s been different from all theother stuff.

‘‘I was more concerned than I waswith the earthquake.’’

Mr Daley said the students includ-ing Sam were ‘‘fantastic’’, organisingthemselves, handing out lifejacketsand helping to keep track of a passen-ger who was washed overboard. Thepassenger was rescued.

Within minutes rescue craft wereon the scene about 100m off WorserBay.

The soaking passengers were trans-ferred from the ferry to the smallercraft and taken to shore.

There were no injuries among the44 passengers and crew but two weretaken to Wellington Hospital sufferingfrom hypothermia. — Adam Bennett

HAZARDOUS HAZE: The dust makes the split in the city zones clear. PICTURES / BRETT PHIBBS

Dusty suburbs wage battle of Port-a-loosA nor’wester, stinking dust and a lack of portable

toilets add to discomfort, writes Claire Trevett

NO ESCAPE: Wendy MacFarlane and her children mask up against wind-whippeddust laden with sewage as they make their way home from a food station inDallington.

On the eighth day, there was wind anddust. In Dallington there is plenty ofboth, but Port-a-loos are much harderto find.

Wendy MacFarlane struggles backtoward home from the water and foodstation on Gayhurst Rd, her childrenclustered about her wearing dustmasks and clutching a few suppliesgiven to them at the station.

The sausage sizzle at the foodstation was hidden beneath a cloud ofdust. The dust is a constant haze. Aftertwo days of still, hot weather thereeking silt laden with sewage hasdried out and the nor’wester now sendsit billowing out, coating everything.

From the top of the Port Hills, thedust makes the split in the city betweenquake zones and non-quake zonesclear. The northeast — where the soilmelted and boiled from liquefaction —is covered in a haze of dust, the otherhalf is clear.

With the wind like this, the truckiesare heroes. Out at Bromley they drivein a constant stream to the dumpingground, more than 400 trucks fromevery company possible collecting thesilt from piles in the street anddumping 30,000 tonnes off each day.

In the streets, nobody hurries be-

cause there is no escape from it. Itsticks in the eyes and coats the mouthand nostrils. The efforts of watertrucks to dampen the roads are futile.Dust masks are now another essentialin Christchurch’s arsenal.

A single mother, Ms MacFarlanestill has no power or water at home.Every two or three days she and her sixchildren go to a friend’s for a shower.

‘‘Once you get back home you’redirty again anyway with all this dustand silt.’’

She is a midwife but the schools areclosed and her usual child minders hadleft their homes.

Ms MacFarlane uses the descriptionmany others have: ‘‘It’s like camping.’’The optimistic attempt to view it as anadventure is always delivered with thesame fed-up shaky smile. There is littlefun in ‘‘camping’’ with six children,aged 3 to 10, in such conditions.

People don’t complain about theirown plight when they know that in theCBD people lie dead.

‘‘We’re fine, we’re alive,’’ is aconstant refrain, followed by a plain-tive ‘‘but a Port-a-loo would be nice.’’

Eight days on, the Port-a-loo warsare intensifying. In suburbs such asBexley, Aranui, Avonside, and New

Brighton, where the sludge was at itsworst and power and electricity aredistant memories, there are only a fewPort-a-loos, some serving more thanfour streets.

Port-a-loos are the new currencyand reports emerge of stealth raids onPort-a-loos in other neighbourhoodsand of people hiding them away ontheir own sections rather than sharing.

People hear news of 900 Port-a-looson the way, another 500 on order. Butthey never seem to arrive.

MsMacFarlane knows Sumner hasa good supply of Port-a-loos — and thatthey got them early, as did Lyttelton.

‘‘The rich people seem to get them,’’she says, resigned.

In Bexley there is at least oneconsolation to living near the sewageponds — they were among the first tohave the big piles of silt on their streetscarted away, reducing their dust.

There are still no Port-a-loos but thebills are still getting through — it’s thepostie’s first day back at work.

Out in Heathcote Valley there is lesssilt but most houses are damaged.

Julie Bos is living with her husbandand dog Murphy in a caravan in herdriveway, their son Tom in a sleepout.They had other places to go but wantedto stay near their neighbours.

Her house — a 120-year-old brickhome — is a wreck. She says she’s‘‘spooked’’ but is not going to leave, shedoesn’t want to say goodbye to her‘‘Garden of Eden’’.

They will rebuild. ‘‘No bricks. It wasa beautiful home. We just didn’t realisewe were living in a time bomb.’’

Down the road Rhombus Cafeowner Justin Good hopes to set up acoffee stand by the end of the week.

‘‘We called it Rhombus because itdidn’t really have a square corner inthe place to start with. In fact, maybenow the door might shut more easily.’’

His shop appears salvageable, butnext door — a tofu making business —has completely collapsed.

Outside, local Dale Finch is drop-ping his chimney rubble off at thecorner. He doesn’t expect to keep hisjob: he’s a window cleaner on high risebuildings in the CBD.

Help was slow to come to this part ofHeathcote, partly because the mainroad was closed by a rail bridgecollapse. But two Port-a-loos arrived toservice the suburb the day before,complete with hand sanitiser. Luxury.■ See also: Sanitation worries — P17


The survivors

Impact tossed fish from tanks at aquariumThe force of last week’s earthquaketossed 40,000 litres of water out of tanksat a Cathedral Square aquarium —killing some fish and causing others tobe put down.

The Southern Encounter Aquariumhad to be abandoned as staff andcustomers scrambled outside when theshaking started.

Chief executive Lynn Andersonsaid half the water in the main tank

spilled over the side, many of the fishgoing with it.

‘‘A number of fish went over thetank and 50 died as a direct result of theearthquake.’’

One staff member worked furiouslyto try to save hundreds of others andreleased eels into the WaimakaririRiver and carpet sharks into theocean.

‘‘He is exhausted. He’s gutted anddoesn’t want to speak about it.’’

A number of fish — includingstingray — weren’t as lucky and had tobe killed with anaesthetic.

Ms Anderson said one staff memberhad to crawl on hands and knees alonga passage while water was spilling out.

‘‘They were heading for the giftsarea because that’s where the T-shirtstand was and they thought that itwould at least be something soft thereto land on them.’’

Another staff member who wasstanding, cleaning a tank, when theearth moved, fell backwards onto theground.

As he fell, he saw the spire from theChristchurch Cathedral collapse butstill ran inside to help safely evacuatethe aquarium building.

Inside there was water everywhere.‘‘The visitors in the movie theatre

got soaked. One [staff member] moving

through the building was met withknee-deep water.’’

Staff were ‘‘absolutely devastated’’by the loss of the animals but thatcould not compare with the devasta-tion wreaked on the city.

‘‘It’s terrible but I want to makeclear, as tragic as it is, so manywonderful people were killed goingabout their business in Christchurch.’’

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The long wait

Injured Dad awakens to findbaby, partner lost in debris

FRUSTRATINGWAIT: Glen Prattley(left) says his ownescape was such amiracle that the oddswere truly slim for his5-week-old daughterTaneysha Prattley(below) and hermother Kelsey Moore.

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It’s an agonising wait,

writes Jared Savage

Glenn Prattley’s broken body is inDunedin; his heart in Christchurch.

There has been no sign of his5-week-old daughter Taneysha, orgirlfriend Kelsey Moore since thequake struck.

He was walking down ManchesterSt with the missing pair, as well assister Rochelle and father Stan.

Glenn Prattley pushed Rochelle outof the way of falling glass, almostcertainly saving the 21-year-old’s life,but both siblings were knocked uncon-scious. He woke in hospital with abroken leg — but no sign of Taneyshaor Ms Moore.

Eight days have passed and MrPrattley, 28, has been transferred toDunedin Hospital.

Stan Prattley told the Herald themissing mother and child had yet to beidentified by police.

‘‘We all think we know what hap-pened . . . but nothing has been con-firmed yet. We’re not getting toldanything, but the police have to be 100per cent sure.

‘‘Glenn’s pretty upset . . . that’sunderstandable.’’

A Crohn’s disease survivor, GlennPrattley was unable to be reached forcomment last night.

In Christchurch Hospital last week,he told the Herald-Sun newspaper ofthe anguish of waiting.

‘‘It’s especially worse, given mydaughter is only 5 weeks old. I only justmanaged to get out of there alive, letalone my 5-week-old daughter beingable to get out . . . ‘‘

His mother Gail Prattley saidTaneysha was a tiny baby and weighedonly 2.6kg when she was born.

‘‘He saved Rochelle’s life, but thenhe lost his daughter and his partner inthe process,’’ Mrs Prattley said.

Glenn Prattley is one of manywaiting for news of loved ones.

Robert Bijl, a long-time friend ofCTV’s managing director MurrayWood who remains missing, said thewait was frustrating.

‘‘But what more can you ask for?’’he said. ‘‘You can’t ask for more than 24hours a day.’’

Donna Tairakena, wife of Tetaki‘‘Wally’’ Tairakena, who is missing inthe CTV building said she was ‘‘justwaiting’’ for news of her husband. Shewas resigned to the fact it would be hisbody, not him, coming home, butremained hopeful he would be found.

She said tremendous support fromfriends and family and her faith in Godwas seeing her through the ordeal andshe was ‘‘at peace with everything’’.

Yesterday afternoon, the families ofthose still missing within the rubble-strewn CBD were taken behind the

police cordon to sites where quakevictims are thought to be trapped.

Superintendent Dave Cliff said thetour was ‘‘very emotional’’ but gavefamilies the chance to witness theextent of the devastation the quake hadbrought down on the central city.

MUSIC LOVER: Rachel Conley had just hadlyrics from a Beatles song tattooed on herback when the quake struck.

Grieving US familyfrustrated at waitVisiting American Rachel Conleywas meant to fly out of New Zealandthe day after the earthquake struck,and loved the country so much sheplanned to return. Instead, herfamily are among hundreds whohave become frustrated in waitingfor news of their loved ones.

Police have defended the time ittakes to properly identify bodies, butthat is little comfort to the Conleyfamily.

Rachel, who turned 27 the previ-ous Friday, and a friend had just lefta central-city tattoo parlour whenthe earthquake hit.

Her stepmother, Deb Conley, saidfrom Ohio the building’s concreteawning and its second-floor bricklayers crashed down on Rachel. Thefamily had accepted she probablydid not survive.

Rachel had been doing a master’sdegree in business but put every-thing on hold to travel. She workedin a Christchurch theatre school.

She loved music and had been toget the lyrics, ‘‘There’s nowhere youcan be that isn’t where you’re meantto be’’, from the Beatles song All YouNeed Is Love tattooed on her back.

The family had scoured photos ofthe disaster for a glimpse of theirdaughter. Mrs Conley has sentpolice photographs of Rachel,identifying marks such as tattoos,and passed on the exact location.

‘‘Those dots could have beenconnected much quicker. I’m notbeing critical. It’s hard on both sides.We’re just waiting,’’ she said.

Superintendent Dave Cliff saidthe victim identification teams hadto follow a thorough process. ‘‘Wehave to have certainty that we don’treturn the wrong loved one to thewrong family. We are doing every-thing we can to return loved ones totheir families as fast as possible.’’

Victims’ injuries shock hardened identification expertsNone of the quake victims at theBurnham Military Camp’s temporarymorgue have been identified by theirfamilies. Most have horrific injuries.

The extent of their injuries hasshocked identification teams who haveworked at the Australian bushfires andBoxing Day tsunami.

The head of the New Zealand team,Inspector Mike Wright, yesterday said

staff were battling to return victims totheir families as fast as possible.

But the nature of their injuries ismaking the job impossible withoutDNA samples, dental records andfingerprints. In some cases those arepossible — and that slows the carefullydocumented process, which caninvolve up to 35 people.

Mr Wright said he could under-

stand why families were frustrated. Hewasn’t taking the calls for fasterrelease of bodies personally.

‘‘All I can do is look those people inthe eye and say we’re doing our best foryou and trying to achieve it in afashion that has early resolution foreverybody. But my number one goal isto do it correctly.’’

The emphasis was to treat victims

with dignity and respect.Identification had been made more

difficult because of the woundssuffered by many victims.

The ‘‘emotionally and physicallydraining’’ work was taking a toll on hisstaff. New Zealanders had beenrelieved by international crews to givethem a few days break.

— Andrew Koubaridi

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Farewell

BEREFT: Grant Smithis assisted behind thecoffin of his baby son,Jayden Harris (above).

PICTURE / MARK MITCHELL

The Christchurch toddler crushed by a TV set touched the lives of many with his cherubic smile, reports Anna Leask

Emotional farewell to baby JaydenHe never made it to his first birthday,but Jayden David Harris made a bigimpact on those who knew him.

The nine-month-old’s big blue eyesand cherubic smile captured the heartsof the nation this week, after it wasannounced he had died in lastTuesday’s earthquake.

Little Jayden was in his bed whenthe quake hit. His mother, TraceyHarris, was in the kitchen making hima bottle.

As the house shook violently a21-inch television fell from a chest ofdrawers, landing on him.

Miss Harris tried desperately toprotect Jayden, but the force of thequake knocked her to the ground. Bythe time she got to him she knew hehad suffered massive head injuries.

She rushed him to hospital but hisinjuries were too severe and he died.

Miss Harris was flanked by familyand friends as she arrived at heryoungest child’s funeral yesterday. Sheapproached his tiny white coffin,surrounded by teddy bears, and openedit to say her last goodbye to her baby.

She stroked little Jayden lovinglybefore taking her seat beside him forthe ceremony. Jayden’s father, GrantSmith, also sat near his son with hismother and the couple’s two youngdaughters — Stephanie, 3, andVanessa, 2, both wearing blue.

Jayden’s coffin was filled with hisfavourite toys, including a tiny blueteddy bear.

As the clouds of dust billowedoutside, celebrant Pam Morrison spokeof how difficult it was to understandwhy Jayden had been taken.

‘‘It is a huge departure from the

natural life cycle,’’ she said.‘‘Our hearts are heavy with sorrow

as we struggle to make sense of thedeath of a little boy. We are facing aloss that is so sad, huge and soheartbreaking that there are no wordsto say. There are no words of comfortthat can cushion the blow of the deathof your precious baby son.’’

Miss Harris and Mr Smith were toodistraught to speak of their loss.

But Miss Harris’ mother, GabrielleBrooke, spoke of her ‘‘angel’’ whom shecalled her ‘‘little JD’’.

‘‘Tracey, I’m so proud of you for

being the best mummy in the world forJayden. You gave him the most price-less of gifts — your unconditional loveand you gave him 100 per cent,’’ shesaid.

‘‘You bravely fought to give Jaydeneverything that he needed. You werehis world. His cheeky grin and his bigblue eyes said he loved you with all hisheart and spirit.’’

She spoke of Jayden’s infectiousgiggle and loving nature.

‘‘Jayden, you came into our lives forwhat feels like too short a time. Yet, mylittle JD, you have left your footprint

on my heart and enriched my lifebeyond measure. I’m going to miss youlittle man.’’

Mr Smith’s sister, Carmel, read aeulogy he wrote for his son.

‘‘On February 22, 2011 my life wasturned upside down,’’ she read.

‘‘Jayden, my boy, you have left ahole in my heart that can never bereplaced or repaired. You are aninspiration to me, your mother andyour sisters. May you go to a betterplace without pain and sorrow.’’

During the service a black andwhite photograph of Miss Harris hold-

ing Jayden close to her and kissing hischeek as he gazed at the camera wasdisplayed on the screen. The photo-graph was so moving it prompted oneof his little sisters to walk up to it andsay hello to him.

Both the little girls were picked upto see their baby brother for the lasttime. They seemed too young to knowwhat was happening, but realised theirmother was upset, cuddling her andtelling her not to cry.

After Jayden’s birth Miss Harristurned to Holly House, a residentialand education programme for youngmothers, for help.

Manager Cheryl Yusaf said MissHarris stayed at the house for severalmonths before going it alone with herbaby.

‘‘Tracey had limited skills andneeded help to parent Jayden. Shewanted to be the best mother she couldbe for her son,’’ she said.

‘‘She sang, she played, she laughed,she talked — she built up a beautifulrelationship with him. We asked her togive it everything she had and she did.And now we’re asking her to let himgo.

‘‘Jayden was everything to Tracey.She can be proud of that, she made hisshort life a pleasure. He knew that hewas loved, secure and nurtured and hehad a lot to smile about.’’

As Jayden was carried from thechurch, to the hymn Amazing Grace,Mr Smith broke down. He had to behelped outside to say his final goodbyeto his son.

Mourners released blue and whitehelium balloons as a tribute to the babythey loved so much.

Afghan refugees flee again — from the hell of Christchurch quakesHundreds of former refugees fromAfghanistan have become refugeesagain — this time from the city theysaw as their safe haven, Christchurch.

A group of 110 Afghan refugees,including some rescued from theTampa 10 years ago, are back in theMangere refugee centre in South Auck-land after joining an Air Force airlift of

hundreds of Christchurch earthquakevictims to Whenuapai last weekend.

Another group of 230 fromAfghanistan, Ethiopia, Somalia andBhutan flew to Whenuapai onTuesday.

Ajmal Chakari, 32, a spokesman forthe group at Mangere, said he was notaware of anyone in his community

who has stayed behind.Mr Chakari, who came to Christ-

church via Malaysia in 2002, said thecity was ‘‘like my heaven’’ after theterror of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.

He brought two younger brothers, asister and his parents to join him. Hemet his wife in Christchurch and theirtwo children were born there.

Mr Chakari said his family was sotraumatised that he doubted theywould go back to Christchurch.

Canterbury Refugee Council chair-man Ahmed Tani, a Somali who hasstayed in Christchurch, said about 200of the city’s 600 Afghanis, most of its190-strong Kurdish community, about65 out of 400 Somalis and a few

Ethiopian and Eritrean families hadleft or planned to leave.

But he is encouraging the remain-ing former refugees to stay becausethey were now ‘‘part of the city’’.

Immigration NZ has postponed anintake of 150 refugees from Burma,Bhutan and Colombia who were due atMangere this month.

ChristchurchEARTHQUAKE RESPONSE

More informationcanterburyearthquake.org.nzhttp://twitter.com/ChristchurchCCChristchurch City Council telephone number: 941 8999Earthquake Government Helpline: 0800 779 997

Earthquake Commission (EQC): 0800 326 243Orion (electricity): 363 9898Quake Support and Counselling: 0800 777 846Housing New Zealand Emergency Assistance: 0800 435 700

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REPORTED MISSINGDeborah Roberts - ChristchurchHeidi Berg - 36 - ChristchurchGillian Sayers - 43 - EnglandPhil Coppeard - 41 - Redcliffs,ChristchurchChristian Carazo-Chandler - 35 -ChristchurchBrian Taylor - ChristchurchTamara Lia Harca - RomaniaElsa Torres De Frood - PeruTetaki (Wally) Tairakena - 60 -TainuiIsaac Thompson - 21 - ChristchurchSandra Hii - 34 - MalaysiaEmmabelle Anoba - PhilippinesEzra Mae Medalle - 25 - Philippines

Jessie Lloyd Albaracin Redouble - 25 -PhilippinesGil Hwan Yu - 23 - KoreaNaon Hwan Yu - 21 - KoreaKelsey Moore - 19 - ChristchurchTaneysha Prattley - 5 weeks - ChristchurchJayden Andrews-Howland - 14 - Linwood,ChristchurchKoy Thanida - ThailandNorm Lee - ChristchurchValquin Bensurto - PhilippinesJohn Chua - PhilippinesJanet Meller - 58 - ChristchurchAdam Fisher - 27 - ChristchurchDidem Yaman - 31 - OtagoAmanda Uriao - 38 - ChristchurchShawn Lucas - Christchurch

Steven Wright - ChristchurchDr Allan Sinclair - ChristchurchIvy Jane Cabunillas - 33 - PhilippinesMarion Hilbers - ChristchurchLalaine Agatep - 38 - PhilippinesErica Avir Reyes Nora - PhilippinesTeresa McLean - ChristchurchKyle Jack Midgley - ChristchurchNina Bishop - 32 - ChristchurchDr Maysoon Abbas - BaghdadDr Husam Al-AniJane GrantJewel Francisco - 26 - PhilippinesJohn O’Connor - 40 - IrelandGregory Tobin - 25 - BritainDonna Manning - Christchurch

Stories of people lost in the aftermath of the disaster that struck our city nine days ago, by the people who knew them

MISSING: DEAD:HARUKIHYAKUMANHarukiHyakumanwas studyingat an Englishlanguageschool on thethird level ofthe CTV building when lastTuesday’s quake struck. The27-year-old Japanese nationalwas studying English so hecould become a nurse.His girlfriend, MasamiMusashi, is in Japan and saidshe has had no news orcontact with Mr Hyakumansince the quake. She said herboyfriend liked to playcomputer games in his sparetime. ‘‘I hope Haruki is ok.’’

JOANNADIDHAMJoannaDidham is stillmissing in theCTV building,where shehas workedfor the past13 years. Emergency serviceshave said damage to thebuilding is so great it is notsurvivable. A productionmanager for CTV, Mrs Didhamis mother to Madison, 8, andJessica, 3, and worked onShopping with Jo whichbecame Let’s go Shopping.Her husband, Michael Didham,says the emergency serviceshave done everything he couldhave expected.

SISI XINSisi Xin’spartner SoonJee Low saidhe believesthe 28-year-old OtagoUniversitystudent waswith a friend Didem Yaman atthe time of the quake. MsYaman, who is also missing,had travelled from Dunedin fora short visit. Ms Xin, who wasstudying to become a dietitian,lived in Avonside and aneighbour saw the pairheading for town just beforelunch.

DRDOMINICBELLWorked forThe Clinic, ageneralpracticewhich onlyweeks beforehad moved into the CTVbuilding. A witness said theysaw him in his exam roomshortly before the quake. DrBell, who was formerly inpractice in Howick, Auckland,has three grown children.

IAN NEVILLECALDWELLIan NevilleCaldwell wasa builder andwas workingon a site inSumner whenthe quakestruck.An online memorial page saidboulders rained down on thesite, next to the RSA. He hasnot been heard from since.His name is not among thosereleased by police, howeverhis family have published adeath notice. Mr Caldwell issurvived by his wife Julie anddaughters Olivia andCassandra.

OFERMIZRAHIFriends sayOfer Mizrahi,a 23-year-oldIsraelibackpacker,is dead fromdebris whichfell on to thecar he was in. One of MrMizrahi’s friends, Guy Jordan,was reported in The JerusalemPost last week as saying thebackpacker had ‘‘definitely’’been killed.

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Quake bill forces Govtretreat on tax pledge

Bill English

High-income families might lose atleast part of last year’s tax cuts inreduced family support if the Govern-ment goes ahead with changes mootedyesterday.

Prime Minister John Key con-firmed comments by his deputy, BillEnglish, that changes to Working forFamilies tax credits could be back onthe agenda to help pay the costs of theChristchurch earthquake.

It reverses a 2008 election promisethat National ‘‘intend making nochange’’ to Working for Families,reverting to his 2005 election positionthat it was ‘‘bizarre’’ to give welfarepayments to families on $80,000 or$90,000 a year.

On Tuesday, Mr English said hecould not rule out changes to Workingfor Families and interest-free studentloans because of the huge earthquakedouble-hit of lower tax revenue andhigher costs.

Yesterday, Mr Key said tax revenuecould be down $5 billion in the year toJune because of a $15 billion drop inoutput from Christchurch. He said hedid not expect to charge interest onstudent loans, but was looking atsavings in the $2.8 billion annual costof Working for Families.

‘‘Working for Families and student

loans arearguably broadand generalschemes ... theremay be the op-portunity to[alter] thoseschemes, par-ticularly Work-ing for Familieswhere it reachesinto very highincome levels

and where those people have enjoyedreasonably good tax cuts.’’.

Former Labour Prime MinisterHelen Clark dramatically increasedfamily tax credits a month before the2005 election, raising the incomeallowed before credits were clawedback from $27,500 to $35,000 a year andcutting the clawback rate from 30 percent to 20 per cent.

The changes, unveiled days after aNational Party tax cut policy, extendedthe tax credits from 61 per cent to 75 percent of all families with children, andraised their cost from $1.1 billion to $1.5billion a year.

The income allowed beforeclawbacks is now $36,827 and partialtax credits are paid to families earningup to $75,317 with one child; $91,227

with two children; $107,137 with threechildren; $166,565 with six children.

An evaluation last year found 74 percent of all families with childrenreceived credits in 2008. An eighth ofthese,47,500 of 382,500 families, hadincomes of more than $70,000 a year.This included 25,200 making more than$80,000.

The Government cut the tax rate onincomes above $70,000 last Octoberfrom 38 per cent to 33 per cent.

Auckland University economistSusan St John said ministers couldclaw back tax credits from high-income families by raising the incomethreshold before the clawback starts orraising the clawback rate.

‘‘If they reduced the threshold, theproblem would be that there would bea lot of families that would end upbeing affected around that $30,000 to$40,000 range,’’ she said.

Herald calculations show raisingthe clawback rate to 25 per cent above$70,000, for example, would lower themaximum incomes at which creditscould be claimed for three childrenfrom $107,137 to $99,709 a year — asignificant but not dramatic reduction.

It would also wipe out the gains oflast year’s 5c cut in the top tax rate forthose families. — Simon Collins

‘Unsafe’ cathedral domeslated for removal

The dome of Christchurch’s Cathedralof the Blessed Sacrament will beremoved after an engineering reportrevealed it could topple in anaftershock.

Engineers met the Catholic bishop,Barry Jones, yesterday to consider thefuture of the badly damaged basilica.

The engineers’ report, based on anexterior inspection, reveals the dome isforcing weight-bearing structuresoutwards and presents a severe hazardto the surrounding area.

Removal of the dome can only bedone by cranes at a distance from thebuilding.

A decision on the future of thecathedral will not be made until adetailed engineering report is donewhen the building is deemed safe toenter.

In 2000, the basilica was one of 10buildings chosen to represent NewZealand architecture in a 10-volumeseries on architecture in the 20thcentury.

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The evacuated

Health boardsays sorry forNelson mix-up

Lorraine Dunn

Health officials have apologised to thefamily of a Christchurch rest homepatient who had to be rescued by herfamily before being sent to Nelsonagainst their wishes.

Lorraine Dunn, 89, was taken homefrom Nazareth House hos-pital by family members onFriday after they found hertagged with the label ‘‘Nel-son’’.

They had asked to be toldif she was to be evacuatedfrom the Princess MargaretHospital, where patientsfrom badly damagedNazareth House had beenplaced.

Crippled after a major stroke andbarely able to communicate, Mrs Dunnhas a large supportive family andnetwork of friends in Christchurch andis visited every day. Daughter MariaSmith said a move to Nelson wouldhave been a death sentence.

Canterbury District Health Boardchief executive David Meates yester-

day offered his ‘‘sincere apologies’’.‘‘Unfortunately in some cases we

were not able to contact family mem-bers prior to the evacuation,’’ he toldThe Star. ‘‘Safety of residents was ourprime consideration. We had to move

quickly as the facilities theywere in were not safe, andwe had beds available at resthomes out of Christchurch.’’

Mr Meates confirmed 261patients had been trans-ferred to rest homes fromInvercargill to Auckland.

The decision to movethem out of Christchurchwas not taken lightly ‘‘as weknow how disruptive this

is’’, he said.Mrs Smith said the family thanked

Mr Meates for the apology. ‘‘I under-stand that they were very busy at thetime, but they had all our cellphonenumbers and we’d specifically asked tobe informed if Mum was being movedfrom Princess Margaret.’’

— Cullen Smith

Basketball visit cheers young JockYoung Canterbury cancersufferer Jock Mowat wascheered up by New ZealandBreakers basketball playerPaul Henare (pictured) atStarship Hospital inAuckland yesterday.

The 6-year-old wasdiagnosed with a rareaggressive form ofleukaemia at the beginningof last year and almost diedwaiting for a bone marrowtransplant. Midway throughJanuary, Jock was flown toStarship Hospital forsurgery after doctors founda matching donor from NewYork.

‘‘He’s finally on themend. He’s been a sick littledog for so long, but he’sfinally getting better. It’ssuch a relief,’’ his mother,Susan, said.

Members of the Breakersvisited Starship yesterdayto help put a smile on thefaces of some youngpatients.

Mrs Mowat said the visitcheered him and Jock isnow a Breakers fan. Shesaid the family are lookingforward to returning totheir Canterbury farm,which was not damaged inthe quake, as soon as Jock iswell enough to travel.

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The clean-up

Homeowner rubbishes council dump feeFor $110, I should have

left my ruined carpets on

the roadside, angry local

tells Nick Tolerton

ON THE MAT: A slurry of water and mud raced through Bob Schumacher’s Scoular Pl, Avondale, home and ruined carpets and underlay.

An Avondale man is furious he wascharged $110 at the rubbish dumpwhen he dropped off stinking, silt-soaked carpets from his ruined house.

Bob Schumacher of Scoular Pl wascharged that for two trips to the StyxMill EcoDepot on Saturday during hisearthquake clean-up.

Liquefaction sent a slurry of waterand mud surging through the doors ofhis house and up through a crackwhich opened in the lounge.

When he took the filthy carpets andunderlay to the dump, he was charged$56 for his first load and $44 for thesecond trip.

The council charges by weight, andhasn’t waived this for the quake.

It was petty to do that to people whohad lost their homes, said MrSchumacher.

‘‘It’s punishing people trying to getrid of stuff,’’ he said.

‘‘I would have thought the councilcould have said that for the next weekpeople affected by the quake wouldn’tbe charged anything.

‘‘A few might take advantage ofthat, but the genuine ones would

outweigh them,’’ Mr Schumacher said.He noted that Mayor Bob Parker

had said the council was trying to doeverything they could for people hit by

the quake. ‘‘Here’s one way they couldhave helped, and they haven’t.

‘‘I hope he enjoys a latte at myexpense.’’

Mr Schumacher knows of anotherearthquake victim stunned by thecharges.

‘‘We could have dumped it all at theside of the road, like a lot of people havedone,’’ he said.

‘‘$110 later, I almost wish I had.’’Burwood-Pegasus Community

Board chairwoman Linda Stewart saidthe charge was ‘‘unbelievable.’’

It was unfair and unrealistic tocharge people at a time like this, and ifMr Schumacher hadn’t got rid of thecarpets, they would have become ahealth issue in no time.

If people kept their receipts from theEcoDepot, they should be reimbursedby their insurance company or thewelfare fund, she said.

A council media spokesman toldThe Star householders should take upissues like this with the council callcentre, ph 941 899.

A week after the quake, MrSchumacher is still cleaning up. Likemany residents in his area, he is stillwithout power and water.

Yesterday he was digging the lastsilt out of his garden. It had beennearly 1m deep through his property,and he was shovelling the last of it outof his garden shed.

Aranui relieved: toiletswill ease health worry

LONG WAY TO GO: APort-a-loo in Avonside.

PICTURE / GEOFF SLOAN

On the ninth day after thequake, the badly hit easternsuburb of Aranui finally hasPort-a-loos.

There have been concernslack of sanitation could pose asevere health threat to the area,where many still have nopower, water or sewerage.

Te Rawhiti Family CareCentre practice manager JoGrenon said sanitation was abig issue.

‘‘There are people in their80s having to go to the toilet god-knows-where,’’ she said.

She understood the onlyPort-a-loo in the area had beenat the clinic. ‘‘We don’t mindthem using our loo, but for thewhole area it’s not enough,’’ shesaid.

To help people stay clean,Bishopdale Seventh DayAdventist Church organised a‘‘shower shuttle’’ from Aranuito Pascoe Park campground inStyx Mill.

The bus, lent by CanterburyLeisure Tours, ran for the firsttime on Tuesday.

Christchurch East MPLianne Dalziel said moreresources were desperatelyneeded.

‘‘It’s taken a week to getportaloos into the area.There’ve been poorly distri-buted — there doesn’t seem to

be an understanding about howthey should be distributed.

‘‘There are major issues inthe east. Council have operatedon a basis of people ringing the0800 number to identify a needfor them. But if they haven’t gota telephone, cellphone or apaper they don’t know whatnumber to ring. How on earthdo they ring?

‘‘People with the highestneeds are missing out com-pletely,’’ she said.

The suburb needed more hotwater, and hot meals to keeppeople’s immune systems up.

‘‘We need to make sure thatpeople are being properly fed.Giving people one hot meal aday would be the best thing wecan do for their health.’’

It was impossible to tell howmany people had moved out ofthe eastern suburbs.

‘‘A lot of people have movedin with family in close proxim-ity.’’

Anzac MacDonald’s Hamp-shire St house was badlydamaged so he and daughterAxzyah, 5, are living in a tent intheir front yard.

— Caroline King

Liquefaction Liquefaction

Other areas at risk

Aucklandsouth of Auckland,waterfront, NorthShore beaches

Bay of PlentyMount Maunganui,Papamoa, Whaka-tane, Ohope

Wellington/WairarapaWellington harbourand Island Bay,Petone Valley,Paraparaumu

CanterburyKaiapoi, New Brighton,Bexley, Pegasus Bay

Contractors move the vast amount of siltcaused by liquefaction at a tip in thesuburb of Bexley.

PICTURES: Brett Phibbs. HERALD GRAPHIC

AFTERMATH: DAY 1014,000 30,000people have beengiven Govt financialassistance

chemicaltoilets in use

25,000houses andbusinesses stillwithout power

500University ofCanterbury studentsmoved to Australia

66%of Christchurchhas waterservices

PREDICTEDDEATH TOLL

160 DEAD

240

Soil loses strength and stiffnessin an earthquake, causing it tobehave like a liquid.

What isliquefaction

The suburb of Bexley receivedextensive damage caused by

liquefaction

What happensWhen the ground shakes during anearthquake the soil particles arerearranged and the soil mass compactsand decreases in volume. This decrease involume causes water to be ejected to theground surface.

settlementof ground

Beforeearthquake

Duringearthquake

Afterearthquake

soil particle

Loosely packed grains.Pore spaces filledwith water.

Pavement

Sediment layer

Water-saturatedgranular layer

Formation of water fountainand sand boils

Tightly packedlayer

Pavement

Sand boils

Sand injected into overlying sediment

Before the earthquake

During the earthquake

Recent quakes were

on unknown lines and

there may be more to

discover, writes

Isaac Davison

Map faultsbeforerebuild

GEOLOGIST:

The location and scale of potentialfaults under the Canterbury Plainsmust be understood before Christ-church pours billions of dollars intorebuilding, says a geologist.

Both the September earthquakeand last week’s deadly tremor oc-curred on faultlines that did not existon GNS Science’s database.

University of Canterbury geologistMark Quigley said further ‘‘blind’’faults could lie under Christchurch.He said priority should be given tocreating an ultrasound-like image ofthe subsurface.

‘‘We’ve so far been struck by twofaults we didn’t know about. So here’sthe question: is there a fault that’sreally short but capable of amagnitude-four earthquake in the im-mediate Christchurch area? This canbe answered. And we need this databefore we even talk about rebuilding.’’

Dr Quigley said cities on similarfaultline networks, such as LosAngeles, had done three-dimensionalseismic surveys, allowing informedengineering decisions.

While aware of the need to treadsensitively after the quake, he believedit was a matter of urgency.

The main obstacle is funding. DrQuigley said geophysical tests underthe city would be relatively inexpen-sive — about $1 million. .

Studying aftershocks gave someclues to the potential for faults underCanterbury. This could be augmentedby seismic surveys.

The combined studies could map afaultline to within 100 metres.

The most common method of sur-veying is to use a truck-mounteddevice, commonly used for oil and gasexploration, which pounds the earth.

Instruments called geophones areplaced alongside the truck’s path, andmeasure the strength and angle of thevibration when it returns. This data isused to map the earth’s crust.

Because of the cost and complicatednature of the process, scientists havemostly focused on mapping areaswhere there is a surface rupture orknown activity.

University of Otago geologistAndrew Gorman said geophysical sur-veys would be helpful, but werecomplicated. Some surveys taken inthe Canterbury Plains in Septemberdid not provide a convincing image.

Dr Gorman has recently worked onmapping parts of the alpine fault,which runs along the spine of theSouth Island.

He said measuring the faultlines inthe foothills of the alps was relativelystraightforward, because of the cleardistinction in rock on either side of thefault. This was not the case underChristchurch.

Collapsedbuildingson softsoil – QVThe two buildings that claimed thegreatest number of lives in the earth-quake were built on soft soil prone to a‘‘large increase in shaking’’ and withhigh susceptibility to liquefaction.

The risks are outlined in QuotableValue property-hazard reports whichreveal common features of concern forthe sites of the Canterbury Televisionand Pyne Gould Corporation buildings,in which more than 100 people werekilled.

The Government has ordered aninquiry into the safety of affected build-ings. Yesterday, Prime Minister JohnKey said as many as one-third ofbuildings in central Christchurch mighthave to be demolished.

The hazards identified in the QVreports — obtained by the Herald — arelikely to also apply to other buildings inChristchurch because of the groundconditions.

Owners of the CTV and PGC build-ings say they were given clearance afterthe last big quake in September, andengineering reports had been obtained.

But concerns have been raised aboutthe safety of the CTV building.

Lionel Hunter, sole director of CTVbuilding owner Madras Equities, toldthe Herald he lost a good friend in thebuilding’s collapse.

‘‘If we had known anything waswrong with the building, I would havepushed it over myself,’’ he said.

CTV chairman Nick Smith, who lostmany of his staff, said he had no qualmsabout trusting the judgment of thebuilding owner and the engineeringreports ordered.

‘‘I’m not an engineer. You accept theexpert advice, and you hope it’s correct,’’he said.

The property-hazard reports for bothbuildings, compiled from a variety ofofficial sources, say they are on groundclassified as ‘‘very soft soil’’.

‘‘In a strong close-by earthquakethese materials could cause . . . a moder-ate increase in shaking for high-risebuildings.

‘‘In a strong distant earthquake thesematerials are likely to cause a largeincrease in shaking.’’

The reports also say the buildings are‘‘in an area where the ground is classi-fied as having a susceptibility toliquefaction that is very high’’.

GeoNet project director Ken Gledhillsaid liquefaction probably occurred incentral Christchurch as well as in thesuburbs, but large buildings wereexpected to have substantial foundationsto combat it.

Madras Equities spokesman KenJones said the Christchurch City Coun-cil cleared the CTV building afterSeptember’s 7.1-magnitude quake.

A detailed structural engineers’ re-

port commissioned by the building’smanager had raised no issues about thestructural integrity of the building.

‘‘The report recommended internaland external work to repair superficialdamage to the building fabric sustainedin the earthquake and its immediateaftershocks,’’ he said.

This work was being done at the timeof the building’s collapse.

‘‘The February 22 earthquakeappears to have generated unusualforces that relatively modern buildingsbuilt to recent seismic standards werenot able to withstand,’’ Mr Jones said.

A written statement from the com-pany that owns the PGC building said:‘‘The building was green-stickered afterthe September quake. The owner hadfour assessments and reports preparedby structural engineers after the Septem-ber earthquake and then again after theBoxing Day earthquake’’.

The director of the company, StephenCollins, could not be reached for com-ment.

Mr Key said yesterday that a third ofthe buildings in central Christchurchmight have to be demolished.

Before they could be replaced,geotechnical work would have to bedone on the land, and deep piles could beneeded to reach solid ground.

‘‘We are talking two years before yousee much,’’ he told NewstalkZB. ‘‘In fiveyears you will see quite a bit, in 10 yearsyou will see a lot.’’

Rebuilding Christchurch would be ‘‘a15-year job’’.

Buildings erected under modernbuilding codes could survive withoutdamage, and that was shown by theInland Revenue Department buildingacross the road from the CTV site.

‘‘It is a normal glass building,’’ MrKey said. ‘‘Not a pane of glass broken, itis in perfect condition.’’

He suggested that because of thenumber of central-city buildings underthreat of demolition, Christchurchmight develop as a city with largesatellite business districts.

— Jarrod Booker

‘‘If we had knownanything was wrongwith the building,I would have pushedit over myself.

Lionel Hunter

Liquefaction Liquefaction

Other areas at risk

Aucklandsouth of Auckland,waterfront, NorthShore beaches

Bay of PlentyMount Maunganui,Papamoa, Whaka-tane, Ohope

Wellington/WairarapaWellington harbourand Island Bay,Petone Valley,Paraparaumu

CanterburyKaiapoi, New Brighton,Bexley, Pegasus Bay

Contractors move the vast amount of siltcaused by liquefaction at a tip in thesuburb of Bexley.

PICTURES: Brett Phibbs. HERALD GRAPHIC

AFTERMATH: DAY 1014,000 30,000people have beengiven Govt financialassistance

chemicaltoilets in use

25,000houses andbusinesses stillwithout power

500University ofCanterbury studentsmoved to Australia

66%of Christchurchhas waterservices

PREDICTEDDEATH TOLL

160 DEAD

240

Soil loses strength and stiffnessin an earthquake, causing it tobehave like a liquid.

What isliquefaction

The suburb of Bexley receivedextensive damage caused by

liquefaction

What happensWhen the ground shakes during anearthquake the soil particles arerearranged and the soil mass compactsand decreases in volume. This decrease involume causes water to be ejected to theground surface.

settlementof ground

Beforeearthquake

Duringearthquake

Afterearthquake

soil particle

Loosely packed grains.Pore spaces filledwith water.

Pavement

Sediment layer

Water-saturatedgranular layer

Formation of water fountainand sand boils

Tightly packedlayer

Pavement

Sand boils

Sand injected into overlying sediment

Before the earthquake

During the earthquake

Recent quakes were

on unknown lines and

there may be more to

discover, writes

Isaac Davison

Map faultsbeforerebuild

GEOLOGIST:

The location and scale of potentialfaults under the Canterbury Plainsmust be understood before Christ-church pours billions of dollars intorebuilding, says a geologist.

Both the September earthquakeand last week’s deadly tremor oc-curred on faultlines that did not existon GNS Science’s database.

University of Canterbury geologistMark Quigley said further ‘‘blind’’faults could lie under Christchurch.He said priority should be given tocreating an ultrasound-like image ofthe subsurface.

‘‘We’ve so far been struck by twofaults we didn’t know about. So here’sthe question: is there a fault that’sreally short but capable of amagnitude-four earthquake in the im-mediate Christchurch area? This canbe answered. And we need this databefore we even talk about rebuilding.’’

Dr Quigley said cities on similarfaultline networks, such as LosAngeles, had done three-dimensionalseismic surveys, allowing informedengineering decisions.

While aware of the need to treadsensitively after the quake, he believedit was a matter of urgency.

The main obstacle is funding. DrQuigley said geophysical tests underthe city would be relatively inexpen-sive — about $1 million. .

Studying aftershocks gave someclues to the potential for faults underCanterbury. This could be augmentedby seismic surveys.

The combined studies could map afaultline to within 100 metres.

The most common method of sur-veying is to use a truck-mounteddevice, commonly used for oil and gasexploration, which pounds the earth.

Instruments called geophones areplaced alongside the truck’s path, andmeasure the strength and angle of thevibration when it returns. This data isused to map the earth’s crust.

Because of the cost and complicatednature of the process, scientists havemostly focused on mapping areaswhere there is a surface rupture orknown activity.

University of Otago geologistAndrew Gorman said geophysical sur-veys would be helpful, but werecomplicated. Some surveys taken inthe Canterbury Plains in Septemberdid not provide a convincing image.

Dr Gorman has recently worked onmapping parts of the alpine fault,which runs along the spine of theSouth Island.

He said measuring the faultlines inthe foothills of the alps was relativelystraightforward, because of the cleardistinction in rock on either side of thefault. This was not the case underChristchurch.

Collapsedbuildingson softsoil – QVThe two buildings that claimed thegreatest number of lives in the earth-quake were built on soft soil prone to a‘‘large increase in shaking’’ and withhigh susceptibility to liquefaction.

The risks are outlined in QuotableValue property-hazard reports whichreveal common features of concern forthe sites of the Canterbury Televisionand Pyne Gould Corporation buildings,in which more than 100 people werekilled.

The Government has ordered aninquiry into the safety of affected build-ings. Yesterday, Prime Minister JohnKey said as many as one-third ofbuildings in central Christchurch mighthave to be demolished.

The hazards identified in the QVreports — obtained by the Herald — arelikely to also apply to other buildings inChristchurch because of the groundconditions.

Owners of the CTV and PGC build-ings say they were given clearance afterthe last big quake in September, andengineering reports had been obtained.

But concerns have been raised aboutthe safety of the CTV building.

Lionel Hunter, sole director of CTVbuilding owner Madras Equities, toldthe Herald he lost a good friend in thebuilding’s collapse.

‘‘If we had known anything waswrong with the building, I would havepushed it over myself,’’ he said.

CTV chairman Nick Smith, who lostmany of his staff, said he had no qualmsabout trusting the judgment of thebuilding owner and the engineeringreports ordered.

‘‘I’m not an engineer. You accept theexpert advice, and you hope it’s correct,’’he said.

The property-hazard reports for bothbuildings, compiled from a variety ofofficial sources, say they are on groundclassified as ‘‘very soft soil’’.

‘‘In a strong close-by earthquakethese materials could cause . . . a moder-ate increase in shaking for high-risebuildings.

‘‘In a strong distant earthquake thesematerials are likely to cause a largeincrease in shaking.’’

The reports also say the buildings are‘‘in an area where the ground is classi-fied as having a susceptibility toliquefaction that is very high’’.

GeoNet project director Ken Gledhillsaid liquefaction probably occurred incentral Christchurch as well as in thesuburbs, but large buildings wereexpected to have substantial foundationsto combat it.

Madras Equities spokesman KenJones said the Christchurch City Coun-cil cleared the CTV building afterSeptember’s 7.1-magnitude quake.

A detailed structural engineers’ re-

port commissioned by the building’smanager had raised no issues about thestructural integrity of the building.

‘‘The report recommended internaland external work to repair superficialdamage to the building fabric sustainedin the earthquake and its immediateaftershocks,’’ he said.

This work was being done at the timeof the building’s collapse.

‘‘The February 22 earthquakeappears to have generated unusualforces that relatively modern buildingsbuilt to recent seismic standards werenot able to withstand,’’ Mr Jones said.

A written statement from the com-pany that owns the PGC building said:‘‘The building was green-stickered afterthe September quake. The owner hadfour assessments and reports preparedby structural engineers after the Septem-ber earthquake and then again after theBoxing Day earthquake’’.

The director of the company, StephenCollins, could not be reached for com-ment.

Mr Key said yesterday that a third ofthe buildings in central Christchurchmight have to be demolished.

Before they could be replaced,geotechnical work would have to bedone on the land, and deep piles could beneeded to reach solid ground.

‘‘We are talking two years before yousee much,’’ he told NewstalkZB. ‘‘In fiveyears you will see quite a bit, in 10 yearsyou will see a lot.’’

Rebuilding Christchurch would be ‘‘a15-year job’’.

Buildings erected under modernbuilding codes could survive withoutdamage, and that was shown by theInland Revenue Department buildingacross the road from the CTV site.

‘‘It is a normal glass building,’’ MrKey said. ‘‘Not a pane of glass broken, itis in perfect condition.’’

He suggested that because of thenumber of central-city buildings underthreat of demolition, Christchurchmight develop as a city with largesatellite business districts.

— Jarrod Booker

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SOME THINGS BORROWED: Amy Gregory and James Allen are determined their wedding should go ahead to ‘‘celebrate love and life’’.

Dogged by earthquakes, Amy Gregoryand James Allen of South Brightonwill go ahead with their beachwedding in North Canterbury thisweekend.

The couple paid a deposit on theirhouse in the week before the Septem-ber quake, but after insurance wasrefused they had to wait until Octoberto settle the purchase and move in.

Cracks in their house have wid-ened since last week’s tremor. Theyhave lost the chimney, have no poweror water and Ms Gregory’s weddingdress can’t be retrieved from a badlydamaged Cathedral Square building.

They could be forgiven for delayingthe ceremony. But with the help offamily, friends and strangers, they aredetermined to tie the knot at Gore Bayon Saturday afternoon.

‘‘All our friends wanted somethingpositive — to celebrate love and life,’’Ms Gregory told The Star. ‘‘Wethought, ‘We’ve just got to go ahead’.’’

With her wedding dress trapped, afriend in Wellington told a radiostation about her plight and offers ofgowns flooded in from around thecountry. Photographs were displayedon a website for Ms Gregory to choose.

‘‘I’ve tried on four already. Threewere too small and one was too big,’’she said. ‘‘I just can’t believe peoplewould send a wedding dress down to acomplete stranger.’’

Catering arrangements were

thrown into disarray, but NorthCanterbury women have come to therescue, baking cakes and cupcakes.

‘‘It’s just so lovely,’’ Ms Gregorysaid. ‘‘We’ve been blown away with allthe people willing to help.’’

A social worker, she and Mr Allen,

a sales manager, had known eachother ‘‘for years’’ but travelled over-seas and met again at home in 2007.‘‘We’ve been together ever since.’’

Ms Gregory’s mother, Ann, saidsome of the 90 guests had pulled outdue to the quake, but others were

coming from Scotland, the US, Chinaand Australia.

‘‘Things have changed because ofthe earthquake, but it doesn’t matter,’’Mrs Gregory said. ‘‘We’re all stillalive.’’

— Cullen Smith

River emptied ofwater: punt staffPunting staff have described whathappened when the quake struck whilethey were carrying tourists on theAvon River.

Edward Hocken and TimothyCampbell were ferrying tourists alonga central city section of the river.

Campbell said seconds after theshaking began, the shallow part of theriver drained completely while he wasferrying four adults and two children.The punt came to an abrupt halt.

Campbell, who was only metresdownstream from the Armagh Stbridge, recalled watching it ‘‘moveimpossibly’’ from side to side. He andhis passengers witnessed the partialcollapse of historic Provincial Cham-bers further upstream.

The shaking ceased and Campbellrecalled a moment of total silencewithout the usual sound of flowingwater. This was followed by screamsand sirens, then the sound of gushingwater as the river resumed its flow andsurged through fissures in theriverbed. Campbell jumped off the puntinto the river and pushed it to thehorse-cleaning ramp on VictoriaSquare, where his passengersdisembarked and joined the gatheringcrowds.

Hocken, 18, told a similar story ofpunting four German tourists betweenVictoria Square and the Town Hallwhen he heard the ‘‘horrendous noise’’that preceded the violent aftershock.

— Adrien Taylor

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NationChild poison cases climbParents trying to quit smoking need to be reminded their medicine

can be dangerous, writes Martin Johnston

People who use nicotine replacementtherapy are being warned of the harmit can do to children — after a hugerise in calls to the National PoisonsCentre and three ‘‘serious exposures’’.

Nicotine gum, lozenges and relatedproducts are safe if used by smokers atrecommended dosages, but majoroverdoses can cause symptomsincluding irregular pulse, breathingdifficulties and, in some cases, death.

The Government, through the QuitGroup, promotes and subsidises nic-otine replacement therapy (NRT) as aquit-smoking aid.

The National Poisons Centre hasrecorded a steady increase in callsabout the exposure of children toNRT, from five in 2004 to 49 last year.

In a report to the Ministry ofHealth, the centre says there havebeen three ‘‘serious exposures’’ inNelson recently.

Nelson-Marlborough DistrictHealth Board paediatrician Dr NickBaker said yesterday three pre-schoolers had been hospitalised withsymptoms including nausea, sali-vation, agitation and vomiting.

They recovered.‘‘Many people carry around a

potentially lethal dose of nicotine. Weadvise that people treat their nicotinereplacement therapy as a medicineand keep it out of reach of children.’’

The poisons centre report says inone case it investigated, the child hadingested 25 pieces of gum.

NRT gum comes in a range offlavours, such as mint, fruit andliquorice. The products’ data sheetssay it tastes bad if chewed too quickly.

The poisons centre says brief skinor oral exposure to used NRT skinpatches in children is usually notharmful.

Three-quarters of the childrenabout whom calls were made to thecentre required medical referral fortreatment or monitoring.

‘‘Any more than a minor exposureto pharmaceutical nicotine should beconsidered potentially toxic in chil-dren,’’ Dr Michael Beasley of thepoisons centre said.

The ministry’s senior adviser ontobacco control, Carl Billington, saidthat after it was notified of the issuelast week, it asked the Quit Group toremind parents to keep NRT, like anymedicine, out of children’s reach.

The Quit Group said it had sent thenew warning to its Quitline advisersand quit-card providers. Its practicewas to tell clients to dispose of leftoverNRT carefully, away from childrenand pets.

DINING OUT:AdventurerBear Grylls, inNew Zealandto film a newseries, ratesweta as theworst thinghe’s eaten.

Adventurer pays tribute to Kiwi strengthAdventurer Bear Grylls has paidtribute to New Zealanders’ strengthfollowing the Christchurch quake.

‘‘It’s a real privilege to be in NewZealand and stand alongside you guysand everything you’re going throughas a nation,’’ he said yesterday.

It’s high praise from the star of theDiscovery Channel show Man vs Wild— in which Grylls is dropped intoremote areas and battles the elementsto find his way out.

He was filming in the Southern Alpswhen the earthquake struck last week.

‘‘When terrible things happen itbrings people together, and if there’sone thing I’ve learned about New

Zealanders it’s that you’re tough andyou’re resilient and you will comeback.’’

Grylls was in Auckland to talkabout his New Zealand adventures,which included abseiling down a 40mwaterfall using a flax rope and diningon possum, huhu grubs and a treeweta.

He rated the weta the worst thinghe’s eaten: ‘‘I’ve never tasted some-thing that really does taste as youimagine poo would taste.’’

Grylls helped raise money for theChristchurch quake and the Pike Rivermine tragedy, giving a talk last nightabout his Mt Everest climb.

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Minister declares earlyretirement from politics

MOVING ON: Simon Power says it is time hepursued a new challenge. PICTURE / MARK MITCHELL

High-flying, young Cabinet MinisterSimon Power says he will leave Parlia-ment at the next election, a decisionthat has shocked Prime Minister JohnKey who believes Mr Power wouldhave made ‘‘a fine Prime Minister’’.

Mr Power, 41, entered Parliament asa 28-year-old and over the past threeyears has won an enviable reputationas an intelligent, hardworking minis-ter across his justice, commerce andstate-owned enterprises portfolios. Hehas long been tipped as future leader-ship material.

Yesterday the Rangitikei MP toldthe Herald it had always been hisintention to leave politics after 12 yearsand a single term as a minister. Heplanned to pursue a career in theprivate sector and the married father-of-two said there were no family orhealth reasons behind his decision.

‘‘I had a three-year plan which we’ddecided to execute once we came intoGovernment and it had always beenmy plan to do that and then to exit.

‘‘I’ve been privileged to be given all

of the portfolios I asked for when wecame into office. I’ve been givenenormous scope for reform and that’swhat I’ve been able to do.

‘‘I knew where I could handle acertain amount of structural reformacross those portfolios and introduce acertain amount of change which each

sector would be able to take. I under-stood that the next phase was going tobe consolidation and settling down,and that’s not where my strengthsare.’’

Mr Power said he was proud ofintroducing protection orders forvictims of domestic violence, bettertreatment of victims and children inthe justice system, big advances in asingle economic market with Aus-tralia, establishing the so-called ‘‘superregulator’’ for financial markets andtaking electoral law reform ‘‘off thepolitical agenda’’.

Mr Key said he was ‘‘stunned andflabbergasted’’ when Mr Power toldhim of his decision on Sunday evening.‘‘We just didn’t see it coming. I thinkhe’s done an outstanding job as aminister . . . he’s very bright andextremely hardworking.’’

But Mr Power said he’d neverharboured leadership ambitions andthere was nothing more he wanted toachieve as a minister or politician.

— Adam Bennett

JOHN ARMSTRONGpolitical correspondent

Key loses balance of PowerAnd the next leader of the NationalParty is . . . well, step up to the mark,Steven Joyce. If John Key steppeddown tomorrow, the only other viablecandidate just ruled himself out.

Simon Power’s decision to quit leftMr Key ‘‘stunned and flabbergasted’’.He is not the only one.

Politicians normally stick aroundlong past their use-by date.

In barely three months, however,two senior ministers have walkedaway — the other being DefenceMinister Wayne Mapp.

Mapp’s move is understandable.He is 59 this month, and unlikely toget any higher up National’s peckingorder. Power’s decision is muchharder to fathom.

Assuming National wins theforthcoming election, National’sfourth-ranked MP would havebasically been given any portfolio hewanted in the subsequent Cabinetreshuffle.

His departure is a major loss forNational. Articulate, competent andfastidious to a fault, Power is alsoblessed with a high degree of commonsense — a commodity which tends toevaporate once someone is ensconcedin the Beehive.

He was touted as a future leader.

But while National has been odds-onto win this year’s election, 2014 will bea much more difficult proposition. IfNational loses, it means Oppositionagain, possibly for two terms.

As leader, that would mean itwould be 2020 before Power got thekeys to Premier House. In theinterim, there would always be thepossibility that someone mightleapfrog him.

Power poo-poos such supposition,saying politics is winning the battle ofideas, not a beauty contest.

When it comes to explaining whyhe is quitting, Power has to be takenat his word. But that will noteradicate the nagging feeling thatthere must be other reasons whysomeone who even yesterday wassaying politics flowed through hisveins is not staying for the long haul.Then again, 12 years in Parliamentmay be long enough.

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WorldFlood of refugees creates border chaos

DESPERATE: Almost 75,000 refugees havestruggled into Tunisia fleeing the Gaddafiregime. PICTURE / AP

ROBERT FISK

Libyans watched from a window of theimmigration post as the 20,000 fleeingEgyptian, Bangladeshi, Chinese andIranian workers heaped up against theborder wall.

Already up to 75,000 have struggledinto Tunisia, but yesterday the cross-ing system collapsed as thousands ofmen, almost all Arabs desperate toescape Muammar Gaddafi’s state,fought with local Tunisians who —under the eyes of the army — attackedthem with stakes and iron bars.

Many of the soldiers hurled plasticwater bottles and biscuits into themasses of refugees who began to jumpthe border wall, heaving family mem-bers through breaks in the cement.Most of them had gone without food,water or sleep for four days.

Josette Sheeran, executive directorof the World Food Programme,announced: ‘‘We are doing all we can— we are working through this situa-tion. And it’s never too late.’’

But it was. Sheeran arrived with 80tonnes of food, most of it high-energybiscuits, which were thrown over thewall at the crowds once she had left.

More to the point, Firas Kayal, of

the UNHCR, took one look at the youngTunisians beating the Egyptian re-fugees, said a crisis had been reachedat the border and that 14,000 refugeeshad crossed in the past 12 hours alone.

‘‘The Tunisians’ capacity to helphas reached its limit,’’ he said. ‘‘We arebringing in two UN flights today filledwith tents for these people insideTunisia. We are helping the localauthorities and people to cope.’’

What Kayal did not say, of course,was that the men beating the refugeeswere the ‘‘local people’’.

All day it went on, as the mensqueezed against the gate, animal roarsbreaking out among the thousandsbehind them. Unconscious men werecarried over the frontier wall and laidside-by-side in the sand and on thetarmac by Tunisian doctors.

They were brought round with

water and by nurses who massagedthem. Many simply sat on the road,shaking their heads and weeping.

By dusk, the Tunisian army hadclimbed the gate — literally advancingseveral yards into Libya — to dragbarbed wire along the wall.

The Tunisian authorities had bynightfall turned the nearest camp intoa refugee city.

‘‘When Tunisians arrive in boats insouthern Europe, you call it a crisis,’’ adoctor told me sharply. ‘‘But when tensof thousands of Egyptians try to crossour border from Libya you give thembiscuits and forget us.’’

Adel Jumaa, a young Libyan whohad just escaped across the southernTunisian border, spoke of Libyan

special forces checkpoints, of seniorpolice officers shot by the regime, ofthe people of western Libya whowanted to get rid of Gaddafi but wereunarmed and too fearful to leave theirhomes. Libyans who had spoken toforeign TV stations by telephone hadbeen arrested and ‘‘disappeared’’.

— Independent

Gaddafi forces surround rebel-held townLibya’s regime moved to reassertcontrol of its western border yesterdayas fears of civil war grew.

Forces loyal to Colonel MuammarGaddafi were reported to havesurrounded the town of Nalut on theTunisian frontier. Mistrata, Zawiyah andZintan, towns that overthrew securityforces, scrambled to erect barricadesand test weapons they looted frommilitary bases.

‘‘In the years ahead, Libya couldbecome a peaceful democracy, or faceprotracted civil war, or descend intochaos,’’ United States Secretary of

State Hillary Clinton told the HouseForeign Affairs Committee.

Clinton said Washington understoodthe Libyan opposition wanted to ‘‘beseen as doing this by themselves’’ asthey mulled ways to dislodge Gaddafiand his forces from the capital Tripoliand the few other areas he held.

But she said the Pentagon and Natoallies had ‘‘begun to look at potentialplanning, preparedness in the eventthat we feel it’s necessary for bothhumanitarian and other reasons thatthere would have to be actions taken.’’

— Telegraph Group Ltd

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Shy banker defied Talibanto save Afghans’ treasure

GOLD: A piece in the exhibition. PICTURE / AP

The shy bureaucrat with a neatlytrimmed moustache and brown cor-duroy suit surrounded by the paper-work of Afghanistan’s unrulyfinances is an unlikely national hero.

Ameruddin Askarzai spent 45years rising through the country’scentral bank. But his place in Afghanhistory is guaranteed by the revela-tion of a national secret that he kept— despite the Taliban putting a gun tohis head in search of gold.

More than 230 pieces of treasuredating back 4000 years will go onshow at the British Museum today.

The exhibition gathers the creamof Afghanistan’s archaeological in-heritance, after thousands of years oftrade and conquest. Yet all this mighthave been lost without the quietbanker.

Askarzai became the bank’sofficial key holder for its vaults asSoviet, French and American teamscombed the nation for forgotten cities.

In 1978, Soviet archaeologistsbroke into a low mound near theancient kingdom of Bactria in thenorth. It held six burial chamberscontaining 21,000 pieces ofornaments, crowns, jewellery andcoins that had lain there since thetime of Christ. Yet the Bactrian goldwas soon threatened by its fame.

When Soviet troops began leavingin 1988, Askarzai was asked to help

find a hiding place for the best of thecollection. His team took six nonde-script trunks to a vault in thepresidential grounds, where itremained in secret.

When the Taliban took Kabul in1996, a party of Kalashnikov-wieldingfighters burst into Askarzai’s office.‘‘They put three pistols to my head,one in front and one each side andsaid they would kill me,’’ he said.‘‘They told me I had to open the door.’’

After taking them to the vault, hewas asked: ‘‘What’s in that room?’’pointing to the annexe which held thetreasure trunks. ‘‘Just ceramics,’’Askarzai lied. Then he turned the keybackwards to break it in the lock,sealing the vault and its secret.

— Telegraph Group Ltd, AP

Pressure accelerateswith carbon tax plan

GREGANSLEYin Australia

Death threats and electoral backlashagainst independent MPs crucial toPrime Minister Julia Gillard haveunderlined the fragile path ahead ofthe minority Labor Government.

Pressure on two pivotal New SouthWales independents — Tony Windsorand Rob Oakeshott — has mountedsince they supported Gillard after lastyear’s election, and has acceleratedwith plans for a carbon tax.

Nor has Gillard been able to taketheir support for granted: both opposedthe tax levy imposed to help strickenstates recover from the summer’sdevastating floods.

It passed the House ofRepresentatives with the votes ofGreens MP Adam Bandt, WestAustralian Nationals crossbencherTony Crook and north Queenslandindependent Bob Katter.

Crook and Katter are conservativesmore naturally aligned to theOpposition.

While courting the crossbenchers,Gillard has to balance support from theGreens against the need to maintain aclear distance from them, to avoidconstant claims from the Oppositionthat the Greens are running theGovernment’s agenda.

Most recently, Gillard has had tostamp on demands from the Greensthat petrol be included in carbonpricing, a call made well before anydetailed work began and potentiallydamaging to a campaign that hasalready drawn heavy flak.

The carbon tax proposal will testGillard’s leadership and her ability tohaul the independents into her order ofbattle, even with cracks appearingwithin the Opposition — notablycontinued support for emissionstrading from former Liberal leaderMalcolm Turnbull.

Turnbull has made no secret of hisambitions to again lead the party,adding to strains within the Coalition.

But Opposition Leader Tony Abbottis whipping his troops into line whileanger grows — and support falls — forGillard’s proposal to introduce carbonpricing from July next year as a

transition to an eventual greenhouseemissions trading scheme.

Failure could end Gillard’s politicalcareer. The issue helped topple formerLiberal leaders Turnbull and BrendanNelson, and was a big factor in thecoup that deposed former Labor PrimeMinister Kevin Rudd.

To succeed, Gillard needs to win,and hold, three independents.

She can probably count on Bandtand Oakeshott, but Windsor andWilkie have yet to be won over, whileCrook and Katter are unlikely to beconvinced.

For the three independents whosevotes Gillard is best placed to win —Oakeshott, Windsor and Wilkie — themerits of the plan that finally emergeswill need to be weighed againstsentiment in their own electorates andtheir own political survival.

Party polling published by the DailyTelegraph yesterday said almost two-thirds of state voters were ‘‘firmly’’opposed to carbon taxation.

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TURNING THE KEY: Andre Hopman has re-opened his garage, with ‘‘a lot of demand’’ to fix or replace damaged cars.

Garage kickstarts car repairsto meet surge in demandEastern suburbs are returning to somenormality as businesses reopen theirdoors.

A North New Brighton garage,Hopman Motors, is among them, open-ing on Tuesday.

With no power, water or seweragein the area, the Travis Rd garage used agenerator to continue work.

Owner Andre Hopman said therehad been a lot of demand to fixdamaged cars.

Dozens needed earthquake-relatedwork to broken CV joints, burstradiators and broken cam belts fromdriving through liquefaction.

The workshop was relativelyunscathed. with only a few cosmeticcracks.

It had been inspected and cleared assafe, as had the car hoists, he said.

A number of cars were in theworkshop at the time.

One fell off its hoist but was notdamaged and no one was injured.

‘‘There were about 10 cars [in theworkshop]. People just had to get themback as they wanted to leave.

‘‘We had a bit of a responsibility tothem to get them back on the road,’’ hesaid.

As Motor Trade Association Canter-bury president, Mr Hopman felt a needto be proactive and set a good exampleby getting up and running.

He was on the phone in his officewhen the quake struck.

‘‘We were thrown around like ragdolls but everyone in Christchurchwas the same,’’ he said.

Workers ran outside to the street.‘‘The whole road just opened up, theearth just let go. It was so scary.’’

His other business, Hopmans QEIIQuality Cars sales yard, never closed.

Manager Russell Mead said part of

the reason was to prevent vandalism.‘‘This was a Colombo St-type

thoroughfare. Because traffic wasbeing diverted, all these thugs werekicking the cars in. So we were onsecurity watch as well as potentialsales watch.’’

They had already sold four cars topeople who had lost theirs in thequake.

‘‘As soon as it was announced tothem that their cars were irretrievable,they got in touch. They have to havetransport,’’ he said.

‘‘They’ve seen we’re flying the flags,we’re one of the few businesses in the

area that is open.’’The earthquake damaged a few cars

in the yard as they shook and collided

with one another, he said.It was unknown whether any equip-

ment was damaged because there wasstill no power at the yard.

A woman was trapped in her housenext door, Mr Mead said.

Mr Hopman helped carry thewoman, Jenny Parker, in her 60s,through the liquefaction.

‘‘She couldn’t leave her house. Thewhole house was full of liquefactioninside,’’ Mr Hopman said.

His home in Cashmere had someinternal damage but was thankfullystructurally sound, he said.

— Caroline King

‘‘People just had to getthem [cars] back ...they wanted to leave.

Andre Hopman

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We’re gathering stories aboutChristchurch small businessesrebuilding after the earthquake.Send your tips, resources, offersof help or questions we can getanswered to:[email protected]

Craig Joynt, Exhibit Group says thecompany’s Stevens St building isawaiting a verdict from inspectors.‘‘A massive cleaning-up and repairjob and we might be okay. We aresending all the showroom displays toAuckland for service andrefurbishment. We will have themready to go as soon as we get theokay to return. If you are making yourevent marketing decisions from othercentres, we have teams fromAuckland and Wellington to help.’’

Richard O’Brien, whose onlinecompany Biz Buy Sell advertisesbusinesses for sale, says his office inMiddleton and home in Cashmeresuffered minimal damage. Hisbusiness is focused outsideChristchurch and was not too badlyaffected by the September quake buthe expects a slight slump this timearound.

Elliot Duston, Luxon Advertisingsays the company’s offices havebeen in the CBD ‘‘for most of its30-year history and more recently inCashel Mall. We ran out into the streeton Tuesday to help people trappedby falling masonry and did whateverwe could — in true Kiwi fashion. Now,with the amazing help of clients,friends and family, we are in 90 percent working order and ready to startto get back some sense of routine; toprogress work for the clientsunaffected by the earthquake andcontinue to do what we can for thosestill reeling from the aftermath,privately and in their businesses.’’

Tania Biddles, Q Brand: ‘‘Our officewas located right in the centre of thecity, and although the building is stillstanding, our offices areuninhabitable . . . we are just trying toset all our staff up from home andhope to start operating againmidweek.’’

Scott Shore, Adgraphix: ‘‘Power andwater is back on, we are ready to go. . . The more printing and signagework we can secure the better it is forour customers, our suppliers, us andultimately our city.’’

Photonewzealand: ‘‘Firstly, thankyou for the kind words of support wehave received in the last week. Ourteam remain safe and with theirfamilies. They are sorting out thedamage to their homes and lookingafter their children, families, friendsand neighbours. Although our officeis still closed, our systems are all upand running.’’

Rebuilding pushes up Fletcher prospects

INVESTOR TOUR: Fletcher chief executiveJonathan Ling.

Financial analysts have upgradedFletcher Building’s outlook after lastweek’s earthquake.

Matt Henry of Goldman Sachschanged his rating from hold to buyand forecast net profit after-tax of $333million this year, $393 million nextyear and $513 million in the year toJune, 2013.

Rob Mercer of Forsyth Barr inWellington has also upgraded Fletcher.

Henry said the company would beincluded in the ASX200 index afterMarch 18.

Fletcher chief executive JonathanLing yesterday released an investorpresentation to the NZX. He citedgrowth from more work and thenumber of dominant market positionsthe $5 billion company controls in thebuilding materials, construction,supply, manufacturing and distri-bution sectors.

Henry said Fletcher would benefit‘‘materially as volume and operatingleverage compounds through to asignificant boost in earnings.’’

The Christchurch reconstructionwas unprecedented, Henry said. Houserepairs would amount to at least $5.8billion, and $1.9 billion of non-residential remediation would be

undertaken from 2012 to 2016.Infrastructure repairs of $1.9 billion

would would take priority. The ramp-up in construction would not startuntil next year, he said.

Ling is speaking in Australia,Britain and the US, on a trip withinvestor relations general managerPhilip King.

The presentation emphasised Flet-cher’s Australasian dominance in pro-ducts crucial to the Christchurchrebuild. It is New Zealand’s solemanufacturer and leading supplier ofgypsum plasterboard and number onein Australasia in the bulk glasswoolinsulation market.

AHI Roofing and Decra RoofingSystems make Fletcher a global sup-plier of metal roof tiles.

Retail chain PlaceMakers controls34 per cent of the market in corebuilding materials sectors and 85 per

cent of its business has a trade focus.Fletcher is number one in the supply oflong steel, the decorated board marketand in the medium density fibreboardand number two in particleboard.

It controls 15 per cent of NewZealand’s aggregates markets, 55 percent of the cement market, 34 per centof readymix concrete market and halfthe pre-cast and concrete pipe market.

Fletcher Residential is the country’sbiggest house builder. Fletcher Con-struction has commercial and engin-eering capabilities, having built up alarge workforce with international-standard expertise.

‘‘Canterbury earthquake repairwork will be significant,’’ Ling’s pre-sentation said. ‘‘Commercial construc-tion activity appears to have bottomedout. Infrastructure spending to dip in2011 before growing in 2012.’’

— Anne Gibson

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SportCharged debutfor Williamson Super fieldThe Crusaders are ready for their first game

since the quake. It’s a first for Sonny Bill Williams,

too. He talks to Dylan Cleaver

FIRST UP: Sonny BillWilliams wants to doCantabrians proudagainst the Waratahs.

Four months after his entrance as anAll Black, Sonny Bill Williams willplay his first game of Super rugby.

With his innate sense of drama, hecould hardly have a more emotionallycharged stage for his Crusaders debut.

The Crusaders travel to Nelsontoday for their first ‘‘home’’ game of theseason and their first since the devast-ating earthquake that hit Christchurchnine days ago.

The convert from league describeshimself as one of the ‘‘lucky’’ ones. He’sbeen unable to reach his central cityapartment, crashing at a mate’s place,and yesterday revealed that his mum,Lee, had wanted him back in Aucklandin the days after the quake.

‘‘But there are a lot of people muchworse off than us,’’ he said. ‘‘There’s alot of destruction. I count myself luckyand I know the rest of the boys do too.

‘‘I’m looking forward to getting outthere and doing Cantabrians proudand hopefully getting back to a littlenormality. It will be emotional for us atthe game but we’ll have to keep thingsin check to be able to compete.’’

To that end, Todd Blackadder yes-terday brought mental skills coachGilbert Enoka into their temporarycamp at Lincoln.

‘‘It was great to have that conversa-tion about the trauma that everyonehas gone through,’’ the Crusaderscoach said. ‘‘It’s a very abnormalsituation and it’s normal to feelstressed but we trained very well, agreat sign from the players that they’reready. We trained like demons,actually.’’

With heavy irony, tomorrow’s clashis also the match designated by theCrusaders as a fundraiser for the PikeRiver mining disaster.

The Crusaders will be wearing thered and white livery of the West Coastin special edition jerseys that will beauctioned. Williams’ popularity andprofile should ensure his No 12 will beone of the most sought-after.

Williams last played rugby whenthe All Blacks beat Wales at Cardiff onNovember 28 to complete a fourthGrand Slam. He has spent more time inthe boxing ring than on the field since,winning his second professionalheavyweight bout in January.

A stress fracture to his foot ruledhim out of the Crusaders’ opener — a24-22 loss to the Blues at Eden Park.

So much has happened since thatdizzying night that rugby has been oneof the furthest things from the minds of

New Zealanders, and Cantabrians inparticular, but Williams said he feltfitter now than when he joined Canter-bury last year.

During that campaign, he struck upa potentially frightening midfield com-bination with Robbie Fruean, a duothat will be tested by the Waratahs.

The New South Welshmen havebeen awesome in the opening tworounds, but they have yet to come upagainst a forward pack as physicallyunrelenting as the Crusaders’, or anattacking force spearheaded by DanCarter, Williams and Fruean.

To accommodate Williams, AdamWhitelock — who played second-five asa stop-gap in the round against theBlues — moves to the left wing,replacing the injured Tu Umaga-Marshall.

The only other changes will be onthe bench, where Quentin MacDonaldand Tom Marshall join the 22.

The Waratahs — coming offthumping 43-0 and 30-6 wins over theRebels and Reds respectively — havemade one change to their starting 15.Daniel Halangahu replaces injuredfirst five-eighths Berrick Barnes.

‘‘I’m looking forwardto getting out thereand doingCantabrians proud

Sonny Bill Williams

Blues caution shows in major reshuffleA bland showing in Durban leads to serious changes, writes Wynne Gray

Four All Blacks, including captainKeven Mealamu, have been shifted tothe Blues reserves while another, LukeMcAlister, has been called into arearranged side for Saturday’s matchagainst the Lions in Johannesburg.

Jerome Kaino has been promoted toskipper against a Lions side which haslost both matches of this year’s series.

New selections in the backline areSherwin Stowers and McAlister whilePeter Saili, Luke Braid, Kurtis Haiuand Tom McCartney are up to do thebusiness against the Lions pack.

The shakeup follows the 26-12 loss tothe Sharks, where the Blues’ standardswere well down on those they showedin opening the Super Rugby series witha win against the Crusaders.

Pat Lam believes this game ataltitude in Johannesburg will need thecollective impact of 22 players.

‘‘You are faced with differentchallenges, particularly when youtravel and come out of physical games,and there are players with bumps andbruises and there are players who arefresh,’’ the Blues coach said.

‘‘It is going to be a 22-man effort ataltitude. It’s tough but it is a mentalchallenge. At altitude you weigh up thebest team to start and the best team tofinish.’’

But retooling the pack will bring itsrisks against a Lions side which hasshown much more sting, fitness andcontrol under former All Blacks coachJohn Mitchell. The Lions lost bothgames narrowly but they were playingthe Bulls and Stormers — last year’sSuper champions and runners-up.

‘‘We’re definitely on an upwardspiral,’’ Mitchell said this week.

Mitchell and his backline assistant,

former Blues five-eighths Carlos Spen-cer, have made just one change,Wickus van Heerden for the injuredGeorge Earl.

Conversely the Blues have shuffledtheir players. McAlister has beenpicked to guide the backline after beingcleared of concussion and playing 30minutes last week.

Left wing Stowers makes his firststart for the Blues instead of ReneRanger while in the pack, opensideflanker Luke Braid will debut in placeof his older brother Daniel. Otherbackup forwards, Kurtis Haiu, PaterSaili and Tom McCartney also start.

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BOARD MEETING: Young life-savers from around the countrypresented a signed surfboard toCanterbury competitors at theevent.

A team of young Christchurch surflifesavers shrugged off earthquakewoes to shine at the national under-14championships at Mt Maunganui.

The quake prevented about half theyoungsters getting to the four-daycontest which started last week, but 15competitors from five clubs made it —although some missed the first day.

They had to borrow boards becausetheirs were on vehicles which turnedback from Wellington when peopleheard about the quake.

Most families had to make newarrangements to get to Tauranga, andthe homes of at least two competitorswere damaged.

But the hardships didn’t preventthem winning their share of medals,including three golds.

South Brighton team managerJuliet Dickson said that was a fantasticeffort.

Kids sometimes had to wait at thestart while a borrowed board wasbrought to them from another race

finish.‘‘The officials were very sympathet-

ic, but it was still very unsettling forthe kids,’’ she said.

The other young lifesavers pre-

sented the Canterbury team with asigned board. A draw was made todecide which club would receive it, andSumner’s name came out of the hat.

Two of Mrs Dickson’s South Brigh-

ton competitors were among the mostsuccessful.

Millie Johnston won the run-swim-run and was third in the surf race, andAndrew Trembath was second in the

run-swim-run and in the diamond, andthird in the board race.

Brittany Tucker (Sumner) won thediamond, and was second in the run-swim-run and in the surf race.

Waikuku Beach’s only representa-tive, Hosea Watson, won the beachsprint.

In the team events, Trembath andLouis Godfrey (Sumner) teamed up forthird in the boys’ board rescue, andBrittany Tucker and Brittany An-drews (both Sumner) were third in thegirls’.

‘‘To get these resultson boards they werenot familiar with wasabsolutelyoutstanding

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MUST-WIN: Dillon Boucher puts the hard wordon his Breakers team-mates PICTURE / GETTY IMAGES

They’ve been out-muscled, out-shotand out-enthused for much of the lastmonth, but the Breakers expect to bethe ones doing the outing in their top-of-the-table Australian BasketballLeague clash with TownsvilleCrocodiles tonight.

Out-scoring the Crocs, that is, andshutting out the only club that canthreaten their claim to a minorpremiership that seemed a formalityuntil just over a week ago.

‘‘We see this game as a must-win,’’veteran forward Dillon Boucher said.‘‘We are going in with a lot of focus. I’mnot saying we didn’t for the othergames, but we don’t want to be a teamthat has slipped three games in a rowand have that snowball effect. We wantto take care of what we need to andcome away with a win.’’

Boucher and his team-mates realisethey have looked less and less convinc-ing as the weeks have slipped by.

Having begun 2011 with eightstraight wins, they have dropped con-secutive games to playoff-chasing clubsGold Coast Blaze and WollongongHawks. The signs of a decline appearedbefore those defeats, with the Breakersneeding double overtime to see off theBlaze on the Gold Coast and beingseverely pushed by lowly Melbourneand an injury-hit Perth.

The players had rejected the notiontheir massive lead atop the ANBL hadaffected the team’s hunger, but nowBoucher concedes that may have beenthe case.

‘‘We have lost the last two gamesagainst teams that are desperate tomake the playoffs. As much as we want

to say it’s not, sometimes it is hard tohave that same intensity as a team thatis fighting for their life.’’

Intensity won’t be a problem. Vic-tory would take the Breakers to 19wins, within a victory or a Townsvilleloss of claiming the minor premiershipand top seeding for the playoffs.

Whether the Breakers can over-come the interior defensive strugglesthat opponents believe is their major —and perhaps only — weakness remainsto be seen.

With 2.13m centre LukeSchenscher, the Crocs pose a massivechallenge. Forwards Russell Hinderand Rosell Ellis are also major threatsbut Boucher was just as wary of aguard line that destroyed the Breakersin the sides’ only meeting this season,in Townsville on New Year’s Eve.

‘‘They are really well balancedacross the floor,’’ Boucher said. ‘‘Theyhave got shooters on the outside andbig men on the inside. They have gotweapons all over the show and theydefinitely hurt us up in Townsvillewith their shooting. It really broke usapart.’’

The Crocs may have been deadly inTownsville, where they have gone 11-1,but it has been a different story on theroad, where they have posted just threewins in 10 matches.

With their next match a return tripto Townsville on Saturday week, theBreakers will be keen to get the jobdone in their own building tonight.

But a defence that shipped 104points to Wollongong on Sunday willhave to improve dramatically.

— Steve Deane

Black Caps braced for spin attackNew Zealand are taking no chances against

‘fearless and dangerous’ Zimbabwe, writes

Andrew Alderson

PRESSURE ON: Kyle Mills (left) and Nathan McCullum at a practice session ahead of the Zimbabwe game. PICTURE / AP

Zimbabwe have been largely writtenoff as a means for the New Zealandcricket team to roll the arm over andswing the willow at leisure on theirway to the World Cup quarter-finals.

That assumption fails to considerthe African nation, so long the politicalpariahs, actually did win a one-dayinternational against Bangladesh intheir tour to the subcontinent inDecember, unlike New Zealand.

They have produced a number ofsolid performances of late, evenagainst Australia in group play, largelythrough a spin attack revelling in theconditions. On the Bangladesh tour,spin accounted for 14 of the 25 wicketsthey took in four completed matches.

Little has changed at the World Cup,as was seen against Canada in theirsecond group game. The combinationof the left-arm orthodox Ray Price, offspinner Prosper Utseya and leg spin-ner Graeme Cremer accounted foreight Canadian wickets.

The 34-year-old Price has beenopening the bowling — some describehim as a fast bowler trapped in a slowbowler’s body — with success since hereturned to internationals in 2007. Hiseight overs picked up three wickets for16 runs against Canada.

New Zealand will need to prepare tocounter a level of aggression which hashim ranked as the third best one-daybowler in the world. But New Zealandis taking no chances, stacking two ofthe three nets at training with localspinners as well as using DanielVettori and Nathan McCullum with anew ball.

Coach John Wright kept a close eyeon proceedings. The New Zealandbatting line-up is understood to havebeen told future places at the tourna-ment could be up for debate withfurther failure tomorrow night.

New Zealand bowling coach AllanDonald spent time with Price and anumber of his Zimbabwean teammates

during a stint coaching in the country.‘‘Zimbabwe play fearless cricket,

they don’t stand back for anybody.‘‘I’d call them an uneducated but

dangerous cricketing nation at themoment, having been out for so long.

‘‘Price is a great influence on theiryoungsters. He’s a passionate guy wholikes to get stuck in. We should just beglad he’s not a quick bowler becausehe’s got that mentality.’’

Martin Guptill and Jesse Ryder

have been part of New Zealand’sbatting inertia. Guptill rifled off acentury against Ireland in the warm-ups but has scored just one 50 on thesubcontinent in 12 official one-dayers.Ryder has a top score of 34 in 10 ODIs inthis part of the world.

‘‘We’ve had a talk [with Wright],’’Ryder says. ‘‘We [the top and middleorder] realise we are a weak point atthe moment. The plans we’ve set inplace are to be only two to threewickets down after 35 overs. I love

playing spin, so patience is the key;like being happy to milk singles.’’

Guptill acknowledges playing spin

has been the main focus at training:‘‘To counter the number of spinbowlers in their side, we’ve been

rotating the strike regularly [in prac-tice] and hopefully in the game theboundaries will eventually come.’’

‘‘Zimbabwe playfearless cricket, theydon’t stand back foranybody. I’d callthem an uneducatedbut dangerouscricketing nation atthe moment, havingbeen out for so long.

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Water■ Emergencywater supplies areavailable at thewelfare centres.Free-standingwater tankswill bereplenishedat the following sites:From4pmto4.30pm:StAlbans,Cranford/EnglishPark; Hammersley, QuinnsRd;Marihau, Innes/Mahars;Waimari, Tilman/Blighs;West Spreydon, LytteltonSt.From11pmto11.30amand from4pmto4.30pm:Richmond, Alexandra/Pavitt; BanksAve; Burwood,NewBrighton;NorthNewBrighton, Leaver St;Wharenui,MatipoSt; Somerfield, Somerfield St.All day:Queenspark, QueensparkAve; PioneerStadium;CowlesStadium;Redcliffs; Shirley Primary;ParklandsMall; DiamondHarbour First School;Governor’s Bay Fire Station; LytteltonMainSchool;LytteltonPort; NewBrighton; Brooklands;MansfieldHospital; Shirley Intermediate; Disraeli Reserve;Heaton Intermediate;Manning Intermediate;Cashmere,Hackthorne; Beckenham,Norwood; StMartins, Albert/Roscoe;Woolston, Ferry/Hopkins;MtPleasant, Hornbrook; Sumner, Hardwick/Colenso;Bromley, Kawau;North Linwood,Woodham.■ Watermust beboiledbefore drinking. If unable toboil, residents canadd 1 tsp of bleach to 10 litres ofwater and leave for 30minutes before use.■ There is a total banonwateringgardens inChristchurchandpeoplewith power should shutdownanyautomatic irrigation systems.■ TOILETS: For portaloo locations/servicing, contact941 8999or [email protected]. Bepatient, the callcentre is overloaded.

Supermarkets■ SuperValue andFreshChoice supermarkets open:EdgewareSuperValue, FendaltonRdSuperValue,Wairakei RdSuperValue, LincolnRdSuperValue.Parklands FreshChoice (9am-7pm),Merivale FreshChoice.■ Countdown’sAvonhead,Hornby,Kaiapoi, Northwood, Rangiora, ChurchCorner andAshburton stores are open.■ All Pak’nSave,NewWorld andFourSquare (apart fromLyttelton) stores are openandfully stocked.■ RiccartonBunningsWarehouseon the corner ofBlenheimRdandFoster St is open for essentialsupplies only. TheShirley branchwill remain closeduntil further notice.■ Couplands stores openare: 254BarringtonSt, cnrRacecourse andYaldhurst Rds, cnr CarmenandBuchanansRds, cnr Ferry andAldwinsRds, 101MainNorthRdbyNorthlands.

Power■ 86per cent of the city hashadpower restored.More than27,000homes in East Christchurchare stillwithout power.■ Generators that can service 200homesat a timearebeingbought in toservice the eastern suburbs.■ It is hopedpowerwill be restored tohalf of the homes currentlywithoutpower bySunday (6March).■ If youare leaving your home, or donot have thepower backon yet, turn thepower off at themains,unplugappliances at thewall, and turn the stove off.

Where tostay■ HousingNewZealand is providinga temporaryaccommodation service. Toget housinghelp or tooffer temporary accommodation, call 0800435700,seewww.housinghelp.govt.nz or go to oneof theChristchurchwelfare centres.■ Welfare centres:Pioneer Stadium, 75 LytteltonSt,Spreydon, showers close at Pioneer at8pmandopenagain at 9am;BaptistChurch, East Belt, Rangiora; BurnsideHighSchool, 151 GreersRd, Burnside;Windsor School, 170BurwoodRd,Burwood.■ CowlesStadium (PagesRd) is an informationcentre that can link you to the support youneed.■ Residents of Christchurchmaywant to get away

nowormaywish to consider a homestay in a fewweeks’ time. To express interest in stayingwith aHawke’sBay family or in any oneof thegenerouslyprovidedaccommodation offerings, registrationsmaybemadeonline at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VZQMLDJor byphoning(06) 8344114.■ More than 1400offers of accommodation forquake-strickenCantabrianshavebeenofferedonwww.quakeescape.org.nz■ Let neighbours, friends and family know if youareleaving your home.

Fuel■ The followingBPstationshave reopenedandaretrading:WoodendServiceStation, BP2goHalswell,BPConnect Rolleston, BPConnect Bush Inn, BPConnect Fendalton, BP2goSockburn,BPPapanui, BPWestburn, SawyersArmsBP.BP2goAshburtonandBP2goWestMelton are only open to EmergencyServices at present.■ The followingShell stations are open: Belfast,Templeton, CarmenRd, Kaiapoi, Curletts Rd,Southbrook, RuapunaRaceway, Brywndwr,Yaldhurst, Burnside, Bishopdale, Darfield,Brougham, andFerry Rd. Shell truckstops are open inHornby, Templeton, SouthbrookandAmberly.■ The followingMobil stations are open:HagleySouth, Papanui, Redwood,Wigram,Amberley,Ashburton,Methven, Rakaia, andRangiora.■ The followingCaltex stations are open: Ashburton,Hornby, Russley, Rangiora, Bishopdale, Redwood,BlenheimRd, Kaiapoi, andCulverden.■ Civil Defenceadvises there is noneed tostockpile fuel. TheBPdistribution terminal is openand fuel is beingdistributed to service stations thatare openaround thecity.■ GAS:Contact Energy is providing freeRockgasLPG to anyonewhoneeds it for a limited time. There isamaximumof two refills per person. A9kgbottle canfilled for free at any of these service stations:Challenge, 45Halswell Rd,Halswell; Challenge,cornerMilton andSelwynSt, Christchurch; ChallengeWaimak,MainNorthRd, Kaiapoi; Caltex, BlenheimRd, Riccarton; Caltex, LincolnRd, Addington; Caltex,315MainNorthRd, Redwood; Caltex, 66RiccartonRd,Riccarton; Challenge, 11 OpawaRd,Opawa; ButlerAutomart, 261 StanmoreRd, Richmond; BlighsRdServiceStation, corner Blighs and Idris Rd, Papanui;RockgasNorthCanterbury, 61WilliamsSt, Kaiapoi.

Cordon■ Plans are progressing to allowpeople to retrievevehicles abandonedwithin theCBDcordon, and forlimited access to somebuildings. Threats to personalsafety remain themain reasonbehind the continuingrestrictions andwill restrict access to high-risk areas.Affectedpeople canexpect to start hearing fromauthoritieswithin thenext 48hours.

Rubbish■ Private vehicles are preventing kerbside collectiontrucks fromcarryingout their usualcollection throughout the city. Pleasekeep the areas aroundbins and rubbishcollection vehicles clear and remain offthe roadswherepossible.■ Any items that don’t fit inwheeliebins canbe taken to theParkhouseRdor StyxMillTransfer Stations.Normal chargeswill apply;however you cankeep your receipt and include it inyour insurance claim.

Help line■ Call theMinistry of SocialDevelopment’sGovernment helpline,0800779997, for information about allgovernment services and support.

Phones &post■ TelecomandVodafone’s cellphonenetworks are upand running.

■ Acampaign is underway to collect analoguelandlinephones fromaround the country to distributeto peoplewhoonly have cordless landlinephoneswhich rely onpower. These canbedropped to anyTelecomstore duringworkinghours.■ Telecomhasmadeall payphones inChristchurchfree to use. FreeWiFi is available at TelecomRiccartonMall, Cafe Zero and theWestpacCentre inAddington.■ Yellowhasmadeall calls to 018 originating fromtheChristchurch region free.■ Christchurch residents are advised tousealandlinewhenpossible or textwhenusingacellphone to freeup thenetwork for emergencyresponse teams.■ POST:Mail that cannot bedeliveredwill be held byNZPost for collection.

Donations■ St Johnhas set upwww.donatechristchurch.co.nzfor peoplewanting to donate.■ PrimeMinister JohnKey launched theglobalChristchurchEarthquakeAppeal.Donations canbemadeatwww.christchurchearthquakeappeal.g-ovt.nz■ RedCross is also co-ordinatingdonations. Go to: http://www.redcross.org.nz/donate■ Telecomhas set upa text donation service for theRedCross appeal. Text 4419 tomakeanautomatic $3donation.

Health■ Thepublic is urgently beingasked to stay awayfromall beaches, as seawater is contaminatedwithsewage. Residents are alsobeing reminded to stayaway from rivers and the estuary, becauseofoverflows into theAvonandHeathcote rivers.■ CDHBasks older peoplewith urgenthealth or disability needs tophone (03)3377765.■ Six triage centres are open, includingLatimer Square; SanitariumFactory,Papanui; SpotlightMall, Beckenham;BealeyAve24-hourmedical centre; PrincessMargaretHospital; ChristchurchHospital (urgentonly).■ Healthline 24hours service is staffedbyregisterednurseswhocanassess health needs, andgive advice on thebest level of care. Call 0800611 116.■ Fisher&Paykel has set up free communitylaundries at two sites: 79ShandsRd,Hornby, open8am to4pm, (03) 3444622; andBerswick andCharlesSt (located in aPortacom), open8am to4pm,contactDaveon021 995973. A third site is plannedfor RollestonCommunityCentre.■ Mental healthworkers are asking thosewhoexperiencemental health issues tomake contact.■ Counselling service Lifeline, call 0800543354or0800 111 757. Skylight traumaandgrief support line,call 0800299 100or 049396767.■ WestChristchurchWomen’sRefuge safe house isopenat themoment to provide shelter and supportservices towomenandchildren.

Roads■ MainNorthRd (Papanui) betweenSawyersArmsRdandVaguesRd is partially closed, one laneonly;MainRd—Redcliff (Cave Tce toNaylandStr) is nowopenwith temporary traffic lights inplace; Frost Rd, Burwood is nowopen;BroughamSt, PortHills Rd,Halswell Rd,and LincolnRdare open.■ Lyttelton Tunnel is open to emergencyservices and residents only. Residentsrequire apermit to enter the tunnel.■ Informationonearthquakedamage to statehighways inCanterburywill be regularly updatedonwww.highwayinfo.govt.nz or is available byphoning0800444449.

Transport■ All services, bothbusand ferrywill be free for twoweeks from today.

■ All bus services travelling to the citywill terminateat either BealeyAve (northern services) orChristchurchHospital (western and southernservices). The terminus in each locationwill have acampervan staffedbyEnvironmentCanterbury staff.These staffwill provide information, issue, and reloadcards as required.■ A regular shuttlewill connect these twocityterminuspoints at a frequency of 15minutes.■ All serviceswill operate between7amand7pmdaily sevendays aweek.

Flights■ ChristchurchAirport is open.■ Australianpassport holders orAustralianpermanent residentswhohave lost ormisplaced theirpassportsmust report to theAustralianHighCommissioner’s desk at theInternational ArrivalsHall beforechecking in.■ Other foreignpassport holderswhohave lost ormisplaced their passportsshould report to theBurnsideHighSchoolWelfareCentrewhere they should registerwith theRedCrossbefore going to the airport.

Missingpeople■ RedCross has set upadedicated telephonenumber for thosepeople concernedabout thewhereabouts ofmissingfriends and family. Call 0800REDCROSS (0800733276). Peopleinquiring fromoutsideNewZealandshould call +6478502199.■ Google has launchedapeople-finder pageandonTwitter people can find lovedonesor let themknowthey’re all right on#eqnzcontact.

Clean-up■ If possible, residents are asked topile silt on theroadside (not ongrassberms) and thiswill becollected.■ TheStudentVolunteerArmyhasmobilised 13,000 volunteers to clear siltandhelp in otherways in suburbanareas. Theyhaveawebsite set up forpeople to contact if they requireassistance—www.geoop.com/volunteer-army.php.

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Fine weather. Northeasterlies freshening.

max 24°

2.2m 4:23AM 0.5m 10:35AM 2.2m 4:41PM 0.6m 10:55PM

max 23°morning min 15°Rain from afternoon. Fresh coolsouthwest change.

Saturday

2.2m 5:48AM 0.6m 12:00PM 2.2m 6:09PM

max 18°morning min 12°Rain easing to a few showers.Southwesterlies ease.

Sunday

0.6m 12:20AM 2.2m 6:29AM 0.6m 12:41PM 2.1m 6:51PM

2.2m 5:07AM 0.6m 11:18AM 2.2m 5:26PM 0.6m 11:38PM

max 28°morning min 14°High cloud. Northwesterlies, fresh attimes.

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